Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Velvet Cowboy





 Ride ‘em

I watched Tony Curtis in ‘Some like it Hot’ as a kid. His very distinctive curvy lips made an impression on me at an early age as did his very comic role which almost denied those extreme good looks in his salad days. I never saw him in a cowboy hat though and I think he’d have possibly looked a little like this- clean cut and very smooth. His pocket badge, the little gun, came from a army surplus junk store on Cuba St (more recently The Krazy Lounge, now Ernesto’s). We were design students of the late 70’s, beating path to pseudo punk and falling on the wonders contained within Krazy Rick’s on the corner. There you could buy army bags, plastic baby dolls just the right size for earrings and sometimes cheap tin jewellery from Japan. I’ve had that pistol in my pocket for years; just right for a velvet buck.

The 'Brush with Velvet' exhibition opens 20th December at The Deluxe Cafe, Kent Tce, Wellington

2 comments:

Mary McCallum said...

Yes! I loved Krazy Rick's - I'd wonder round and round completely bemused by all the 'stuff'. Did think to buy a gun.... Love your velvet buck, Fi, makes you want to reach out and touch him...

Helen Mays said...

Hello from Helen and P.O.O.P at www.poop.org.nz.
Fantastic to meet you at Rock Your Life. I found you via Google of course, a nice read too!
I've lost your card! please contact me at info@disbin.com
Cheers Helen