Slog - Comments on A Postcard From Terminal B http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term Jen Graves just called me from Terminal B of the George H.W. Bush airport in Houston, Texas. "What can you see?" I asked. "Miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of Texas." "What does it smell like?" "Rug. New rug." She was calling to tell me that a painting, called Honorific by Seattle artist Joe Park made an appearance on last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy. "What scene was it in?" I asked. "I don't know, someone else just called me about it, but I'm going to download the episode as soon as I get to... Copyright 2008 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:49:20 -0800 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:06:23 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by charles The bronze statue they have of HW bush in that airport looks like what the statute of lenin in fremont would look like if soviet russia had mail-order catalogues.

both have a windswept image of an iconic man, only if I recall correctly unlike lenin bush isn't wearing his jacket, its slung over his shoulder.

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473269 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473269 Arts Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:27:09 -0800 Comment by golob I love how that it had to be "Intercontinental" just to emphasize this isn't any dinky airport. No jaunts to Mexico and Canada, we're Europe and Asia bound here!

When I try to conjure an image of purgatory, the DFW airport comes to mind. Houston is hell.

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473273 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473273 Arts Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:34:52 -0800 Comment by Jared Yeah, and the jacket's shooting straight back from his shoulder to suggest a strong wind, which comes off pretty hilarious indoors (and bronze). How I wish it were Fremont-Lenin-sized!

]]> Jared http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473276 Arts Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:38:34 -0800 Comment by Thank You, Thank You, You're Too Kind. I'll Be Here All Week. The rabbits are playing Go but the piece is called Chess. Go figure (wocka wocka wocka)

]]> Thank You, Thank You, You're Too Kind. I'll Be Here All Week. http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473278 Arts Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:39:14 -0800 Comment by Levislade You know what I'm always noticing in Grey's Anatomy? There's a Low - The Great Destroyer poster that's always popping up in different locations. Sometimes it's behind the nurses' desk, sometimes it's in the MRI room . . . I've seen a Postal Service poster a couple times, too.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473290 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473290 Arts Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:57:33 -0800 Comment by Friend of Joey's Another Seattle artist has been featured since the first season. My friend and Seatle artist, Joey Robinson. Two of his black maids are in one frame above Dr. Burke's buffet.
You should interview him. It is a great story on how he was "discovered."

]]> Friend of Joey's http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473389 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/a_postcard_from_term#c473389 Arts Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:06:23 -0800