Another late entry. 

Last Saturday (May 16), after doing my weekly shopping at DiGregorio’s, I stopped by White Flag Projects, where exhibiting artist Steve Powers was customizing cars with vinyl decals he took off the internet. (At least I think that’s where he got them.) There were a number of choices, but the image of a tough guy with a studded wrist band making a fist and an ugly face appealed to me. There was one with just an image, but one bore the text: “Homo Thug.” That was it, I thought. What else describes me? So, in the spirit of fun, I had Powers, who was delighted by my choice, apply it to my left passenger window. Cellphone pictures were taken to record the event. Now, all I have to do is worry that some homophobe, not getting the joke, will knock my window in. But that could never happen in St. Louis, could it? Among the others lining up for decals were legendary Gaslight Square jazz club impresario Jorge Martinez, Duchamp specialist Bradley Bailey, Laumeier Sculpture Park curator Kim Humphries and Riverfront Times art writer Jessica Baran. White Flag Projects svengali Matt Strauss was, during our final conversation, unwilling to have his BMW marred by the decals.  As the crowd around Andy used to say - boring.