Unknown Arkansas: when I was 20 years old in 1992, a couple of friends and I were reading Cometbus issue 27 while hanging out by the tracks back home in Little Rock. We came across an article titled “Who is Bozo Texino?” written by one Bill Daniel. In this article revealed what he called “hobo graffiti,” on the rail cars across America. Names such as Bozo Texino. Herby. The Rambler. Bird Dog. Gypsy Sphinx. And Colossus of Roads. My friends and I walked the tracks to the old boxcars down the line and there they all were, in real life. I’ll never forget the feeling I had, as if we discovered something truly underground that most people know nothing about. That feeling has never left me. Here’s a photo I took of buZ blurr, at his farm in Surrealville, Arkansas last November. For the uninitiated. I’ll let you do your homework on who he is. To me, he is a living legend and a friend. An inspiration to the blue collar and the artist alike. This is one of the photos featured in Splendid Feast photo and art show in Long Beach this Saturday (buZ and Bill are also in it)! Life is surreal, indeed. . . . #splendidfeast #colossusofroads #buzblurr #billdaniel #whoisbozotexino #monikermonday #moniker #monikers #gypsysphinx #fillthefordfullyfolly #cometbus #flukefanzine #flukezine (at Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B353dRpgVTt/?igshid=13b9er5bxq55y
