After seeing that Detroit’s citizens – with few other problems to worry about – refuse to accept the mayor’s declaration that there will not be a statue of RoboCop, I started thinking: what other cities need a statue of a fictional character? Philadelphia, of course, has Rocky, and, God willing, Detroit will one day have RoboCop. Who else is out there? Well, here is my list:
- Jasper, Missouri: Dalton (Road House). This one is pretty obvious. Without Dalton, Jasper, Missouri would remain in the evil clutches of Brad Wesley, who nefariously flies his helicopter directly over Emmet’s farm. Dalton cleaned up the Double Deuce and took out the town’s garbage. I can’t think of a more deserving statue-honoree.
- Riverside, Iowa: Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek). Come on, this town gave birth the man who would save the universe countless times. He even saved the humpback whale! What more can one man do?
- New Orleans: Ignatius J. Reilly (Confederacy of Dunces). Unlike RoboCop and Road House, Ignatius didn’t really serve the community so much as refuse to leave. His sloth and unwarranted braggadocio remain in tact, even as he sells hot dogs in the French Quarter.
Who do you have?
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