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| swapwoodfortaylor |
I hear from my Cheltenham contact that the bust has been unveilled in The Beechwood Shopping Arcade. Sadly it sounds as though it is some bizarre mess with yellow hair and green face. What's the matter with those dopy Councillors over there? There should have been a huge serious statue errected years ago...and not tucked away in a shopping arcade!! |
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| GhostofBrianJones |
Yes it is a shame that Cheltenham is still living in the past circa
1960's and back. How ignorant can they get? That is a shame
when a town cannot even acknowledge that one of members of
its community became famous, started the world's greatest Rock
and Roll Band and was a brilliant man, musician and lover of
music and the blues. What does it take for those people to finally
come into the 21st century and grow up!? If I had the money I would do it in a minute. And NOT in a shopping mall either. I had
read the road they were talking about naming after Brian was instead given to a person of acceptable qualifications only he had
the same if not worse problems than Brian was indicated to have
had. ROCK ON BRIAN JONES!! |
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| HellsRollingThunder |
check out the picture of the bust on [email protected]
It is absolutely HORRIBLE!! You will NOT believe it! Really
a monster of a horrible mess!!
If anyone has trouble with the above address check Yahoo
listings I mean this thing looks like something out of Star Trek!! |
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| stewed & Keefed |
It's a fucking joke. |
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| stewed & Keefed |
Unbelievable.
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| glencar |
Clicking on the link only gets me an email addy. No thanks. Can someone post an actual photo? |
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| Moonisup |
oh my god, that's REALY ugly. Poor brian, 36 years after his dead, still people don't take him serious |
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| Back Street Girl |
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| gypsy |
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Back Street Girl wrote:
I hope they didn't pay much for that bust. It is quite hideous.
The whole thing is a joke. |
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| Back Street Girl |
Looks like someone poured custard over it. |
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| gypsy |
Once you get past the "hair" and notice the face - it bears no resemblance to Brian whatsoever. My neighbor is an excellent sculptress - I have no doubt in my mind that she could have done a wonderful job. |
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| Steel Wheels |
That is a fucking joke. Was it made of Play-Dough? |
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| Angiegirl |
Hideous! Horrible! Howe uncool!
An insult. |
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| voodoopug |
It's nice to see the Oompa Loompas remembered!
on a serious note....This is a humiliating depiction! |
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| glencar |
Shockingly bad... |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Check another shot of the "statue" at Gerry's message board
http://www.voy.com/30551/ |
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| Angiegirl |
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It's nice to see the Oompa Loompas remembered!
LOL!!! |
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| glencar |
The link to Gerry's board shows me that those idiots who bought pool tiles from where BJ died helped fund this monstrosity. LOL Karma's funny! |
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| Gazza |
Christ, that bust is fucking hideous.
Is this some kind of bad joke?
No wonder Miss U's pissed off so much. |
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| glencar |
That was her money that paid for it! |
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| GerryS |
Actually it wasn't the pool tile money that paid for the statue..at least not all of it. David Reynolds had a separate fund going for what was to be a lifesize statue (I shudder to think what THAT would have looked like) I believe this one cost something like 6,000 pounds. (Gazza..about how much is that in dollars?) If you look at the pic on my board, you'll see a smaller pic of Brian near base of statue (with that same yellow omllette on his head...there's another one on the other side.) THOSE the members of Reynolds club picked out from photos they could vote on. One girl paid a substantial amount toward the statue way back when the fund first started. Wonder what she's thinking now?!
God almighty..no wonder Brian wanted to get the hell out of Dodge...er, I mean Cheltenham.
I'm not 100% sure but will check with my friend who took the picture, but I am sure I read somewhere that the statue sits across from a closed down record store in that Mall. If true, abit of irony there too.
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| Nellcote |
If a green G was painted on the side of his head, I'd swear a statute for some Green Bay linebacker was just put up..
A for effort though... |
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| Voodoo Scrounge |
Its Hideous, Its Ugly, Its Foul and I love it.
For god sake guys, its Brian Jones we are talking about here. Why should any council feel under pressure to spend thousands on a statue of a man who was a BAD role model for children and who suffered a self induced narcotic death? There are much better people out there who have nothing to their name.
You would all be up in arms if they didnt have anything there at all. And before you say it, yes I bet you would prefer nothing instead of that.
The only credit he deserves is that he gets from starting the greatest band in the world. |
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| GerryS |
"Its Hideous, Its Ugly, Its Foul and I love it.
For god sake guys, its Brian Jones we are talking about here. Why should any council feel under pressure to spend thousands on a statue of a man who was a BAD role model for children and who suffered a self induced narcotic death? "
Did you bother to read my post? the FAN CLUB in Cheltenham paid for the statue from donations from members, not the council.
And he didn't suffer a self-induced narcotic death. Read the autopsy . Death by misadventure is just a catchall for we don't have a clue nor do we care.
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| Gazza |
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I believe this one cost something like 6,000 pounds. (Gazza..about how much is that in dollars?)
at today's exchange rate, Gerry, thats $10,535.00.
I can feel you shudder from over here... |
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| GerryS |
Oh my God Gazza!!! Reynolds has to be a lunatic to pay that kind of money! Oh wait a minute, what am I saying? I had to work with him once upon a time, he IS a lunatic!
I don't understand why the remaining members of his club are not storming his home about now! Those who donated for this atrocity anyway. |
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| Soldatti |
OMG!
The worst bust that I've seen so far. |
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| glencar |
quote:
GerryS wrote:
Actually it wasn't the pool tile money that paid for the statue..at least not all of it. David Reynolds had a separate fund going for what was to be a lifesize statue (I shudder to think what THAT would have looked like) I believe this one cost something like 6,000 pounds. (Gazza..about how much is that in dollars?) If you look at the pic on my board, you'll see a smaller pic of Brian near base of statue (with that same yellow omllette on his head...there's another one on the other side.) THOSE the members of Reynolds club picked out from photos they could vote on. One girl paid a substantial amount toward the statue way back when the fund first started. Wonder what she's thinking now?!
God almighty..no wonder Brian wanted to get the hell out of Dodge...er, I mean Cheltenham.
I'm not 100% sure but will check with my friend who took the picture, but I am sure I read somewhere that the statue sits across from a closed down record store in that Mall. If true, abit of irony there too.
Thanks for the info, Gerry! It's a shame no matter how they paid for it. |
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| stonedinaustralia |
needless to say i agree with every one elses assessment - it's an outrage and an insult and just a very bad piece of work
it's just so hopeless - it looks nothing like him and the hair - well to see the funny side - it's hairlarious
voodoo scrounge i note your comments - that "role model" line is nonsense - rock and rollers do not have to be burdened with such stuff - i don't even agree that sports people should have to be "role models"
just because you are in the public eye and make lots of cash doesn't mean you are obliged to act in any particular way (IMHO) |
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| Voodoo Scrounge |
No I agree you shouldnt be burdened with the responsibility of being a role model just because you are famous. But its a natural thing. If you are in the public eye then you are a role model. Fact |
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