(The crowd goes wild:) Die-ben-korn! Die-ben-korn! Die-ben-korn!

We met dear friends at the Phillips Collection to see the Diebenkorn (I'm told it's pronounced DEE-BEN-CORN) exhibit and then had a tasty, if somewhat slack serviced, dinner at Bistrot du Coin.

I was not overwhelmed by the Diebenkorn exhibit. I wasn't even whelmed by the Diebenkorn exhibit. Some of the other exhibits were good (Jacob Lawrence's migration series, Brett Weston's dramatic photos) but the Diebenkorns left me cold.

The thing is, if you look up Diebenkorn's work on the interwebs, you find some interesting stuff. Not so much the case for what the Phillips showed of Diebenkorn. I began to wonder if Diebenkorn's people had a falling out with the Phillips people.

Diebenkorn's People #1: What? Not those annoying Phillips people again. They have some nerve asking for art to exhibit. They never returned that gravy ladle they borrowed for Thanksgiving, 1992. The hell with them. We're Diebenkorn, dammit.

Diebenkorn's People #2: But they're on the phone! What should I say? "No"? "You can't have any Diebenkorn"?

Diebenkorn's People #1: *gleam in eye* Oh, we'll give 'em some Diebenkorn. Yeah, we'll give 'em Diebenkorn. In fact, tell 'em we're providing a rare collection of Diebenkorn especially for them. They'll love that.

Diebenkorn's People #2: Okaaaaaaaaaayyyy...

Diebenkorn's People #1: Then give 'em what's in storage room #8.

Diebenkorn's People #2: #8?? You mean #7. #8 is the burn room.

Diebenkorn's People #1: I know what I mean.

Diebenkorn's People #2: But boss...

Diebenkorn's People #1: Just do it!

So, if the exhibit was so lack luster, why am I writing about Diebenkorn? I'll tell you why: Because it's a great name! I love it.

Diebenkorn!!

How great is that?!

I love it so much, I've worked it into this post as much as I thought you'd let me get away with.

It's fun! Try it: Die-ben-korn. See?!

Diebenkorn. Diebenkorn. Diebenkorn. Diebenkorn. Diebenkorn.

*stands quietly for a moment*

*runs a block away and swings back with a Marty Feldman grin* DIEBENKORN!