  Huggybear Member Username: Huggybear Post Number: 324 Registered: 08-2005 |
Ok - if you've been to art openings in the past ten years, you've probably seen him - so what's his story? Relatively tall, very thin guy white guy. Short grey hair. Always wears a button-down dress shirt and a belly pack [c.f. fanny pack, codpiece]. If I recall, the schtick is doing origami on dollar bills. Just saw him last night at Russell Industrial wearing a pin that was a origami butterfly of... surprise... a dollar bill. Maybe that's his stage name; I don't remember. I thought I heard that once at Bankles a long time ago. Performance artist? Advertising for a tax service? Pocket capitalist? General purpose eccentric? | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 2099 Registered: 09-2007 |
lol, for a second, I thought you were talking about George W. Bush.  | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 593 Registered: 04-2005 |
Bush doesn't fold 'em, he makes them disappear. Different schtick | ||
Ragtoplover59 Member Username: Ragtoplover59 Post Number: 263 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Bush doesn't fold 'em, he makes them disappear" That's the second trick, The first trick is pulling them out of thin air? | ||
Dannyv Member Username: Dannyv Post Number: 190 Registered: 08-2007 |
I've heard him called Dollar Bill. | ||
Rjlj Member Username: Rjlj Post Number: 523 Registered: 11-2003 |
Why didn't you go up to him and say hello? | ||
Norwalk Member Username: Norwalk Post Number: 266 Registered: 11-2006 |
I think its Bill Dollar actually | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 566 Registered: 03-2006 |
I haven't seen that guy, but he reminds me of this over-weight sweaty guy who used to troll the same circles in a suit doing performance art that consisted of stapling dollar bills to his forehead or doing other simple magic tricks. | ||
Birdie Member Username: Birdie Post Number: 43 Registered: 04-2007 |
his name is bill dollar. | ||
Lafayette Member Username: Lafayette Post Number: 34 Registered: 03-2007 |
you're right birdie. and he appeared on one of Bob The Singing Bass Player's CDs. Quite a humorous segment, it was. And a great CD. | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 404 Registered: 02-2008 |
Is the old guy that makes quarters stick to his forehead still working at Lafayette Coney island? | ||
Terryh Member Username: Terryh Post Number: 747 Registered: 11-2006 |
Bob used to frequent Goldengate Cafe on Wednesday. Gave me a copy of the CD with the Bill Dollar performer. Bob is very environmentally concious. Nice guy. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 5356 Registered: 12-2005 |
This sounds similar to another curious currency-related performance artist, J. S. G. Boggs. quote: | ||
Dannyv Member Username: Dannyv Post Number: 194 Registered: 08-2007 |
How does origami work on a CD? | ||
Lafayette Member Username: Lafayette Post Number: 35 Registered: 03-2007 |
You hear the dollar bills being folded and Bill narrates what he's doing. He & Bob The Singing Bass Player also do a brief interview about what he does and why. It's funny. |
