as an afterthought to the previous post, i wanted to highlight a couple details from Gino’s office that might get a little overlooked in the book.

chinese takeout box. i figure he is working some crazy hours trying to keep the barge out of trouble and the garbage buried quickly before he looses anymore money on this great idea of his that has turned into an international debacle.

a few of the other items on his desk. notice that the envelope even has a thin plastic film in the address window.

what better way to show a little stress than a broken pencil. carved from a toothpick.

the radio/CB device he uses to talk to Captain Duffy

even though Gino doesnt seem to be the brightest fella, i still wanted to give him some aesthetic credit with this awesome chair.

Gino Stroffolino is a key character in the book and is the mastermind of the barge scheme of making money by shipping the garbage to be sold and buried somewhere else. In fact he is a fictional character that takes the place of a few of the men behind the scheme. Jonah Winter, the writer of the book, told me he made him up because he didnt want to end up making somebody(s) mad that might just have the ability to make a call and have Jonah’s kneecaps shattered. after a few bad sketches i stumbled across this one that seemed to fit Gino’s personality.

and here are a few shots of Gino from the book:

i was delighted with the greenish, fluorescent lighting for his office. hopefully the viewer will here the ceiling lights buzzing the way old fluorescent lights do so annoyingly.