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The Inquirer’s Alfred Lubrano, who last wrote about what some random people in South Philly think of Vince Fumo, has a nice article today delving into the indictment to find out just what the hell was up with those $100 cans of paint Fumo allegedly bought with state money.
The paint purchases, totally thousands of dollars according to the indictment, were from Hollandlac brand, imported from the Netherlands and so much better than that old cheap store bought American paint.
“It’s absolutely the most expensive paint in the United States,” he added.
American-made paints, Lahey scoffed, are made with fillers and extenders that weaken and cheapen it. Get dirt on a wall, and you’ll strip off a coat when you wash it.
Not Lahey’s paint, Hollandlac (formerly known as Hascolac).
So proud is Lahey of his thick, liquid gold that his Web site connects highfalutin Hollandlac to the paints used by Rembrandt and Vermeer. Their masterly influence apparently improved Dutch paint through the centuries.
Thus, the paint-thirsty walls of Fumo’s Citizens’ Alliance benefited from this happy confluence of art and commerce.
“Hollandlac,” Lahey said, “is used only by discriminating homeowners.” [...]
“I can’t envision anyone who’d spend 100 bucks a gallon for paint,” [some paint guy] said. “It is a very excessive price. The only people who might be willing to pay that much would be people for whom money is no object.”
Well, or those whom other people’s money is no object.
Fumo’s brush with greatness, $100 a gallon [Inquirer]
Feb. 8: Soft, Tender Fumo: $2.99 A Pound
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