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TurtleBoy Returns to Campus!

2006-10-09T10:25:00.000-04:00

TurtleBoy has come home for a week or two to be in the festivities wrapped around the Fear the Turtle Sculptures Auction...one of the auctions begins online today! I the second photo, he's talking to Disco Terp!

All of the turtles have come back to campus and are being cleaned up for the auction viewing. On the 18th of October, they will all be paraded thru campus on flatbed trucks. On the 19th they all 50 will be on display at the Riggs Alumni Center. And, the night of the 19th, the turtles that weren't sold will be auctioned. All the proceeds go to Marylan's student scholarships!

I was so happy to see TurtleBoy again. He had sand all over him. But, he held up really well and he's still so cute!

TurtleBoy is Livin' Large in OC

2006-05-06T08:08:00.000-04:00

TurtleBoy has landed finally in Ocean City, MD...at the Phillips Hotel and Restaurant on 12th Street....it was sad to leave him but folks had already begun to take their photos with him. We're going to try to put a web cam on him for the summer! There are photos of our road trip HERE.

TurtleBoy's Photo Shoot!

2006-04-18T13:39:00.000-04:00

	This is me and my Ralph Lauren Paint....it made look so buff!
	Here I am waiting in line with the other turtles...Turtle Buddy is in front of me...
	My photographer, Johnnie Consoli, did a great job of making me look great!
	this is me with my Mom! I'm all dressed up and ready to rock and roll in Ocean City, Maryland!

Kevin and Kerry: Now I've Got My Shorts On!

2006-04-12T17:04:00.000-04:00

	Hey! Who's that lady trying to eat my crab? I hope she knows it's just rubber....
	As you can see, I actually have on my shirt and shorts now...I'm heading for the sun and surf at OC...bring it on!
	Taste the Tradition of....eating crabs in Ocean City! I'm almost ready to rock and roll!

The Countdown Begins!

2006-04-10T13:19:00.000-04:00

I'm almost done....I have to be DONE by Friday, April 14th! I'm so excited. They still have to finish my shirt and my short...for heaven's sake!

Also, I have some words that have to be printed on my shell...I'll save that 'til the end!

These are my feet...the baby crabs are trying to bite my toes!

Turtles Eat Crabs, Too!

2006-04-07T11:04:00.000-04:00

	They want me to eat a crab...Yuk! I don't lthink they know that I'm allergic to fish!
	Then they told me it was made of rubber...so I guess it'll be okay!
	This is my friend Kevin...he's going to be airbrushing my shell...it's a hell of a shell!
	Then they put a bib on me!....Don't they know they should "Fear the Turtle Boy"

Bonjour du garçon de tortue!

2006-03-28T14:51:00.000-05:00

	Sunday. March 26. I'm kind of bored again this morning. Did you know that it's dark in here...it's because there aren't any windows. Tomorrow night will be better because there will be a class in here from 7-9. I like classes. I wonder which one it will be....anyway, I want to tell you about today!.
	....I was tapping my foot while I waited for them to show up...
	Just for the record...that red on my back wasn't my idea...it's way too light. I told Linda that she needed to buy some darker color today...she said I had an attitude (whatever that is) but she did buy me more paint...Ralph Lauren paint...I love it! That's my friend Margaret doin' my back....I asked her to do my toenails, but she wouldn't!
	Notice how the gold tones come through in my creases...I can't wait to see these puppies in the sun at O.C. I get all crazy just thinkin' about it...
	This the is group's work cart. It holds all their paint and stuff in a nice, manageable heap. I know...it looks messy doesn't it. I'm just glad that I don't have to clean up or anything. I think I have the best job of all...getting hatched into a real live turtleboy! CYA!

TurtleBoy....Round 2...Saturday

2006-03-27T07:40:00.000-05:00

Saturday. March 24. Things are moving right along. Laura, Catherine and Linda managed to put the first coat of paint on me: metalic green for my body and red for my shell. The red seemed awfully bright to me so I think they are going to try a darker color tomorrow! It was fun having some people in here...it gets kind of lonely here at night...none of these other turtles seem to talk..two of the guys beside me just stare at the wall! I like having company....

Introducing TurtleBoy!

2006-03-24T15:09:00.000-05:00

This is my team! (L to R: Laura, Margaret, Gill, Linda and Catherine...Down in Front: Josh and Brian (Missing are Monette and Jeanette)

ALL ABOUT ME
Name: TurtleBoy
AKA: TASTE THE TRADITION
Age: NQH (Not Quite Hatched)
Height: 4.5" (I'm 2.5" thick)
Weight: 100 lbs.
Hometown: College Park, MD
My Greatest Thrill: To Live on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, MD!

this is my story

Right now, I just hang around in the Art Center in the Student Union, waiting for something to happen. I'm one of 50 turtle sculptures that the University of Maryland commissioned to commemorate its 150th anniversary this year. When I'm done, my name will become Taste the Tradition and I'll be living on the boardwalk outside of the Phillips Seafood Restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland. I can hardly wait! I love crabs and feeling the sand under my feet and between my toes!

Some of the other turtles are already hatched. They go by names like "Hear the Turtle" (he looks like a marching band person, get it? Hear the Turtle instead of Fear the Turtle??), "Fear the Author" (he looks like Edgar Allen Poe), and then there's "Kertle" (he looks like Kermit). We were all based on a sculpture done by Steven Weitzman of Weitzman Studios, Inc, in Brentwood, Maryland.

	In the beginning we all looked like this. Lots of artists sent in designs to a campus committee and 50 designs were chosen to be made into real sculptures, like me.
	Here my designer...Linda and I meet eye to eye...she is pretty short, too, so we bonded pretty good.
	These are my feet which I think are pretty cute!
	My buddy Brian is making my beach hat so that I won't get too sunburned at the beach.
	Last night they primed me (whatever that means!) and then painted me a little bit to see how the finish was going to look. They bought Ralph Lauren paint to paint me with so I feel very special!
	This is how I look today...Yikes! I have a green face. It's a little hard to get used to...I can't wait to see what happens this weekend!