Bad door!
I don’t know what infraction of the Door Rules this door broke, but it was evidently something pretty serious for it to end up being labeled “bad.”
There are a number of wrongs it could have committed: it slammed shut on someone’s hand; it left itself unlocked overnight; it has a hinge that squeaks. But, I think it’s probably the sign for Coors Light that got it into trouble.
One of my favorite authors is William Least Heat-Moon; he ends his essay on beer, “A glass of handmade,” by quoting his traveling companion, the Venerable Tashmoo, who takes a hearty swallow of a beer with no flavor and says, “Did I miss my mouth?”
I want to think that perhaps the Venerable Tashmoo had something to do with the designation on this door….
Chamberino, New Mexico
Posted on September 23, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, chamberino new mexico, melinda green harvey, new mexico, one day one image, photo a day, photography. Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.
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I had a bad door once, I had to strip it of all it’s paint, shaves down the edges, sand it down, stain it and WD40’d the hinges into oblivion. Then it was a good door. I think this one may need even more work. Door rehab.
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Door rehab works IF the door itself is committed to being rehabilitated. I am glad it worked in your case, but my feeling is that the Bad Door isn’t yet ready to make that commitment. And, sadly, may never be.
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I can just imagine you singing in the background:
I’m bad, I’m bad, you know it (apologies to M. Jackson)
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My singing in the background (or anywhere, for that matter!) would have added a whole new layer of bad to the scene!
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I’m sure there’s another word to the right of ‘Bad’. I can see what suspiciously looks like the dot above the letter ‘i’. Could that provide the answer or is that a word that is unsuitable for public consumption. Or perhaps knowing would spoil all the fun. Actually I’ve just noticed the ‘closed’ sign. That’s quite a door. I must look out a door for you.
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Yes, Andy – there IS another word there: influences. Other parts of the building are tagged BI, too.
Remember a month or so ago, when I was afraid to crop? If I’d posted this shot back then, “influences” would have been right there, all along!
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You were right to crop, Melinda. The additional word adds nothing. But it’s knowing that there is another word that adds mystery to the cropped image.
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I’m trying to learn how to crop….even though it still feels a little wrong!
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It’s bad for using the “royal we” – “Sorry, we’re closed”.
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Yes. Of course. I am not sure how we….uh, I….missed that error.
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I am going to have to remember the Venerable Tashmoo’s excellent quote. Not that I plan on tasting Coors Light ever again (in as much as one can taste it), but I might accidentally get one of those other Lite beer in my mouth, and need a suitable quote with which to dress up the mistake.
This is a very nice door, even if bad. Bad can be nice, right?
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Yes, bad can be nice.
I like that quote a lot. Sort of sums up that whole light-beer deal, doesn’t it? It’s a shame, I guess, that those of us who love the quote are the same ones who are extremely unlikely to every have occasion to use it. (Although now that I think about it, the same quote could have applied to my mother-in-law’s coffee.)
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Now that made me smile this morning.
My mother-in-law’s preparations usually had too much flavour.
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My MIL’s coffee didn’t actually meet the legal requirements to be called coffee: it so weak that it was nearly clear. (More like tea, actually, in color and clarity. More like hot water, in flavor.)
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For a bad door it sure is good!
I so enjoy your narratives, Melinda.
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It’s a fine door, no matter what the wall thinks!
I am glad you enjoy the narratives; I have a good time writing them.
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