The Seattle Cardboard Tube Fighting league hosted a tournament: Saturday in Philadelphia on the Art Museum steps (made famous in Rocky),and Sunday in McCarren Park, Brooklyn, New York. It was a free event, and the League provided the lightweight cardboard tubes. You want your tube to survive the duel while your opponent’s is destroyed. This is a pretty random process, as when tubes clash yours is as likely to break as the one you are striking. The real agenda is to have fun. I came home with a few scrapes but was otherwise unharmed.
Armor Cam: I made hole in my cardboard breast-plate so I could safely place the camera beneath my armor to capture the action. Unfortunately I had my camera set on the lo-res setting. Oops!
The Melees, a free-for-all after the competition.
My epic battle, see me cower from the vicious tail slashing dragon. Captured by Anonymous Agent:
Update: July 11. I deleted the video, as today Os Gemeos asked me not to shoot video of the mural. They say it is a blanket request from their gallery. They have been very generous in allowing still photography access, and I made a promise, though how they expect not to be on video in these days ubiquitous cell phones is beyond me.
The Twins, Os Gemeos, brothers from Brazil and superstars of street art. They are painting on the wall that most recently had the re-creation of an old Keith Haring mural. They are three days into the process, which will probably conclude on Sunday
An ark with a big comfy couch and a dump for the pillow loungers. (more…)
