2006-06-21 
 

surreal gnome

G just informed me that someone's placed an old school barber's chair and a Travelocity-esque garden gnome in front of our building.

Now, I'm willing to bet that they'll both be gone in the morning to new homes, because we recycle everything here in San Francisco. That being said, I do have to wonder what twist of fate brought those two items together? Did the gnome sit on the chair inside someone's apartment as a conversation starter?

OH yes, the gnome and the chair. There's a story behind that...

Or perhaps the chair was used by some back alley barber. You know, for cutting hair under the radar of the local stylist authority.

Most likely they were part of someone's post college "use what you can find for cheap" aesthetic, but that just sounds boring. I'd rather imagine a crazy story involving mistaken identities and a chimp. Crazy stories are always best when they include a chimp.

Labels: dose of mikey, g, san francisco

* posted by me at 4:29 AM

Comments:

So, which one did you bring upstairs, the chair or the gnome? Or perhaps both?

# posted by  names : 9:09 AM, June 22, 2006

 

I was tempted by the gnome, but impending travels thwarted my plans...that and the fact that both were gone within an hour of the entry. You know what they say, "A gnome in the hand..."

# posted by  Mike : 11:45 AM, June 26, 2006

 

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