Monument Raises Questions – Thursday January 21st

Dear Poor Lucky Me,

What’s the deal with Mount Rushmore? I’ve never been there but I’m suddenly really curious about it Who put it there? Can we expect other giant sculptures of beloved icons, like Madonna and Richard Gere?

Curiously,
Art Lover

Dear Art Lover,

Mount Rushmore was built both as a tribute to our nation’s heros as well as a way to awe and inspire people. It was a controversial use of public funds approved by Congress to impress the public. Like the Cash for Clunkers bill. Heeeeyooooooo!!

But seriously folks, I think that as the economy continues to smell, we can expect a Mount Rushmore copycat project.

My idea is to use art to celebrate the racial and cultural diversity of our nation’s celebrities. So, from left to right we can expect to see:
James Earl Jones

Jackie Chan

Kal Penn (From the Harold and Kumar movies)

Bette Midler

I know that you’re thinking you’d like to see one with Dolly Parton, Cher, Elton John and Celine Dion. That would be pretty sweet too. But trust me, the diversity thing will attract way more people. Mount Rushmore has like 2 million visitors a year so the next big thing has to be pretty awesome. I was thinking it should be built in Michigan, to help revive the economy there. As soon as I find a sculptor who’s worthy of the project I’m going to email Barack Obama. He still emails me all the time from the election so I assume it’ll be a breeze to get this thing shovel ready.

Sincerely,
Poor Lucky Me