THIS door
Really. We mean it. You can block all the other doors you want – even the one on the left. But please, PLEASE, don’t block THIS one.
Busty’s Body Shop
Amherst, Texas
photographed 5.24.2013
Posted on June 14, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, amherst, amherst texas, black and white photography, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
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Ya gotta love a place called “Busty’s Body Shop”!!!
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It’s a great name, I agree! I had to read the sign a few times to make sure it didn’t say “Rusty’s”.
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Busty’s seems to have seen better days – many places have. Maybe someone blocked the other door and they realized too late that they needed that one unblocked to resulting in them losing a customer and having to go out of business.
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The place is out of business, so maybe they had too many doors blocked for too long.
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Love this photo!
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Thanks – it made me smile when I found it.
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Fantastic. You are going into surrealism now. And by means of everyday objects!
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I am pretty sneaky sometimes!
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…you don’t have to ask me twice!
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The door does seem pretty serious about not being blocked!
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It’s a great shot!
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Thanks!
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What did Busty’s Body Shop sell – lingerie? Great shot, whatever they sold. All that texture is pretty compelling.
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What happened was that Busty’s Body Shop evolved and later became Victoria’s Secret, after focus groups (organized by the foreign conglomerate that purchased Busty’s as part of a larger deal that also included Standard Oil and part of the Walgreen’s drug store chain) determined that the fancier, slightly British-sounding “Victoria’s Secret” name would attract a larger market share.
Or, maybe it was a small town automotive repair place run by one Buster “Busty” Busterson. When he passed away, and his wife (who was also nicknamed “Busty” although for a couple of different reasons) left town. She ultimately moved to the city (Muleshoe, Texas), where she eventually re-married.
(There’s a very slight chance that this morning’s coffee may have had extra caffeine. You might have noticed that already.)
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Extra caffeine for sure… Around here Victoria’s Secret is the large number of homeless living on the streets and in parks.
Busty probably died of boredom trying to understand the focus group reports.
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Or, from trying to understand what the hell a “focus group” even IS.
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This is wonderful!
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Thank you, Lisa. (Also I wanted to let you know that my blogging friend Ehpem and I were discussing you last night – and how much we liked your photography and appreciated your comments on our blogs.)
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