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Observations of life, society, and the world as seen through my binoculars of logic and heard through the soundtrack of my mind.
Los Angeles and Jacksonville swapped names back in the 70s and 80s. First LA had the Sharks hockey team, then Jax named their WFL football team the Sharks. The Jax Sharks franchised had problems and was reborn in 1975 as the Jax Express. In the 80's LA named their USFL football team the LA Express.
Speaking of the WFL (World Football League) and USFL (United States Football League) I always thought these logos were backwards - doesn't the Memphis logo look more like a mauler and the Pitt logo like a Southman?
Minnesota came up with some fearsome logos in the 70's:
Disco fever swept Chicago
Here is a seasoned team of veterans
Gee, I didn't know Woody Woodpecker was a roadrunner
I never knew the phone company owned a football team
Hmmm, Seattle had a hockey team in the '50s called the Ironmen. I wonder where Marvel came up with the idea in the early 60's for their new hero Ironman?
Sadly who knew it was a chilling prophesy when the BREAKERS moved from Boston to NEW ORLEANS
Here is a hockey team from the 1950's. . . looks like an ad for condoms.
sincerely, Cap'n Booker Bloodgut |
This is the master plan for the 2,000 acre memorial
Like any artwork it inspires opinions. My immediate opinion is one of outrage. Is the design team arrogant or stupid? Harsh words you say? Well let me explain - the title of the memorial is "Crescent of Embrace". The walkway and trees will form a crescent shape, just like the crescent moon symbol used by Muslims.
"Crescent of Embrace"
If the above is rotated it looks like this, notice the similarities to the crescent moon used on flags from Muslim nations? The red in the above image is in the original artwork by the designer. I tweaked the colors below to give the crescent more contrast. Remember the official title is "Crescent of Embrace"
Why would you design a memorial to resemble the symbol used by the very Muslim extremist who caused the death of passengers and crew? Just who is this a memorial too?
The memory of the passengers and crew deserves something different. Contact the National Park Service before its too late. "Lets Roll".
link: news article about the memorial
link: official Flight 93 Memorial website
link: website of the designer
Scrappleface.com offers this fake but on target article:
Bush Unveils His Flight 93 Memorial Proposal
by Scott Ott
(2005-09-10)
-- As Americans reacted in shock to the proposed 'Crescent of Embrace' memorial to Flight 93, which resembles the crescent trademark of Islam, President George Bush today unveiled a proposal of his own.
"The people who died in Pennsylvania fighting for control of United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, don't need a new memorial," said Mr. Bush. "In very real sense, they already have two memorials: We call them The White House and the Capitol Building."
Mr. Bush explained that since one of those two buildings was the likely target for the Muslim terrorists who hijacked the plane, "the fact that they're both still standing is a lasting tribute to the people who gave their lives fighting evil."
"Every time you see those white pillars or that gleaming dome," the president said, "remember the 40 Americans who volunteered in a moment to defend freedom with their own blood. Remember the ones who looked fear in the face and said, 'Let's Roll.'"
The crescent used to be a symbol of the Byzantine Empire. After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 it was taken as a symbol by the Ottoman Empire. The crescent is now often used to symbolize the Islamic faith. However, it should be noted that the crescent was not a symbol used for Islam by Muhammad or any other early Muslim rulers, as the Islam is, in fact, against appointing "Holy Symbols". Despite that fact many Islamic nations and charities use the symbol on their flags or logos (e.g. Pakistan, The Red Crescent.) In this manner it could be argued that its modern usage is meant to signify identity and, for devout Muslims, brotherhood.