okay, so i've never really been a big warhol fan. i always kind of viewed him as the n'sync of artists. some manufactured b.s. to get popular with the masses. and then i had to work at the basketball hall of fame the other night for a function and they had a painting of karim abdul-jabar that andy warhol did hanging there. and i couldn't stop looking at the damn thing. it was pretty much flawless. a lot of oil either looks like shit from afar or from up close. they always seem to look good from a certain distance. not so with this. i was enthralled by this ubersimple painting. i probably stared at it for about an hour and then kept coming back to it throughout the event whenever noone was around.. now i have to go to new york so i can see more of his stuff now that i realize how awesome he truly is. i used to just walk by his paintings because i thought he sucked. i still dont' like looking at lithos or photos or scans of his stuff, so i'm wondering if it was just this one or if i just never truly looked at his art before. so who wants to go to new york with me :) anyways, i just thought it was hilarious that i find an appreciation for andy warhol in the basketball hall of fame. but i guess that randomness does fit in the greater scheme of andyist theory. shit only happens when you're not expecting it.