Bob Marley Statue in Kingston
From:
Rasrojah@aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000
20:31:10 EST
Subject: Re: Bob Marley Statue
in Kingston To: raw@databack.com
Subj:
Re: Bob Marley Statue in Kingston
Date:
00-02-02 15:28:20 EST
From:
MJKuelker@aol.com
Sista Irie & the
RAW community:
The bronze statue of Bob
Marley in National Heroes Park in Kgn was done by Alvin Marriot in 1986.
Marley's posture seems a bit "off," and the way he is depicted holding the
guitar is more reminiscent of Keith Richards.
I would guess that the Hope Road
statue of Bob hasn't earned accolades because it doesn't look like Bob at all.
It's got him with a soccer ball at his feet and a guitar in his hand and
Selassie and the Jamaican flag adorning the base of the statue -- all good so
far -- but the face doesn't resemble Bob a
bit.
I would imagine that some of the
bad reviews are prompted by the fact that photo taking is strictly forbidden at
Hope Road with two exceptions: the Bob statue and Kaya cover reproduction at the
head of the gate as you enter the grounds. (In my two trips to Nine Mile, the
photo policy was markedly different. In '96 I couldn't even take out my camera
without having everybody from the guide to little neighborhood kids saying, "No
picture, no picture!" In '98, things were far more relaxed.)
Since the Marley family members are on
site at Hope Road on a fairly regular basis, I understand their request not to
be photographed while they are hanging out or kicking a soccer ball around.
Once, on January day there in '96, I saw Rita, Ziggy, Stephen, Damien, Julian
and the Marley sisters as well as Georgie (who "made the fire light" in "No
Woman No Cry") and V. Ford.
That was a
good day. I was going to say hello to Ziggy at one point because he was right up
near the restaurant area, where I was finishing a yummy ital lunch, but at that
moment, one of his sons dropped an ice cream cone on the pavement and was
bawling his eyes out.
Michael
Kuelker
Posted: Mon - February 3, 2003 at 09:04 PM