Installation: Tacky

Okay. I don't know who first invented these inflatable, seasonal decorations... or why. But apparently they are taking over the world. Who said that the movie "The Blob" was a Science Fiction movie?


This is an installation I came across back East, oustide of Baltimore, MD. However, I have seen many of these installations in Seattle too. And, I am sure they can be found, during any prominent holiday, all over the country. However, I am particularly fond of this one. While I think Martha Stewart would be gnashing her teeth and muttering curses, I was stupefied by this display. The sheer magnitude. Whoever did this was HAVING A LOT OF FUN ... (and is a little bit off, if you know what I'm saying)!

But, folks, can we try something a little more original next year? What ever happened to dry ice and plastering your arms to make zombie hands coming up out of fresh graves? Is our world too politically correct that we have to decorate with these innocuous, inflatable, cartoons? And think about the environment people! How much energy are we wasting keeping these things inflated and lit up? Really!


Location: At a family restaurant in suburb of Baltimore, Maryland