I could not help but notice several stories from the news that renews my theory that the end of days is nigh...
1. In your very district on Monday night, the Big Butter Jesus statue outside of the Solid Rock Church took a lightning strike at about 11:30pm during a fierce thunderstorm and was converted
into the "Big Steel Frame that once was Big Butter Jesus" within the hour or two it took for the whole thing to burn to a crisp. I knew that it was an apocalyptic type of thunderstorm because I was asleep about 10 miles south in my humble abode when the very same storm woke me up. The good news is that the statue was insured, so there should be a return of Big Butter Jesus within a few months. But I have to ask, how come the lightning bolt struck the Church and not the Hustler Bookstore on the other side of the freeway? I mean, if there was ever a place a group of Christians would pray to be hit by lightning, it would be Larry Flynt's porn palace.Authorities say California artist Thomas Kinkade spent a night in jail after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
California Highway Patrol officials said Monday that Kinkade was pulled over outside Carmel and arrested by a CHP officer just after 10 p.m. Friday
CHP Officer Robert Lehman says the 52-year-old Kinkade was booked into the Monterey County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving. He was released Saturday morning.
Kinkade is famous for his paintings of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light.
The Thomas Kinkade Co. said in a statement it was reviewing the allegation.
The company noted it wasn't speaking on behalf of the artist, and said Kinkade has been advised by his lawyer not to comment.
I remember seeing a special on 60 minutes about Kinkade, who whips out pieces of art at the same pace that Little Debbies produces creme pies. He produces editions of over 7500 for most of his works, and doesn't sign them individually, but has a "DNA signature" attached to prove it is one of his works. He is considered the "master of light", and has a HUGE following among his collectors. Also, he is big with fundamentalist circles and aligns himself with the religious right in America. Thus, another sign of the pending apocalypse.
As for my opinion of Mr. Kinkade's art, I feel "master of light" is a little dramatic for his works. When I look at them, it reminds me of what the critic said about Ralph Vaughn William's 3rd Symphony when he first listened to it.
"It reminds me of a cow staring over a fence."
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