I have definitely mixed feelings about Bonnie Prince Charlie's visit. His wife wears remarkably weird hats. (See photo donated by Liz:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=4931951 ). And will I ever be able to forgive him for what he did to Lady Di? Maybe I'll go picket the visit. Also, Liz, your last post was 1500 words. Going for a record? Just saying. -- Ross Bender http://rossbender.org/abbraccioreading1.html On 1/21/07, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I saw that article, too. I have really mixed feelings about this mural. I used to live at the other end of the alley from it. When I discovered it I couldn't stop laughing. It's small which is a point in its favor but it's so poorly conceived and executed. It really looks to me like it was painted by some not very talented high school boy who dreamed of one day being a fashion designer. It's an instantly recognizable style. I think it's terrible and I love it. It's the only one of the murals in the city (95% of which I think are just awful) that I would care about if it disappeared. I completely defend this man's right to keep this mural on the side of HIS building. I particularly love the cable TV wire entering the building though one of the figure's pursed lips. On the other hand. I would personally volunteer to paint over that atrocity at 13th & Locust, the one with the gumball machines and the bunheads. Ugh. Rizzo, Sinatra, Lanza, Labelle, the pixelated trees, that weird submarine/welder thing in South Philly and the animals outside the Morris Animal Refuge. Keep those, though. Frank
-- Ross Bender http://rossbender.org
