Archive for April, 2008

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New Golden Boy on the Continent

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

For years we’ve traced the wanderings of “Golden Boy,” a gold-covered nude statue — made in 1916 and originally named “Electricity”– an AT&T mascot that’s had several corporate homes in the New York City area. Now we learn that a new statue, strikingly similar in design (but without the power cables), is about to become [...]

Grizzly Alert: Plan Alternate Geyser Route

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Reports surfaced this week of grizzly bears roaming the parking lots at the Old Faithful geyser and gift shop in Yellowstone National Park. While some may find this charming — at a distance — it won’t be fun for the first human bear snack (Watch Grizzly Man if you don’t believe us). For those who [...]

America’s Oil Heritage Trail

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Hoo boy, we’ve been internally combusting along all these years, happy and clueless about the brackish roots of the American petroleum industry. We’d driven by historical landmarks — the oil discovery markers in the east, the oil strike and boom regions of the west. If we had time to stop, usually the meager reward was [...]

Junk Art Conflagration: Roadside Poll Results

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Poll Question: “If an elderly outsider artist’s junk castle caught fire during your visit, what would you do first?” We love our junk artists! This is clear from the results of our latest unscientific online poll. We share an innate connection with these dreamers and their outside art constructs. They may be cranky and antisocial, [...]

Half Of Florida’s Pirate Fleet Sinks

Monday, April 14th, 2008

According to an article in the St. Petersburg Times, the replica pirate ship The Treasure Seeker went down in rough seas as it attempted a voyage to the Virgin Islands. Its owners had decided to leave Florida permanently for (supposedly) greener pastures in the tropics, and were lucky to escape with their lives. Another nautical [...]

Souvenir: Argentine Corkscrew

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Proof of the continuing and universal appeal of lusty gag souvenirs: We received this photo taken last week of a gift shop window in Bariloche, Argentina, a tourist mecca in the heart of the Patagonia region filled with chocolate shops and hippies. The figure on the left bears an uncanny resemblance to the cactus cowboy [...]

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