FW: GATES What began as a joke, something to amuse his friends, has become an online phenomenon. ''Yeah, it's been pretty hectic," acknowledged Geoff Hargadon, creator of ''The Somerville Gates," a tribute to Christo's much-hyped ''Gates" in Central Park. Haven't seen his adorable 3.5-inch-tall gates? Check 'em out at www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm. Earthlink estimates that Hargadon's site has had more than 2 million hits during the past few days, and e-mail responses are streaming in from museums, artists, art historians, and, of course, Somerville residents. ''Somebody from [Somerville mayor Joseph Curtatone's] office called . . .They want to do something," said Hargadon, who's taken to calling himself Hargo, at least for a while. On Saturday, Hargo and his wife, Patricia La Valley, traveled to New York to see the real deal. And? ''Very few people are indifferent to 'The Gates,' " he said. ''Some people love them, and some people object to them . . . I happen to be someone who loves them."
So, I'm guessing the mayor's office organized something, and this is it.
I figure I'll get down there a little early because it'll probably be a mob scene.
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Date: 2005-02-23 08:29 pm (UTC)FW: GATES What began as a joke, something to amuse his friends, has become an online phenomenon. ''Yeah, it's been pretty hectic," acknowledged Geoff Hargadon, creator of ''The Somerville Gates," a tribute to Christo's much-hyped ''Gates" in Central Park. Haven't seen his adorable 3.5-inch-tall gates? Check 'em out at www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm. Earthlink estimates that Hargadon's site has had more than 2 million hits during the past few days, and e-mail responses are streaming in from museums, artists, art historians, and, of course, Somerville residents. ''Somebody from [Somerville mayor Joseph Curtatone's] office called . . .They want to do something," said Hargadon, who's taken to calling himself Hargo, at least for a while. On Saturday, Hargo and his wife, Patricia La Valley, traveled to New York to see the real deal. And? ''Very few people are indifferent to 'The Gates,' " he said. ''Some people love them, and some people object to them . . . I happen to be someone who loves them."
So, I'm guessing the mayor's office organized something, and this is it.
I figure I'll get down there a little early because it'll probably be a mob scene.