Back in 1979, a wonderful fellow in England made a coin operated toy. This year he recieved a letter from a bunch of idiots:

>Hello Mr. Hunkin,
> My name is Tracy. My husband Don and I absolutely love your work and
>website.
> Back in 1999, while on our honeymoon, we stopped by the Cabaret Mechanical
>Theatre. We fell absolutely on love with the machines...especially the
>Disgusting Spectacle. We bought the book...and for over half a decade it has
>been a part of our home and in the back of our minds.
> Therefore, we are asking if you would mind if we re-created the
>Disgusting Spectacle on a larger scale and bring it to the arts festival,
>Burning Man, in the Nevada Desert. We would also ask for your blessing to
>use the name "Disgusting Spectacle," to credit you with the invention of the
>original piece and if you have the time and desire, to invite you to the
>event.
> This piece is quite a challenge because we have never done anything like
>this before. The 12 by 7 foot face would be hoisted on top of 20 foot
>pallet shelving. The cog that moves the arm will be a 6 foot diameter
>wooden wheel taken from a giant electrical spool (the kind college students
>use as tables) and the whole thing will be powered by a 10 foot high hamster
>wheel. All solid and secure enough to be interactive and survive the
>occasional 75 mile an hour desert wind.
> I know we can do this. Some very good and talented people have already
>volunteered to help. The idea of a giant nose picking machine seems to get
>everybody excited.
> Thank you for reading this and I hope to hear from you
>soon
> yours truly,
> TracyFeldstein and Don Bruce

I'm flattered you would even consider attempting to enlarge my
Disgusting Spectacle! Someone in Detroit has copied it once before -
but he didn't try to enlarge it!
I have friends who have repeatedly tried to persuade me to go to Burning
man, and the photos I've seen look great - but I hate the heat. I go to
Iceland for my holidays.

But do send me photos - I'd love to see your version.

best wishes

tim H