Bobo's Portrait of Fez

[mikeyboy]

<p>If you listened to today's show, you heard that Bobo created a portrait of Fez for his birthday gift.&nbsp; A little bit of context -- In 2004, Fez decided to grow out his beard for the entire NFL season, shaving it off once the Buccaneers either won the SuperBowl or were eliminated.&nbsp; Fez was able to grow quite a large bushy beard, and pictures were taken of Fez before his beard was shaved on air.&nbsp; Bobo based his portrait on one of those pictures.&nbsp; Also, some of Fez's beard hair was saved for Bobo to incorporate into his painting.&nbsp; So without further ado, here's the portrait:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/fezportrait.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>For comparison, here's the original picture:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/fezportraitphotoSmall.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>As Ron said on the air, he really does capture Fez.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here's Bobo with the portrait:</p><p><img height="480" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/100_2771Small.jpg" width="640" border="0" /></p><p>Here's the portrait being presented:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/RFA_04.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>That's pretty fucking cool.&nbsp; It's one of those gifts that shows you gave a fuck when you thought of the person.</p><p>Nicely done Bobo.</p>

[Gvac]

<p>Great pics, mikeyboy, but the portrait is even more impressive in person.&nbsp; Bobo did a phenomenal job capturing Fez with his painting, and adding his actual hair to it makes it come alive that much more.&nbsp; </p><p>Bobo is a true artist and an absolute mensch.&nbsp;</p>

[ShelleBink]

The Jerry Garcia comments are right on the money.<br />

[FezPaul]

<p>FEZ: the real hair is kind of creepy.</p><p>RON: It's your hair!</p><p>Miss Mountain Man Fez.</p><p>Anyone else notice the<strong> cart</strong> in the background?</p><p>2004 the golden age of radio.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

Great work Bobo and very thoughtful!

[mikeyboy]

<strong>FezPaul</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Anyone else notice the<strong> cart</strong> in the background?</p><p>2004 the golden age of radio.</p><p>That's WJFK for you.</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Thanks 4 all the kind words, it was a lotta fun, a labor of love. Thanks to Mikeyboy for taking the original photograph which has been taped to my easle for 14 months!&nbsp;Here's a pic&nbsp;in natural light which is more represetitive of the image. I wanted it to look like something in a comic book, since Fez digs comix. Handling the hair was kinda weird, but I felt less &amp; less like Dr. Mengele the more&nbsp;I worked at setting the hair into the acrylic gel medium that is holding it in place. The funniest part was giving the painting a trim w/ barber's scissors after the hair was set and affixed cause it was a lil scruffy! ha ha ha... (BTW, I had Fez's ENTIRE beard and still have the&nbsp;tips of his handlebar mustache)&nbsp;The origin of this whole concept was a discussion we had on the air at JFK about 18 months ago&nbsp;about&nbsp;my plans&nbsp;2 B&nbsp;cremated&nbsp;&amp; have my ashes mixed into a self portrait after my death. I couldn't let&nbsp;Fez's wonderful beard go to waste!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/FuzzyFezFaceFinished1CU.jpg" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by bobogolem on 4-3-06 @ 9:04 PM</span>

[PapaBear]

When I first saw the photo of the portrait, I didn't realise it was based on that particular photo of Fez. It's a great likeness! I remember that show from JFK. I was wondering if you had made it.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/thumbup.gif" border="0" />

[Reephdweller]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Great pics, mikeyboy, but the portrait is even more impressive in person.&nbsp; Bobo did a phenomenal job capturing Fez with his painting, and adding his actual hair to it makes it come alive that much more.&nbsp; </p><p>Bobo is a true artist and an absolute mensch.&nbsp;</p><p>It really was great to see in person. Awesome job Bobo.</p>

[spot]

The smaller versions of the portrait do not do it justice. I am in awe of your work, Bobo.

[suggums]

the more i hear and see of bobo the more i like him. gorgeous painting budday, we should get a group and go to a cool art exhibit down in dc sometime<br />

[Billy Staples]

<p><font size="2">That reminds me....whatever became of the Buc-Stash I saved and gave to Fez?</font></p><font size="2" /><font size="2"><font size="2" /><font size="2"><p><font size="2">Hmmmmmm</font></p><p><font size="2"><p><font size="2">bobo....should get some of it, I'm sure Fez stil has it in the Magic Fairy neck chain I got for his birthday a few years back</font></p></font></p></font></font>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Billy Staples on 4-3-06 @ 10:44 PM</span>

[bobrobot]

<strong>suggums</strong> wrote:<br />we should get a group and go to a cool art exhibit down in dc sometime<br /><p><strong><font color="#000099">That would be wayy cool by me, suggums, there's&nbsp;no shortage of museums in DC. I am a big fan of the Hirshhorn Museum &amp; Sculpture Garden!!!</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Thanks&nbsp;for the compliment, Spot! You'll dig this, recently I have been thinkin about how&nbsp;much I love &amp; miss&nbsp;Neon Park, and I think a smidgen of his vibe came thru in&nbsp;my painting!&nbsp;</font></strong></p><p><img height="227" src="http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/images/thumb/c/c9/180px-Weaselsad.jpg" width="180" border="0" /><img height="201" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Frank_Zappa_-_Weasels_Ripped_My_Flesh.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></p>

[suggums]

in the music section of the store i work at, i make sure to keep that zappa cd at the front of the bin.&nbsp; love that cover<br />

[DESERTEAGLE.50]

<p>Eh, that painting is alright.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>JUST kidding.</p><p>Most excellent work, my man!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The background really sets it off.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Whats it smell like?&nbsp;</p>

[SinA]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote: <p><strong><font color="#000099">That would be wayy cool by me, suggums, there's&nbsp;no shortage of museums in DC. I am a big fan of the Hirshhorn Museum &amp; Sculpture Garden!!!</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Thanks&nbsp;for the compliment, Spot! You'll dig this, recently I have been thinkin about how&nbsp;much I love &amp; miss&nbsp;Neon Park, and I think a smidgen of his vibe came thru in&nbsp;my painting!&nbsp;</font></strong> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>the national gallery has a DADA exhibit:</p><p><img height="462" src="http://www.people.virginia.edu/~djr4r/LHOOQ.jpg" width="294" border="0" /></p><p>but&nbsp;dechamp didn't use real facial hair.</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>Whats it smell like?</p><p>I'm guessing it carries the stench of a year of Buccaneers failure.</p>

[WhistlePig]

Great job Bobo. You really got his eyes right. And I love the background.

[curtoid]

<strong>DESERTEAGLE.50</strong> wrote:<br />The background really sets it off. <p>It totally hypnotizes me - i love it.</p>

[bobrobot]

<strong>suggums</strong> wrote:<br />we should get a group and go to a cool art exhibit down in dc sometime <strong>SinA</strong> wrote: the national gallery has a DADA exhibit: <p><strong><font color="#000099">This would be sooo cool! Can we make this work? A Ron &amp; Fez DC Contigent event that doesn't take place in a bar or a hideous, dank NoVA Restaurant,&nbsp;but in an ART MUSEUM to see the DADA Exhibit??? I guess a Sunday or a Saturday would be best...</font></strong></p><a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/index.shtm#dada" target="_blank"><font size="5">Dada</font></a> February 19&ndash;May 14, 2006 <p><a href="http://www.nga.gov/programs/music.shtm#mar12a" target="_blank"><em><strong>Le Ballet m‚canique (1924)</strong></em></a><br /><strong>March 12&ndash;May 14, 2006<br />Monday&ndash;Friday at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.<br />Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m.<br />East Building Mezzanine</strong></p><p>Automated musical instruments including sixteen programmed grand player pianos will play portions of George Antheil's score for the Fernand L‚ger film, <em>Le Ballet m‚canique</em> (1924). Presented in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/dadainfo.shtm" target="_blank"><em>Dada</em></a> exhibition, the installation will be activated for a ten-minute performance each weekday at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 pm. The 16-minute film was directed by artist Fernand L‚ger with cinematography by Dudley Murphy and Man Ray and may be viewed in the exhibition, without sound, in Gallery 13.<br /><a href="http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/202/filmscore.shtm" target="_blank">Press Materials</a></p><p><img height="141" src="http://www.nga.gov/images/decor/ballet-hl.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by bobogolem on 4-4-06 @ 12:38 PM</span>

[spot]

Always loved that album cover, Bobo. My pal Steve used to use it as a sig. Miss Neon Parks.

[Hottub]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><font color="#000099">Thanks 4 all the kind words, it was a lotta fun, a labor of love. Thanks to Mikeyboy for taking the original photograph which has been taped to my easle for 14 months!&nbsp;Here's a pic&nbsp;in natural light which is more represetitive of the image. I wanted it to look like something in a comic book, since Fez digs comix. Handling the hair was kinda weird, but I felt less &amp; less like Dr. Mengele the more&nbsp;I worked at setting the hair into the acrylic gel medium that is holding it in place. The funniest part was giving the painting a trim w/ barber's scissors after the hair was set and affixed cause it was a lil scruffy! ha ha ha... (BTW, I had Fez's ENTIRE beard and still have the&nbsp;tips of his handlebar mustache)&nbsp;The origin of this whole concept was a discussion we had on the air at JFK about 18 months ago&nbsp;about&nbsp;my plans&nbsp;2 B&nbsp;cremated&nbsp;&amp; have my ashes mixed into a self portrait after my death. I couldn't let&nbsp;Fez's wonderful beard go to waste!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/FuzzyFezFaceFinished1CU.jpg" border="0" /></p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by bobogolem on 4-3-06 @ 9:04 PM</span> <p><img height="600" src="http://discosantigos.com/Portfolio/JerryGarcia.jpg" width="456" border="0" /></p>

[DESERTEAGLE.50]

<font size="4"><strong>So what Ben and Jerry's flavor would Fez be?<br />
</strong></font>

[Rancidcuntjuice]

Fairy Garcia?

[suggums]

<p>new york super fudge packer</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and to keep the ronfez art gallery group discussion going, weekends are also pretty good for me.&nbsp; i'm definitely still down for this, and the dada exhibit sounds great.&nbsp; the nice thing about the mall area is that there's like 5-6 museums all just a couple minutes walk from each other, so if we get bored theres always somewhere else to go<br /></p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong>suggums</strong> wrote:and to keep the ronfez art gallery group discussion going, weekends are also pretty good for me.&nbsp; i'm definitely still down for this, and the dada exhibit sounds great.&nbsp; the nice thing about the mall area is that there's like 5-6 museums all just a couple minutes walk from each other, so if we get bored theres always somewhere else to go</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">We should do it soon, what's best Saturday or Sunday, 4/8 or 9, or 4/15 or 16?</font></strong></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by bobogolem on 4-4-06 @ 9:29 PM</span>

[Photoshop Mike]

<img height="480" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/michaelscardillo12345/winker.gif" width="378" border="0" />

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Mike that is hysterical, I LOVE it!!!</font></strong></p>

[Photoshop Mike]

LOL :)

[Terragen]

<font size="3">Damn, Bobo, could you rule any more than you already do? I didnt think so!</font>

[MobCounty]

Nice mike, thats creeping me out...

[bobrobot]

<p><strong>MobCounty</strong> wrote: Nice mike, thats creeping me out...</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">That's my desktop now. I love the way it closes from the bottom up, like a frog's mouth, or the anchovies&nbsp;in the 1st episode of Spongebob Squarepants!</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Everything PhotoshopMike does is like magic to me!!! Just amazing!!!</font></strong></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by bobogolem on 4-11-06 @ 2:04 PM</span>

[Photoshop Mike]

Awwwwwwe shucks.. thanks Bobo :)

[jennysmurf]

<p>If you listened to today's show, you heard that Bobo created a portrait of Fez for his birthday gift.&nbsp; A little bit of context -- In 2004, Fez decided to grow out his beard for the entire NFL season, shaving it off once the Buccaneers either won the SuperBowl or were eliminated.&nbsp; Fez was able to grow quite a large bushy beard, and pictures were taken of Fez before his beard was shaved on air.&nbsp; Bobo based his portrait on one of those pictures.&nbsp; Also, some of Fez's beard hair was saved for Bobo to incorporate into his painting.&nbsp; So without further ado, here's the portrait:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/fezportrait.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>For comparison, here's the original picture:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/fezportraitphotoSmall.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>As Ron said on the air, he really does capture Fez.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here's Bobo with the portrait:</p><p><img height="480" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/100_2771Small.jpg" width="640" border="0" /></p><p>Here's the portrait being presented:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/ronfez/RFA_04.jpg" border="0" /></p>

This is so fantastic, it needed to be recognized...again. :clap:

[realmenhatelife]

It's hard to believe Rancidcuntjuice only managed 30 posts.

[jennysmurf]

It's hard to believe Rancidcuntjuice only managed 30 posts.

You're just jealous because he thought of that awesome name first. I'll bet he was just a sweetie pie, too, with a name like that.

[spoon]

we all are jenny

we all are