The best Marty Markowitz moment that I can remember was a letter he wrote to the New Yorker totally serving them for a Marcellus Hall cover, which featured Adam and Eve being banished over the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan. Marty wrote:
"Marcellus Hall's illustration of Adam and Eve being cast out of Manhattan by the hand of God is to be commended for its prominent placement of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world's most beautiful. I am concerned, however, that my copy of the issue may have been missing a second panel, in which the couple realize that what awaits them on the other side of the bridge is not a dark cloud of doom but the promised land itself. High rents might push some residents out of Manhattan, but we Brooklynites welcome these emigres with open arms to our better quality of life, our unrivalled diversity, and maybe even a nice brownstone. Just as Saul Steinberg's famous westward view from Ninth Avenue exaggerated Manhattanites' perspective in 1976, your East River scene in 2005 misleads by rendering gloom where there should be a glow; crossing the bridge is actually a blessing in disguise. Besides, what better than the hand of God to direct you toward the most divine bagels and lox?"
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Hehehe. That is all.
Oh, also, I told your parents about this place's existence, so I hope you don't mind. Your father said (in paraphrase), "He could blog about food, too, but I bet it'd get boring."
Oh, and while I'm here: the other nice thing about Marty Markowitz is that he's a man who has found his true passion. Not only does he wield a lightsaber at junior-high graduations, but he has no higher aspirations than to do so. Good for him, I say.
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