 GPB: Diller + Scofidio Rob a Tiki Bar! Monday, December 5, 2005
· Gutterland Police Blotter: Diller + Scofidio Rob a Bank! [The Gutter] Reader Comments (2 extant) 1. the design on this matchbook has it's roots in polynesian architecture (note also the tiki sculpture on the left hand side), yet you say "...cue the congas". please note that the conga is of afro-cuban descent, a dance and an instrument inspired by african-cuban drumming. polynesian drums are typically called pahu or to'ere. hope this helps you in your writings on the incessant, mind-numbingly boring "diller+scofidio rob a ____" series. By ronji at December 5, 2005 4:32 PM2. Thanks, Ron! Cue the violins. By The Guttersniper at December 6, 2005 2:22 PMAll set here? Continue enjoying The Gutter... « Architecture Students Do The Darnedest Things! | Home | Miami Wrap: The Sound of Silence » Back to top |
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To us (and, apparently, close-reader JdA) this is a slam dunk. A slam funking dunk, we say! Dim the lights and cue the congas: Diller + Scofidio (but perhaps not Renfro in this intimate setting...) are cozy in mid-assignation at a conveniently naughty spot on La Cienega. Mai Tai's come and Mai Tai's go; jokes are made about little umbrellas. The bird-of-paradise strewn dry-ice fountain gives them