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Apollo Creed couldn't keep Rocky down. Nor could Mr. T's menacing Clubber Lang. Not even the steroid-juiced Russian giant Ivan Drago could knock out Rocky Balboa.
In that spirit, the 8-foot bronze statue of the fictional film character won another fight yesterday - over its own meaning and worth - when the city's Art Commission voted 6-2 to move the statue to a patch of lawn near the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Supporters maintained that the statue had stood the test of time and had become a beloved symbol of inspiration for Rocky fans. The two opponents thought that the statue was unnecessary at that location - that the museum steps themselves provided the magic and inspiration.
Source:The Philly Inquirer
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That's where the statue belongs.
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I saw that statue years ago when it was outside the Spectrum. I thought it was cool. Then I heard it was in storage and now it is going to be on display again, sweet. It belongs at the museum. It is a symbol of Philly.
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I hate that cheesy, 70's Rocky character. Thoughts of bad hair, ugly girlfriends, and drunk, balding, wifebeating stepfather is not the image of Philadelphia i embrace.
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Quote from: jabba2 on September 08, 2006, 02:27:28 PM
I hate that cheesy, 70's Rocky character. Thoughts of bad hair, ugly girlfriends, and drunk, balding, wifebeating stepfather is not the image of Philadelphia i embrace.
If you're talking about Paulie........Paulie was Adrianne's brother not stepfather. And yes that statue is a part of Philadelphia history now. I lived in Philly when they first put it up and during our 3rd grade school trip we all ran up the steps. It's a friggen piece of Philadelphia culture now....regardless if the asswipes in charge of the museum are too assholish to put it on display. I dedicate Anal Cunt's masterpiece work "Art Fag" to them.
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Quote from: jabba2 on September 08, 2006, 02:27:28 PM
I hate that cheesy, 70's Rocky character.
Thoughts of bad hair, ugly girlfriends, and drunk, balding, wifebeating stepfather is not the image of Philadelphia i embrace
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Yeah cause Philly has such a great image
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