tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post5394166672123396425..comments2024-03-29T06:25:02.082-04:00Comments on surface fragments: Ghost ArtistsAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-18792372431904891452012-02-14T12:22:33.703-05:002012-02-14T12:22:33.703-05:00Hugh Troy makes me smile -- what a wonderful cad h...Hugh Troy makes me smile -- what a wonderful cad he must have been! Thank you, Alan, for the introduction and thank you as well, Mark, as I'll have to look up the book.Regina at Fauxologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760168237026772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-45593763239361787082012-02-07T21:58:54.034-05:002012-02-07T21:58:54.034-05:00Thanks, Mark! I had heard another story where he p...Thanks, Mark! I had heard another story where he passed through a toll booth and left a fake hand along with the toll.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-23298884724964223412012-02-07T20:01:41.825-05:002012-02-07T20:01:41.825-05:00Alan, you might be interested to know that I own a...Alan, you might be interested to know that I own a book devoted to Hugh Troy's practical jokes (he spent a lifetime mystifying people, sometimes at great expense).<br /><br />A typical story is that he entered a subway car carrying, under his coat, a false leg wearing a silk stocking and lady's shoe. After taking his seat, he slowly dropped the leg between his own legs. "It bothered nearby passengers so much," said Hugh, "that they got up and walked away."<br /><br />Hugh Troy painted the "Fountain of Youth" mural in Radio City Music Hall, with Ezra Winter.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com