moving it
A BUTCHER'S #79
A BUTCHER’S hook/look (Cockney rhyming slang)
on the move, part 1
a container composition wave in Brooklyn.
really moving it
While doing a bit of reading for the bit I did on Concorde and supersonic speed in a recent issue (#76), I came across this incredible photo - it looks crazy. What is going on?
Apparently, this ‘vapor cone’ or ‘shock collar’ (which are pretty great names for it anyway) can happen when conditions are right: while flying at ‘transonic’ speeds (just under or just over MACH 1) and through humid air, rapid changes in air pressure and temperature around the aircraft create this cloud of condensed water vapor. If you feel like going into the techie details - here vapor cone
serious paperwork
Another sample page from of the great Saul Steinberg book Passport from 1953.
Self described as a ‘writer that draws’, this page from the book with its intentional illegibility, phony rubber stamps and signatures really deprives officialdom of its self-proclaimed authority - taking aim at the man!
through Italian Customs
As appealing as any of Saul Steinberg’s mock documents meet La Figlia - this was the customs document for my box of paints and stretcher bars I shipped from New York to Rome in the late 80s (I was so impressed with it, I kept it). Classic bureaucracy - this piece of paper has been passed through the ranks and signed and initialed by 8 or 9 officials and stamped 14 times - very impressive. You can just hear the stamps.
The name of this document is Figlia (daughter) so there’s a Madre as well - my guess is that it was their copy.
getting it moved, part 2
I’ve been driving myself crazy these days trying to find someone to move my storage (to another storage - I know!) The pressure was too much and I put it on hold, but for a week, it consumed everything.
So I can’t resist adding a photo of this serious old school moving truck.
livability on the move
Fabulous! And very long - looking as if it might snap in the middle, it’s 10ft wide x 60ft long and this is shocking to realize, it’s nearly twice the size of our old New York apartment! It’s on wheels, not blocks, but I don’t know what you’d be towing this around with.
The next issue will be coming to you from Italy, so expect more Roman flavoring.
"A writer who draws"--we have loved that description in our household for a while. Now to track down a copy of "Passport"!
And ... You say your old NY apartment. Don't you still have it?