so, after i got home from my moab trip earlier this spring, i discovered, much to my chagrin, that i was only minutes away from the famed hole n' the rock made famous by mr. belnap's slide show day at the end of ap history in high school. since i made a return trip to the area this past weekend, i was able (after 11 years of waiting) to pay homage to the great albert christensen. he was a self-proclaimed artist, sculptor, and taxedermist, emphasis on the self-proclaimed part. unfortunately for me (and you, too), photography was not allowed in the actual home that albert blasted out of the side of the rock wall. it makes one wonder how mr. belnap ever got the pictures for his own slide show, but that is another question for another day. suffice it to say that the slide show from 11 years ago did not do the taxidermy justice. it was much, much worse than any photograph could ever portray.
thankfully for me, i went with my roommate niki and friend mike, and after only a brief introduction to the wonders of the place that is hole n' the wall, they were able to barely stifle their laughter along with me as we took the $5, 12-minute tour of the home. the slide show i have created is only a glimpse of how truly bizarre this place really was. i couldn't stop laughing. and neither could they.
another highlight of the visit for me was the petting zoo. let me rephrase that. another highlight of the trip for mike (age 32) was the petting zoo, as he had never actually been to a petting zoo before. he was quite enamored with the vietnamese pot bellied pigs. the highlight for me was the overwhelming glee that emanated from mike as we walked through the 100 feet of petting zoo. it was priceless.
anyway, if you have any more questions about my very own albert christensen day, please, feel free to ask. i really can't do it justice in such a short post. if only i had mr. belnap singing his ode to albert christensen called "the ballad of albert christensen" to serenade you during the slide show. . . sigh!
4 comments:
Okay, you were right. The Mr. Belnap referrence wasn't that funny to me. Although I know how hilarious he is, he's one of those people that you can't really retell stories about and have people get it. You kind of have to be there.
Well, Lizzie, it's nice to see that you didn't disappear into the miasma of space. Haven't heard from you lately and you know who would like to hear from you if only in a txtmsg.
it looks like you had fun, but then why wouldn't you?
That is so weird i have been to moab a few times but never heard of that. If I ever go again I will have to make that one of our stops.
I'm soooooooo jealous!! Every once in a while when I'm looking in a box for something I find my neatly folded up lyric sheet (printed with blue ink). I guess my mission for June is clear....FIND 'THE BALLAD OF ALBERT CHRISTENSEN' LYRICS BEFORE FLYING TO SALT LAKE!!. Do you think you'll be able to still drive while laughing uncontrollably?? I sure hope so!
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