Make no butts about it, Chesterfield County School System in Virginia has its hands full. We're talkin' lawsuit, here, to pay for damages in arrears, so to speak.
Meet Stan Murmur...only that's not his real name. It's his artist's persona, which is known to be masked at times...at least in some ways. Seems as though one of "Stan's" YouTube videos came to light within the hallowed halls of the above school system near Richmond, Virginia. "Stan", whose real name is Stephen Murmer, was a well-liked teacher, and even won a teacher of the year award in 2002. Alas, in early December last year, the school board suspended him and then fired him one month later. They say he simply caused too much of a disturbance.
Actually, Stephen didn't...just the video that circulated on-line and surfaced.
Pretty harsh treatment for someone who is a painter away from his normal job, to earn a bit of extra cash which I'm sure just about any teacher needs. Okay, so he paints with his butt cheeks, for starters. But that's not the end of the story...
(Yes, it's called Butt-erfly...)
Apparently he went out of his way to keep his creative painting style hidden from his public life, hence the pseudonym and costume masks. He never divulged a peep of this to his students, ever. It was all kept very private. That is until his appearance on "Unscrewed with Martin Sargent", some now-defunct cable program back in the fall of 2003. In a mask and toweled turban...and a Speedo...he demonstrated his technique.
To get to the bottom of this, the school board followed up with a complaint someone made in 2004, put two and two together, discovered Stephen's other 'job' and website, and asked him to remove 3 paintings, and said that will be the last of the problem. Apparently not.
Check it out for yourself:
"Stan's Butt-Print Art"
Maybe I could do creative weather art...take an older suit and tie I've used on-air and put paint all over me and roll around on large floor canvases to make paintings like "Storms" or "Cold Fronts" or "Cyclogenesis".
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Have a nice end to your week!
Meet Stan Murmur...only that's not his real name. It's his artist's persona, which is known to be masked at times...at least in some ways. Seems as though one of "Stan's" YouTube videos came to light within the hallowed halls of the above school system near Richmond, Virginia. "Stan", whose real name is Stephen Murmer, was a well-liked teacher, and even won a teacher of the year award in 2002. Alas, in early December last year, the school board suspended him and then fired him one month later. They say he simply caused too much of a disturbance.Actually, Stephen didn't...just the video that circulated on-line and surfaced.
Pretty harsh treatment for someone who is a painter away from his normal job, to earn a bit of extra cash which I'm sure just about any teacher needs. Okay, so he paints with his butt cheeks, for starters. But that's not the end of the story...
(Yes, it's called Butt-erfly...)Apparently he went out of his way to keep his creative painting style hidden from his public life, hence the pseudonym and costume masks. He never divulged a peep of this to his students, ever. It was all kept very private. That is until his appearance on "Unscrewed with Martin Sargent", some now-defunct cable program back in the fall of 2003. In a mask and toweled turban...and a Speedo...he demonstrated his technique.
To get to the bottom of this, the school board followed up with a complaint someone made in 2004, put two and two together, discovered Stephen's other 'job' and website, and asked him to remove 3 paintings, and said that will be the last of the problem. Apparently not.Check it out for yourself:
"Stan's Butt-Print Art"
Maybe I could do creative weather art...take an older suit and tie I've used on-air and put paint all over me and roll around on large floor canvases to make paintings like "Storms" or "Cold Fronts" or "Cyclogenesis".
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Have a nice end to your week!
2 comments:
where in the world do you find these stories? lol! thanks for the laugh, although, i'm not sure i agree with the guy being fired - there are teachers who do far worse things and manage to walk away with little more than a slap on the wrist
Amen to that! I used to live in Richmond and I was never endeared to its energy. He had to have been teacher of the year for a very good reason...like thinking outside of the tight box many school systems place on their faculty
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