two-twenty

baghdad's loss is our gain

Two-twenty would like to congratulate Ash on successfully getting out of Bags, and Iraq, in one piece. We are very proud of him and think he did a great job. Here’s one of the last examples of his work that the Times printed before his departure:

It kind of looks like the sleeve art on a never-released Belle & Sebastian single called, say, “The Day Xochitl Asked us to Bottle Our Sweat at the 375th Street Y”. Very postmodern Rockwellian dystopia. Whoa… when a wee picture in the Times sends your brain on a tangent like that… it’s called art, folks. The photo actually illustrates a story about “Freedom Rest”, a soldier’s spa in Baghdad where American troops can rest up for the long, possibly never-ending search for WMDs that lies ahead. “It’s a great escape from getting mortared,” quoth Sgt. Xochitl Barragan – hey, quelle coincidence, heh?

Speaking of French, or in pidgen French, or whatever, Joanna and Ash are probably right about now reuniting in Paris. Have fun, lovebirds. Two-twenty misses you.

In the Center of Baghdad, an Escape to America | NY Times