{"id":25366,"date":"2020-08-01T18:41:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T22:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/?p=25366"},"modified":"2020-08-01T18:47:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T22:47:53","slug":"airman-on-madison-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html","title":{"rendered":"AirMan on Madison Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love these things. I could sit and watch them for hours. Such relentlessly optimistic, bottomless reservoirs of joy and psychotic invitation. One day I should get one of these for my apartment. This was outside the 109 Madison Laundromat at 109 Madison Street today, in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25366 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133235'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?resize=1080%2C1440&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-attachment-id=\"25367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133235\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G965U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596288755&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00132275132275&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133235-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25367'>\n\t\t\t\tAirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133238'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?resize=1080%2C1440&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-attachment-id=\"25368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133238\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133238-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25368'>\n\t\t\t\tAirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133247'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?resize=1080%2C1440&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133247-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25369'>\n\t\t\t\tAirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133357'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133357-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" 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Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133357-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25370'>\n\t\t\t\tAirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133400'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133400-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" 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Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133400-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25371'>\n\t\t\t\tAirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2020\/08\/01\/airman-on-madison-street.html\/airman-on-madison-street-20200801_133406'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133406-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\" 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Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AirMan-on-Madison-Street-20200801_133406-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25372'>\n\t\t\t\tAirMan Outside a Laundromat on Madison Street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I call it AirMan but in the vernacular of promotional contraptions this tube of rictus-afflicted balloondom goes by many names:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-Legged Air Dancer<\/li>\n<li>Inflatable Man<\/li>\n<li>Wind Tube Man<\/li>\n<li>Dancing Balloon<\/li>\n<li>Sky Dancer<\/li>\n<li>Wiggler Sky Dancer<\/li>\n<li>Wavy Tube Man<\/li>\n<li>Wavy Balloon<\/li>\n<li>Air Dancer (I think someone once referred to Philippe Petit as that. 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