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I nh e r c u r r e n t wo r k , f r o md i r e c t o b s e r v a t i o na n de x p e r i e n c e s o f l i f e , h e r i n s p i r a t i o nc o me s f r o me v e n t s a n dp e o p l e s h ec o ms ei n t oc o n t a c t wi t h i nd a i l yl i f e .“ T a k i n gt h o s ei ma g e s , I t h e nt r a n s l a t ei n t ot h ep a i n t i n g s an a r r a t i v es t o r y t h a t I ’ v ec o n c e i v e d , ”s h es a y s .“ A s t h ep a i n t i n ge v o l v e s , b i t s o f v i s u a l i n f o r ma t i o nh a v eb e e ni n c o r p o r a t e dt op r e s e n t ad i a l o g u ewi t ht h ev i e we r a n do f f e r i n gt h ev i e we r a ni n t i ma t eg l i mp s eo f t h es u b j e c t r e n d e r e d .B yc r e a t i n g t e n s i o nb e t we e nt h ef i g u r e s f o r ms q u e s t i o n s a s t owh a t j u s t h a p p e n e db e t we e nt h e s ef i g u r e s o r wh a t s t o r yi s a b o u t t ou n f o l d .U l t i ma t e l yi t i s l e f t f o r t h ev i e we r t oma k et h e i r o wni n t e r p r e t a t i o n . ”

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H ei s o r i g i n a l l yf r o mO k l a h o ma C i t y , O k l a h o mab u t h a s l i v e di nN e wY o r k , T e x a s a n dN e wMe x i c ob e f o r emo v i n gt oN o r t h e r nC a l i f o r n i a . “ I wa n t mya r t wo r kt ob ev i s u a l l yi n t r i g u i n ga n dt op r e s e n t p u z z l e s a n dq u e s t i o n s t h a t e n t e r t a i nt h emi n d .I s t r i v et oma k emywo r ka c c e s s i b l e , o p e na n dh o n e s t , ”h es a y s .“ Wh e nc o n s i d e r i n gi d e a s a n dt h e me s t op a i n t , I f i r s t r e q u i r et h a t t h e ymo v ea n de n g a g eme .U l t i ma t e l y ,h o we v e r , I e mp h a s i z eh o wa ni d e ai s p a i n t e dr a t h e r t h a nt h ei d e ai t s e l f , p r e f e r r i n gt ob r i n gac h a r a c t e r i s t i c s e n s eo f s u r f a c ea n dc o l o r t omyp a i n t i n g s o v e r f i n d i n ga u n i q u es u b j e c t . ” D a u b e r t , Ma n f r e d i a n dS e e r e ywi l l b eo nh a n da t t h eg a l l e r yT h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y1 2f o r t h eo p e n i n go f t h es h o w a n do nt h ef o l l o wi n gS e c o n dS a t u r d a y .R e c e p t i o n s f o r b o t hn i g h t b e g i na t 6p . m.

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B yO c t o b e r , s i xa r t i s t s wi t h mu l t i p l e , d i v e r s et a l e n t s ma d et h eh o t e l t h e i r h o me .T h e ya r er e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h ed a y t o d a yo p e r a t i o n s o f t h eh o t e l b u t a r ea l s oc h a r g e dwi t hf o s t e r i n gt h ea r t s o nT h eB o u l e v a r d .Y o up r o b a b l ya l r e a d yk n o wt h e i r n a me s a n d y o uma yb ef a mi l i a r wi t ht h e i r wo r k .O nt h ep a g e s t h a t f o l l o w, weg i v ey o u as p e c i a l g l i mp s ei n t owh a t ma k e s t h e ms oi mp o r t a n t t ot h eT h eB o u l e v a r d wh e r et h ea r t s l e a dt h ewa yt or e v i t a l i z a t i o n .

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dy o uf i r s t d i s c o v e r y o u r c r e a t i v et a l e n t s ?

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F r i e dB l u eT o ma t o e s ( c h u r c hf o r a c t o r s ) ( 1 0a . m.

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AMi d s u mme r N i g h t ma r ep r e s e n t e db yT A A Ch o s t e db yS T CG a l l e r y ( 8 p . m. ) T h eS a c r a me n t oT e mp o r a r ywi l l b eo p e ni nJ a n u a r y , T h u r s d a y , F r i d a ya n dS a t u r d a y , n o o n–4p . m.

T h r o u g h o u t t h i s r e h e a r s a l p r o c e s s p e o p l eh a v e o f t e na s k e dme , “ S o .

Wh a t ’ s A r c a d i aa b o u t ? ”My b r a i ni n s t a n t l ys t a r t s f r e a k i n go u t wh e ni t t r i e s t o p r o c e s s t h a t q u e s t i o ni n t ot woo r t h r e en e a t l i t t l e s e n t e n c e s . ( e v e nwr i t i n gt woo r t h r e en e a t l i t t l e p a r a g r a p h s f o r d i r e c t o r ’ s n o t e s h a s t a k e nmewe e k s a n ds e v e r a l d r a f t s ) T h es c r i p t o f A r c a d i ap o k e s a r o u n di nh i s t o r y , s c i e n c e , ma t h , l i t e r a t u r ea n dl e a r n i n ga s awh o l e .

T o m S t o p p a r ds h o ws o f f h i s e v e r s h a r pi n t e l l e c t wi t h l o f t yc o n c e p t s o f a c a d e mi at oa na l mo s t o v e r wh e l mi n gd e g r e e .

I f e e l l i k ee a c ht i mewer e a di t o r s a wa r e h e a r s a l wec o u l dd i s c o v e r a na l l n e w. . . s o me t h i n g ; an e wh i d d e nc o n n e c t i o no r p a r a l l e l , ab e t t e r g r a s po f t h emo r ee r u d i t ec o n c e p t s , o r e v e nmi s s e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r h i s t o r i c a l r e v i s i o n i s m. “ I f o u n da n e wn u g g e t ! ”wa s c o mmo n l yp r o c l a i me dd u r i n gr e h e a r s a l s .

E v e r ys i n g l ep e r s o ni n v o l v e di nt h i s s h o wh a s l e a r n e ds o me t h i n gn e w, wh e t h e r i t b et h el a ws o f t h e r mo d y n a mi c s , n e wt o n i a np h y s i c s , h o wt h e t h e o r yo f r e l a t i v i t yr e a l l ywo r k s , o r t h eu n d e r p i n n i n g s o f c h a o s t h e o r y . ( C a nI j u s t s a yh o wi n c r e d i b l e i t wa s t oh a v et woa we s o meh i s t o r i a n s / d r a ma t u r g s o nt h i s s h o wa l o n gwi t had i a l e c t c o a c hwh oi s a c t u a l l yB r i t i s h !

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F o r me , t h o u g h , t h ev a l u eo f t h i s s h o wh a s n o t h i n g t od owi t ha n yo f t h o s es u r f a c et h i n g s , b u t i n s t e a d wh a t h a s ma d et h i s s h o wal o n g s t a n d i n gf a v o r i t e o f mi n ei s t h es i mp l el i n e : “ i t ’ s t h ewa n t i n gt o k n o wt h a t ma k e s u s ma t t e r ” .

Wh i l ea l l t h a t s c h o l a r s h i pi s i n t e r e s t i n g , t h emo s t v a l u a b l ea n de n g a g i n gp a r t o f A r c a d i ai s t h ec h a r a c t e r s t h e ms e l v e s .

Wh e t h e r i n2 0 1 2o r 1 8 1 2t h e i r d e s i r e s ( s p o k e na n d u n s p o k e n ) r e s o n a t ewi t hmea n d( f i n g e r s c r o s s e d ) , a l l o f u s .

S owh a t i s A r c a d i aa b o u t ?We l l f o r mei t ’ s t h i s : N oma t t e r h o wmu c hwes e e kt ok n o w, i t wi l l b e f o r g o t t e n .

N oma t t e r h o wmu c hwed e s i r et oh a v e , i t wi l l b et a k e n ; a n dn oma t t e r h o wmu c hwey e a r n t of e e l , o n ed a ya l l f e e l i n g s wi l l e n d .

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Wes t u d yt ol e a r na n d c h a l l e n g eo l di d e a s a g a i n s t n e wr e v e l a t i o n s .

We s t r i v et oc o l l e c t a n dt r e a s u r et h o s et h i n gwh i c hwe , p e r s o n a l l y , d e e mb e a u t i f u l .

Wed e f e n dt h er i g h t t o r e a c ho u t a n dl a yo u r h e a r t s b a r eb e f o r ee a c h o t h e r i nl o v e .

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A n di nt h a t s t r u g g l el i e s s o me t h i n gI d o n ’ t r e a l l y k n o wh o wt oe x p l a i n ; b u t i t h a s a l wa y s b e e n wi t h i nu s , a n da l wa y s wi l l b e , f r o mt i mei mme mo r i a l t ot i meu n i ma g i n a b l e . “ a n dI c a ns a ywi t ht h ep a i n t e r ‘ E t i nA r c a d i ae g o ’ ” B e n j a mi nT .

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F o r t h en e x t t h r e emo n t h s , t h e S a c r a me n t oT e mp o r a r yC o n t e mp o r a r y wi l l r a t t l ey o u r s e n s e s –a l l o f t h e m.

S i xA r t i s t s a n daMo d e l ”ma k et h e i r c o l l e c t i v ed e b u t a t T h eT e mpi n F e b r u a r y ’ s e x h i b i t “ B e y o n dR e a l i t y ”wi l l b r i n gy o ui nt o u c hwi t hag r o u po f“ r c h .

T h i s s h o wc h r o n i c l e s s i xa r t i s t s wi t hah i s t o r yo f p a i n t i n gt o g e t h e r a r t i s t s f r o mS a c r a me n t o , A u b u r na n dt h eB a yA r e awh oh a v ea“ l o wb r o w” Ma a n dt h e i r i n d i v i d u a l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s o f as i n g l emo d e l n a me dB r o o k e . a p p r o a c ht oa r t .

A r t i s t s i n c l u d eB o y dG a v i n , J i a nWa n g , F r e dD a l k e y , P a t Ma h o n y , Ma r c i e r i e d ma na n dMe e c hMi y a g i .C u r a t e db yJ a nL o u i s e , t h es h o wo p e n s We l l k n o wnf o r t h e i r e x p e r i me n t s i np o ps u r r e a l i s m, K i mS c o t t , J o h nS t u a r tF r c h8a n dr u n s t h r o u g ht h e2 5 t h .

B e r g e r , R o b e r t B o we n , C a r r i eC o n t i n i a n dMa r t yG e s s l e r wi l l t e l l t h e i r ma g i - Ma c a l s t o r i e s wi t hv i b r a n t c o l o r , a ma z i n gi ma g e s a n df l a wl e s s t e c h n i q u e .

E x h i b i t i n gi nt h en e wF r i e d l a n d e r G a l l e r ya t T h eT e mp , i s O b i eB o wma n , r c h i t e c t , wh oi s f a mi l i a r t ot h o s eo f u s wh ol o v e" S e aR a n c h " , t h ed e v e l “ I a maN o r t h e r nC a l i f o r n i aa r t i s t t h a t r e n d e r s mu t a t e do r g a n i s ms f o r y o u ra o p me n t o nt h eN o r t h e r nC a l i f o r n i ac o a s t .B o wma ns h a r e s h i s l o v ea n d e n j o y me n t , ”s a y s B e r g e r .“ T h i n g s t h a t c r a wl , b i t e , s q u i r m, s l i t h e r a n d n d e r s t a n d i n go f n a t u r et h r o u g hh i s wo r k s o n“ B i o mo r p h i c I ma g e r y . ” c a u s es e r i o u s h a r m; t h o s ea r et h et h i n g s I d r e a ma b o u t .

S n a k e s , l i z a r d s , u c a r n i v o r o u s ma mma l s , b i r d s , a n di n s e c t s wi t hl a r g ema n d i b l e s a r et h e “ H a v i n ga l wa y s b e e nd r a wnt on a t u r eI f i n dt h a t o r g a n i c i ma g e r yc o me s mo s t a ma z i n go r g a n i s ms i nmys u r r e a l wo r l d . ” q u i t er e a d i l yt ome , “s a y s B o wma n .“ E a c hd r a wi n gb e g i n s wi t ha t h u mb n a i l s k e t c hwh i c hi s e n l a r g e da n dl o o s e l yt r a n s f e r r e do n t ot h ef i n a l G e s s l e r , ma n ywi l l r e me mb e r f r o mh i s S a n t a n aa l b u ma r t wo r k ,wh oi s r a wi n gs u r f a c e .T h ed r a wi n gt e n d s t oe v o l v ef r o mt h e r ewi t ht e c h n i q u e k n o wna d mi t s t h a t o n ei n f l u e n c eo nh i s wo r ki s t h ee r ai nwh i c hh ec a meo fd l a y i n ga na c t i v er o l l i nt h ep r o c e s s –I wa n t t h et e c h n i q u et ob ea ne x a g e :t h eP s y c h e d e l i c a g e . “ Myp a i n t i n g s a n dd r a wi n g s r a r e l yh a v ean a r r a -p r e s s i v ea s p e c t .H o p e f u l l yt h ef i n i s h e dd r a wi n gi s ab a l a n c eo f o r d e r t i v ee l e me n t a n du s u a l l yp r e s e n t as o r t o f p u z z l ei nt h ep l a c eo f ac l e a r p a n dc h a o s , ac o mb i n a t i o no f t h ef a mi l i a r a n du n f a mi l i a r a n d , mo s t i mp o r me a n i n g , ”s a y s G e s s l e r . t a n t l y , awo r kt h a t r e s o n a t e s wi t ht h eb e h o l d e r . ” J a nL o u i s ec u r a t e s t h i s e x c i t i n gs h o wt h a t i s s u r et og r a by o u r a t t e n t i o n nA p r i l , g a l l e r yf r i e n d s L i s aD e n i za n dB r a n d yH a r t o f R E V E R S E 2i n a n dq u e s t i o ny o u r r e a l i t y .T h es h o wwi l l o p e nF e b r u a r y9a n dr u nt h r o u g h I F o l s o mwi l l t u r no u r a t t e n t i o nt oC o r p o r a t eS t y l e , as h o wd e d i c a t e dt o t h e2 9 t h . “ I n s p i r i n gY o u r Wo r k s p a c e , ”f e a t u r i n ga r t wo r k s t h a t a r ed e s i g n e da n d a n g ef r o mH o meO f f i c eE n v i r o n me n t s t oC o r p o r a t eS p a c e s i n c l u d i n gl o b A l s oi nF e b r u a r y , T h eT e mpb r i n g s y o ut h ewo r ko f Ma r kMa n n i n gwh o s e r b i e s , o f f i c e s , c o n f e r e n c er o o ms a n dc o u r t y a r ds p a c e s . n e ws e r i e s o f p a i n t i n g s p r e s e n t s h a u n t i n g l yp r o f o u n ds e t t i n g s o f ma n ma d er e l i c s j u x t a p o s e da g a i n s t n a t u r a l o b j e c t s .T h et woc r e a t ead y n a mi c e v e no l df r i e n d s wi l l b es h o wi n gt h e i r wo r ki nt h eF r i e d l a n d e r G a l l e r yi n s i mi l a r t oh u ma n i t y ’ s o wnr e l a t i o n s h i pt on a t u r ea s we l l a s t h es u p e r n a t u -S p r i l .T h e ya r eB i l l P e t e r s e n , N i c kS t e i n me t z , J e r r yE g a n , V a n c eD i c k e n r a l a n dd i v i n eo r d e r .T h i s s h o wi s i nc o n j u n c t i o nwi t hMi d t o wn ’ s G a l l e r y A s o n , B o bL e a c h , D o nT h o ma s a n dD o nR e i c h .S o meo f t h e s ef r i e n d s h i p s g o 2 1 1 0 . ( F e b r u a r y9–2 9 ) b a c kt og r a d es c h o o l .T h e i r c o mb i n e de x p e r i e n c ei nt h eS a c r a me n t oa r t wo r l dmu s t b eu pi nt h et h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s .

F o r mo r ei n f o r ma t i o na b o u t t h e s es h o ws , c h e c kt h e g a l l e r y ’ s we bs i t ea t www. s t c g a l l e r y . we b s . c o m

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C J :L e t ' s s t a r t o u t wi t ht h emo s t g e n e r a l q u e s t i o no f a l l wh oa r ey o u , wh e r ed i dy o uc o mef r o m, a n dwh e r ea r e y o ug o i n g ?T h a t c o me s f r o mt h et i t l eo f aG a u g u i np a i n t i n g .

S o ,t e l l u s a b o u t y o u r h i s t o r ya s a na r t i s t u pt ot h e p r e s e n t .I t h i n kr e a d e r s wo u l db ea s i n t e r e s t e di nt h es u b t e x t a s mu c ha s i nt h eh a r df a c t s .

P B : Myf i r s t a r t f o r mwa s p h o t o g r a p h y , C J :A n dt h i s l e dy o ut oe x p e r i me n tI l a u g h e da t o u r a n t i c s , a n dwe a n da s an a t i v eo f S a c r a me n t o , I e n wi t hs c u l p t i n g ? we r eb o t hp l e a s e dwi t ht h ef i n a l j o y e dd o c u me n t i n gl o c a l l a n d s c a p e s ,P B :O v e r ay e a r a g oI b e g a na t t e n d i n go u t c o me , wh i c hr e f l e c t s ad e l i g h t f u l c i t y s c a p e s , a n di c o n i c e s t a b l i s h me n t s awe e k l yc o mmu n i t y“ c l a yn i g h t ” b l e n do f b o t ho u r s t y l e s . s u c ha s I c e l a n d , J i mD e n n y ’ s , a n dt h e wh e r eI f o u n dg e t t i n gmyh a n d s d i r t y T o r c hC l u b . wa s d e l i g h t f u l .

S c u l p t i n gi n3 Da v o i d s Myc e r a mi c wo r ki s a l l h a n db u i l t A f t e r mu c he x p e r i me n t a t i o n , I e l e c t e dt h ef r u s t r a t i o no f wo r k i n go nat wo -u s i n gl o wf i r ec l a ya n dg l a z e s .

I t ou s eP o l a r o i dS X 7 0f i l ma l mo s t e x -d i me n s i o n a l s u r f a c e .

T h es p o n t a n e i t yc r e a t ea n i ma l s b e c a u s eI e n j o yt h e c l u s i v e l yb e c a u s ei t h a dawo r k a b l e a n dp l a s t i c i t yo f t h eme d i u mma k e sc h a l l e n g eo f c a p t u r i n gt h e i r p e r s o n e mu l s i o nt h a t a l l o we dmet op h y s i c a l l yh a n db u i l d i n gap r o c e s s o f d i s c o v e r y– a l i t y , a n db e c a u s et h ef i n a l p i e c e s mo v et h ep i c t u r ec r e a t i n gd r e a ml i k ef u l l o f s u r p r i s e s .

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I a mp r o b a b l yb e s t k n o wnf o rl a b o r a t i o nwh e r et h ec l a ya n dI wo r k t h i s b o d yo f wo r k .t o g e t h e r t od i s c o v e r h i d d e ns h a p e s J u s t a s f r i e n d s a n da c q u a i n t a n c e s K n o wi n gt h a t P o l a r o i dwo u l de v e n t u -a n dr e v e a l e mo t i o n s a n dp e r s o n a l i t i e sh a v et h e i r o wnd i s t i n c t i v et r a i t s a l l ys t o pma k i n gS X 7 0f i l m, I t u r n e dt o t h r o u g ha n i ma l f o r ms . a n db e h a v i o r s , e a c ho f mys c u l p t e d d r a wi n ga n dp a i n t i n ga s ame a n s t o C J :Wh a t h a v eb e e ny o u r i n f l u e n c e sa n i ma l s e x p r e s s e s au n i q u ec h a r a c e x p r e s s myc r e a t i v i t y .

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Wh e np e o p l es t e pi n t omy l o c a l c o l l e g e s a n da t t e n d e dwo r k s h o p s P B : D u r i n gmyy o u t hI wa t c h e dmy wo r l d( v i as t u d i oo r g a l l e r y ) , t h e y t oh o n emys k i l l s .

A l t h o u g hI e n j o y mo t h e r d a b b l ei nv a r i o u s a r t me d i a ;o f t e nc h u c k l ea s t h e yr e c o g n i z ea p a i n t i n g , d e p i c t i n gat h r e e d i me n s i o n a le v e n t u a l l ys h es e t t l e do nc e r a mi c s .b i t o f t h e ms e l v e s , t h e i r p e t s , o b j e c t o r a ne x p a n s i v ev i e wo nt h eH e r l o v eo f a n i ma l s a n dh e r h u mo r o u sf r i e n d s o r f a mi l yi nt h ep o s t u r e s t wo d i me n s i o n a l c a n v a s r e ma i n s a s c u l p t u r e s h a v ei n f l u e n c e da n de n -a n de x p r e s s i o n s o f mys c u l p t u r e s . c h a l l e n g e .

I s o o nt r a n s f e r r e dmyp a i n t -c o u r a g e dmyo wnc l a ye x p l o r a t i o n s .I nt h i s wo r k , myi n t e n t i o ni s t op r e i n gs k i l l s t op r i n t ma k i n g–f a v o r i n g R e c e n t l yt h et woo f u s h a dg r e a t f u ns e n t t h eb e s t o f h u ma n i t yt h r o u g h t h emo n o t y p ep r o c e s s .

I u s eas u b t r a c - wo r k i n gt o g e t h e r ma k i n gd o gma s k s .o u r a n i ma l f r i e n d s a n dt oh e l pu s t i v eme t h o dt oc r e a t eap a i n t i n go nB u t c o l l a b o r a t i o ni s at r i c k yb u s i n e s sl a u g ha n dl o v eo u r d i f f e r e n c e s a n d P l e x i g l a s , wh i c hi s t h e nt r a n s f e r r e dt o i na r t –wh e no n eo f u s t u r n e do u r o u r s e l v e s . p a p e r u s i n ga ne t c h i n gp r e s s .

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C J :H o wd oy o uc o p ewi t ht h ei s s u e T e mp o r a r yC o n t e mp o r a r y ? o f c u t e n e s s wh e nd o i n gc e r a mi c s c u l p t u r eo f a n i ma l s ?D oy o ut r yt oP B : I l o v ec o l o r , f o r m, a n de x p e r i e v o k et h e" a wwww"r e s p o n s e , o r me n t a t i o n .

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D e Wi t t a d mi t s t h a t h es t a r t e dt h eE d wa r dG o s s C o l l e c t i o n b e c a u s eh ewa s o b s e s s e dwi t ht h ewo r kG o s s wa s d o i n g a n dt h ef a c t t h a t h ec o u l dg e t i t a t ag r e a t p r i c e . “ I a mv e r ymu c hi nl o v ewi t han u mb e r o f h i s wo r k s a n d d e f i n i t e l yp l a nt ok e e paf e wa s p a r t o f myp e r ma n e n t c o l l e c t i o n .I wa n t e dt os h o we v e r y o n et h a t t h i s wa s wo n d e r f u l wo r ka n dt h a t I h a dac o n c e n t r a t i o no f s o me o f h i s b e s t wo r k s , ”s a y s D e Wi t t .

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T r u ma n n e v e r t a l k e dwi t hh i s mo u t hf u l l , h el o o k e do v e r a t me , a n d i t wa s s t r a n g e , b u t h ewa s l o o k i n ga t mel i k ei t wa s t h e v e r yf i r s t t i meh e ’ de v e r l a i de y e s o nme .

T h e nh ec u t o f f a n o t h e r b i t o f c r u s t , a n ds a i d : “ Wa l t e r …i f y o uc o u l dt a k eo u t ac i t y …a n yc i t yo f f t h e ma p , I me a nr i g h t o f f t h ef a c eo f t h ee a r t h , wh i c ho n ewo u l d i t b e ? ” “ P h i l a d e l p h i aj u mp s t omi n d , ”I s a i dwi t has mi l e . “ I s p e n t as u mme r t h e r eo n c ewi t hmyA u n t L o ua n dI n e a r l y d i d n ’ t ma k ei t o u t . ” H eg r i n n e da t t h a t a n dn o d d e d . “ I t a i n ’ t t h eh e a t , Wa l t e r , m’ b o y , i t ’ s t h eh u mi d i t y . ” “ T h a t , a n dt h es k e e t e r s , t h eo r n e r yp e s t s .

Y o uc o u l d l e a v eP h i l a d e l p h i ao nt h ema p , Mr .

T r u ma n , s i r , j u s t t a k e o u t a l l t h es k e e t e r s a n dI ’ l l b eh a p p y . ” H ec h u c k l e da n dp u t t h en e x t b i t ei nh i s mo u t h , c h e wi n g a s I wa t c h e d , n o d d i n gh i s h e a dwi t ht h o s ec u r t l i t t l ed u c k s o f a p p r e c i a t i o nt h a t a l wa y s wa r me dt h i s o l dc o o k ’ s h e a r t , I c a nt e l l y o u . “ Wa l t e r , ”h ec o n t i n u e d , c u t t i n gi n t oh i s s e c o n dt r i a n g l e c r u s t , “ s u p p o s ey o uwa n t e dt oma k ea …we l l , l e t ’ s j u s t c a l l i t … amo d e s t s t a t e me n t ? ” “ Amo d e s t s t a t e me n t , Mr .

P r e s i d e n t ?We l l , a l r i g h t .

A n d j u s t wh oa mI ma k i n gt h i s mo d e s t s t a t e me n t t o ? ” H el i f t e dh i s n e x t b i t et oh i s mo u t h , a n db e f o r ep o p p i n gi t i n , h es mi l e dk i n do f s l y l ya n ds a i d : “ T ot h ewo r l d , Wa l t e r C h r i s t ma s .

T ot h ewh o l ewi d e wo r l d . ” “ H u mp h , i s t h a t a l l ? ”I s a i dwi t hac a r e l e s s s h r u g , b e c a u s eI s t i l l d i d n ’ t q u i t ec a t c ho nt h a t h ewa s b e i n gs e r i o u s . “ T h a t ’ s a b o u t i t , p a r t n e r , ”h es a i ds i mp l y , t h i s t i mewi t h h i s mo u t hf u l l , t h o u g hh i s n a p k i nwa s h e l du pb e f o r eh i s l i p s . “ A n dj u s t wh a t i s i t I ’ ms a y i n gt ot h ewh o l ewi d ewo r l d , s i r , i f y o ud o n ’ t mi n dmea s k i n g ? ” A n dh i s e y e s p i n n e dme , s h i n i n gt h r o u g hh i s g l a s s e s , a n d h et o o kas i po f mi l k .

I s h o u l dh a v eme n t i o n e db e f o r et h a t Mr .

T r u ma na l wa y s h a dan i c eb i gg l a s s o f c h i l l e dmi l k a l o n g s i d eh i s Mo n t eC r i s t o .

H el i k e dh i s mi l ka wf u l l yc o l d , s oc o l dh i s f i n g e r s ma d ei c yl i t t l ep r i n t s o nt h eg l a s s .

D a b b i n ga t h i s l i p s h es mi l e da n ds a i d : .

“ I d o n ’ t mi n dy o u r a s k i n ga t a l l , Wa l t e r .

Wh a t y o u ’ r e s a y i n gt ot h ewh o l ewi d ewo r l di s …t h a t t h eg a meh a s c h a n g e d .

Y o u ’ r es a y i n gt h a t p e o p l eb e t t e r s t a r t a c t i n gc i v i l a g a i na r o u n dh e r e , a n dr e a l s o o n , o r t h i n g s a r eg o i n gt og e t v e r yme s s y . ” “ T o u g ht a l k , e h , s i r ? ” “ A f t e r af a s h i o n …”a n ds o me t h i n gi nh i mf a l t e r e d , “ …a f t e r af a s h i o n …”

T h e nh es t a r t e di no nh i s t h i r dt r i a n g l e c r u s t a n d , h i s s mi l ef a d i n g , h ep r e s s e dj u s t al i t t l et o oh a r dwi t ht h ef o r k a n di t ma d ead e c i d e d‘ c l i n k ’ t h a t e c h o e dt h r o u g ht h er o o m a n dd o wnt h eh a l l .

Web o t hf r o z ei nt h a t i n s t a n t , q u i e t a s t h eg r a v e , a s my G r a n d a dwo u l ds a y , s t r a i n i n go u r e a r s f o r t h es l i g h t e s t s o u n do f Mr s .

T r u ma n ’ s a n g r ya p p r o a c h ; b u t o n l yal o n ga n d v a s t s i l e n c es t r e t c h e db a c ka wa yf r o mt h es o u n d , a s i f t h e wh o l ewo r l dwa s a s l e e pa n dh a do n l yr o l l e do v e r f o r a s e c o n da n dwa s n o ws e t t l e dd o wno n c emo r e .

Wes mi l e d a n dr e l a x e dab i t . “ O r ma y b e , ”h es a i d , h i s v o i c el o w, “…ma y b eI c o u l dd o i t a n o t h e r wa y . ” “ A n dwh a t mi g h t t h a t b e , Mr .

P r e s i d e n t , s i r ? ” “ I d o n ’ t r i g h t l yk n o w, Wa l t e r .

B u t …ma y b es o me t h i n g a l o n gt h el i n e s o f …ma y b e… ad e mo n s t r a t i o n .

As o r t o f e d u c a t i o n a l f i e l d r u n . ” A n dt h e nh en o d d e da g a i n , s t a r t i n go nh i s f o u r t ht r i a n g l e c r u s t , c u t t i n gi t s o f t e r n o w. “ S a y , ”h es a i d , “ t h a t wef i n do u r s e l v e s a ni s l a n d …ad e s e r t e do n e , a b o u tt h es i z eo f , s a y , N e wY o r ko r C h i c a g o …ma y b ee v e na s b i ga s y o u r P h i l a d e l p h i a .

T h e y ’ r e a l l b i g , s p r a wl i n gme t r o p o l i s e s a r e n ’ t t h e y ? ” “ T h e ya r ei n d e e d , s i r , ”I a g r e e d . “ S o , wef i n do u r s e l v e s as u i t a b l yb i gi s l a n d , n o t as o u l o n i t , a n dwes e n dt h eC .

B . ’ s o v e r t h e r e , s a yt h o u s a n d s o f t h e m, a n dwh a t t h e yd oi s b u i l dac i t y . ” “ We l l , s i r , I ’ l l b e t t h o s eC .

B . ’ s a r eu pt oi t , I g u e s s .

I s a wa ‘ Mo v i e T o n e ’ o nt h e mj u s t t h eo t h e r n i g h t , a n dt h e y ’ s we l l u pt ob u i l d i n gac i t y , wh a t wi t ht h e i r b i gp l a n e s a n db u l l d o z e r s a n dt r u c k s a n da l l . ” “ Y o ub e t .

A n dt h a t ’ s j u s t wh a t t h e yd o .

T h e yb u i l dac i t y .

Ab i go n e , o v e r t h ee n t i r el e n g t ha n db r e a d t ho f t h a t i s l a n d , e v e r ye v e r l o v i n gi n c h ; h o u s e s , s t o r e s , o f f i c eb u i l d i n g s , s c h o o l s , p a r k s e v e n .

A n do n c et h e y ’ r et h r o u g h , we ’ l l p u t p e o p l ei nt h o s eh o u s e s a n ds t o r e s a n ds c h o o l s . ”

“ U h h u h , ”I s a i d , al i t t l eu n c l e a r wh a t h ewa s d r i v i n ga t , “ a n dwh omi g h t t h e yb e ? ” “ O h , n o t ‘ r e a l ’ p e o p l e , Wa l t e r .

J u s t ma n n e q u i n s , l i k ey o u s e ei nd e p a r t me n t s t o r ewi n d o ws . ” “ B u t , wh yma n n e q u i n s , Mr .

T r u ma n , s i r ? ! ” “ T or e p r e s e n t p e o p l e .

T os t a n df o r t h er e a l r e s i d e n t s o f a r e a l c i t yr i g h t d o wnt ot h el a s t d e t a i l , wh i c hwo u l di n c l u d e i t s ‘ i n h a b i t a n t s ’ , r i g h t ? ” “ Y o u ’ r et h eb o s s , I g u e s s , ”I s a i d . “ A n dy o uj u s t h a dt or e mi n dme , ”h es a i dwi t hs o me t h i n g b e t we e nas mi l ea n dag r i ma c eo nh i s f a c e . “ B u t s t a ywi t h me , Wa l t e r , b e c a u s ei t ’ s r e a l l ys o me t h i n gt ot h i n ka b o u t .

N o w, a s I s a i d , web u i l do u r c i t y .

Web u i l di t r i g h t , a n dma d e t os t a n d ; t ol a s t , a s a n ys e l f r e s p e c t i n gc i t ywo r t hi t s s a n d wo u l dwi s ht od o .

Wet h e np o p u l a t ei t wi t ho u r ma n n e q u i n s wh o , f o r a l l i n t e n t s a n dp u r p o s e s , a r eg o i n ga b o u t t h e i r d a y a s a n yo t h e r c i t i z e nd o e s i na n yo t h e r c i t yi nt h ewo r l d .

A n d t h e n …wei n v i t eo u r ‘ f r i e n d ’ H i r o h i t o , a n do u r o t h e r ‘ a c q u a i n t a n c e ’ , H e r r S c h i c k l e g r u b e r , a n dwet h r o wi no l d C o u s i nWi n s t o n , a n dU n c l eJ o s e f S . , a n dwea l l t a k et h e mf o r an i c ec o z yb o a t r i d et oap l a c ej u s t i ns i g h t o f t h e i s l a n d …o n l y , n o t t o oc l o s e . ” “ N o t t o oc l o s e ? ”I a s k e d , b e c a u s es o me t h i n ga b o u t t h e wa yh es mi l e dwh e nh es a i dt h i s ma d emet h i n kt h a t h e d i d n ’ t r e a l l yf i n dwh a t h ewa s s a y i n gs of u n n y .

U s u a l l y t h o s eg r a ye y e s we r emi l da n d , f o r a l l t h es h r e wd n e s s , a l i t t l ed r e a my ; b u t n o wt h e r ewa s s o me t h i n gs t e e l yi nt h e m, a na l mo s t s i c k l yt i n g e , l i k ewh e nad o gi s c o mi n go ns i c k , a n di s al i t t l es k i t t i s h , a n dwa n t s t of i g h t i t b u t d o n ’ t k n o w h o w. “ O h , n o , wec e r t a i n l yd o n ’ t wa n t t og e t t o oc l o s e .

B u t we ’ l l p r o v i d eo u r g u e s t s wi t hg o o dp o we r f u l b i n o c u l a r s f o r t h ed e mo n s t r a t i o n . ” “ O h , y e a h , ”I s a i d . “ I n e a r l yf o r g o t a b o u t t h ed e mo n s t r a t i o n . ” “ We l l , i t ’ s c o mi n gu p , Wa l t e r , s op a ya t t e n t i o n . ” “ Y e s , s i r . ” “ N o w, o n c eo u r g u e s t s a r ea l l r e a d y , t h e i r h i g h p o we r e d b i n o c u l a r st r a i n e do nt h ei s l a n d c i t y , I ma k emymo d e s t s t a t e me n t , j u s t l i k et h ewa yI t o l dy o u : ‘ G e n t l e me n , t h e g a meh a s c h a n g e d .

I t ’ s t i met h a t p e o p l eg e t b a c kt ob e i n g c i v i l , t os u c ki t u pa n dl e a r nt og e t a l o n go nt h i s g o d f o r s a k e ne a r t h , o r t h i n g s a r eg o i n gt og e t p l e n t yme s s y . ’ ”

H ewa s n o wd o n ewi t hh i s f o u r t ha n dl a s t t r i a n g l e c r u s t , a n dn o wI k n e w, a f t e r aa n o t h e r l i t t l ed r i n ko f mi l k , t h a t h e ’ ds t a r t wo r k i n gh i s wa yi nt ot h eh e a r t o f t h e s a n d wi c h …b u t , t omys u r p r i s e , t h i s h ed i dn o t d o .

O h , h e d r a n kt h emi l k , a l r i g h t , b u t a f t e r ab r i e f s i ph ep u t d o wnh i s f o r k , a n d , f o r t h eo n l yt i mei nh i s l i f e , a n do f t h i s I a ma b s o l u t e l yc e r t a i n , h ep u s h e daMo n t eC r i s t os a n d wi c ha wa yn o t e v e nt h r e e q u a r t e r s f i n i s h e d ! “ A n dt h e n …”h ec o n t i n u e d , h i s v o i c es i n k i n gd o wni n t o awh i s p e r s os o f t y o umi g h t h a v et h o u g h t t h a t Mr s .

T r u ma n wa s l i s t e n i n gj u s t o u t s i d et h ek i t c h e nd o o r , ar o l l i n g p i ni n h a n d . . “ A n dt h e n …I g i v et h eo r d e r . ” “ T h e… ‘ o r d e r ’ , s i r ? ”I s a i di nawh i s p e r my s e l f . “ T h ep r e a r r a n g e do r d e r t os o meo f o u r b r a v eb o y s ma n n i n gap l a n e ; ap l a n ec a r r y i n gs o mev e r yi mp o r t a n t c a r g o .

T h i s p l a n en o wf l i e s o v e r o u r l i t t l ei s l a n d c i t y , s ol i k eN e w Y o r k, o r C h i c a g o , o r , y e s , P h i l a d e l p h i a .

I nf a c t , l e t ’ s c a l l i t ‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ i nh o n o r o f y o ua n dy o u r A u n t L o u . ” “ T h a n k s , “ I t r i e dt os mi l e , t h o u g hI wa s c o n f u s e d , “ …I g u e s s . ” “ Y o uma ywe l l mi g h t wa n t t oc h e c kt h a t t h o u g h t , my g o o dMr .

C h r i s t ma s , f o r o u r g u e s t s a r ewa t c h i n gt h r o u g h t h e i r b i n o c u l a r s , a n dI h a v eg i v e nt h eo r d e r .

T h ep l a n ewi t h t h ei mp o r t a n t c a r g oi s f l y i n go v e r o u r i s l a n d‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ .

A n dn o w, i t i s d r o p p i n gi t s i mp o r t a n t c a r g o …a n dn o wi t i s f l y i n ga wa ya s f a s t a s i t c a ng o , i t s e n g i n e s c a nb eh e a r d s t r a i n i n ge v e na s f a r a wa ya s t h eb o a t ; o t h e r t h a n t h a t …o n l yab r i e f mo me n t o f s i l e n c e …a n d t h e n …K A B O O M! ” N o wt h i s wa s n ’ t s a i da l l t h a t l o u d , b u t a f t e r a l l t h ewh i s p e r i n g , i t wa s e n o u g ht oj e r kmeb a c ka n dI a l mo s t f e l l o f f mys t o o l , b u t Mr .

T r u ma n ’ s h a n ds h o t r i g h t o u t a n dh er i g h t e dme ; a n di nawa yi t wa s k i n do f q u e e r , b e c a u s eh e a l mo s t l o o k e da s i f h eh a db e e ne x p e c t i n gi t a n dwa s r e a d y t ol e n dt h a t h a n dwh e ni t h a p p e n e d . “ J i mi n e yC h r i s t ma s ! ”I g a s p e d .“ Mr .

T r u ma n , s i r ?Y o u me a na ? ! ” “ A n dt h e n , ”h es a i d , a s i f I h a d n ’ t s a i dawo r d , “ t h e na b r i g h t f l a s ho f l i g h t e r u p t s f r o mo u r ‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ , b l i n d i n g a l l o u r g u e s t s f o r amo me n t , b u t , …wh e nt h e i r s i g h t c l e a r s t h e ywi l l s e et h a t ‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ i s g o n e , a n dI me a na l l g o n e .

A n da l l t h a t r e ma i n s t h e r e …i s ah u g ec l o u d , r i s i n g u pf r o mwh e r ei t wa s o n l ymo me n t s , s e c o n d s , b e f o r e . ”

“ T h a t wo u l db eo n eh e l l o f as h o w, Mr .

T r u ma n , s i r .

I f y o u c o u l dma k eawh o l ec i t yd i s a p p e a r i nap u f f o f s mo k e , n o o n ewo u l dt a l ka b o u t H o u d i n i n omo r e . ” “ We l l , y e s , Wa l t e r , b u t I d i d n ’ t ma k e‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ d i s a p p e a r .

I o b l i t e r a t e di t ; e x p l o d e di t i n t ot i n yl i t t l ep i e c e s .

T h a t ’ s wh a t t h ec l o u di s , Wa l t e r , i t ’ s c o u n t l e s s t i n yp i e c e s o f t h i n g s t h a t u s e dt ob es t o r e s a n dh o u s e s , a n ds c h o o l s a n d , we l l , p e o p l e …a l l b l o wnt ob i t s i nt h eb l i n ko f a ne y e . ” “ T h a t ’ s s t i l l ag o o dt r i c k .

I me a n , i t s u r ewo u l dg e t y o u r g u e s t s a t t e n t i o n , wh i c hI g u e s s wa s y o u r p o i n t .

A mI r i g h t , s i r ? ” “ Y o ua r e , Wa l t e r .

B u t , y o uh a v et or e me mb e r t h a t o u r i s l a n d‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ wa s o n l yaC .

B . b u i l t c i t y .

T h es t o r e s n e v e r s o l das i n g l ei t e m, t h es c h o o l s , t h o u g hwe l l a t t e n d e d b y‘ ma n n e q u i n ’ c h i l d r e n , n e v e r t a u g h t s omu c ha s a t wo p l u s t wo …t h ep a r k s n e v e r h e a r dl a u g h t e r , o r t h e c h a t t e r o f b i r do r s q u i r r e l …a n dt h es t r e e t s o n l ye v e r p l a y e dh o s t t of r o z e n , p a p e r ma c h i e rp e o p l e .

N ol i f e , wi t h t h ee x c e p t i o no f t h eC .

B . ’ s , wh oa r en o ws a f e l yt u c k e do u t o f h a r m’ s wa y , e v e r f l o u r i s h e dt h e r e ; n oc u l t u r ef l o we r e d a n dg r e w, n on a t i o n a l i d e n t i t ywa s f o r me d , f o r g o o do r i l l , t oma k ei t s mo d e s t ma r ku p o nt h ewo r l d . “ B u t …i f y o uh a dt od e s t r o yac i t yt oma k eamo d e s t s t a t e me n t , y o uc o u l dh a r d l yd ob e t t e r t h a no u r h a n d y , l i t t l e c i t y .

Wh y , o u r i s l a n d‘ P h i l a d e l p h i a ’ c o u l dh o l di t s h e a du p h i g ha n dg od o wni ng l o r yk n o wi n gt h a t i t n e v e r r e a l l ywa s , b u t t h a t i t c a meb r i e f l yi n t ob e i n gp r e c i s e l yt oc o met on o t h i n g ; t ob ed e s t r o y e d , s ot h a t a n o t h e r c i t ywi t hr e a l s t r e e t s a n dh o u s e s a n ds c h o o l s , wi t hr e a l p e o p l ei nt h e m, mi g h t n o t b e .

Wo u l d n ’ t t h a t b eah a n d yl i t t l ec i t y , i n d e e d ! ” A n dI a g r e e dwi t ht h ema n .

H ewa s t h eP r e s i d e n t , y e s , b u t Mr .

T r u ma n ’ s h a n d y , l i t t l ec i t ys e e me dl i k eap o we r f u l i d e a , a n dI t o l dh i ms o . “ Wh y , ama nwh oc o u l dj u s t wi p eac i t yo f f ama pl i k e t h a t wo u l db eama nt ob er e c k o n e dwi t h !

Ama ny o u wo u l d n ’ t wa n t t oc r o s s !

Ama n ! ” B u t , I s u d d e n l ys t o p p e d , b e c a u s eI g o t j u s t t h eb a r e s t h i n t o f wh a t I n o wk n o wi ni t s t e r r i b l ee n t i r e t y ; b u t i t g e t s wo r s e , f o r Mr .

T r u ma nl o o k e da t mewi t he y e s s owe t wi t h p a i na n dl o n e l i n e s s , t h a t I k n e wh ewa s a l l a l o n e , e v e na s h es a t n o t af o o t a wa yf r o ma n o t h e r l i v i n g , b r e a t h i n g h u ma n .

T h a t ’ s wh e nI r e a l l yb e g a nt od i ml ys e ewh a t i t c o u l da l l me a n , a n dt h a t ’ s wh e nh es a i dt h el a s t o f i t , t h e p a r t t h a t I c a nr e a l l yr e me mb e r wo r df o r wo r d .

“ B u t t h e ywo n ’ t l e t meh a v emy‘ h a n d y , l i t t l ec i t y ’ , Wa l t e r .

T h e ys a ya s ad e mo n s t r a t i o ni t ’ s f i n e , b u t a s a s t a t e me n t …i t ’ s j u s t al i t t l et o omo d e s t .

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A f t e r t h eb i gf l o o f l a h , a n dt h a t mu s h r o o mc l o u da l l o v e r ‘ T h eMo v i e T o n eN e ws ’ , t h i n g s g o t k i n do f ‘ r u s h y ’ a t t h eWh i t eH o u s e , a n dt h e nI k ewa s i n , s ot h a t wa s o n ef o r K a n s a s ; a n dt h e nt h eF i f t i e s we r ei n , o f c o u r s e , a n d t h a t wa s o n ef o r E l v i s ; a n di t s e e me dl i k en oo n ei nt h e U n i t e dS t a t e s o f A me r i c awa n t e dt of e e l l i k ea n y t h i n go t h e r t h a nawi n n e r , a n dt h e yd i d n ’ t h a v et o .

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I wi l l h u mo r h i m, o f c o u r s e , b u t o n l yu pt oap o i n t ; Ig y b ee v e ns i n gi f t h es p i r i t mo v e s t h e m, a n dt h i n kt h a t wo n ’ t b et a k e na d v a n t a g eo f .

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T h ec a t i swed i k ewr i t i n ga n dr e a d i n go u t l o u d , a n dy o u ’ v ee v e ng i v e ni t wr o n g !l a me: P o e t i q u e t t e .

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I t ’ s u n h y g i e n i c .i h o s ei d e a s , a n dI r e a l l yd o n ’ t t h i n kh ewa s t a l k i n gd o wn F o r a n o t h e r , t h e ya l l s e e mt og e t q u i t ewo r k e du po v e rt omeo nt h i s , h a v ek i t t e n s . t h e s et h i n g s t h e yc a l l ‘ t h e a t r i c a l s ’ ( wh i c hs o u n d s s u s p i -t t s e e me dp e r f e c t l ys e n s i b l et ome . c i o u s l yl i k ewo r ms t ome ) a n dt h e yc a nb es e e nc o mi n g I s f o r o l ’ ‘ S c r a t c h i n ’ P o s t ’ , h es a i dwh e na r t i s t s , p l u mb a n dg o i n gf r o mt h eB i gI d e aT h e a t r e , a n dt h en e wl yc r e - A r s , c e r t a i ni n s u f f e r a b l es o mme l i e r s , t e l e p h o n es o l i c i t o r s , a t e dT A A Ct h e a t r e , g a b b l i n ga n dg i b b l i n ga b o u t wh a t t h e ye e e p s e af i s h e r me n( y u m) , a l u mi n u ms i d i n gs a l e s me n , a r eg o i n gt od oa b o u t i t , o r h o wt h e y ’ r eg o i n gt og oa b o u td n dj u s t a b o u t a n yl i t e r a i l p a s s e n g e r y o uc o u l dn a meg e t d o i n gi t , wh a t e v e r ‘ i t ’ i s ; b u t a s n e a r a s I c a ng a u g ei t t h ea o g e t h e r as t r a n g ea l c h e mye n s u e s , t h ea c r y l i c h i t s t h ef a n wh o l et h i n gs e e ms t ob ea b o u t d r e s s i n gu pi no t h e rt n ds o meo f i t i s j u s t b o u n dt owi n du po nt h ewa l l s .

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N o t o n l yaS c u l p t r e s s ( i nme t a l s , n ol e s s ! ) ,wa h o u s a n dwo r d s .

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A n dD a v i d !

Myp o o r , d e a r D a v i dwo n ’ t t e l l y o ut h i s , b u t h ed r e a ms h i s p l a y s , p h o t o g r a p h s a n dwr i t e s t h e m d o wn , h ed i r e c t s t h e m, a c t s i nt h e m, a n de v e ns i n g s i n t h e ms o me t i me s …s o …j u s t s a y i n , y o uk n o w…h e ’ s mo r et h a nal i t t l eo b s e s s e d .

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I f t h e yd o , s ob e t t e r f a r et h ewo r l da t l a r g e ! ; i f n o t , D a v i dh a s a s s u r e dmet h a t h ewa s b r o u g h t u po naf a r ma n dh ek n o ws ma n ywa y s t os k i nme .

N o t s u r p r i s i n gt h a t t h e s ep a i n t s p a t t e r e dc r a z i e s c o v e t myf i n e , f i n eo c e l o t e s q u ec o a t , e h ?E a t y o u r h e a r t s o u t , ’ a r t i s t s ’ , t h i s c a t i s o u t o f h e r e .

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