tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5933867808043414026..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Dance, monkey.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59119917499505152442014-03-02T11:16:10.205-05:002014-03-02T11:16:10.205-05:00Robert Who?Robert Who?Stephen North Dakotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12607303863443276972014-03-01T17:52:38.606-05:002014-03-01T17:52:38.606-05:00TC Steele was a artist. Robert Indiana, not so mu...TC Steele was a artist. Robert Indiana, not so much.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78808514306270241652014-03-01T12:30:46.177-05:002014-03-01T12:30:46.177-05:00It was Mellencamp's manager/record company tha...It was Mellencamp's manager/record company that made him use a pseudonym. He didn't like it but it was either use the name or they wouldn't put out his first record (which was a flop anyway).<br /><br />Unlike Robert "Indiana", Mellencamp likes Indiana and likes living here. He's one of us.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31866400400075995872014-03-01T12:19:37.436-05:002014-03-01T12:19:37.436-05:00The story I heard regarding Mellencamp's name ...The story I heard regarding Mellencamp's name evolution: his record company didn't think he'd sell as "Mellencamp" & changed his name for him...being inclined to eat & pay bills, he went with their advice. Once he got big enough that it seemed people would buy his records even if he *did* use his real name (ie, he had bargaining power with the execs) he got to use his actual name again. Slowly, with that whole Cougar-Mellencamp nonsense (which i appreciate more now that i'm older).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68126026300386916992014-03-01T12:11:17.780-05:002014-03-01T12:11:17.780-05:00Would've been a he'll of a pornstar name. ...Would've been a he'll of a pornstar name. Or a crusty PI/bounty hunter.Lokidudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621746696000747854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91923741368571923912014-03-01T11:31:52.389-05:002014-03-01T11:31:52.389-05:00IIRC, Mellencamp changed his name while a DJ, beca...IIRC, Mellencamp changed his name while a DJ, because no one could spell it. He wanted to change it back, and had to convolute it to retain name recognition.Michael Z. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543005122174458805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19298719015695546462014-02-24T22:13:37.887-05:002014-02-24T22:13:37.887-05:00This other guy also seems more important than this...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Green_(artist)" rel="nofollow">This other guy</a> also seems more important than this Bobby fella.Chalkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56654504657573306882014-02-24T14:55:41.994-05:002014-02-24T14:55:41.994-05:00People don't have his paintings, because they&...People don't have his paintings, because they're crap.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35334010976683006812014-02-23T19:43:52.278-05:002014-02-23T19:43:52.278-05:00Oh I see! He's the pretentious douchebag flavo...Oh I see! He's the pretentious douchebag flavor of "artist". and by "artist", I mean guy who stacks letters. His mother must be so proudJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697173636167216585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56450915979691845332014-02-21T22:06:32.214-05:002014-02-21T22:06:32.214-05:00Wow.
That guy defines every stereotype for aged hi...Wow.<br />That guy defines every stereotype for aged hipster leftist, yet takes the name of a (gasp!) state that leans away from his political bent.<br /><br />Bite me, asswipe, you and your overplayed poopart.Buzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68014032541917931172014-02-21T20:58:11.247-05:002014-02-21T20:58:11.247-05:00For a Narcissist, his grammar is terrible.For a Narcissist, his grammar is terrible.kx59https://www.blogger.com/profile/04145047517803465867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64540978361533765642014-02-21T19:03:25.728-05:002014-02-21T19:03:25.728-05:00Bob who?
I think a better term is needed to des...Bob who? <br /><br />I think a better term is needed to describe pretentious jackholes like him. Douchebags are useful devices that benefit women and men, while pretentious artistes are useless wastes of oxygen. <br /><br />Al_in_Ottawa<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20469863263251388492014-02-21T16:58:59.860-05:002014-02-21T16:58:59.860-05:00But I liked that dog.But I liked that dog.Joelhttp://joelsgulch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16161352681325575892014-02-21T16:51:06.550-05:002014-02-21T16:51:06.550-05:00oh my. a lefty artiste has leftist pretensions. sh...oh my. a lefty artiste has leftist pretensions. shocked, shocked i am.Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452486400885521156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62480821181411371392014-02-21T16:24:52.908-05:002014-02-21T16:24:52.908-05:00Second on the "now who are you, again?"Second on the "now who are you, again?"Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25269271588498752372014-02-21T14:34:26.653-05:002014-02-21T14:34:26.653-05:00I can truthfully say that I have never, ever in my...I can truthfully say that I have never, ever in my entire life heard of this "Robert Indiana" guy. That probably pisses him off.bluesunhttp://deadmandance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43507474720890945602014-02-21T14:13:58.769-05:002014-02-21T14:13:58.769-05:00Mr. Indiana is so much the world's greatest ar...Mr. Indiana is so much the world's greatest artist that I've never heard of him before.<br /><br />Scott J: that is--priceless. Like the fact that they tabled John 3:16<br /><br />KishneviAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80381580035891441602014-02-21T13:07:04.217-05:002014-02-21T13:07:04.217-05:00Wow, we've been dissed by a greeting card arti...Wow, we've been dissed by a greeting card artist.Steve Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71527384933317989192014-02-21T12:56:42.181-05:002014-02-21T12:56:42.181-05:00WOW, it says on wiki that he currently lives on Vi...WOW, it says on wiki that he currently lives on Vinalhaven Island!<br /><br />I bet he keeps his opinions to himself there, as its the lobster fishing capital off the world, and the sea going residents aren't ones to suffer fools.<br /><br />Met some rough customers from that little island!Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33271220345773892492014-02-21T12:33:55.677-05:002014-02-21T12:33:55.677-05:00"Indiana was the dog's name!"
Henr..."Indiana was the dog's name!" <br /><br />Henry Jones, Sr. CarlosThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173150696319936440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45152565965195622732014-02-21T11:08:18.528-05:002014-02-21T11:08:18.528-05:00He's never heard of the Hoosier Group then. Or...He's never heard of the Hoosier Group then. Or if we need decently good artists who also tick the PC boxes, Janet Scudder and John Wesley Hardrick are quite respectable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66126822353020190182014-02-21T10:53:15.576-05:002014-02-21T10:53:15.576-05:00His brother Gary is a violent drunk.His brother Gary is a violent drunk.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012114717416506807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44050217203933811542014-02-21T10:49:58.497-05:002014-02-21T10:49:58.497-05:00I guess having his oh so creative "Love"...I guess having his oh so creative "Love" print in stature form in front of the IMA isn't enough for his ego.<br /><br />What do the little proles need to have prints of his in their houses right next to those of Dear Leader?<br /><br />Look, I can grok having disdain for where you grew up.<br /><br />But then again I didn't change *my* name to Jack Jersey.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83990274717562986122014-02-21T10:32:59.069-05:002014-02-21T10:32:59.069-05:00I suppose it is a good thing to be a legend in you...I suppose it is a good thing to be a legend in your own mind, Bob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58626770851951451212014-02-21T10:28:29.941-05:002014-02-21T10:28:29.941-05:00If he is speaking of the old Marion County Courtho...If he is speaking of the old Marion County Courthouse, that was razed under Gov. Matthew Welsh, a Democrat.<br /><br />Being a douche gives you street cred in New York City. They are welcome to Robert Indiana.<br /><br />Shootin' BuddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com