April 16- E-cay Areful-cay with the Indle –spay
Yesterday, as the deadline for sending in your taxes loomed (cue the “24” countdown time super-imposed in the corner of your screen)-we talked about possible uses for the massive tax refund you might be getting. Well, judging from the latest news, there can be only one choice-the Berwyn “Spindle” sculpture.
Yeah, yeah, it was in “Wayne’s World”(yet anytime anyone has tried to get hold of Mike Meyers for a comment about the current on-going situation, he is “unavailable”)-the classic sculpture set up in the parking lot of Cermak Plaza, near Harlem and Cermak, in 1989-consisting of a bunch of cars skewered on a large metal pole. It draws tourists aplenty- but, darn it- they need a new Walgreens in that exact spot! (Forget the fact that there’s one right it the mall behind it- we need a freestanding one so there can be a drive-through!) Various village bigwigs have been wanting it gone, just as they’ve gotten rid of a lot of the other “art” that a one-time owner of the shopping area loved, and had placed around the stores and lot. Now the realty company that manages the property has –put the “Spindle” on eBay! For an opening bid of $50,000, plus $100,000 shipping and handling, YOU could own this fine art treasure, and do what you want with it! Think of the possibilities- put it in your backyard, attach clotheslines to it, and dry the entire neighborhood’s clothes in the clean fresh air!
When I last checked yesterday, there had been- zero bids. The auction closes tomorrow, April 17th-so time grows short. I especially like that they have listed the cars, in order of skewering, from top to bottom- and here they are, for trivia buffs- the ‘67 lil’ red VW Beetle-a 1976 silver BMW with the license plate “Dave” (isn’t there a Dave out there who’d love that?)-a blue Escort from 1981 (and I don’t mean a lady of the evening that a member of the Blue Man Group might hire)- a’73 or ’74 green Mercury Capri- a white and blue Mustang from 1978- an ‘81 Pontiac Grand Prix, labeled as either maroon or burgundy –the difficulty telling may have something to do with the pigeon poop which coats the entire sculpture-a’79 or ’80 light yellow Ford LTD-and-at the bottom of the stack- an ’81 or ’79 black Mercury!
Come on- wouldn’t it be a great decoration for a car dealership? Think how many people would show up to see it- that could then be enticed to purchase a new vehicle! Let’s delve into this further in tomorrow’s blog- which may be, unfortunately, written BEFORE the auction expires- darn!
Yeah, yeah, it was in “Wayne’s World”(yet anytime anyone has tried to get hold of Mike Meyers for a comment about the current on-going situation, he is “unavailable”)-the classic sculpture set up in the parking lot of Cermak Plaza, near Harlem and Cermak, in 1989-consisting of a bunch of cars skewered on a large metal pole. It draws tourists aplenty- but, darn it- they need a new Walgreens in that exact spot! (Forget the fact that there’s one right it the mall behind it- we need a freestanding one so there can be a drive-through!) Various village bigwigs have been wanting it gone, just as they’ve gotten rid of a lot of the other “art” that a one-time owner of the shopping area loved, and had placed around the stores and lot. Now the realty company that manages the property has –put the “Spindle” on eBay! For an opening bid of $50,000, plus $100,000 shipping and handling, YOU could own this fine art treasure, and do what you want with it! Think of the possibilities- put it in your backyard, attach clotheslines to it, and dry the entire neighborhood’s clothes in the clean fresh air!
When I last checked yesterday, there had been- zero bids. The auction closes tomorrow, April 17th-so time grows short. I especially like that they have listed the cars, in order of skewering, from top to bottom- and here they are, for trivia buffs- the ‘67 lil’ red VW Beetle-a 1976 silver BMW with the license plate “Dave” (isn’t there a Dave out there who’d love that?)-a blue Escort from 1981 (and I don’t mean a lady of the evening that a member of the Blue Man Group might hire)- a’73 or ’74 green Mercury Capri- a white and blue Mustang from 1978- an ‘81 Pontiac Grand Prix, labeled as either maroon or burgundy –the difficulty telling may have something to do with the pigeon poop which coats the entire sculpture-a’79 or ’80 light yellow Ford LTD-and-at the bottom of the stack- an ’81 or ’79 black Mercury!
Come on- wouldn’t it be a great decoration for a car dealership? Think how many people would show up to see it- that could then be enticed to purchase a new vehicle! Let’s delve into this further in tomorrow’s blog- which may be, unfortunately, written BEFORE the auction expires- darn!
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