Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for March 11, 2016

BevYou’re back! We had to tell people some aliens hijacked your computer.

The original.

By gum, look at that statue

For something that only measures two feet, it makes quite an impression.It clearly looks right at one’s sole. I’m told the artist didn’t plan it…he just did it off the cuff…though he admits he did refer to his Sketchers™.

And he used a model… who told me, himself, that the artist really knocked his socks off.

Dog…. If I were you, I’d scrub those plans…. ’Go to the new Cleaning Conservatory, instead.The Janitorial Institute pails in comparison.

Bev… and the fluffy yellow doggie is thinking “Oooh….. a KFC do-it-yourself kit!”

Are you sure that’s not on the grounds of the Ballard Streat School of Detective and Police Sciences and Deli?

" And he used a model… who told me, himself, that the artist really knocked his socks off. "

>>>>>>>Yep, that was Blackjack Wrigley who posed for that statue. Ole Blackjack, was known to his friends as Double Bubble because of his excess avoirdupois in his derriere ( O.K. he had a big butt !).

That sculpture sure gives ya something to chew on. Sorta stretches the sole soul and sticks with you.

I’m sure the artist, Dick Dentyne, reaped the juicy fruits of his labor. I hope he made enough to take care of his twin daughters, Cloret and Chiclet and his wife Nicorette ( whose cigarette addiction has cost him a doublemint to satisfy ).

Personally, I like Jack Dowd’s sculptures better. Here’s one Jack did of some of the denizens patrons of the TikI. He included many of the “regulars” and put himself behind the bar, as bartender. BTW That’s me with the pool cue ( in case you didn’t know ). Can you tell who the rest of the patrons are ?

A most fitting memorial.

The National Janitorial Institute – I’ve always wondered where it was. I should have known it was on Ballard Street. Susan Sunshine and Linguist – you should collaborate and ……….do something. You are both so clever and always make me laugh.

A really sticky situation displayed there on the monument.Hard to reach the top of the pedestal with sticky goo holding you back.At least the janitors have not had to clean up after the super slick goo was used. They are actually talking in our agency about getting some of that slick goo to use in crowd control. It is gooey and really slippery. Folks will look the Keystone Cops if they try to walk on it.

Good one – I love it!

RIP Keith Emerson.

both of them show

Bev… I see both copies.

Looks like Leonardo De Caprio yes, Lets!

From the Beginning

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Still, you turn me on.