Christmas Chimp

December 25, 2006 @ 10:37 pm

This is a photo from Christmas of 1990. It represents, in the words of Alan Ginsberg, a break in the normal modality of my consciousness.

Christmas Chimp

I was at Pere Marquette State Park for some sightseeing, and for five bucks they put a hat on your head and a chimp in your lap and took a picture. The chimp grabbed my hand and looked up at me, and I realized that it had my fingers and that I had its ears. This was disturbing, to put it mildly, and ever since then monkeys have kind of freaked me out. They threaten my humanity.

It's funny, I hadn't seen this picture since it was taken, and in my memory the chimp was wearing the hat and I was better looking. I guess there's still a chimp in a hat, just not the one I thought.

Replies: 3 Comments

Whateve...you're both hot.

Allison said on December 28, 2006 @ 11:21 pm

that's so awesome i can't quite describe it. and never fear: you are way better looking than that. .m

miranda said on December 30, 2006 @ 11:42 pm

the infamous chimp picture. i can see why you were so freaked out now ;) i am still reeling from our humiliating defeat yesterday.

fripp said on January 2, 2007 @ 7:41 pm