foxdaleliberationfront Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 It looks like the Corpy want permission to demolish one of the shelters on Douglas Promenade (something useful) with an expensive statue (something not useful). https://services.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/planningapplicationdetails.iom?ApplicationReferenceNumber=19/01166/B It's not quite clear what the statue will be - perhaps it will be a larger than life statue of Sir David Christian MBE, OBE, MNH, DBC to celebrate his seemingly endless reign over the island's capital. Or perhaps it will be a 12ft high sculpture of a steaming pile of horse turd to celebrate the unique feature of the promenade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollsterblue Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 On another note.....there seems to be a fair bit of "activity" going on at the old Park Road School site? A roman type garden of statues planned perhaps..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 57 minutes ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: It looks like the Corpy want permission to demolish one of the shelters on Douglas Promenade (something useful) with an expensive statue (something not useful). https://services.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/planningapplicationdetails.iom?ApplicationReferenceNumber=19/01166/B It's not quite clear what the statue will be - perhaps it will be a larger than life statue of Sir David Christian MBE, OBE, MNH, DBC to celebrate his seemingly endless reign over the island's capital. Or perhaps it will be a 12ft high sculpture of a steaming pile of horse turd to celebrate the unique feature of the promenade? A statue will be useful if its raining. Let's hope the statue is holding an umbrella... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 A line of stone phalluses to remind us all of the management team who talked Govt into undertaking the promenade refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Seems it's going to be a statue of the BeeGees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 We now have a bit more information about this latest Corpy folly. The statue(s) will be of the Bee Gees of whom certain people on the Island seem terribly proprietorial, even though they left when they they were under ten. They always seem to have been very gracious in dealing with the rather creepy local claiming of them, but it's always struck me as a bit 'fanboy without being fans'. In other words it's about local self-importance because of a celebrity link rather than appreciating them for what they did. Typical small town politician behaviour. So something useful and attractive (and I think the shelters are an integral part of the sunken gardens design) which the Gibbs may even have know when they were kids, will be demolished to make space for a statue group which I suspect will be as bad as most such modern representational statues are, especially given that it is the Corpy who are commissioning it. It will be a target for vandalism and (given where it is) really difficult to keep clean and in decent nick. It's the almost-perfect DBC project. The plans are now available on the website linked above, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: We now have a bit more information about this latest Corpy folly. The statue(s) will be of the Bee Gees of whom certain people on the Island seem terribly proprietorial, even though they left when they they were under ten. They always seem to have been very gracious in dealing with the rather creepy local claiming of them, but it's always struck me as a bit 'fanboy without being fans'. In other words it's about local self-importance because of a celebrity link rather than appreciating them for what they did. Typical small town politician behaviour. So something useful and attractive (and I think the shelters are an integral part of the sunken gardens design) which the Gibbs may even have know when they were kids, will be demolished to make space for a statue group which I suspect will be as bad as most such modern representational statues are, especially given that it is the Corpy who are commissioning it. It will be a target for vandalism and (given where it is) really difficult to keep clean and in decent nick. It's the almost-perfect DBC project. The plans are now available on the website linked above, by the way. I bet they've already got a candidate lined up. The pal of. The sister of. The brother of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 They should get the guy that did the Christiano Ronaldo statue. If theres one thing I enjoy more than a really good likeness statue it's a really bad likeness one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 On it's own merits a tourist attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 4 hours ago, The Phantom said: Seems it's going to be a statue of the BeeGees didn't one of them say they hated the place....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagman Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, woody2 said: didn't one of them say they hated the place....... No, that was you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lagman said: No, that was you. Is Woody2 the 5th Bee Gee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Augustus said: I bet they've already got a candidate lined up. The pal of. The sister of. The brother of. Are there any statue artists currently sitting on DBC......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagman Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: We now have a bit more information about this latest Corpy folly. The statue(s) will be of the Bee Gees of whom certain people on the Island seem terribly proprietorial, even though they left when they they were under ten. They always seem to have been very gracious in dealing with the rather creepy local claiming of them, but it's always struck me as a bit 'fanboy without being fans'. In other words it's about local self-importance because of a celebrity link rather than appreciating them for what they did. Typical small town politician behaviour. So something useful and attractive (and I think the shelters are an integral part of the sunken gardens design) which the Gibbs may even have know when they were kids, will be demolished to make space for a statue group which I suspect will be as bad as most such modern representational statues are, especially given that it is the Corpy who are commissioning it. It will be a target for vandalism and (given where it is) really difficult to keep clean and in decent nick. It's the almost-perfect DBC project. The plans are now available on the website linked above, by the way. Most places do this, the Beatles left Liverpool the second they became famous and isn't there a statue of Freddie Mercury somewhere in England? - even though he wasn't born there and his parents weren't from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 What's their reason for demolishing the shelter? It's fine as it is, this sounds very much like DBC just wanting to piss ratepayers money up the wall as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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