Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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