I ran across this video of Marc and thought I would share it,most guys here in the south only knew him buy his moniker "The Mad Hatter" but when he came South he would stop in my business on occasion and buy One Shot if he was in the area. He was extremely well know and it wasn't uncommon to see him and his little paint encrusted wagon with all his supply's piled up,,,he wore a white shop coat and his ever present top hat. He passed away May 1,2006 A gentleman by the name of Gary Keller,,did a video of Marc showing his talent,,hope you enjoy,,I miss seeing Marc. HRP <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eTD_qM8GwfU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="640"></iframe>
Danny, I remember seeing him once. It was either in Gatlinburg or Noccalula Falls in Gadsden many years back, pulling that iconic wagon. I would give an ear to have that kind of talent. Thanks for the video.
That is awesome! Saw him striping at Dixie Fried several years. There's a great pic of him in action working on Jeff's Chevy floating around somewhere.
He may have been "Mad" but I kept expecting him to pull a rabbit out of his top hat. There's more than a little magic in his art. I love the occasional glance to one side of his striping to see how to make the other side match. The finished design is imperfect. It's handmade. And it's beautiful.
I have one of his cards somewhere that explains what a swordsman is. He came around to the swap meet a couple of times. WOW, Danny, that is awesome footage.
I watched him many many times over the years at shows but never long enough to see him finish something. That video is priceless.
He did my ex's O/T late model at a custom show in Hamilton,Ohio in the 90s. Awesome guy to watch and talk to. I mentioned about how slow my project was going,and he stopped working,paused,looked at me with a really serious expression for a minute,and then told me to cut the power cord of all of my TVs when I got home... I've never forgotten that advice... I was pissed when my daughter wrecked that car. The striping was the best part of it.
i remember him well.i was at a show once watching him and he turned around and ask me if i had any grass.i said no and he went back to striping.
Thank you...best 8 minutes of my day... here's an old post about him.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179930&highlight=fenyo the picture still hangs in my living room of him, Erin, and I, my 54's still got his stripes on it...i'd love to paint it, but something tells me just to leave it as his work will never be replaced if removed. Pic of his business card also. Swordsman I remember him calling himself that.
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