the brown shirt.

I wore this brown top during the filming of an interview. The photos in that link are by my sister who while visiting (came next door to steal a cup of jo) and always with a camera in hand "documented" my browsing through some fancy fashion mags that were found in a box on a Chelsea sidewalk in Manhattan. I occasionally peruse these mags for inspiration- in search of sentiments or not yet born parodies to exploit in my clothing photographs. I think her announcement of the television program is beautiful and I found it to be sweet that she posted it and then sent out a mass email about it from her Alcove gallery list. Participating in the filming and interview was an incredibly wonderful and challenging experience. Did I mention it was also embarrassingly stressful and that after it was all over and even though it went beautifully and I appeared very calm and composed I got a terrible headache and became nauseated as soon as the crew left. I'll write more about it soon- the good parts and other experiences in this shirt. In the mean time I'll leave you with a tale as told to me by my thirteen year old nephew. I think the brown shirt was fitting for the interview...

once upon a time there was a captain on a large ship.
just as he stepped upon the deck one afternoon a member of his crew positioned in the crow’s nest yells “captain!!! there’s an enemy ship coming towards us!!!!”
the captain responds to the nearest deck-hand “go get me my red shirt!!!”
well, a battle ensues and not one man from this ship is killed.
after the battle the guy in the crow’s nest asks the captain “why did you retrieve your red shirt before the attack?”
the captain replies “in case i was stabbed or shot my men couldn’t see that i was injured and they would continue to fight without fear or discouragement”.
several weeks go by and one day the guy in the crow’s nest yells “captain!!!
twenty enemy ships are in the distance!!!”
the captain turns to anyone in ear-shot and yells “go get me my brown pants!!!”