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ANECDOTE 021: January 11, 2010 [listen]
Twin Pinings

Twenty years ago, early one morning, I was paging through an art glossy, perusing the plush announcements of painterly showings at galleries whose product (per item) was initially priced more highly than my annual room rental rate tenfold. What business did I have lurking in this magazine?

I was at work at an architectural bookstore. My task concerned procuring postcards to mat, frame and hang on the wall as decoration--tenable aesthetics for the cost-conscious. I was adept enough to turn a profit on the cheap: spending pennies, making an effort, earning dollars.

If a customer did not want a preframed, s/he could buy the card and (once home) wedge the image between the frame and mirror located in the bathroom. More simply, adhere the postcard to the refrigerator with a magnet. For other surfaces tack, pin, tape, clip, putty...

Here's our selection. What's your preference? Here are some options. Be creative--accessorize.

The hope was to merchandize the method of chic-collaging. The postcards I had previously obtained were from stationary vendors' archive catalogs. My goal was to raise the level chicness with a more present-day presence.


My face went flush when I saw a splendid picture of two sistahs captured in perpetuity, toddler twins sitting stoically in portraiture, illustrating Afro-Euro Americana--a vision and tale of generational affinity, for me, a must have affirmation.

The twins, Utopia and Dystopia, are dressed in lace and frill, propped up like dolls sitting in Shaker-esque chairs (one slightly taller than the other, perhaps an indication of birthright). Which, Utopia or Dystopia, is the evil--which angelic? There is sibling rivalry as envinced by hairdo: frizzies with a sophisticatedly placed barrette or weedy braids intricately twisted; style bohemian or dreadlocked.

I phoned the gallery owner and requested some postcards.

“They're invitations,” he spittered.

“All the better. May I have ten?” I explained my intentions.

“You can have one,” he spattered. “And let me know how you do!”

Deal done, but I never sold. Instead I vaulted the twins (with mat and frame). Legacy locked away--all mine. However, now I am bereft, saddened by the fact that I cannot look at them. Besides, by now the twins have grown--and perhaps, made a switch. Dystopia? Utopia? Could I tell them apart? I just have this chronicle in tableau, in my mind's eye, and now digitally in babble.

Anecotal Cooking Archive | EatIngredients Archive
021 01/11/10 Twin Pinings Ed discovers that personal painterly pictorial aesthetic relationships are a rare find. listen
020 09/13/09 Fascination Plates Prix Fixe Ed fixates on his dining discressions (and his mother). listen
019 04/11/09 Monday (we are closed on) Monday Ed, the fledgeling, meets his Master--crossing that bridge when he gets there. listen
018 11/30/08 Holiday Football Game Ed tests his (Turkey Bowl) holiday game in anticipation of the Christmas festivities. listen
017 09/15/08 Noir in Toto After my relative and I shared our disillusions, I determined that I was becoming depressed. I decided that I should go noir for the remainder of the day; however, I decided that I should attempt to enlighten myself by going to a used bookstore. listen
016 05/14/08 Waning the Exhale Ed waxes limerick about his broken tooth and replacement crown. listen
015 04/25/08 Time of the Dinosaurs From the story telling of Eddie Brown and the literary artistry by Ed Brown II comes the play The Time of the Dinosaurs. Listen to the stage reading of the play. Plus there are the original story board drawings by Eddie Brown. listen
014 11/20/07 Real-Time Tripe Consoling a new found friend who believes he made a foolish purchase, Ed laments that he didn't make the purchase of a lifetime. listen
013 09/09/07 In my attempts to embellish my literary career, I tried to become a member of a New York City Society, a part of the scene, a scene that has since past. For the City's advancement has been kicked in the rear, a Society caught off guard. listen
012 08/04/07 A way (of) finding knowledge through perishable goods. listen
011 03/13/07 I decided to get smart with my intercommunications. listen
010 01/21/07 Enjoy a moment with Ed as he provides some cooking instruction, and engages in a little infused marketing. listen
009 11/19/06 This is a versionary tale dedicated cautiously to the foodie who also happens to be a backwards ass-jack who would go through extremes just to have an exquisite dining experience. listen
008 10/01/06 Who was the rocket scientist that came up with the idea to carpet the floor of a fast-food restaurant??? Forget the rocket scientist. Should not we blame the social engineer who is attempting to design a more intimate space and experience? listen
007 08/20/06 Am I your strangling strange or passing passion fruit? Plucky am I--a choice pick indeed! listen
006 06/16/06  The curator, she mentored me on how to contexturize: contextualize texture lingually; a vernacular that cannot be described in words or by taste. After I decided on the three cheeses for my artisanal dish, I went home to construct. listen
005 05/26/06  In the living room, me, sitting in full view, on the morning day of Christmas, my sweetheart gave to me, a gift certificate. A gift certificate? A gift certificate to shake hands with a chef. listen
004 04/25/06 Tuna Melon Sandwich listen
003 04/06/06 Meat and Potatoes Salad listen
002 03/18/06
Split Pea Spread
Yellow Split Pea Mush & Soup  
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001 03/08/06
Sesame Seed Cod Croutons 
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