ted...for the layyydies!

his name was ted. he was a bartender. and a nude model for extra cash. (funny...i always thought bartenders made a TON of cash!) He posed for my anat/figure drawing classes, in college. he was a legend.

he had one of those amazing 6 pack abs bellies. like, you could throw pennies at it and they'd shoot right back at you like little rockets. take your eye out if you weren't careful.

and he loved showing that belly off. it was his best feature. above the waist, he had one of those "always angry" looking faces. but, not like a "sexy-mad bruce willis" kind of thing...more like,"everybody pisses me off, get the f away from me" kind of look. a crazed look. and he had a funny kind of beard that didn't quite meet around his mouth...it just kind of stopped. and it had bald patches here and there...like a moth eaten blanket. (ok, who is now SERIOUSLY GROSSED OUT? i TOTALLY am just thinking about him again!)

and then there was his tattoo. right there. on his belly button. the innie was right thru the cow's skull. like a bullet hole. all his idea he told a roomful of us, on those rare occasions when he would speak. and i swear to the stairs up to heaven...it said "mommy."

YYYYYYIIIKKKEEESSS!!!!

i did the charcoal back then and then added the uh tattoo tonight and you know, i was gonna add "mikey stars" to his um, chest but then i thought....nahhh....this is creepy enough! enjoy ted the cowboy...LAYYYYYDEEESSS.