Gü and Richard

[David Stafford]

Gü is working on her branding again. I think this could be sort of like a change of address card for her new name: Gü (formerly G___ U______) but still in Norwich thank god. In which case: Duly noted Gü though I may occasionally leave the ümlaut behind to save valuable time. In the cellophane bag a lower case "u," inscribed on side: "What wood u do without G?" It's a puzzle within a puzzle and that's why I'm calling in Benedict Cumberbatch to decipher what it could possibly mean. Thank you, Gü. I love it though I worry about ü (in the art i mean) and please tell me this is not pronounced "Goo," because I might have trouble with that.

Let us now praise Richard Canard: the Last of the Great Aphorists. I guess it was Nietzsche who once said, "I defy anyone to type my name correctly without making a google." Or it may have been Richard. In fact, it probably was Richard. Like Nietzsche Richard's aphorisms cover a broad spectrum of voices and tones from the Confessional: "Some of the silly things that I put on a postcard I wouldn't dare write in a letter," to the low down: "In mail art no one ever really wins as it could just as easily be called a drawing," to the sublime, "Three Great Americans—If I do say so myself." Mr. Canard gives his pen broad leeway to paint these tiny word portraits which, taken together, describe a cool mind wounded by a cruel time. Thank you, Richard and let the Potlatch Logrolling continue.

[De Villo Sloan]

I've been intrigued by the adoption of the Gu identity by the artist (formerly known as Gina). In fact, I've done a blog of her work which is competing with this one and could, frankly, use some help. By attaching the Richard Canard star power, David has made a much better blog than mine. Anyway, I'll discard the self-absorption here and get to my point.

I have always thought Billy Name (of the Warhol Superstars) is just the greatest fake name choice anywhere. It so neatly solves all the problems involved in choosing a fake name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Name

[Gü]

I knew you got it really!

As for lost in translation... It would seem I've innocently put my foot in it again! I really need a British/US dictionary/Thesaurus! Apologies if I've offended anyone.

[David Stafford]

Gü, thanks for the exposition. I didn't really need it. Your art work doesn't present as a puzzle and I feel shame that I wrote about it like that. It's a natural piece of typographic art with the stalwart Clarendon (Font) and the cellophane u was cool too. I meant to ask how you cut that out so well. We don't have the dessert gu here as far as I know but I'm in a sleepy backwater. However, I must tell you that puds have different meanings across the waters. Thanks again. See you in the mailbox.

[Gü]

Thanks for blogging David, you beat me to it - your fab card is travelling around with me as a book mark at the moment, it's job is nearly done.

Great musings from Richard C too.

...Do you have desserts in the US by a company called Gü ®? Their puds are quite delicious.

I once wrote them when I wanted to open a shop and thought I'd like to use my initials (yes pronounced Goo finishing with pursed lips like you're doing a selfie ;-) They wrote back that I couldn't use my initials that way as it was now their registered trademark, so I'm taking it back... To be fair I don't use the umlaut when writing my name, so it's fine to drop it. Gina U is fine too. In fact I don't mind what people call me so long as it's not names! 

G droppin was somethin I saw you doin so wondered how Ü would feel... Some just call me G but without a G, I'd be a girl without a name, maybe folk will just shout out "Hey, U"

- I didn't mean for it to be too cryptic, I've saved you Benedict's fees now!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

GÜZEL for GÜ!

And RICH for RICHARD!