Saturday, April 9, 2011

POPEYE GAGA!!!

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6 comments:

reader_iam said...

Completely OT, but you might get a kick out of this: Some guy has used Legos to recreate Brooklyn scenes he sees in his daily life. I'm wondering if any of it seems familiar to you.

And can you imagine collecting half a million Lego pieces? Yowza!!!

April 10, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Penny said...

This made me laugh. As you often make me do, reader! lol

And no...cannot fathom someone collecting all those legos...but hey? Takes all types of people to make our world spin round...and round...and round...

April 10, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Penny said...

Some need dramamine to help with all that spinning.

Me? I'm a cheap date. ;)

April 10, 2011 at 10:16 PM
reader_iam said...

Hi, Penny! How're you doing, girl?

I absolutely can "fathom someone collecting" that many LEGOS, especially someone who creates nifty things such as what this man has.

I didn't write otherwise.

What I asked was: "Can you imagine collecting half a million Lego pieces?" This is an entirely different thing.

In my case, given the age of my kid and his friends, and their being big into LEGOS (and their predecessors, as toddlers), in addition to being in appreciative awe of the great work to which I linked, I had flashbacks and visions of all the LEGOS I've found everywhere in my house (in some surprising places, especially) over the last eight years.

This is not a cut on the artist, Penny. This is sincere appreciation of him *AND*, at the very same time, picturing *vast multiples* of the number of LEGOS we've collected over time (and where I've found little pieces, over time).

Lighten up. I'm not making fun or diminishing anyone. OK, well, maybe I *was* making fun of myself, ruefully, and extending a common experience. But I'm well within the bounds to do the former, and there's nothing malign at al with regard to the latter.

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So, how haven't seen you around lately? How are you?

April 11, 2011 at 12:06 AM
Trooper York said...

The last scene of the Lego guy was Lorraine St in Red Hook. He also has two Williamsburg scenes. If you look closely you can see Palladian acosting a young Latino lad. Just sayn'

April 11, 2011 at 7:26 PM
MamaM said...

Having attempted in vain to manage boxes, totes, bins and bags full of assorted Lego parts over the years, MamaM can't imagine how Mr Lopes keeps all the pieces sorted, stored and available for use.

While his final product is impressive, the process involved seems even more amazing.

April 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM

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