Comments on: Sailed the Ocean Blue http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/ Author, Julie Luongo's fabulous blog. ~ "With great hope comes great cynicism." Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:37:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza at worldculturenet.com http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-437 Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza at worldculturenet.com Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:42:08 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-437 [...] Today, many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of Italian-American heritage. Monuments have been erected in his honor, including this very ugly example of American architecture. [...] [...] Today, many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of Italian-American heritage. Monuments have been erected in his honor, including this very ugly example of American architecture. [...]

]]> By: Bunche http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-229 Bunche Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:21:34 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-229 Fuck Columbus Day! How can someone be credited for"discovering" a country when it was already inhabited? I'd much rather see a nationally celebrated "Italians Rock!!!" Day.'Cause we know they do,especially the ladies... Fuck Columbus Day! How can someone be credited for”discovering” a country when it was already inhabited? I’d much rather see a nationally celebrated “Italians Rock!!!” Day.’Cause we know they do,especially the ladies…

]]> By: Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza « WorldCultureNet http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-228 Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza « WorldCultureNet Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:54:23 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-228 [...] Today, many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of Italian-American heritage. Monuments have been erected in his honor, including this very ugly example of American architecture. [...] [...] Today, many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of Italian-American heritage. Monuments have been erected in his honor, including this very ugly example of American architecture. [...]

]]> By: julieluongo http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-227 julieluongo Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:15:43 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-227 It's Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates (http://www.vsba.com/index.html). They're a very highly awarded design team. It’s Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates (http://www.vsba.com/index.html). They’re a very highly awarded design team.

]]> By: worldculturenet http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-226 worldculturenet Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:02:11 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-226 Please publish the names of the architect, urban planners and any committee members responsible for this. They deserve to be exposed! Please publish the names of the architect, urban planners and any committee members responsible for this. They deserve to be exposed!

]]> By: julieluongo http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-225 julieluongo Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:11:44 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-225 The VSBA jagoffs say this about it: "This monument is to be seen as a sculptural form that is designed to look good close-up — in terms of the quality of its detail and its friendly scale — and to read well from a distance — in terms of its vivid imagery and bold scale." Friendly scale? Vivid imagery? Huh? "This form works also as a symbol; it refers to the obelisk as a traditional and accepted urban device, both American and Italian." Oh, ok. As long as it's an accepted urban device both American and Italian. The VSBA jagoffs say this about it:

“This monument is to be seen as a sculptural form that is designed to look good close-up — in terms of the quality of its detail and its friendly scale — and to read well from a distance — in terms of its vivid imagery and bold scale.”

Friendly scale? Vivid imagery? Huh?

“This form works also as a symbol; it refers to the obelisk as a traditional and accepted urban device, both American and Italian.”

Oh, ok. As long as it’s an accepted urban device both American and Italian.

]]> By: Dooner http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-224 Dooner Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:45:12 +0000 http://julieluongo.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/sailed-the-ocean-blue/#comment-224 It amazes me how the powers that be let that memorial be made! It even has a set of balls on it!! Doesn't someone along they way say, "well it kinda looks like cock and balls....doesn't it?". What a bunch of jagoffs! It amazes me how the powers that be let that memorial be made! It even has a set of balls on it!! Doesn’t someone along they way say, “well it kinda looks like cock and balls….doesn’t it?”.

What a bunch of jagoffs!

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