The 'Something Funky" thread confuses me ( A Photo Essay)

[Richard Steele]

So, the more I think about it, the more I wonder:
WHAT is 'funky', anyway?

Is it the light fixture with the 5-foot inflatable chimp at my favorite coffee shop?



Or is it something that was 'Futuristic' a long time ago, but forgotten now?


Or is it something that just looks a bit odd, and hard to figure out:
(I've seen this vehicle a few times, but NEVER the person who drives it. Do they feel VERY strongly about recycling, or are they just INSANE?)


Or does 'Funky' require more of an unusual contrast, like a "fundamentalist" performance artist doing an all-percussion 'Passion Play'?
(His shirt says: "I'm the CHRISTIAN the Devil warned you about." Indeed.)


Or does 'Funky' require some humor, like the time my SO asked to borrow my CellPhone, and I said, "OK, but only if you let me take a picture."


Or does 'Funky' require a MAJOR meeting of different realities, like when a local NonProfit group hired me to build them a genuine old-fashioned "Kissing Booth":
(One of the local cats dropped by to inspect my work)



When all is said and done, I find myself even more confused than ever
about the real meaning of "funky".
I can only fall back upon my ONE photo that NO ONE can say is NOT "funky":
(Thank God for DISCO!)


Sincerely,
Richard.

[alfredo]

1. Now that's funky

Good essay.