The following letter went out to major newspapers (of the 'common media' type) after an article appeared in the Vancouver Province edition of April 1st about how the Inukshuk monument was leaking poisonous goop into the soil on the beach by English Bay. The fact that it was Fool's Day escaped this scribe and thus the laugh was on me. Faithful readers of The English Bay Banner will note that I critiqued this pile of rocks before a variation of its form was (mis)chosen as the symbol for the Olympics.
Dear Editor,
Not only is this misplaced pile of rocks a pox on the earth, it's also toxic visually.
Excuse me for sounding politically incorrect, but last I noticed, we are Vancouverites, not Eskimos. On this ground, why not commemorate the courage of Captains Vancouver and Cook, or Francis Drake? These men had guts and their images should be right there on the beach, one of many where they may have strolled. Or why not erect a statue of a defiant Chief Khatsalano who was evicted by whiskey-swilling road builders from his dwelling at Lost Lagoon? His iron countenance windblown, facing his namesake, Kitsilano, as the breaking waves tell his story yet.
Any sculptors out there on time for 2010?
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Hi Harry -
You may remember me—I am friends with Stephen Harris when he lived in Nelson and helped you with a poster and loading up all your books back in 1996. I just was looking at your book, the Living Avatara and the connection to Dan Brown's Book! Wow, I completely see it—
I hope you are doing well and things are good for you. I just visited Steve in Vancouver a month back and he was doing well.
best,
Norm
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