THE MAN IN THE RED JACKET
Exhibit comments
Excerpts from the Comments book
at the gala opening of the exhibit, September 19, 2002 ...
"I'm certain that I dated The Man In The Red Jacket
several times. Dahling, he WAS mahvelous,
simply divine!"
- Victoria DuMont: socialite
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"I could swear he was the plumber who came out
and installed a new toilet at the house last year"
- Dr. Roivas O'Leary: psychiatrist
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"SAY WHAT!? dis muh fuh white boy be coppin
all da grooves"
- Big Doggie Hump: rapper
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"I could have sworn that I observed
The Man In The Red Jacket with a glass of white wine
meandering through the gallery earlier, contemplating
several distinct works. But now, I find that he, or should
I say it is in fact one of the pieces on exhibit. VERY
strange indeed! I must confess that I approached him,
and discreetly stabbed it several times with an
hors d'oeuvre toothpick : no reaction; NADA! nothing.
I think it's wax. VERY strange: inspiring on many levels.
Those little mushroom shrimp things were delicious!"
- Oko Yono: artist, fly on the wall
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"Awesome: I think he's dreamy!"
- Muffy DuMont: teenager
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"I had a red jacket just like that, and a dream too"
- C.G. Jung: psychoanalyst, apparition
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"Inanimate or not, a suspicious character
worth investigating. This "Red Jacket" thing
has all the earmarks of an immoral, corrupting
cult, filled with political subversive terrorists
intent on brainwashing our innocent youth.
I'm calling in
a "code orange alert" right now. I demand
that you cover this "thing" up immediately!"
- J. Ashcroft: A.G.
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"Nice shoes"
- E. Presley: gas station attendant,
Lone Rock, Utah
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