Mingering Mike Smithsonian Exhibit - Opens in February!

Hope it's still there when I'm in DC in September.





edit--And it's not gonna be.





:WHYMUSTICRY:
 
Had an awesome time DJing/partying with you all and meeting Raj and Otis in the real world finally. This was dope!
 
What a great weekend!





It was great reconnecting with some old heads. The exhibit is amazing BTW.





Here's a video of the roundtable discussion. Soul Strut gets a shout out at the 12 minute mark.





 
Mike was killing it with the comedy! That after party left me worse for the wear, but we still managed to gather again for a great dinner with mike and dori's family. Vive Le strut!
 
I just saw pics from Mingering Mike Supersonic Rewind Dance Party.





My hat is off to Secret Chimp for his great conservation and promotion of Mingering Mike's art.
 
I've been meaning to give an update -- check out Mike's FB page for pics from this weekend's off the hook party at the museum: https://www.facebook.com/mingeringmike)





Hey Dan:





Back on January 15th, 2004 (the day I first posted the pictures) you wrote:





"I am betting, this guy was not a musician, and never showed his art to anyone. I bet he went to work, then went home and created his alter egos. And I guess he went to the record store some too.





So did any one see "The Throne" at the National Portrait Gallery. I don't know if it's still on display somewhere, but I saw it there in the 80's. The story, as I recall, was this postman went home every night for years, and worked on this incredible alter he was making in his garage. He had a whole religious world view that was driving his work. As I recall it was not discovered until his death."





The posters below are currently on display in the main lobby of the museum and Mike's records are one floor up from the The Throne.





Incredible.





:face_melt: :knowledge:



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About half way through the conversation and this is some pretty cool stuff. What a character Mike is. Would love to see the original thread and responses to his artwork. Also thank you Raj for this site im very thankful that you decided to breath new life into it instead of throwing in the towel. I will make most definitely make an effort to post more instead of just lurking.
 
KidProcrass said:About half way through the conversation and this is some pretty cool stuff. What a character Mike is. Would love to see the original thread and responses to his artwork. Also thank you Raj for this site im very thankful that you decided to breath new life into it instead of throwing in the towel. I will make most definitely make an effort to post more instead of just lurking.




Thank you for the kind words.





Here's the original thread
 
I'll be flying to dc next month for a two day meeting in Maryland. Maybe I can carve out a few hours to check it out. Definitely want to see them in real life.
 
-1 point for saying "Rick" and "frank" instead of "Raj" and "Fatback" in that video.
 
Gary said:-1 point for saying "Rick" and "frank" instead of "Raj" and "Fatback" in that video.




:funnypost:
 
I'm going to be in DC on Friday, April 24th. I'll drive up there in the morning and fly out in the evening, so I will have the day to go check out Mingering Mike. I look forward to it!
 
Gary said:I'm going to be in DC on Friday, April 24th. I'll drive up there in the morning and fly out in the evening, so I will have the day to go check out Mingering Mike. I look forward to it!




:shit_yeah:





Pictures or it didn't happen.
 
I was in DC last weekend, and I was able to swing through and check out the MM exhibit. Here are some cellphone pics:





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