hizz-igh everbodee! after some requests and due to my completely illegible handwriting, i am asked to tell what is written on the signature side of uncle mac. it is thus: "" Uncle Maccaroni" in realistic 3-d! An homage to: Dan Rice, Emmett Kelly, Bozo, R.Buckminster Fuller, Marcel DuChamp, Jack Dowd, Robert Larsen and Chuck Jones. And for: Lee Nelson Guthrie Jr. Nov 7th., 2006 (signed) Steven Guthrie " enjoy! and thanx for the comments. please feel free to leave mo!

... and with the addition of a little pigment...viola'! and it's all for da chillins! hooray!

...those bits of clownitude became this...

...a nice lady named 'lynn' liked the drawing, so hospice sent me these, and a few $....

so, ladalees and jellybeans, to recap: we started with a drawing. nuttin too fancy...

gotta say, i freekin called it! whuttupp pee rain!?! what, was yer wierd uncle a 'birthday party' clown who got a little 'touchy-feely' after a few vodkas? made you feel uncomfortable? dirty? so now those clowns gonna PAY! chee-zuss. whatta loser.

and, of course it wouldn't be complete without a pic of myself, piously admiring my creation...

finally, uncle maccaroni in his natural habitat: the city hall building at 1st st. and orange av., downtown sarasota.

oh! the drilling. oh! the screwing.

here b unka mac, comin down the ramp to be placed on the pad...

alrighty-odor, here the clown base is being unloaded from said truck by the gentle and courteous folk from hospice.

well, spank my butt and jump for joy! Uncle Maccaroni makes his official debut in front of the city hall on 1st st. near orange av. here he be waiting in the truck with his freshly repaired clown-homies!

unka mac all snug as a bug in a rug. strapped in and on his way to the clearcoating. cest la vie, mon cherie!

a clown sans head, and another one probably doomed to the same dark fate.

mo pics of finished clown.

well, the day has come and passed. the boys from hospice came and took 'uncle maccaroni' away. wah. bye, bye unka mac. ya know , with kids, ya do the best ya can and then... out into the real world. so off to the clear coat place in venice on tues. mornin, then to be set out in the mean ass streets of sarasota. no sleep fo me for the next 5 months! anywho, here b some pics from the blessed event.