tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8386697550321329094..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Airports? Sports teams? Pphhhtt.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13803244767597348532008-09-08T14:35:00.000-04:002008-09-08T14:35:00.000-04:00Well it beats the crap out of some of the publicly...Well it beats the crap out of some of the publicly funded art I have seen here in the states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47115160894418996152008-09-08T11:18:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:18:00.000-04:00And it appears that it's mostly EU money (even mor...And it appears that it's mostly EU money (even <EM>more</EM> evansecent!) funding it.<BR/><BR/>The same group of artists did a project in London in 2006: <A HREF="http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html#114690320271996869" REL="nofollow">The Sultan's Elephant</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39734576589016761632008-09-08T10:54:00.000-04:002008-09-08T10:54:00.000-04:00In this case "free to the public" means "we won't ...In this case "free to the public" means "we won't charge you extra to see it", unlike (f'rexample) the Science Museum and what-have-you where you have to cough up extra money on top of your taxes to get in.<BR/><BR/>But I take your point.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730143528740977761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25772027906128998702008-09-08T09:57:00.000-04:002008-09-08T09:57:00.000-04:00Admittedly, there's something moderately appealing...Admittedly, there's something moderately appealing about the idea of a Liverpudlian Committee for Giant Sidewalk Creatures.<BR/><BR/>One imagines Tokyo must have something similar, if on a much larger scale.Canthroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263191238757258797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73118555137259850962008-09-08T09:13:00.000-04:002008-09-08T09:13:00.000-04:00Holy SHIT! Get me a freakin RPG!Avenger29Holy SHIT! Get me a freakin RPG!<BR/><BR/>Avenger29Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28004940001050946862008-09-08T08:54:00.000-04:002008-09-08T08:54:00.000-04:00Yeah, but, see, it's free because those are govern...Yeah, but, see, it's free because those are government pounds. They come from nowhere, and they go to nowhere. In between, they are as dust in the wind.<BR/><BR/>MAGIC!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68781310622199285012008-09-08T08:52:00.000-04:002008-09-08T08:52:00.000-04:00a livejournal acquaintance of mine lives in Liverp...a livejournal acquaintance of mine lives in Liverpool, and from what she indicated this is an annual event - supposedly every year they do a "steampunk" event that features an animal. <BR/><BR/>crazy, if you ask me, but hey...i dig it.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.com