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post #16 of 22

9/12/07 at 12:01pm

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Guys, I think the white car is sort of an impish joke. When you are as rich as Wolfe, your jokes can take the form of customized Caddies.

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9/12/07 at 12:03pm

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Anyone who loves this style of architecture should spend some time on 6th Avenue, from say 54th down to 44th. It gets old fast.

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9/12/07 at 1:32pm

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Originally Posted by Andre Yew

I forgot to mention that Wolfe likes Frank Lloyd Wright, and thinks that Wright represented truer American architecture before American tastes were subverted by the Modernists. In fact, he seems upset that happened.

--Andre

Unsurprisingly....the Coca Cola of architects.

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9/12/07 at 1:34pm

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Originally Posted by Manton

Guys, I think the white car is sort of an impish joke. When you are as rich as Wolfe, your jokes can take the form of customized Caddies.

An appeal to irony is frankly just a way to live your kitsch impulses with a *wink, wink* *nod, nod* attitude.

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9/12/07 at 1:40pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Manton

Guys, I think the white car is sort of an impish joke. When you are as rich as Wolfe, your jokes can take the form of customized Caddies.

http://brandnoise.typepad.com/brand_...lfe_pimps.html

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9/13/07 at 4:49am

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One of the interesting and slightly oxymoronic traits of the Modernists I've noticed is their similarity to Puritans--both of them are rather ascetic and disapprove of common humanity while elevating certain theoretical concepts to divine heights. I've always admired the Puritan disdain.

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9/16/07 at 2:27am

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In Bonfire of the Vanities Wolfe constantly makes reference to the classic style of the lead character. New and Longwood shoes, navy suits without peaked lappels, british clothing only, etc.