a heart with a twist of lemon

this was given to me on a Christmas many years ago. probably the late 80s or early 90s. it was 1 of 3 handcrafted by my grandpa Glenn Mackereth, no one calls him Glenn though, everyone calls him Mack. i drove big bird over to my apartment in the punk rock van because he can't fly. i needed something to take up wall space and serve a purpose. i figured that the most adult thing to do would be to use the big bird coat rack.

the funny thing about this big bird is that if you look at his hand, he is actually giving the bird. i guess he could not resist the irony. i do not think it was my grandpa's intention though.

but every day when i get home and walk into my room, there is big bird all "what up!" style.

i threw all of my hoodies on the various hooks. the hoodies that keep my body warm, now keep big bird warm. they also serve to get back at him for giving me the bird. i throw a hoodie over his face and say, "tell me how to get to sesame street now big bird!"