It is with the heaviest of hearts that we, the children of Robert O. Smith--original Bench Bozo, "Masked Avocado", Dr. Zingrr, Walter Wart the Freaky Frog, lifting legend and so much more--announce his untimely passing at the age of 67 from pancreatic and liver cancer. Unlike Ronnie James Dio, he was NOT--to the best of our knowledge--eaten by a dragon, but surely there was some strange "disturbance in the force" or cosmic kryptonite that finally brought down our very own superhero of a father.
His wishes were simple--no public memorial, no digital gold-plated turbo-casket with fine cordovan leather interior and motion-activated whirling Mercedes-Benz hood ornament. He requested cremation and a celebration of life among his closest friends.
If you would honor him, keep on doing what you do--bench with the best of your ability and passion, striving ever toward bigger and better lifts, or create art and sound, inspired by his memory. We will keep that memory alive and continue to update Bench Bozo and All Hail Thorndike Pickledish, sharing images and his original drawings from a lifetime dedicated to lifting and creativity. Our thanks to all who knew, loved, and shared that dedication with him. We will love and miss him always.
-Justine Wintersmith and Zach Monroe
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Black Hole--err ..black SQUARE --theater !!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Absolutely !!!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Worry too much about how much you worry?
Thursday, March 25, 2010
The first time I died.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Pink your Pickle REDUX
19 seconds-- Based on a true story !
Even tho there is a BLACK space where the video is supposed to be--the video IS there hit the play arrow for the re-do of pink your pickle----ahh that's better...
Feb 25 2010 7:01 am PST
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