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Dunce Cap Quarterly
Foto del Dia goes to Queens straphanger and DCQ pal Todd Obolsky, who swears he remains neutral on the flashpoint issue of guys sitting wide-legged and taking up two seats on the subway:
In keeping with the childhood reminiscence tip we’ve been on recently, today we reflect on two men who provided us with some of the weirder sub-pop culture moments of our youth before dying too young. Jim Varney, known for his franchise-friendly “Ernest P. Worrell” redneck character, succumbed to pack-a-day-spawned lung cancer in 2000, further proof that the bulk of those who provide America with good, wholesome family fun are not themselves living that same charmed portrayal of “life” (see: Ray Kroc, anyone from Disney).
Varney’s influence on much of DCQ cannot be overstated. But we’ll try. Another day. For now, let’s just say we miss the guy. And that wherever he is, we know a turtle’s biting his nuts, or he just tripped over a tree trunk, or the chef just made him eat something green and gloppy.
Then there’s Craig “Ironhead” Heyward. He was Zestfully Clean for a good chunk of the 1990s. He was also 300-plus pounds! And a competent running back! !Ke increible! For the fashionistas out there, the always-reliable Wikipedia credits Heyward, via commercials aforementioned and embedded below, with “introducing a generation of American men to the modern version of the Luffa that is now a fixture in many showers and bathtubs.”
Ironhead died of brain cancer in May 2006. We’ll tip one tonight to the last of the fat backs.
