Have Glasses Will Travel OR Pep Magazine Reads Blogs, Too
Funny conversation I had with my friend Anita in gumi on friday:
"Hey, so why did you send that pic to Pep to use in their story on gumipop?"
"What story? What pic?"
"It's the one you took of Dora and I wearing glasses. I don't like how i look."
"Oh, well i remember taking the photo but i didn't know what is this story or why they would use it... no one contacted me about it"
"Oh, well there is a story on gumipop and a big pic of me for it"
"Ah, okay well i don't know what to say, i knew nothing about it. Is there a copy of the magazine somewhere?"
"I think so"
-- 30 second pause --
"So, why did you send that photo to Pep because i look bad..."
Having not sent a pic anywhere, at this point i just had to smile and realized it was time to investigate. And holy shit i'll be damned if there it is as the lead story pic, one of my shots taken of Anita and Dora! What can i say Anita now being post-facto there's not much i can do. If it's any consolation the story they did with me is all in Hungarian so i can only half-understand what quotes are being attributed ;)
However this story brings to mind another story. A couple years ago old friend Marc's dad passed away. Marc's dad, Ed, was a very very small chinese man who owned a very very large pair of Italian sunglasses made in the 1970s. On my last visit to SF i asked i could borrow them long term. Marc said okay, and since that time i realized they've covered a lot of miles! (and were in the photo which was used in the Pep story, worn by Dora) So, Marc, a little collage on where your late Dad's sunnies have ended up...
And i retardedly forgot to take them on a few trips otherwise there would be more. No worries, though, soon enough. Let's just consider them our version of the gnome from Amelie. :)