[LargeFormat] Reply to Ken - read at your peril

[rstein]

Dear Ken,

    I am sending an open reply as your server has refused my previous
letter. This shows a sense of good taste on the part of your computer, but I
shall not let that stop me. Once I have a computer keyboard and a glass of
Glenfiddich I am dangerous.

     The Bucket O' Frogs is actually a contraction of the complete phrase "
As slippery as a bucket of soapy frogs ". In the context of the nude poses
it refers to the practise of greasing the model.

    We used to use baby oil but the smell became too much - it tends to
cling to all the curtains and once you get it into a stucco wall the stain
is there forever. Ditto Crisco or olive oil. These tend to attract bugs as
well.

    We have settled on a light coating of hospital grade examination
lubricant. I get it from Ramsay Surgical in a 20 litre tub and this goes a
long way, particularly if the models are ticklish. When we are done they can
be hosed off in the shower or out on the back lawn. I once made the mistake
of doing this on the front lawn verge, thinking to save water. You should
have seen the neighbor's curtains shooting open and closed! Any rate a blast
from the fine spray clears most of it and the sea lion likes to play around
in the water as well.

    Uncle Dick

PS: Never set a greased model up on the top of a playground slide at
McDonalds. It's just asking for disaster and a lot of these places have
gravel pathways under the slide.

PPS: No, I don't smear it on them myself. I have an assistant to do this. It
costs $ 100 a week, but that is all he can afford to pay.