Oh man! I am SO glad you guys are diggin' this! It's something close to both Mr. Lixy's and my hearts! He being a blaster, and me of [partial] native American decent.
Oldfart...Make me stop doing that! I dunno how...but you gotta find a way to make me stop it! *giggle*
rockintime...I hear ya hun! Though I abhor long drives anymore (driving back and forth to Fla. 3 x's killed my yippee's)...I'm thinking a planned trip isn't out of the question in our very near future vacations!
fredchabotnick...They musta had something done on it when you saw it, since it's been going on since 1948. Maybe, like some of the other's said, it just wasn't visually defined as yet. Looking pretty cool now though, huh?
Steph...Mr. Lixy told some stories about back in the day, and how they used to "drill" holes to prep the rock for blasting. One guy would hold a "pin" and another would hit it with a sledge hammer. The first guy would spin the "pin" really fast as the second guy raised the hammer and brought it down again for another hit. Can you imagine being the guy holding the pin? Holy Fuck, what trust! Was wondering if that's how this monument got started? Lixer Elixer? Oh shit...don't make me feel a need to change my nick! Glad you are loving the site!
soda...That helps...TYVM hun! Was just curious as to with each time you saw it...had it changed much? Sorry to badger you, but you are from there and have seen it twice on diverse occasions! I suppose I could find a "time-line" thread...but I love the banter here!
scotz...Yep! The scale in comparison to Mt. Rushmore is quite an endeavor to take on. And...all the monies come from private funding and that's gotta be painstaking too! Also heard that at one point a native American group wanted to halt the image forever, thinking it was disrescpecting Crazy Horse and the Indian nation...and that to capture an image is to steal a soul. Tis the reason during the frontier times, Indians didn't want their picture taken. This monument has a very interesting story behind it, indeed!
Aqua...If you ever get out that way to see it...ya know that Fla. and Pa. are only a hop, skip and jump from there! Hell...visit the whole east coast...K?
lakritze...From what I can tell...it won't be done till around 2010. Unless, for some strange reason, they step up the process and shoot for an earlier date! OMG...the Marx Brother's would be a very...um...interesting monument too! LMFAO!
Try some other links for more info peeps! I don't remember the count but there is tons of other info out there on the www! I just typed in
Crazy Horse Memorial and found a zillion links!
Again...so glad you are enjoying something near and dear to my heart!