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Author:  Groucho [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Groucho's wife makes art out of dryer lint
Seriously!

The new Ripley's Believe it or Not book is out, and on page 194 there is a short bit about my wife, who does art made out of dryer lint.

Ripley's chose three of her pictures and one of them was one she did of Tony's Dog. Why they chose these three is beyond us, as we think there are much better ones out there.

Image

Here's the book: Image

Here's my wife's web page: http://www.heidihooper.com
Author:  nghtvsn [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Impressive on your wife being in the book.

Also, impressive is the lint art. I visited the page and saw her work and it looks good, but that's definitely something I wouldn't have the patience to do.
Author:  matatonio [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
congrats to your wife. :D and its really amazing what she does out of something most of us just throw away.
Author:  Grill [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:18 pm ]
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Hey Mrs Groucho,

You should do a series of them with Groucho and Tony naming them Dumb and Dumber...
Author:  Mau [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Do you know the meaning of "Let Go"?
Author:  TonyMontana [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Holy crap, that is freakin' awesome!!! :hump:

Just went over to Amazon and picked up the book.

I just hope this doesn't go to my dog's head. His ego is already out of contol.
Author:  Dr. Lecter [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Those look brilliant...
Author:  lovemerox [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
tonys dog should get no such recognition...my dog would whoop tonys dogs ass in a fight.
Author:  TonyMontana [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:13 am ]
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lovemerox wrote:
tonys dog should get no such recognition...my dog would whoop tonys dogs ass in a fight.


I don't recall the name of the book that your dog is published in? Or the piece of art that he is the subject of? Oh yeah, that's right: your dog isn't in any book or artwork.

It's finally official:

My dog > your dog

We can finally conclude this debate! My dog is being a good sport, though. He wants me to tell your dog to "suck it".
Author:  lovemerox [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:19 am ]
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TonyMontana wrote:
lovemerox wrote:
tonys dog should get no such recognition...my dog would whoop tonys dogs ass in a fight.


I don't recall the name of the book that your dog is published in? Or the piece of art that he is the subject of? Oh yeah, that's right: your dog isn't in any book or artwork.

It's finally official:

My dog > your dog

We can finally conclude this debate! My dog is being a good sport, though. He wants me to tell your dog to "suck it".




:funny:

Touche


























My dog still rules though, and your dog is still a pussy. Book or not...
Author:  Groucho [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
TonyMontana wrote:
lovemerox wrote:
tonys dog should get no such recognition...my dog would whoop tonys dogs ass in a fight.


I don't recall the name of the book that your dog is published in? Or the piece of art that he is the subject of? Oh yeah, that's right: your dog isn't in any book or artwork.

It's finally official:

My dog > your dog

We can finally conclude this debate! My dog is being a good sport, though. He wants me to tell your dog to "suck it".


Don't forget that Tony's Dog also won some ribbons in art competitions before being purchased by Ripley's Believe it or Not and is now on display in a Ripley's Museum somewhere.
Author:  Crux [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
My dog would win in a fight!
Image
Author:  Crux [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:18 am ]
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*Note: That's not actually my dog......it's Roger Clemens' dog! Roger gave the dog his "left overs".
Author:  Eagle [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Awesome all around. Congrats to your wife Mike, and Tony, you crack me up.
Author:  Rev [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Crux wrote:
My dog would win in a fight!
Image


Holy Shit! :funny:
Author:  TonyMontana [ Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Groucho wrote:
Don't forget that Tony's Dog also won some ribbons in art competitions before being purchased by Ripley's Believe it or Not and is now on display in a Ripley's Museum somewhere.


Do you know which gallery it is in?
Author:  Korrgan [ Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
So while I was in the Barnes and Noble at the mall, sipping on my Starbucks frap and dodging paparazzi, I suddenly saw this book on display and I checked out the page with Tony's dog.

Cool shit.
Author:  tina_als_girl [ Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
I saw the book at Target today and had to show off the page to my roommate.
Author:  TonyMontana [ Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
This book thing has upped my art "street cred" with my wife, who is an art teacher. She's pretty impressed and dumbfounded that I somehow had something to do with art.
Author:  Goktor [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
That's awesome Groucho.

Why tumble dryer lint? Is there something specific about it that your wife likes, or is it more the challenge of creating art with an unusual medium?
Author:  Corpse [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Some kid from the 90's Nickelodeon show 'Figure It Out' did the same thing.

It's a really cool talent.
Author:  TonyMontana [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Corpse wrote:
Some kid from the 90's Nickelodeon show 'Figure It Out' did the same thing.


To quote Ralph Wiggum... that's unpossible! My dog wasn't even born in the early 90's.
Author:  Groucho [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
My mistake! They used a picture of the Tony's Dog but they don't own it. They bought about 15 pieces a while ago and put them in their various museums, but Tony's Dog is currently at A Mano Galleries in New Hope, PA (near Philly) and is still for sale.

Sorry! Not as exciting as knowing it's in a museum.
Author:  Groucho [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
Corpse wrote:
Some kid from the 90's Nickelodeon show 'Figure It Out' did the same thing.

It's a really cool talent.


There are actually a number of people who do this, we found out recently. She didn't know that until she started doing it and we did some searches. Still, Ripley's apparently thought Heidi's were the best, because they contacted her and bought a bunch and put her in the book! :thumbsup:
Author:  Corpse [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tony's Dog in Ripley's Believe it or Not Book
I was actually mistaken.

The girl in Figure It Out made paper out of dryer lint.
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