Sunday, August 08, 2010

On the drive back to Richmond...

I always stop at Firehouse Subs when I go through Knoxville. They have Al Gore's hot sauce there.



They also have this mural, which is a work of artistic genius. The setting of the mountains makes sense - they are close to mountains in Knoxville. The firetruck makes sense because of the restaurant's name. Davy Crockett makes sense because of Tennessee history. Giving him a fire hose as a weapon makes sense in a cute way. Having a dog in the picture makes sense because of the firehouse thing (although shouldn't it be a dalmatian?) But Davy Crockett as a dog fighting a crocodile with a fire hose?! Genius.

EDIT: Nevermind, it's about football or something. This mural sucks.

3 comments:

Davis said...

Uh...he's supposed to be Smokey, which is the mascot for UT. I'm assuming the gator is because of the Florida Gators, which is a big rival of Tennessee. Do I have to tell you everything, Freeman?

Matt S. said...

Davis knows football related art.

Davis said...

I know college football related art, specifically.