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The Man Behind the Setars

10/16/2017

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One evening, in the University City Loop Phil and Merferd were fortunate enough to meet a gifted Kurdish musician. He was playing near Ranoush, a Middle  Eastern/Syrian restaurant. The restaurant had been damaged during the recent protests. And the Merferd and Ranoush trolley peace train picture was still covering the broken glass front doors.
As you watch him playing, the camera moves to the restaurant. Merferds are covering part of the restaurant. That part of the restaurant was damaged when protesters took to University City, Missouri a few weeks earlier.
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His host church is one of all races and an especially goodly amount of recent immigrants. We could not have sought out a better musician as an opening act for our documentary November 10 and 11 at 7:00 pm at New City South.
Phil and Merferd were taken into outer-space and back. They were taken to the ends of the earth and back.
They were raptured by his music. They stood  there in awe. Then he told us that the song was thousands of years old.  
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We are honored that he'll be performing before the documentary "The Man Behind the Merferds," November 10th and 11th as the doors open at 6:00, at a place of many peoples and nations "New City South."
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Memphis Meets Merferd

10/1/2017

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Merferd and Phil traveled to Memphis to share their message, have some fun, admire the work of other artists. and visit with art fans down South on the River. ​
The Event:
Paint Memphis 2017 is a free event open to the public with live music, food trucks, vendors and an all-day art show! Our paint festival is designed to highlight overlooked communities in our city and to encourage communal growth within Memphis. For the past two years, the festival has taken place at a floodwall at Chelsea and Evergreen in North Memphis with over 200 artists from across the world participating. This year the festival will take place on Saturday, September 30th under the bridge on Willett Street between Central Avenue and Lamar Avenue, as well as at Altown, the skate park located at Roland and Lamar, on the edge of Cooper-Young.
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Merferd Stops in at Aldi to Brighten Shoppers' Day

9/27/2017

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Merferd and Phil had to stop at Aldi on their way out of town.
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Merferd and Phil at Paint St. Louis

9/23/2017

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Phil and Merferd used to once think how cool it would be to be at the front of the Paint Louis Wall. Not only did that happen today, but Phil got to paint alongside Phil Jarvis and get to know a master St Louis painter.
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Phil Jarvis working his magic next to Merferd
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The legendary Phil Jarvis
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Merferd, Phil and Phil Jarvis
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Merferd at Paint St. Louis
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Merferd Meets More People in Ferguson

9/15/2017

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​The Bucket truck didn't work today so Phil and Merferd didn't either. They had more and more fun not working. They were in down town Ferguson, driving along --  Carson's mom was JUST telling him about Merferd when Carson spotted us!

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Phil did one box and three more Fergusonians made four new friends. We all knew of Merferd! Second day the tree truck is broken down, but Phil and Merferd don't care! Outside of the Aldis of course.
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Merferd Surprises Shoppers at Aldi

9/8/2017

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Merferd can be found anywhere! 
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Merferd and Phil Meet New Friends at Their Street Studio

9/7/2017

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​​A sample of the wonderful folks I met today at my street studio (Grand and Miami). Katherine, freed from Heroin to Jesus, a man who gifted me with Adidas, and another man who wanted Merferd on his Blues Jersey. A mom and daughter are trying to figure out what the three Merferds are saying with their hands.
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Mystery of the Missing Merferds

8/30/2017

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When Merferds began disappearing off St Louis Missouri Highways 70 55, 44 and 21 there was some concern. after 'allowing' them for many months, MoDot, The Missouri Department of transportation gave orders to MoDot crews to take them down. 
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​I'm thankful to one of the crews for having repaired a broken leg on one of the Merferds, that had happened from the wind. People would rather see interesting things such as Merferds waving and art than butt ugly billboards… But at least hopefully, this opens some dialogue with Modot
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Bradley Tutt Rescues His Namesake Merferd

8/16/2017

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Bradley Tutt Rescues the very Merferd named after HIM! "Where on Earth is Merf?"
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#1 The Cottonwood Merf above the Surf

8/10/2017

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This is the first in the series Wherever on the River is Merf
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Can you find Merferd?

If you're through Saint Lou on vacation
Very few Merferds will be found, 
Missouri Department of transportation
Have taken all that they've found down.


They called them a distraction
For people traveling in a car.
What of butt ugly billboards,
Monstrous hunks of junk,
That trash up the horizon?!
Merf is in a FUNK!


The Merferds in that Cottonwood 
While they lasted looked so good. 
People were encouraged near and far.


I lifted Merferds up with me,
Trimmed massive deadwood off that tree,
Before the Merferds had appeared,
A huge dead limb smashed someone's car.


Sooo Mo DOT, it's gotten HOT
He needs to move on anyways,
Beyond the beach, out of your reach,
Above Missouri's river-ways!


In this inauguration of Merferd's new migration,
He'll be easy to be find but not to STEEL.
Like a BASS who knows the water
Thrown back too many times,
This once he won't be COURTeous...
Above the river, out of reach 
By the bridges, by a beach 
Sometimes tall and sometimes short
Sometimes near a raft RESORT.


So now my drive will be boring,
No Merferds waving high and swaying.
But I still will praise and PRAY,
And make up riddles as I drive,
MISSOURI... MERF is here to stay.

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