Lick

It all started with a male torso Mark picked up from the dumpster at Blue Man. Figuring we’d use it for something eventually, we stored it on top of the vending machine at SYN Shop this spring. In time, everyone started taking a liking to our torso. He obtained nipples, a cod piece, beach cover, and above all else, acceptance. Mark and I then named this torso Tiberius, our first child. During the weeks we spent imaging what freaky things we’d like to do with a plastic limbless body, we developed Project “L”. It started with the idea to create a machine that tested how many licks it took to get to the center of a tootsie pop. At first our visions were purely dry and practical, but as our chattered progressed, the project evolved much like our friendship into this raw theatrical display of absurdity. So we went back…