For those of you who have raised children, you know that I am not exaggerating when I say that glitter is the herpes of your kids’ craft supplies.
For about a decade, I regularly found glitter on my face and stuck to odd parts of my body. And, if truth be told, I have passed glitter into our county’s solid waste stream.
So today I was starting some new demolition work at our new building and was concerned, nay – alarmed, to find some of the countertops painted purple with gold glitter. Then, as I was pulling up the fake plastic floor at the front of the storefront, I found that the antique heating registers were also glitter-studded.
I came home tonight and checked myself for glitter, pawing through my furry bits like I was looking for ticks.
So far, I’m clean.
But as I was removing the black curtains from under the bar, I encountered a bad omen. A disco ball – the ovary of the glitter world. It’s ours. Unless you come and claim it.
— Christopher Schwarz
I have just finished watching Strictly Come Dancing (UK version of Dancing With the Stars) results show. I’m in the mood for glitter. If only I could come and relieve you of that ball . . .
Why don’t you bring the ball to FORP? The work might seem easier.
I kind of like your new place even more now that I know it has been pre-glittered. Makes my life easier.
I wonder what I should get Anya for Festivus this year?
I’m guessing she would love a disco ball.
So true… About kids and glitter. It’s the kudzu of the craft world.
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When I cleaned out behind a an old bar I found dozens and dozens of nickels and pennies from back when beer cost only that much, way better’n glitter!
That disco ball needs to be in my shop. Next to my Shaun Cassidy poster.
That is soooooo Raven!
Never underestimate the soft raking light cast from a quality disco ball!
Worst case, Marco Terenzi could use one of those mirrors for bookmatching his veneer work!
Four years ago, The use and distribution of glitter (“hippy-herpes”) was banned at the Pilchuck Glass School. Three years later, I was still finding bits of the filthy-bedazzlement in my toolbox and suitcase. Occasional outbreaks withstanding, it seems to mostly have subsided.
That’s exactly what my workshop was missing… a Disco Ball. I’ll take it! It will be perfect with all the Man Glitter I have here.
😂👍🏼 >
You ah funny man Schwarz, a very funny man. HA!
You’ll feel better if you watch the Heart of Glass video, especially right at the two-minute mark.
Hard to believe she’s 70 now.
disbelieve! evidence bedamned!
Impossible! If that were true, I’d be 66 and I’m certainly not! I’d remember if I were that old… er… what were we talking about?
You bought a bar previously frequented by lesbians, you didn’t think there would be glitter?
You’re meddling with powers you can’t possibly comprehend.
The disco ball find sounds like an object for 12 gauge therapy, or which ever preferred choice in calibers. This therapy also works well for tool shaped objects.
I am collecting those objects for material to learn iron casting with. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
The asbesto fibers from the tile are doing the same thing unseen.
Glitter and cat hair. Always present.