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Where do I start with Jone?  She has infinite interests and is infinitely interesting--even if we are just talking about vintage trailer camping, John Waters, condiments, and all the big plans we've made together in the course of our long friendship.  Projects like "The Act", which involved matching polyester dresses, singing, and comedy (it never happened.)

On her own, Jone is responsible for many fun performances and projects like, "The Talk Show" and "The Jone Stebbins Show".  And her bands:  80s punk outfit The Wrecks and alt-pop group Imperial Teen.  She is also an aspiring Urban Sophisticate.

Jone-inspired chips bags:

*OOLALA Brand Porcini, Rosemary, and Olive Oil
*Herr's Special Sauce (Ketchup, Hot Sauce, Salt, and Pepper)
*Clancy's Dill Pickle
*Luke's Organic Ketchup with Mustard and Pickle
*Herr's Sandwi-chips Mustard (Extra Bold for topping your favorite sandwich)
*Lay's Hot Sauce
*Herr's Honey Sriracha
*Lay's Dill Pickle

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Coming at you on Independence Day from the Town of Hillsboro, VA.  The Town has the best 4th of July fireworks!  Or second best, if you ask my Dad, who has lived outside of this tiny rural town for 37 years.  I talk to him and other long term residents, new arrivals, and people from other lands visiting this special small town with a big commitment to inclusivity --and a big budget for fireworks!

While I'm certainly not a fan of Larry the Cable Guy, today's chips were selected for their All-American themes:

Larry the Cable Guy Cheeseburger Tater Chips
Larry the Cable Guy Tater Salad Tater Chips
Cape Cod Americana Barbecue Brisket

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I don't know her actual name, but she goes by Mary Welcome.   And she is easily one of the most fascinating and welcoming people I have ever met.  And an artist and civic engineer who I connected with instantly, and who I envy for her vision and follow through.

Take, for example, this:  God Bless the USPS   A long-term project in which Mary sets out, directionless on her trusty metal steed and hunts for small town post offices.  Without a map.  And then photographs them.  Not even the actual USPS does that!

For our talk, we munched on Kettle Chips "Tailgate Edition" 7-Layer Dip Flavor, which is what I served her the first time she came to my house for dinner.  How do I top that?

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Patricia Arnao is a multimedia visual artist who was one of the first artists -in-residence at our art space in Turkey.  Then I started a new one and I invited her to be first because she's Number 1!!!

Pat showed up in West Virginia fresh off her most recent trip to Sicily, where she was taking care of legal business as part of her Italian citizenship application.   Over our Happy Hour Aperol Spritzes, we dove into why Americans are obsessed with Italy, Italian and American culture, and, of course, potato chips.

Cameo by my beloved, Árni.

Bags:
*Le Contadine--Mediterranean Flavor (Tomato Basil)
*San Carlo--Salami and Fennel
*San Carlo--Vivace (Spicy)
*Lays Bolognaise

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Sibel Horada is an artist from Turkey.  She is also my friend.  A friend who calls me from the supermarket in Ankara (Turkey) to show me what kinds of chips they have!

Sibel has been making sculptures from found styrofoam that has washed ashore on Turkey's beaches.  In a nod to the Chips, she bought some Puffed Rice cakes because they are like styrofoam!  And then we talked about the elements, her work, Turkey, and bad graphic design.  Like the design on this episode's bags from my collection:

Estrella "Cipso". Regional Flavors "Inner Anatolia Flavor--Pasturma"
Estrella "Cipso" Regional Flavors "Aegean Flavor--Yogurt and Aegean Herbs"

I miss Sibel.  www.sibelhorada.com

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In the absence of live Polish friends available for "Chip Talk"--I instead reveal my ignorance about my relative, the esteemed and honorable Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.

The only thing I knew about the Cardinal before researching for this episode is that he
is the spitting image of my Grandfather, Floyd Weshinskey, and my nephew (who is named after Floyd!)

Niech Żyje Polska! with traditional Flavors:

*Lay's Golonka (Ham Hock) and Spicy Horseradish
*WieskjieZiemniaczki (County Potatoes) brand Butter and Salt
*Wieskjie Ziemniaczki brand Dill
*Wieskjie Ziemniaczki brand Old Dried Sausage of Krakow
*Lorenz Polish Gulasz

Music:

Chopin's Waltz in C# Minor played by 
Chopin's Heroic Polonaise played by Arthur Rubenstein

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In 1989 my husband, Árni Gu∂mundsson , accidentally burnt down the sculpture department of the Swedish Royal Academy of Art .**  He recounts the trauma of that experience on the occasion of our anniversary.

Our last anniversary episode involved trigger warnings, and so does this one:  there is mention of  police violence, sexual assault, and, or course, fire.

Lagom is the Swedish idea/lifestyle of "just so".  

All Bags from Sweden:

OLW Jalepeno Yoghurt
OLW Wafflecut Cheddar and Chipotle
OLW BigCut Jalepeno and Ranch
Estrella "West Coast" Chips: Garlic, Chive, and Chili
Gårdschips Piri Piri and Roasted Garlic
OLW "Delichips" Mild Chili and Sour Cream
Estrella Double Cheese and Chili
Estrella Hot, Sweet Chili
OLW Grilled Cheddar Chilis
OLW Chili and Bernaise sauce
OLW Sour Cream and Sweet Chili
Estrella Hot Sweet Chili

For the record--all the chips, with the exception of the Gårdschips, tasted exactly the same.

**Not to be confused with the second time the sculpture department caught on fire on Skeppsholmen in September 2016**

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Why did I think it was a good idea to collect potato chip bags?  I asked ethnologist, Charlotte Hagström about that, and she told me that it is a normal impulse . . .  if I were a child .  . . or an artist :)

As a Senior Professor at Lund University in Sweden, Charlotte has done research on Swedish Fredagsmys (Friday Coziness), bicycles and their riders, female railway conductors, and collectors and collecting!

She is currently a research coordinator at the Swedish National Railroad Museum


This episodes chip flavors:

Estrella Tzatziki Flavor
Gårdchips Asparagus Flavor

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Quilling is the ancient art of paper rolling.  Quilling Mistress and painter, Josie Jenkins,, tells me I have it ALL WRONG when trying to 'quill' two bags from my Chinese collection:

Kimchi and 
Lay's Kyushu Seaweed

Josie's Quilling site:  https://josiejenkinsquilling.wordpress.com/about-josie/
Josie's Painting and Project site:  http://www.josiejenkins.co.uk

We met as resident artists at the Chinese European Art Center in Xiamen, Fujian Province, PRC.  Josie was with me when I collected several of the bags from my collection.  She paints landfills, scrap heaps, and garbage, and works with hoarders!  She loves people and chaos/order

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The last time I saw Holly Treddenick I was dressed in a nude leotard.  Things like this can happen when you take part in circus incubators, and other creative events that are concerned with communication between artists and audiences.

Also, the last time I saw Holly Treddenick in Toronto, I bought some bags of chips:
2 different version of Ruffles All-Dressed!

Creative incubators, face licking, and how the rest of the world can learn what circus people already know:  Communication is key.

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