Purple Rain

Sydney, 22 April 2016 (5 photos)

Why is this fireman looking so serious?

Reading the news, perhaps?

Maybe it’s an unfavourable weather forecast?

All of the above?

The first two photos are abstracts of the original. Both say something, but they say it much better together. Context is important here.

These photos are from last Friday. I was in the suburb of Newtown. In almost every store I went into, Prince’s music was playing. A nice way to celebrate his life. The guy at the ice cream store was even dancing and twirling whilst scooping ice cream into my cup to the sound of Kiss, by Prince. I thought I was in a music video.

The sign board outside the Newtown Fire and Rescue Brigade is an interesting thing. Mostly the daily message is about issues relating to fire safety. But the guys and girls here are quite “progressive” and don’t mind getting topical or humorous. Following is a glimpse of their sign from their Instagram feed: