http://pinktentacle.com/2006/07/fast-food-meets-nihonga-at-kyoto-kfc/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:16:53 +0900 hourly 1 http://pinktentacle.com/2006/07/fast-food-meets-nihonga-at-kyoto-kfc/#comment-5447 Old Man Musings » Colonel Sanders Icon Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:45:40 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/07/fast-food-meets-nihonga-at-kyoto-kfc/#comment-5447 [...] What is it about this southern plantation garb wearing, chicken wrangler turned cultural and global icon? Colonel Sanders is not only going through a makeover, but he can also be seen in Japan’s Kyoto Chukyo district, where they’re displaying folding screens and hanging scrolls of this fried chicken peddling Colonel. Eventually the icon of the man will be so far removed from the original man that he’ll be like a god or a rock star for future civilizations. It must be those 11 herbs and spices working their magic. Posted In: Musings   |   [...] [...] What is it about this southern plantation garb wearing, chicken wrangler turned cultural and global icon? Colonel Sanders is not only going through a makeover, but he can also be seen in Japan’s Kyoto Chukyo district, where they’re displaying folding screens and hanging scrolls of this fried chicken peddling Colonel. Eventually the icon of the man will be so far removed from the original man that he’ll be like a god or a rock star for future civilizations. It must be those 11 herbs and spices working their magic. Posted In: Musings   |   [...]

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