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Meet Rocko Presley

Mike · April 17, 2021 ·

On my way out of Denver last month, a mural caught my eye. It featured a blue-haired character with sideburns and sunglasses, but I couldn’t quite why it seemed familiar.

Denver mural photographed with an Instax SQ6 camera
Mural detail, Denver, Colo. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2021

Then the switch flipped. It was Elvis rendered in the style of “Rocko’s Modern Life,” the Nickelodeon cartoon from the 1990s. Think Buddy Gecko crossed with Ed Bighead and I think you’ll agree.

Photos Instax SQ6, mural

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