The Art Vandelay Project

Jul 18, 2001, 5:49 PM ET4 posts by 4 posters
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Martin Ågren

Hello, Me and some friends are doing a movie and in one scene I'll be reading a book (I'll do more than just reading, if you must know...). Now, as a Seinfeld fan, I was thinking about letting the book be "Venetian Blinds" - as you all now written by mr. Art Vandelay himself. Since English isn't my mother tongue I have a little problem understanding George's line in "The Red Dot":

"He's an obscure writer. Betnik, on the village."

Could someone please explain this to me (the last sentence, to be more precise)? I'm trying to produce a fake cover and I need some information about this Art Vandelay to produce the little "About the writer"-part at the back of the book. Note that I only want information on the WRITER Art Vandelay, NOT the importer/exporter Art Vandelay or even judge Arthur Vandelay. So, from these two sentences, would it be possible to compile three or four lines about the author of "Venetian Blinds"?

PLUS!: To complete the presentation of the writer, I need a photograph of him. I'd rather not use George (nothing personal), so what I need is a photo of someone who looks like an Art Vandelay... If you think you do, please mail me a photo of yourself. Don't post to this newsgroup, just mail me, [email] If the interest seems large, I'll try uploading the "winner" somewhere on the web and post a link here.

I'll slip in a "Thank you" at that cover to all of you who contribute to these two questions.

Thanks for now, Martin

DFrank1068Martin Ågren

Beatnick is what you might be thinking off. Beatnick is a hippie of the early 60's that was in to poetry & self expression and "the village" would be Greenwhich Village where such Bohemian type would gather at clubs & coffee shops.

Andrew CameronDFrank1068

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I hate to be pedantic but I think thought it was "beatnik". Art galleries are where you find beatniks, too.

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Tod FriendlyAndrew Cameron

"Andrew Cameron" wrote in message news:9j7niv$ls3r2$[email]...

Then what are you doing here? :)

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