The godfather of neon

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day

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Chris was some inspirational to many of

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people wasn't just me the locals people

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in London I was amazed on his his

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vision he is like the Godfather of neon

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they say the neon man yeah within the

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industry they call him industry yeah he

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wanted to take neon to a higher purpose

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he was working with his father dick

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bracie who who started the business in

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1952 but he saw further than just the

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graphics on a sign he wanted to make

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them Arty when he was younger he went to

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see an exhibition by Dan flaven and also

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was inspired by Bruce nman who was a 60s

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neon artist that took him down a path

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that think that signs were not just for

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commercial use he could use neon as an

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art medium as well everything was about

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duel meanings it never just meant what

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you read or what you thought it was it

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was proper art you'd stand you could

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look at it for hours and you still might

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not actually work out what he's trying

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to say it was kind of Chris's dream that

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um one day we would be able to put it

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all out on display and show it to the

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public and he was quite specific about

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it that it was for free Chris's dream

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became a reality but the place needed a

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name as iconic