I spent yesterday afternoon at the Art Deco exhibition at the Museum of Fine
Arts in Boston with my parents.  It was something of a revelation to see
jaw-droppingly beautiful architectural elements like elevator grilles done
in cast aluminum, gilded, faux painted, and patinated in unbelievable
splendor from the 1920s.

The "pyramydion" that topped the Washington Monument when it was finally
completed in the last half of the 19th century was cast aluminum.  Back then
it was one of the rarest metals on earth.

BTW, go see the Art Deco show in Boston if you get a chance, I think it runs
through the end of January.  My parents (respectively 85 and 78) drove all
the way from Texas to see it.  I guess they didn't mind seeing me either.
We enjoyed a free range chicken for Thanksgiving dinner (since no one was
quite up to a behemoth turkey), home grown potatoes, and all the trimmings.

We had enough chicken left over to make cockaleekie the next day.  I'm not
sure what that is, but it tasted good, and it was kind of fun to say it.
Chicken pot pie by any other name . . .

Cheers,

Lisa

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From: Pre-patinated plastic gumby block w/ coin slot
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gabriel
Orgrease
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [BP] Department of the Inferior

> I would also pernt out that guys like Robinson Iron frequently make
> replacement parts for CI buldings, fountains, etc. out of cast
> aluminum, and nobody bitches about it.

They may bitch but we may not hear them.

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