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10/19/2006 09:25:55 PM · #1 |
I had a few folks ask what I was trying to convey with this entry.
It's my somewhat twisted take on / loosely inspired by the song Alice's Restaurant.
I had been listening to it that day and came up with the idea. If you know the song, the flag is somwhat appropriate, and added a little color to boot.
As far as the grey card goes, there isn't any real significance to it - I just had to hide the face to meet the challenge, and it was handy. I don't know if folks noticed the hat or not.
I wasn't trying to make any political statement. It just seemed like a unique idea. I didn't say it was necessarily a good one.....
Every time I have tried to do something a bit artistic it has bombed. It's still fun to go way outside the box. It certainly helps keep your average down. |
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10/19/2006 09:28:00 PM · #2 |
OMG haven't thought about Alices' Resturant in ages. A Thanksgiving classic. Good stuff, Sam. I think the gray card hurt the challenge entry, you could have just turned away or used the hat to hide your face (see my entry). Still nice tribute.
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10/19/2006 09:37:21 PM · #3 |
I never fail to play it on Thanksgiving. "City of New Orleans" and "The motorcycle song - the significance of the pickle" are both year-round favorites.
I had tried various poses to hide the face but none worked. The grey card was just a stupid reflex. |
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10/19/2006 10:00:20 PM · #4 |
it's funny,
I live 1 mile away from the Church (in Great Barrington), and 2.5 miles from the restaurant (Lenox).
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10/19/2006 10:02:41 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by mrorange002:
it's funny,
I live 1 mile away from the Church (in Great Barrington), and 2.5 miles from the restaurant (Lenox). |
Please post some photos! |
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10/20/2006 06:46:29 AM · #6 |
| The design is similar yet the flag brings in some mixed feelings. Arlo's story is patriotic in a 60s way - in that going off to murder Vietnamese for the sake of stopping communism was not an OK thing in sane circles. Your image has an overt symbol of patriotism which, when I look back and think of Vietnam or Iraq somewhat disgusts me. |
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10/20/2006 07:03:55 AM · #7 |
I'll have that in my head all day now, which is not a bad thing at all...
"On the Group W bench...."
"Just waiting for it to come around again on the guitar.."
"... and he looked at the seein' eye dog..."
Great song. |
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