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Cracked my ball
From: Manthorp
29 Oct 2014 22:33
To: fixrman
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Soz Fixrbabe, I'm not familiar with him. Of course, there were many excellent sculptors in the centuries prior to concrete & plastics. Quite unusual to have a stone carver who was celebrated for woodcarving too: the skill set (and tools) don't have massive amounts of overlap.
What more do you know about him?
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
29 Oct 2014 22:40
To: Manthorp
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None better than Jeff Koons!
From: Manthorp
29 Oct 2014 23:03
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
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I like his cheery vulgarity. He is the Donald McGill of his time.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
30 Oct 2014 00:11
To: Manthorp
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I think of him and his ilk as manufacturers of pricey designer label goods, like Gucci handbags.
From: fixrman
30 Oct 2014 01:17
To: Manthorp
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I don't think he was celebrated for woodcarving, I think that might have been something he did for fun or for a friend. He was primarily a stonecarver, perhaps nearly exclusively.
When he was flush with money he was apparently some party, eccentric and fun. When money was tight he could be a nasty drunk. He knocked my great grandmum around a bit I am afraid, until one of the kids threatened him with bodily harm if it happened again.
I'll get some more history from my cousin who lives in Ireland tomorrow if I can get him on Skype. Perhaps he can tell me where he mostly worked and other information. I'd love to know more about the family over there and I hope to come over within a year.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
30 Oct 2014 19:19
To: fixrman
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MEAT!!!
From: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ)
3 Jun 2015 14:27
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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There probably should be another meat some time.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
3 Jun 2015 22:37
To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ)
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Don't you dare volunteer to arrange it - we want it before '07.
:@
Someone go get EP here to sort it.
From: fixrman
4 Jun 2015 01:37
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Aye. 'Twould be good.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
24 Apr 2017 21:32
To: ALL
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MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!