Every afternoon I stand by a second floor window in the Ed Sullivan Theater and take mediocre photos of guests as they enter and leave the Late Show with David Letterman. In the foreground of each shot is a wad of old gum I noticed on the window ledge. There may be better paparazzi photos on the internet, but this is the only place you'll find the juxtaposition of celebrities and hardened gum. Enjoy!
Amy, you raise a fascinating question. Being a very gum-centric person, I've discussed this in the past with Samantha. These black spots may in fact be gum, which introduces a whole new meta-level to the project. And as you know, I'm a very meta-centric person.
The sidewalks of New York have millions of these black spots. On the one hand, they seem too numerous to be gum. But what else could they be? Paint or tar from building work would have presumably been caught by scaffolding or tarps--I don't remember ever being splattered with paint or tar as I walked along.
The gum looks so good, do you think it's had work done?
ReplyDeleteThere are many black spots on the sidewalk near Joan's modest car. Are these petrified wads of gum? Please explain.
ReplyDeleteNice one, Karen!
ReplyDeleteAmy, you raise a fascinating question. Being a very gum-centric person, I've discussed this in the past with Samantha. These black spots may in fact be gum, which introduces a whole new meta-level to the project. And as you know, I'm a very meta-centric person.
The sidewalks of New York have millions of these black spots. On the one hand, they seem too numerous to be gum. But what else could they be? Paint or tar from building work would have presumably been caught by scaffolding or tarps--I don't remember ever being splattered with paint or tar as I walked along.
Urban landscape experts invited to weigh in.