(Do you remember now?)
My friend, Boris
Kraus, bought me one, in German colours of course. This was used to great
effect in the Germany vs Argentina quarter-finals, where the Hawkers could be
seen blowing the Boris vuvuzela in the Marquee in Laax. We must obviously claim
some of the credit for Germany’s 4 – 0 victory.
The question that has
been taxing people is what does one do with a redundant vuvuzela?
Help is at hand. We
have been told that a survey was carried out in South Africa to find the most
popular use for a redundant vuvuzela. The use that came out on top was as a
toilet roll holder. Not to be outdone, the “Boris Kraus vuvuzela” has now come
out of the cellar and takes pride of place in the toilet by the front door.
Here are some pictures
as we tested this idea.
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Now on to the main
article of the day.
You might think that
this is the neighbours just putting out their washing to dry. The weather was pretty damp, so it took a long time. Several weeks in fact, after which one begins
to suspect that it might not be washing after all, and if it is washing, then
someone is going short of his or her clothes.
No. This is more
Thalwil art.
The reason that I say “More” Thalwil
art, is that many of you will remember the Red Bicycle (with a Capital “R” and a
Capital “B”).
Here are three links from my
Blog last year:
26 July - Demise of
the Red Bicycle http://colinhawker.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-thanks-to-indian-embassy-visa.html
Do you remember the
tears welling up in your eyes, when Grumpy broke the news that the Red Bicycle
was no more? Such sadness. I am not sure whether anyone has ever written a book
“Funeral for a Bicycle”, but if they haven’t, then there is clearly an opening
here.
But back to Thalwil
Art and the drying laundry. You will notice the shop to the right of the
picture. “kultur labor” – a culture laboratory. This is a place where people
carry out (humane and pain-free) experiments on Culture. Imagine that. If you
ever wanted to know how to experiment on culture, then Thalwil is the place to
come; the place where they tie Red Bicycles to railings and hang their washing
out for six weeks.
So what are we to make
of this particular experiment? Is it an illusion? Is the television satellite dish
part of the art? Does the train form part of the art, as it finishes its journey
into the City of Zurich?
If the Red Bicycle
explored the meaning of existence (where do I get this nonsense from?), then
what significance should we place on “The Thalwil Washing”.
Is it a protest
against the slavery of domestic work? Is it the opposite, perhaps, being a
celebration of the liberating effects of the weekly washing. Do the shirts display
patterns of Time and Space?
Perhaps this could
start a trend. All towns could have washing on show in the high street, instead
of putting up Christmas tree lights. There should be a national hanging out
your washing day, complete with appropriate cards to be bought on Moonpig.com.
“Happy Hanging out your Washing Day”.
What next? Watch this
space. How can the people of Thalwil build on these artistic triumphs? “Thalwil
– Cultural City of Europe 2013”. Forget Liverpool, as the cultural centre of
Europe. Come to Thalwil.
But Thalwil has got a
long way to go to catch up with Minnesota. (Charlie
– I haven’t heard from you for a long while, so I thought I would throw this
in)
Please note that no
bicycles, shirts or trousers, clothes-pegs or washing-lines have been harmed or
distressed during the writing of this blog.
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