tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868118.post2015491059012252285..comments2023-06-05T03:35:52.370-05:00Comments on Geek Thoughts: shameful, wrong, and other bad thingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15054839933454487209noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868118.post-73784699676144889722006-12-14T00:07:00.000-06:002006-12-14T00:07:00.000-06:00OK. I have to comment on that... Just why is it t...OK. I have to comment on that... Just why is it that <a href="http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/graham01.html">Billy Graham</a> is bad because he allowed a statue to be erected of him in Nashville? <br /><br />He was just a man. A pretty good one who helped a lot of people. He's now almost blind, suffering from Parkinson's and is 88 years old, not quite dead. But why should one have to wait to be dead to be honored for a good life? We wait until too late to honor most people we care about or revere.<br /><br />As for the statue itself, it may not be well done, (Michaelangelo doesn't have to worry) but the idea is to honor someone worth honoring. We have statues of country music stars, the famous one of <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==3289">Nathan Forrest</a> on I65, and of course the one at <a href="http://www.pbase.com/deadelvis/image/22332218/medium"> Music Circle </a> that passes for art. This one is going to be a more positive contribution to the city than any of those.<br /><br />I am glad they are doing something to honor BG, and I'm glad they are doing it now, so he can understand that he has meant a lot to us. There's nothing shameful about it! - GNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com