Re: Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
What about abstract art that no one understands? T. Terry Allen's "Truckload of Art": Recitation:Once upon a time...Sometime ago back on the east coastIn New York City, to be exact...A bunch of artists and painters andsculptors and musicians andpoets and writers and dancersand architectsStarted feeling real superiorto their ego-counter-partsOut on the West Coast...so,They all got together and decidedThey would show those snotty surfer upstartsA thing or two about the Big AppleAnd...they hired themselves a truckIt was a big, spanking new white-shinyChrome-plated cab-overPeterbilt...With mudflaps, stereo, tv, AM & FM radio,Leather seats and a naugahide sleeper...All freshWith new American Flag decals and "ART ARK"Printed on the side of the doorWith solid 24 karat gold leaf type...And they filled up this truckWith the most significant pilesAnd influential heaps of Art WorkTo ever be assembled in Modern Times,And it sent it West...to chideCajole, humble and humiliate...the Golden Bear.And this is the true story of that truck...A Truckload of ArtFrom New York CityCame rollin down the roadYeah the driver was singingAnd the sunset was prettyBut the truck turned overAnd she rolled off the roadYeah a Truckload of Artis burning near the highwayPrecious objects are scatteredAll over the groundAnd it's a terrible sightIf a person were to see itBut there weren't nobody around(Yodel)Yeah the driver went sailingHigh in the skyLanding in the gold lap of the LordWho smiled and then said"Son, you're better off deadThan haulin a truckloadfull of hot avant-garde(chorus)Yes...an important artworkWas thrown burning to the groundTragically...landing in the weedsAnd the smoke could be seenAhhh for miles all aroundYeah but nobody...knows what it meansYes...a Truckload of ArtIs burning near the highwayAnd it's a tough job for the highway patrolAhhh they'll soon see the smokeAn come runnin to pokeThen dig a deep ditchAnd throw the arts in a hole(Yodel)Yeah a Truckload of ArtIs burning near the highwayAnd it's raging far-out of controlAnd what the critics have cheeredIs now shattered and queeredAnd their noble reviewsHave been stewed on the road(chorus)Nov 1, 2009 07:46:54 AM, jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I think the TCMA should ammend it's by laws to prohibit statues on it's preservesSent from my iPhone On Oct 31, 2009, at 8:33 PM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: I'd nominate Bob Hudson, pioneer Texas caver from the early 1950s. He was one of the first serious cavers in Texas and was a founder of the UTG. He explored hundreds of caves, some of which have not been visited since. He also established the first cave files for the state and wrote some of the first articles on Texas caves that appeared in the NSS News. Jerry. In a message dated 10/31/2009 7:37:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, gi...@att.net writes: Well, now, lookity here, Bill, Carol is getting together a bronze foundry. I suspect we could make statues of damned near any caver we wanted--and maybe even some we didn't. The question is: Where would we set them up? In some cave(s)? NSS HQ? On some Cave Preserve--like Stonehenge? --Ediger - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
Actually, I disagree. I think the TCMA should go the other way and seek to recruit one of those yard art sculptors, those guys who make slip molds and those plaster statues, and have a garden of them at Punkin and Deep. Just think of how much fun it would be to have statues of the 200 Texas cavers who have contributed the most. We could have a path and little weatherproof signs about their contribution. I don't think there's anything like it, except maybe in China. I know I always rubber neck when I drive by one of those yard art lots and do a double take on the gorillas, hippos, etc., but it would be much more interesting if it was statues of Bob Hudson, Carl Kunath, Bill Russell, Wayne Russell, Pete Lindsley, John Brooks, Gary Franklin, and 193 others. Bill John Brooks wrote: > I think the TCMA should ammend it's by laws to prohibit statues on it's > preserves > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 31, 2009, at 8:33 PM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: > > I'd nominate Bob Hudson, pioneer Texas caver from the early 1950s. He was > one of the first serious cavers in Texas and was a founder of the UTG. He > explored hundreds of caves, some of which have not been visited since. He > also established the first cave files for the state and wrote some of the > first articles on Texas caves that appeared in the NSS News. > > Jerry. > > In a message dated 10/31/2009 7:37:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, > gi...@att.net writes: > Well, now, lookity here, Bill, Carol is getting together a bronze foundry. I > suspect we could make statues of damned near any caver we wanted--and maybe > even some we didn't. > > The question is: Where would we set them up? In some cave(s)? NSS HQ? On some > Cave Preserve--like Stonehenge? > --Ediger > - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
I think the TCMA should ammend it's by laws to prohibit statues on it's preserves Sent from my iPhone On Oct 31, 2009, at 8:33 PM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: I'd nominate Bob Hudson, pioneer Texas caver from the early 1950s. He was one of the first serious cavers in Texas and was a founder of the UTG. He explored hundreds of caves, some of which have not been visited since. He also established the first cave files for the state and wrote some of the first articles on Texas caves that appeared in the NSS News. Jerry. In a message dated 10/31/2009 7:37:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, gi...@att.net writes: Well, now, lookity here, Bill, Carol is getting together a bronze foundry. I suspect we could make statues of damned near any caver we wanted--and maybe even some we didn't. The question is: Where would we set them up? In some cave(s)? NSS HQ? On some Cave Preserve--like Stonehenge? --Ediger
Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
I'd nominate Bob Hudson, pioneer Texas caver from the early 1950s. He was one of the first serious cavers in Texas and was a founder of the UTG. He explored hundreds of caves, some of which have not been visited since. He also established the first cave files for the state and wrote some of the first articles on Texas caves that appeared in the NSS News. Jerry. In a message dated 10/31/2009 7:37:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, gi...@att.net writes: Well, now, lookity here, Bill, Carol is getting together a bronze foundry. I suspect we could make statues of damned near any caver we wanted--and maybe even some we didn't. The question is: Where would we set them up? In some cave(s)? NSS HQ? On some Cave Preserve--like Stonehenge? --Ediger
Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
Well, now, lookity here, Bill, Carol is getting together a bronze foundry. I suspect we could make statues of damned near any caver we wanted--and maybe even some we didn't. The question is: Where would we set them up? In some cave(s)? NSS HQ? On some Cave Preserve--like Stonehenge? --Ediger On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 7:51 AM, wrote: > I wonder if there are any other statues of cavers in the world? Are there > of E.A. Martel or Norbert Casteret in France? There ought to be one of > Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Maybe with Roger Brucker's new > book about Bishop such a thing could happen. I would think the > African-American community would get behind that. > >
Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
I wonder if there are any other statues of cavers in the world? Are there of E.A. Martel or Norbert Casteret in France? There ought to be one of Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Maybe with Roger Brucker's new book about Bishop such a thing could happen. I would think the African-American community would get behind that. Thanks, Jerry jerryat...@aol.com wrote: > > Caverns explorer's statue awaits unveiling > By Reid Wright > Current-Argus Staff Writer > Posted: 10/29/2009 09:04:16 PM MDT > > > CARLSBAD — Jim White has returned to Carlsbad. > Tucked under blue plastic tarp in a dark corner of a county garage, a > stately 13-foot-tall bronze statue of the Carlsbad Caverns explorer awaits > unveiling. > Sculpted by Reynaldo "Sonny" Rivera, the more than $100,000 statue was a > project of a Carlsbad arts committee. > Rocky Hayes, a former Current-Argus publisher and committee member, said > White's exploration and promotion of Carlsbad Caverns was an example of the > western spirit and the pioneering spirit of the town. > "It represents Carlsbad as a western town, as a town settled by people with > incredible character," he said, citing the founding of Carlsbad and the > construction of the first flume across the Pecos River. "To actually > re-direct the river to get water over to what little soil there was, to turn > it > into this Garden of Eden, this utopia it means overcoming some tremendous > challenges." > Jim White is reported to have been a young cowboy who followed a cloud of > bats to the entrance of Carlsbad Caverns, which he eventually descended into > on a ladder made of sticks and fencing wire to explore. > "Jim was basically responsible for much of the exploration of Carlsbad > Caverns and bringing it to the attention of the public and the National Park > Service," said George Veni, executive director of the National Cave and Karst > Institute. > Veni said it was his first trip into the caverns that inspired him to > pursue a career in the research of caves. > He said the sculptor of the statue was inspired by the story of White. > > "He explored the caverns with very limited technology," Veni said. "I think > that's a credit to his skill and his courage." > Hayes said the story of Jim White may be embellished or hypocritical, but > he still finds it compelling. > "That's just a hell of a story," he said. "All I know is that level of > curiosity, of ruggedness, of bravery to make a real discovery. I find that > captivating. I think it is worth remembering and is worth memorializing." > The statue is expected to be unveiled in the coming months, Veni said. It > will be placed in front of the new Cave and Karst institute which is still > under construction, expected to be opened early next year. > Funding for the statue included $100,000 in state funds made possible by > legislation passed by then-State Representative Bill Gray and Rep. John > Heaton as well as Senators Vernon Asbill and Carroll Leavell. Other funds > included a trust fund created by money from Gannett Newspapers, and > donations by > author Bill Coat, Hayes said. > Committee members included Jim Harrison, Bob Forrest, John Heaton, Jed > Howard, Larry Henderson, and Jerry Matson. > _http://www.currentargus.com/ci_13673144_ > (http://www.currentargus.com/ci_13673144) > - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :
Caverns explorer's statue awaits unveiling By Reid Wright Current-Argus Staff Writer Posted: 10/29/2009 09:04:16 PM MDT CARLSBAD — Jim White has returned to Carlsbad. Tucked under blue plastic tarp in a dark corner of a county garage, a stately 13-foot-tall bronze statue of the Carlsbad Caverns explorer awaits unveiling. Sculpted by Reynaldo "Sonny" Rivera, the more than $100,000 statue was a project of a Carlsbad arts committee. Rocky Hayes, a former Current-Argus publisher and committee member, said White's exploration and promotion of Carlsbad Caverns was an example of the western spirit and the pioneering spirit of the town. "It represents Carlsbad as a western town, as a town settled by people with incredible character," he said, citing the founding of Carlsbad and the construction of the first flume across the Pecos River. "To actually re-direct the river to get water over to what little soil there was, to turn it into this Garden of Eden, this utopia it means overcoming some tremendous challenges." Jim White is reported to have been a young cowboy who followed a cloud of bats to the entrance of Carlsbad Caverns, which he eventually descended into on a ladder made of sticks and fencing wire to explore. "Jim was basically responsible for much of the exploration of Carlsbad Caverns and bringing it to the attention of the public and the National Park Service," said George Veni, executive director of the National Cave and Karst Institute. Veni said it was his first trip into the caverns that inspired him to pursue a career in the research of caves. He said the sculptor of the statue was inspired by the story of White. "He explored the caverns with very limited technology," Veni said. "I think that's a credit to his skill and his courage." Hayes said the story of Jim White may be embellished or hypocritical, but he still finds it compelling. "That's just a hell of a story," he said. "All I know is that level of curiosity, of ruggedness, of bravery to make a real discovery. I find that captivating. I think it is worth remembering and is worth memorializing." The statue is expected to be unveiled in the coming months, Veni said. It will be placed in front of the new Cave and Karst institute which is still under construction, expected to be opened early next year. Funding for the statue included $100,000 in state funds made possible by legislation passed by then-State Representative Bill Gray and Rep. John Heaton as well as Senators Vernon Asbill and Carroll Leavell. Other funds included a trust fund created by money from Gannett Newspapers, and donations by author Bill Coat, Hayes said. Committee members included Jim Harrison, Bob Forrest, John Heaton, Jed Howard, Larry Henderson, and Jerry Matson. _http://www.currentargus.com/ci_13673144_ (http://www.currentargus.com/ci_13673144)
