Artist, antiques dealer & fellow CCA(C) alum Andy Phares of Alameda, CA sent me this fantastic kid's magazine from 1978 (I remember ordering Bananas, Hot Dog! & Dynamite from the book order). It awesome combines two of my current obsessions: Chinese Newspapers & Jewish pencil toppers. Thanks Andy!
Brown Spots, a portrait of Andy Warhol by Basquiat (1984). Lars Ulrich almost made me lose my interest in Basquiat, but luckily i was able to come to my senses. When a painting sells for $14 million it really does change everything. What it does not change, however, is the fact that Brown Spots is a fantastic painting & a fantastic concept. It's a shame Basquiat hasn't been here to continue his work, imagine all the stuff he'd have done from then (1988) until now! Live artists are better, as they are able to antagonize the poncy wankers that collect their work. Period. &, my son Henry's first word is quite possibly BANANA.
Straight from the Neon Wizard's Crypt! What are the odds that Obama's inaugural speech will include the word "banana" According to the Swedish gambling site Betsson, the answer is 1,000-to-1. READ FULL STORY HERE. This is just about the biggest BANANA NEWS since the "bananas going extinct" scare of 2000.
Q. What would you call two banana peels? A. A pair of slippers.
Q. Have you heard about the new president Barack Banana? A. Yes, word on the street is he has a peel.
Let's take a look at the concept of BANANA. There's something about it. Something optimistic. Something YELLOW. Something BANANA. Something exotic yet as ordinary as can be. Are they from outer space? BANANAS are ENERGETIC! BANANAS ARE VIRILE & MASCULINE, YET, STRANGELY FEMININE (yellow)! Bananas are considerate, because they come pre-wrapped, yet, the wrapper is the number one culprit for slipping on the street.
I think BANANARAMA were part of an early interest i had called "pile of girls". This was initially inspired by the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun vid (Cyndi Lauper), then went on to BANANARAMA, not sure if i was actually attracted to them, but regardless, BANANAS, & later would transfer to the SPICE GIRLS, who were just plain glorious, yet ordinary, much like the BANANAS, which come in a BUNCH.
I'm not sure when i came up with the BANANA video game concept, but here it is, executed in its most clear form to date. Anyhow, if you'd like to have some to send to your friends, they're 5$ for five mit der envelopes. paypal gogoblinko at gmail dot com One day, Goblinko will start releasing 8 bit video games.
The BANANA arcade cabinet is highly influenced by Urusei Yatsura.
Brown Spots, a portrait of Andy Warhol by Basquiat (1984). Lars Ulrich almost made me lose my interest in Basquiat, but luckily i was able to come to my senses. When a painting sells for $14 million it really does change everything. What it does not change, however, is the fact that Brown Spots is a fantastic painting & a fantastic concept. It's a shame Basquiat hasn't been here to continue his work, imagine all the stuff he'd have done from then (1988) until now! Live artists are better, as they are able to antagonize the poncy wankers that collect their work. Period. &, my son Henry's first word is quite possibly BANANA.
Straight from the Neon Wizard's Crypt! What are the odds that Obama's inaugural speech will include the word "banana" According to the Swedish gambling site Betsson, the answer is 1,000-to-1. READ FULL STORY HERE. This is just about the biggest BANANA NEWS since the "bananas going extinct" scare of 2000.
Let's take a look at the concept of BANANA. There's something about it. Something optimistic. Something YELLOW. Something BANANA. Something exotic yet as ordinary as can be. Are they from outer space? BANANAS are ENERGETIC! BANANAS ARE VIRILE & MASCULINE, YET, STRANGELY FEMININE (yellow)! Bananas are considerate, because they come pre-wrapped, yet, the wrapper is the number one culprit for slipping on the street. 
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