Comments on: Happy Birthday David

Happy Birthday David

azul — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:42:50 -0800

Happy Birthday David! Today is the 500th anniversary of the statue's unveiling.

By: psychotic_venom

psychotic_venom — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:05:06 -0800

Happy David's Day Michaelangelo!

By: theora55

theora55 — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:23:52 -0800

That sculpture is why I want to go to Florence. Nice post, azul.

By: monkey closet

monkey closet — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:30:34 -0800

Very strange article in the Times today...

Michelangelo's David [...] would have been a physical wreck, suffering from a bad back, a weak hip and ankles, hammer toes and poor flexibility, all stemming from his poor posture.

By: the fire you left me

the fire you left me — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:08:57 -0800

Big hands I know you're the one.

By: johnny novak

johnny novak — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:17:35 -0800

I always liked the section in God Knows by Joseph Heller, where he has David complaining about Michelangelo's representation because it's uncircumcised. (sorry can't find the quote)

By: alms

alms — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:54:55 -0800

Monkey, that article is (paid) subscription-only. Just so you know.

By: monkey closet

monkey closet — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 07:03:14 -0800

I'm not paid, not subscribed, not logged in, and it works fine for me...

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 07:15:51 -0800

Monkey, that article is (paid) subscription-only. Just so you know. Cpunks/cpunks got me in just fine.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 07:20:40 -0800

Put some pants on!

By: nofundy

nofundy — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 07:31:47 -0800

David makes the baby Jesus blush. What dhoyt said. By order of John Ashcroft.

By: floanna

floanna — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 07:46:35 -0800

I've been to Florence and have seen David. He's a very big boy - in height in case you were wondering ;-) Pictures just don't do him justice!

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 08:49:13 -0800

BBC link to Monkey Closet's story. It is very wierd. Who knew UK news media organisations were so dependent on pilates treatments that they could be blackmailed into running utterly irrelevant, bogus pilates-related stories like this?

By: Skot

Skot — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 09:57:30 -0800

Not to hyperventilate or anything, but that statue is the most beautiful fucking thing I've ever clapped eyes on. My literal awe at the thing's beauty was strangely tinged by a certain despair: the gut-wrenching knowledge that nothing I could ever do would ever possibly equal its beauty. Very humbling.