Oh well, you know what they say about wrestling with pigs. (you know, you get dirty and the pig has fun). I am compelled though to say that I'm neither a "clone" nor a "sub moron" and I resent people like you who resort to name calling when they don't get their way. I believe I spanked my child once for such behavior. She learned, you can too. My final sugestion to you would be to do your art, make some friends and maybe next time someone can vote for you. I've never been one to enjoy a flame war and I generally avoid them at all cost so I'm going to excuse myself now from this pleasant little thread and move to greener pastures.

Oh no, Lon, it's never political. Politics, I'm sure never enters into an election unless, well, it's political. Let's get one thing straight here and now Lon: Legume is my friend, has been for quite a while now. When he mentioned that he was in the running for artist of the year, I actually looked at the work of his competition before I committed my LEGITIMATE vote. I saw a lot of really good artwork that stood up very well and deserved to be in the running. Codini, also a friend, was in the running as well. The bottom line though was that Legume's art, whether you like it or not, always evokes an emotion. Legume has managed to make the message his medium. Yes, often his work is satirical and I would suppose if you imagine yourself to be the target of this, you'd find it uncomfortable. However, I can't deny that I always find his work interesting, provocative and razor sharp. If you can't see the art in that then maybe you should take a night class.

Wow, Legume came up with a whole new concept. I bet no one has ever thought of asking people to vote for them before. Wait until the politicians in Washington get wind of this. This will cause a revolution. Politicians will make speeches in public and promise things to people if they vote for them. Think of the implications. Imagine a world where people won elections because they had friends and alliances. What would this world come to?