Imagining The Existential Angst of Pop Icons Post Their Prime
WHO WOULDN'T BE BURNT OUT AFTER ENDURING DECADES OF JINGLES, JUNK FOOD CEREAL AND CLAMORING KIDS?
And, surely, we all can understand that the increased demand on them after a session of weed-smoking only feeds bad habits? Not that I'm making any excuses for them. I'm just saying.
So now we know: Franken Berry, the Silly Rabbit, Count Chocula, Cap'n Crunch and Tony the Tiger are stoners. As least as imagined by the artist Rob Sheridan, who is selling this limited edition print at his blog.
Coming of age as they did in the post-nuclear era, is anyone surprised that these pop icons would be spent? Here they wear the solemn resignation of Gen X-ers facing the cleanup of the Bush era.
Where are the new heroes? Who will we call upon? Have no fear! We can all still cling to the naive innocence and the self-actualizing, capitalistic instincts of Spongebob!
Posted May 27, 2008
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