This picture finds Burke standing beside the inter-coastal waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, circa March 1977. He is sporting a polyester Fonzie t-shirt, popular with 9-year olds at the time. As the shirt illustrates, Fonzie could also be referred to as The Fonz. Revolutionary at the time for the young fans of Happy Days, it is still rare for a person to be referred to as The anything. Older folks may remember The Man in Black, The Saint, The Professor (and Marianne), The Millionaire (and his Wife), The Prisoner, The Fuhrer and his Italian homeboy Il Duce. But in none of these instances is the person's name referred to, only what they represent. That is why Arthur Fonzerelli's alias is so interesting, so cool. Well, it's pretty safe to bet that Burke wasn't having these thoughts when he was wearing The Fonz on his t-shirt and watching the trials and tribulations of the stranded passengers of the SS Minnow or the shenanigans of the cardigan-wearing patrons of Arnold's. He was likely thinking: "why don't they show more cars on Happy Days?" and "wow, that Ginger is such a fox! You have to love a woman who wears sequins while sailing. Very mermaid-chic! But what's with the Professor? He's got the brains and skills to get them off the island, but doesn't seem to have the desire. Why? Is it because his desire is for Marianne, and being stuck on an island is the only way he could ever score with such a babe? That must be it...he knows that if he takes the cast back to shore, she'll dump his skinny geek-ass for some denim clad Springsteen-esque rocker dude (in a '69 Chevy with a 396) faster than The Fonz can jump a shark."

About the photograph:

You can notice a rather interesting compositional approach has been taken. The main figure is off to the right side allowing half of another character to enter the picture on the left hand side. This positions the tree in the centre. What is the significance of the tree in the centre? Is it meant to symbolize nature as the centre of our world? Or is it just another bad photograph taken with a cheap 1970's instamatic 110 camera where the lens and viewfinder were so far apart that each picture was an aesthetic crap-shoot. In this case we think it works well, research having established that the man in the gold aviators was a friend of the family, and not some random pedophile.