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[T]he mural was actually painted in 1992 by a McDonald's manager named Saeed Danosian who happened to be an art instructor on the side and who had recently passed away.

I still can't condone destroying someone else's property. Even if it is McEvilPants.

I know where that is! Ugh, people are jerks. Destructive actions like this make me sad. I don't care if it was a stupid McDonalds mural, someone obviously put a lot of their time and effort into this and some people crapped all over it. That's not cool. And if veganism about compassion, this is not a good demonstration of it.

I wonder if it was a vegan mural and someone painted bacon all over it if omnivores would care. Or would they just say "Bacon. Mmm".

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He had a master's degree in set design and art direction but could not find a job, so to support his family, he looked for a job with McDonald's Corp.

Danosian worked at the Huntington Beach McDonald's location while teaching private art classes on the side. The restaurant owner learned about his background and how much he loved teaching kids about art, so when Danosian offered to create a painting on the wall for their young customers, the owner asked him to paint a mural instead. And so he did. He also painted other murals around O.C., including one at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

As Yeganeh told me back then, "Saeed, he was a very kindhearted person and a great human being. At his funeral, which was held on Christmas Eve, there were hundreds of people present and numerous speeches given about how much Saeed had touched their lives. Irvine's then mayor, Beth Krom, said, 'He was always willing to give, with no expectations of getting anything in return.'"

Yeganeh continued, "He donated so much of his time and worked with so many nonprofit organizations. The last 10 years, he taught as a professor at Westwood College, and in 2008 (only six months before his death), he was selected as national instructor of the year. We have received so many letters from his students and their families saying how much Saeed changed their son's/daughter's life. My daughter and I are truly proud of him."

After his death, Westwood College dedicated its student commons area to him because of the difference he made in the school.

...gutless, fly-by-night cowards

We had a mural here of Ceaser Chavez. Someone spray pained Viva Ceaser right over his face. They painted over the whole thing and now it's a white wall. People who paint or murals are such forking crassholes.

while i think for vandalism, it looks pretty damn good, i think i can agree with you, chicki.
we have an AR squad that goes around vandalizing local restaurants. spraypainting "meat is murder", "remove the cruelty from your plate" etc. Usually on the front walls of restaurants. [these are the same people who i don't mix with because they believe that having pets is evidence of my totalitarian imperialist bourgeous pig tendencies.] I am always so embarrassed to see these things, they make us all look like a bunch of crassholes.

WE Build program with California First Lady Maria Shriver: Constructed a playground in Long Beach, California (2007)
1,500 sq ft mural for Harbor Christian School in Long Beach, California (2007)
An Evening with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton: Presentation of a commemorative 9/11 Lady Liberty painting (2005)
Butterfly Initiative Project, KOCE-TV: Painted 6 ft (1.8 m) Butterfly for the Art and Science Legacy Project in Orange County (2005)
Bam Earthquake Relief Telethon, PBC TV, donation of original artwork sold for $35,000 (2004)
Crystal Cathedral Anaheim Festival of Hope: Donation of original art pieces (2003)
Capistrano Unified School District & Taking the Reins: Organized 300 sq ft (28 m2). banner project with students (2003)
Congressman Ed Royce: Presented with 9/11 Lady Liberty painting (August 2002)
Republican Party, Los Angeles: September 11 Commemorative painting presented to Bill Simon
Children’s Foundation of California: Donation of posters (2001)
Relief International Organization: Donation of Original Carving (2001)
Rape Crisis Centers, Riverside & Los Angeles: Donation of several prints (2001 & 2002)
Sunrise Children’s Hospital Foundation, Las Vegas: Donation of original artwork (2000)
American Heart Association: Donation of prints and originals (1996–1998)
Taught a series of art classes for cancer patients at St. Jude Children's Hospital
Mission San Juan Capistrano Museum: Mural & Restoration to Father Serra Chapel (1993)
Created a 1,200 sq ft (110 m2) mural for McDonald's in Huntington Beach, California (1992)