Watch the world famous AArrow Sign Spinners tear it up outside the Verizon Center in Washington DC. This is definatly some of the craziest sign spinning you will see anywhere. (02/1610)

Workers battle with signs - By Tom Ragan - They say they are pointing out the unfairness of a city ordinance that allows sign twirlers but not day laborers. (02/1510)

SoCal sign twirlers promote swine flu shots - (02-11) 07:23 PST Riverside, Calif. (AP) -- Riverside County health officials are trying to drum up customers for swine flu vaccinations with a little show business.
Dancing sign twirlers have been posted near health clinics this week.
Riverside and neighboring San Bernardino County also are advertising the free vaccinations by radio, newspaper and on local movies screens.
There's been a drop in reported cases of the H1N1 illness and in the number of people being vaccinated.
But Riverside County health officer Dr. Eric Frykman says there could be another wave of infections and people should be prepared.
State health officials estimate that at least 5 million Californians have contracted swine flu and more than 500 have died. (02/09/10)

Hundreds of Swine Flu Vaccine Set To Expire - Reported by: Kimberly Cheng -- Riverside County public health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated for Swine Flu. They have plenty of doses available. In fact, they may have too much.
Debra Santibanez, Nurse Manager with the County Family Care Centers in the valley, said Thursday hundreds of doses are set to expire in the next week. Santibanez said there's still a threat of Swine Flu. Those who would like to get vaccinated can stop by the Family Care Center, in Indioor Palm Springs. The vaccinations are free and available to the general public. The County is trying to get the word out. This week, sign twirlers will be out near the clinics directing traffic to the clinics. County officials are also setting up a vaccination clinic at the Date Festival in Indio, starting Friday...(02/08/10)

Sign Spinning 101: Jesse, The Human Directional - DeLeon DeMicoli -- “When I moved to California I noticed there were Human Directionals at almost every intersection. In Chicago they had people holding onto signs but they didn’t have the same enthusiasm or sign twirling skills as Jesse. They looked bored, holding onto the sign like it was punishment.”
Jesse says he does this day after day and he no longer sees himself as a person, but as an object. People throw everything at him. Soda bottles and cans. Lit cigarette butts. A shot gun spray of loose change. He says, “It sounds harmless but when junk is thrown at me at high speeds I can’t help but see myself as a victim.” (01/31/10)

For ages 14 and 15, what jobs can you work in ? - Yahoo Answers- Chosen by Voters
Most of the people around that age who I know have done sign twirling. You know, the advertisers on the street corners who twirl a giant arrow pointing to a business? Also, some YMCAs will hire you as a Swim Instructor, but they'll put you through certification first. (12/16/09)

An easy way to worsen a recession - by Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute - Stroll into a car lot these days and you’re sure to get a warm reception, maybe free popcorn and soft drinks, and definitely plenty of attention. Car dealers are among the businesses hardest-hit by the recession. (12/10/09)

Santa Ana City Place sign twirler hit by car, on Main St - As I was driving home on Friday, south on Main St., I wondered why the light was out at the intersection of Main and Town and Country – and why there were so many police around. It turns out that an out of control car hit a man twirling a sign advertising Original Hems, a tailor at the City Place shopping center. (10/24/09)

New sign ordinance on the horizon - Franklin planning commissioners were going to vote Thursday about the proposed new, tougher city sign ordinance, according to their agenda for Thursday’s meeting. But I found out Monday that city staff were pulling the proposal from the city planning commission agenda so that the city attorney could read the proposal before it went to the commissioners for a vote. As I understand it, the new proposed Franklin sign law would not allow any ”human directional signs”. But what does that mean, exactly?(10/20/09)

Huntington Beach upholds ban on sign spinners - The economic decline isn't enough to persuade city officials to allow the ad twirlers, who they maintain are distracting to drivers.
Don't even think about hawking sub sandwiches or mattresses on a corner in Huntington Beach.
The economic free fall wasn't enough to persuade Surf City officials to allow those ubiquitous sign spinners onto their sidewalks. The twirlers, many equipped with flashy moves or costumes, are just too distracting to drivers, officials decreed this week.
Although a host of communities in California and beyond have prohibited sign holders in recent years, plunging sales and climbing unemployment spurred the Huntington Beach Planning Commission to revisit the ban.
"I just think it's unfair to pick out some businesses and say the kinds of signs they depend upon are illegal," said Joe Shaw, a former planning commissioner who voted to overturn the ban before he left the panel. "Especially in this economy, if they bring people to a business where they can spend money, all the better."
Though planning commissioners in December supported allowing the sign walkers, City Council members weren't convinced: They voted 5 to 2 on Monday to streamline Huntington's sign ordinance and to continue keeping ad spinners out.
"The signs are just getting larger and almost more obnoxious," said Councilman Don Hansen, who voted to uphold the ban. He described sign twirlers as "a form of visual blight."
Huntington Beach isn't the only Southern California city to consider sign wavers tacky. So-called human directionals have been outlawed in Fountain Valley, Irvine, La Habra, Lake Forest, Riverside and El Cajon, among other places. Tustin allows the sign holders under strict guidelines, including the mandate that "human signs shall not spin, twirl, swing or gyrate..." (02/06/09)

Gilbert to develop sign walker rules - A new state law is forcing Gilbert to allow sign walkers that town policymakers have long prohibited as unsightly and a safety hazard along the town roads. In response, the Town Council is scheduled on Tuesday to discuss whether to charge busineses a fee to use sign walkers, and whether town code should restrict the use of the signs, as other business signs are restricted. (03/30/08)

Furniture Style: What's the Best Way to Advertise? Published: February, 07 2008 By Thomas A. Prais - “If you’re running a major event,” he said, “pay whatever it takes to have sign walkers. There is no better draw in the promotional business than drive-by business.” ~ Louis Shotten, President of American Furniture Promotions... (02/07/08)

Bill to reverse 'sign walker' ban returns - Brian Powell, Tribune - A state legislator is once again trying to overturn Scottsdale's decades-old ban on "sign walkers" who advertise auto dealers, housing subdivisions, and other businesses from city sidewalks and medians.
Rep. Bob Robson, R-Chandler, has introduced a bill for the second consecutive year that would force all municipalities to allow posting, displaying and using sign walkers.
Robson said he sees this as a First Amendment issue in which government is restricting free speech.
"A person on a street corner holding a sign, I don't think, is detrimental to the world," Robson said.
The bill also states municipalities may adopt reasonable time, place and manner regulations for public safety purposes, which Robson hopes will make it more agreeable to communities and the governor...(02/03/08)

The Sign Shakers of Southern California - One of the things that I've always marveled about in Southern California is how many things that are automated in other areas of the country are done by real people in Los Angeles. You take your car to a carwash in Ohio, when you come out, you're left to dry it yourself. If someone dries it for you, it's called "detailing."
I guess the best example of this is the sign shakers. They stand on street corners at rush hour or weekends and hold a sign and wiggle it, to create excitement or attract our attention. They're signs for cell phone stores, going out of business sales, model home tours and pizzas... (07/17/04)

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