TerryFuchwit Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Barry Gibb should come for a nose and do several nights at the Villa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) Yeah, he could do a few Nights on Broadway. Edited July 8, 2021 by quilp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4652009 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, Amadeus said: That looks amazing tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Brown shoes with a lounge suit? Definite sartorial faux pas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Weren't they supposed to be staring out sea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonatti Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 They have excelled themselves with this. It will be a massively popular photo opportunity. I wonder which part of it will be rubbed for good luck. ck . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just now, Declan said: Weren't they supposed to be staring out sea? They're heading to 1886 for a couple of pints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Someone is going to paint those teeth white. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Not quite as bad as I feared (or alternatively not nearly as bad as I hoped). Given that Douglas Council was involved and there wasn't much info on who was making them or whatever, I expected something much more shoddy and expensive. The sculptor is Andy Edwards, who did the Beatles sculpture in Liverpool so he's got experience in this sort of thing . It's good workmanlike stuff though, as has been frequently remarked, no sculptor has ever been able to get trousers right (and that applies particularly to bell-bottoms). The plaque however is a masterpiece of Corpy self-importance. Look on plaques on statues done in the past and you will just get the name and titles of the subject(s) and of the sculptor plus maybe some text about how wonderful the person being commemorated was and their achievements. You might also get "Erected by public subscription" or whatever. Not here. The really important people aren't the subject and creator of this object. They're the Council. Every member is listed. So is the Head of Parks. Joughin and Christian get their names and titles on twice, the sculptor and even the brothers Gibb only once and in the same size font. You have to look hard to see their names hidden in the text. It's a wonderful piece of small-town buffoonery. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 28 minutes ago, Declan said: Weren't they supposed to be staring out sea? But if the statues were that way round, all the photos would have Douglas in the background. You see the problem... 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Plenty of traffic cones nearby. May give TE Brown a break 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4652009 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Roger Mexico said: But if the statues were that way round, all the photos would have Douglas in the background. You see the problem... I shouldn't laugh but....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 “Mr Councillor DW Christian JP OBE” gets two honorifics before his name and letters after his name, whilst Sir Barry Gibb Kt CBE gets “Barry Gibb”. Is Christian listed twice? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: Not here. The really important people aren't the subject and creator of this object. They're the Council. Every member is listed. So is the Head of Parks. Joughin and Christian get their names and titles on twice, the sculptor and even the brothers Gibb only once and in the same size font. You have to look hard to see their names hidden in the text. It's a wonderful piece of small-town buffoonery Er, what about Comrade Councillors Watson and Hamer?? If you're going for small-town chickenshit commemoration, at least get it right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Declan said: Is Christian listed twice? Yes he's in the councillor list as well. With MBE JP attached both times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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