Statues

NoshowwithoutPunch · August 5th, 2012, 10:47 AM

a great letter in the SMH on what to do with MSB tower. A giant kim il sung style statue atop the pillar of Paul keating gazing benignly across Bangas towards Packers pillbox.

i thought to myself that we should let more statues rise above us of great men.

let Gough be cast in bronze and hold court in Liverpool.

let Neville remind us from a plinth overlooking the harbour how balmain boys dont cry.

let Jeff stand proud in the Glenferrie Rd carpark.

let Kingaroy peanut silos be dwarfed by a replica of Joh in local granite

but let PJK be the greatest of these.

Danubis · August 5th, 2012, 11:08 AM

Moloko

Fabian · August 6th, 2012, 04:45 AM

Silly idea with the msb tower. I want my observation deck.

Choko · August 7th, 2012, 05:00 AM

Fabian · August 9th, 2012, 04:47 AM

The Bruce Lee Statue at Kogarah was a gift to the locals from a Chinese sister city. Some locals didn't want it to go up.

Arreis · August 9th, 2012, 11:48 AM

I love statues. Especially bronze. So timeless.

redbaron_012 · August 9th, 2012, 12:21 PM

The best statue in the whole wide world I ever saw is in Lexington, Kentucky USA. The horses are all famous thoroughbreds that are placed at full gallop to a finish line. They are full size yet appear to be gliding in air ! Some even have their entire bulk supported by the point of one hoof ! Beside the horses is a fountain of jets climbing higher to the finish line like the roar of a crowd as a race reaches it's climax........The detail of the Jockey uniforms with whips and leather straps is amazing. I can't remember seeing any statue let alone a field of statues more alive !

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Arreis · August 9th, 2012, 01:09 PM

That's quite amazing. Speaking of horses, the Crazy Horse Memorial will be the largest statue ever one day. I wonder if any of us will see it finished, though.

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August 5th, 2012, 10:47 AM	#1
NoshowwithoutPunch Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,775 Likes (Received): 118	Statues a great letter in the SMH on what to do with MSB tower. A giant kim il sung style statue atop the pillar of Paul keating gazing benignly across Bangas towards Packers pillbox. i thought to myself that we should let more statues rise above us of great men. let Gough be cast in bronze and hold court in Liverpool. let Neville remind us from a plinth overlooking the harbour how balmain boys dont cry. let Jeff stand proud in the Glenferrie Rd carpark. let Kingaroy peanut silos be dwarfed by a replica of Joh in local granite but let PJK be the greatest of these.

August 5th, 2012, 11:08 AM	#2
Danubis Charlatan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 3,420 Likes (Received): 498	Moloko __________________ be different G.A.G.M.A

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Fabian Sydney: World's best city Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 29,586 Likes (Received): 105	Silly idea with the msb tower. I want my observation deck. __________________ 'Cityrail recommends that you and your family travel by bus' - Cityrail

August 9th, 2012, 04:47 AM	#5
Fabian Sydney: World's best city Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 29,586 Likes (Received): 105	The Bruce Lee Statue at Kogarah was a gift to the locals from a Chinese sister city. Some locals didn't want it to go up. __________________ 'Cityrail recommends that you and your family travel by bus' - Cityrail

August 9th, 2012, 12:21 PM	#7
redbaron_012 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,048 Likes (Received): 116	The best statue in the whole wide world I ever saw is in Lexington, Kentucky USA. The horses are all famous thoroughbreds that are placed at full gallop to a finish line. They are full size yet appear to be gliding in air ! Some even have their entire bulk supported by the point of one hoof ! Beside the horses is a fountain of jets climbing higher to the finish line like the roar of a crowd as a race reaches it's climax........The detail of the Jockey uniforms with whips and leather straps is amazing. I can't remember seeing any statue let alone a field of statues more alive ! Uploaded with ImageShack.us __________________ "Make no small plans, for they have not power to stir the blood" - Daniel H. Burnham Last edited by redbaron_012; August 9th, 2012 at 12:52 PM.

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Arreis Especially heinous Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toowoomba Posts: 441 Likes (Received): 233	I love statues. Especially bronze. So timeless.

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Arreis Especially heinous Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toowoomba Posts: 441 Likes (Received): 233	That's quite amazing. Speaking of horses, the Crazy Horse Memorial will be the largest statue ever one day. I wonder if any of us will see it finished, though. Source

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