Just so everyone know, you have likely all seen the painting American Gothic that is referenced on page 168 in Heart-Shaped Box. Just thought I would make it a little more accessible.
In other news, not much of a bio of Joe Hill on his website's bio page, but I did like this line:
"He lives in a small stone cell at the bottom of a chasm; there is only one steep, treacherous trail leading down to it, and the way is protected by fierce goats."
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Thanks for the picture...I prefer this version of it myself (but that's just 'cause I'm a fan of anything that involves Neil Gaiman and a very large fork).
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Now that is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteJust a cool side note about American Gothic...A few years ago I was a door to door book salesman in Iowa and there are many random things about that state but one of my favorite is that in a tiny town called Eldon is the actual little white house that is the backdrop of that painting. Grant Wood, the artist, was from Iowa and I guess he was just inspired by the house. There's absolutely nothing special about it, it's just at the very edge of town and is one of the last homes on a little residential street. What is neat is that the people of Eldon are so proud of it that they have built a museum/gift shop in honor of the house directly next to it and the gift shop is about 3 times the size of the house itself. Just one of the many awkward things about Iowa.
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