I don't like to think of it as a Skyway to Nowhere. Being the glass-half-full (or is it half there?) kind of guy I am, I see it as a great opportunity for further national exposure for the theater and the city.
1. Dennis Green's new Irwin Jacob's sponsored fishing show could have a "Carping off the Cantilever" feature. 2. The ESPN X Games� how many power luges, rocket fueled pogo sticks, bmx bikes or skateboards could be shot from the tunnel into the water. 3. Evel Knievel or his kid taking off the skyway and leaping the Mississippi on a motorcycle. 4. An amazing frat stunt involving a hanging VW Beetle. 5. If it was reinforced and properly hinged it could double as a waterslide, the summer time fun accompaniment to the Depot's ice rink. 6. 'Theater Under the Stars' performances of Rapunzel. The possibilities are there! Think outside the box(es)!! Also, as a friend aptly pointed out to me, this is hardly a novel concept. For those of you who have ever veered off the highway outside Madison, WI there is a little place called House on the Rock. Click on the link and see if anything looks familiar: http://www.thehouseontherock.com/the_attraction.htm richard carney st. paul (we'd take offense at the tongue sticking out at us, but given the direction the theater faces it seems more like the powers that be sticking its tongue out at the north side). Tom Borrup wrote: > Well, since several people have made metaphorical references to the skyway to > nowhere, there's a very obvious sexual one that could also be made, but I won't > make it. But I do think there's a popular new prescription drug that might make > a good corporate sponsor for whom it could be named. > > Tom Borrup > Elliot Park > > Andy Driscoll wrote: > > > So far, I must agree with this assessment. > > > > Andy > > > > > > This might be a philosophical discussion, but.... If one buys into your > > > "going nowhere" description (which I don't), the question becomes, "why > > > does it have to go anywhere?" Why can't we be content with where we are or > > > with our destination? > > > > > > Paul Lohman > > > Lynnhurst > > > > > > PS: I loved my friend Lee Blaske's Letter to the Editor in the Strib in > > > which he likened it to Mpls sticking out its tongue at St. Paul. Ah, the > > > architectural manifestations of sibling rivalry. > > > Paul Lohman > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > > > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > > > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > -- > > Intermedia Arts is a Member and Community-supported organization - Join Today! > > Tom Borrup > Executive Director > Intermedia Arts > 2822 Lyndale Ave. So. > Minneapolis, MN 55408 > > 612-874-2810 phone > 612-871-6927 fax > > Building Understanding Among People Through Art - Since 1973 > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
