The Nose Job

Some years ago, maybe 30, I had a wonderful 3D artist who worked for me. He did some beautiful work and today does all the tiles for the NY subway system. He is Bob Shenfeld. Well, to make a short story monotonous, when they closed Syracuse Central High School, I liberated a couple of busts so they were not destroyed by the students who played catch with them … I had them on the mantle in my home. I came in one day to find that Shakespeare was fine but that Lord Byron was in pieces … thanks to the resident furries. I boxed Byron up and took him to Bobby asking that he restore him. Some time later, he called my office and asked me to come to his room. I looked at the restored Byron and Bobby said, “That was Tennyson, right?” I said, “Byron.” Well, the long and short of it is that today I have a wonderful bust of Lord Byron with Tennyson’s nose. Amen.