Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Peter, Always great to hear where such names come from. Philippe Op 10-jul-07, om 01:05 heeft Peter Klein het volgende geschreven: > > I had to look it up. I thought the pointed things were supposed to > be missle nose cones. I was wrong: > >> From vrseattle: > http://www.vrseattle.com/pages/vrview.php?cat_id=497&vrs_id=vrs789 > > The "Wall of Death" is the name of a popular sculpture located > along the Burke-Gilman Trail and under the north end of the > University Bridge. It's name and form were derived from the name of > a carnival act that consisted of motorcycles speeding around the > inside of a cylinder, going so fast that they ride horizontally on > the vertical wall. > > The "Wall of Death" was created by artists Mowry and Colin Baden. > It was installed in 1993. > > > Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> asked: > >> What's the story behind 'the wall of death'? >> Bush' statement should have been witheld as his campaigning slogan >> for his 2nd run :-) > > > Op 9-jul-07, om 01:19 heeft Peter Klein het volgende geschreven: > >> Somebody had a Significant Birthday: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1000959- > pf.jpg.html> >> >> Escaping Death: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1000971- > pf.jpg.html> >> >> Alternate Independence Day sentiment: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1000982- > pf.jpg.html> >> >> Another fireworks shot: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1001028- > pf.jpg.html> >> >> --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >