Friday, October 16, 2009
News Pirate museum on horizon, sez AJC
Posted by Scott Henry @ScottTheHenry on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:31 PM
OK, I like pirates as much as the next guy. Who among us hasn't been tempted to silence some blowhard by snarling, "Avast ye, scurvy dog!"
But a pirate museum in downtown Atlanta? That makes about as much sense as us getting a cowboy heritage center or a monument to Arctic exploration.
Unless, of course, your goal is make a quick buck by turning Centennial Park into a theme park with cheesy attractions geared toward unrelated cultural fads. Hmm, now that's an idea. What about opening the Buffalo Wing Museum? Or the Center for Cell Phone App Research? Or a meercat habitat? (Oops, I forgot Zoo Atlanta recently did that already.)
(Image stolen from Snorg Tees)
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So, basically across the street from the civil rights museum -- honoring the legacies of true heroes such as Dr. King and Ghandi -- there's going to be a museum dedicated to people who murdered and thieved for a living and tortured and raped as a sideline hobby. You stay classy, Atlanta.
The pirate theme done right, for all the right reasons: http://www.826valencia.org/store/index.html If Atlanta started an 826 chapter that would potentially be a very good thing. http://www.826national.org/about/
Seriously, we don't need a cheesy pirate museum, but... http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html
Get a life. A pirate museum would be so much fun. And it would breathe life into downtown. Plus, there could be wax figures of famous pirates who raped and pillaged, such as Captain Bill Campbell and Bosun Shirley "Peg Leg" Franklin.
Pirates were a significant force in the slave trade. Google away, mateys, to see how significant...! The marketing possibilities are endless for the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau: "Take a photo with your temporary Master, Pirate Jack, at the new Pirate Museum, then win your freedom from Martin et al at the Center for Civil and Human Rights."
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats." -H. L. Mencken
Darin: To quote a David Cassidy/Partidge Family song: "I think I (heart) you." Inky Stinky
Dash, I haven't been able to respond, but your idea: great. I say put that location near Five Points. Kids will have transit access from all directions. And there are surely some storefront vacancies. Provide a solid police presence in the area so people are safe and it could work.
I know, right? We have so many crazy brilliant people in this city who would feel truly blessed by the opportunity to volunteer. I've known about 826 Valencia and other 826 projects for years. Richard Lea seems like a good egg who truly means well. I can't help but think that the 826 concept would capture his imagination if he were introduced to it. It would be both his original idea and a treasured community asset, too. How cool is that?
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