A few years ago, I joked that I thought it would be funny to get a giant stuffed marlin to hang above my bed. I had this idea in my head that I'd be able to judge a potential suitor's character based on his reaction to the fish. Flash forward a few years....it turns out PJ thought it would make for a good joke too. Only in his version he showed up at my door with a seven foot sailfish. It seems that while he was on a recent road trip, his friend Joel was emailing him craigslist ads for fish along the way. PJ ended up finding one in Chicago, the former resident of a now closed Bucktown bar called Darwin's. His name--Darwin Finnegan Fish.
I had planned to hang him in the bedroom, but since the only place he'd fit put his beak right at the level of my recently la$ered eyes, I decided he'd be safer in the living room over the TV. A mount, a screw, a tool (jokes were made) and a stud finder (I resisted) later, he's all moved in. Pretty handsome, no?
Darwin's official fish story: PJ and I caught him while ice fishing on Lake Michigan.
PJ and I should probably get engaged so that I can send this photo out in next year's Christmas cards.
Until then, watch your inboxes for an invite to the Fish Warming Party.
Posted by me at January 10, 2009 12:03 AMI just wanted to let you know that I somehow stumbled upon your rock n roll prom photos. The internet is a strange place. Cool fish.
Posted by: Adam at October 31, 2010 10:26 PMVery cool fish, hopefully one day as an avid fishermen I'll have something of a similar trophy :). I've been reading through your blog and it's quote interesting. In NZ we have huge concerts during the summer which alot of people travel via campervans, park up and party the xmas and new years away. But I have to confess, if given the chance to be in a campervan at a gig or beach with a fishing rod, I'll take the beaches any day lol.
Posted by: Norm at November 23, 2010 4:15 PMI would have to agree, but can you tell me more on this?
Posted by: Ashlynn Brooke at March 10, 2011 1:16 PM