First off, let me just say that I am blown away by some of the pure genius shown by some of these artistic masterpieces. It was so hard to decide.
I assumed I would be voting for ecode, because, well, just look at that masterpiece! When I saw Gore's post, I thought, "There's the winner", then ecode made his look like some preschoolers finger painting.
As I started lining up the entries however, the first photo was Oldyote's, and I realized that it was not going to be a slam dunk after all. As I gathered the remaining pictures, I was truly dumbfounded by how tough this was going to be.
Will work for bbq's piece, whether you view it simply as a Beef Heart, or as a bold statement of one's undying affection for Picahna Roast, or as a damning testament to our modern health choices that lead us to our graves, it remains a grippingly valid piece.
Bigsapper's piece on Texas Steak while at first glance to the untrained eye is just a simple big steak, the sublime Texas truth underneath becomes apparent with just a little time.
Al Czervik's avant-garde piece is a slap in the face. He has hit a snag, literally, and now we are all scarred for life. His take-no-prisoners approach is abrasive, yet effective.
Caseydog's really spoke to me. Really. It told me to eat it. The irony is that I could not eat it. The whole piece teased me incessantly through my computer monitor. My dreams were haunted by a floating mouthless zombie head with olive eyes, spewing mustard and tomato sauce over everything it passed. It was very hard to not vote for this one.
Silverfinger's really had something to say. I tried to listen, but then the floating mouthless zombie head with olive eyes started screaming again, and I had to run away.
In the end, there was something about Oldyote's. There was something a little Norman Rockwell about it, only modernized, and seemed to reflect current issues around children's school lunch choices, and spoke to the feelings today's kids have about things.
I feel bad not voting for some of the others. Gore and ecode really blew everyone away. I'm just trying to toss some votes to the underdogs. Casedog begged too much though. I hate it when dogs beg for table scraps.
