{"id":15910,"date":"2009-10-03T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-03T22:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/10\/03\/dons-holy-of-holies.html"},"modified":"2009-10-03T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2009-10-03T22:48:56","slug":"dons-holy-of-holies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/10\/03\/dons-holy-of-holies.html","title":{"rendered":"Don’s Holy of Holies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe Men’s Room at Grace & St Stephen’s Episcopal Church<\/a>, Colorado Springs. Lovely, lavish use of etched glass, not to mention fine polished red granite floor tiles and backsplash. Not only did it add to the material splendor of Don Armstrong<\/a>‘s “cathedral,” but it let Don piss on (or around) the Episcopal Church seal and<\/i> be part of his saddling the parish with a massive mortgage<\/a> as a(n unsuccessful<\/a>) poison pill against a diocesan take-over. <\/p>\n

No, really. <\/p>\n

I’ve seen restrooms in high-end hotels and executive offices that were less well-appointed.<\/p>\n

Well, at least the rightful parishioners can now enjoy it (if, no doubt, being a bit embarrassed by the opulence).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Men’s Room at Grace & St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs. Lovely, lavish use of etched glass, not to mention fine polished red granite floor tiles and backsplash. 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