A scary-looking Lucille Ball statue angers residents of the TV icon's hometown - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-03-2015, 06:22 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/lucille-ball-f...215927032.html

Folks in Celoron, N.Y. are taking issue with the unflattering depiction, with one local starting a Facebook page titled, "We Love Lucy! Get Rid of this Statue."

king of comedy · 04-04-2015, 07:05 AM

That is scary!! But funny! What would Lucy say if she were still alive?

DJM77 · 04-04-2015, 09:44 AM

LittleRickyII · 04-04-2015, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

That is scary!! But funny! What would Lucy say if she were still alive?

Scary, yet funny. That pretty much sums it up! I laughed when I saw the picture of this statue. If I were to see this statue somewhere, knowing nothing about it, I would never guess it was supposed to be a depiction of Lucille Ball. It's ironic that it's depicting the Vitameatavegamin scene because I'm guessing the artist was very drunk when he made this statue.

From the sculptor's website, his list of public collections doesn't include this one.

http://www.davepoulinstudios.com/pages/public.html

pkripper001 · 04-04-2015, 08:46 PM

I think the statue looks like Roy DeSoto from EMERGENCY!
They can call it a tribute statue of Roy DeSoto and just add a fireman helmet.

gidgetgrape · 04-05-2015, 12:03 AM

The teeth and the eyes are especially scary! I just imagine this thing coming to life and killing everyone in town. To loosely quote Lucy, it looks like a nightmare you would have after too much Chinese food.

Bonniegirl · 04-05-2015, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pkripper001

I think the statue looks like Roy DeSoto from EMERGENCY!
They can call it a tribute statue of Roy DeSoto and just add a fireman helmet.

LOL!!! Yeah, sort of!

LittleRickyII · 04-05-2015, 01:20 PM

Re: Roy DeSoto, this statue would be an insult to him, too. Thankfully, there are accurate and flattering representations of Lucille Ball elsewhere. Here are a few examples: The Television Academy in Los Angeles; Palm Springs, California; and a wax representation at Madame Tussaud's in New York.

LittleRickyII · 04-05-2015, 01:47 PM

A better likeness, perhaps? Maybe there's a place that honors horror movies where this can be moved.

king of comedy · 04-05-2015, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

That's exactly how she see it. LOL!

gidgetgrape · 04-05-2015, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

A better likeness, perhaps? Maybe there's a place that honors horror movies where this can be moved.

Nailed it!

LittleRickyII · 04-06-2015, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

Nailed it!

I saw a comment someone posted about the statue on another site. They said it resembled a gilled creature, and I thought, Yes! It's the Creature from the Black Lagoon!

ChrisTV · 04-06-2015, 03:10 PM

Various pictures going around Facebook.
These are frightening...

LittleRickyII · 04-06-2015, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisTV

Various pictures going around Facebook.
These are frightening...

Those are hilarious!

Thanks, ChrisTV. That really made me laugh. And ultimately it's a good thing that laughter is coming out of this because laughter is Lucille Ball's legacy after all.

I was looking at that Facebook page last night and someone commented that the statue looks like Ed Sullivan. Except for the eyes, I thought they might actually have a point.

king of comedy · 04-06-2015, 04:41 PM

OMG!!! Hilarious!!!

04-03-2015, 06:22 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	A scary-looking Lucille Ball statue angers residents of the TV icon's hometown http://news.yahoo.com/lucille-ball-f...215927032.html Folks in Celoron, N.Y. are taking issue with the unflattering depiction, with one local starting a Facebook page titled, "We Love Lucy! Get Rid of this Statue."

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pkripper001 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 401	I think the statue looks like Roy DeSoto from EMERGENCY! They can call it a tribute statue of Roy DeSoto and just add a fireman helmet. Attached Images

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LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	Re: Roy DeSoto, this statue would be an insult to him, too. Thankfully, there are accurate and flattering representations of Lucille Ball elsewhere. Here are a few examples: The Television Academy in Los Angeles; Palm Springs, California; and a wax representation at Madame Tussaud's in New York. Attached Images

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LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	A better likeness, perhaps? Maybe there's a place that honors horror movies where this can be moved. Attached Images

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king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	That is scary!! But funny! What would Lucy say if she were still alive?

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gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,502	The teeth and the eyes are especially scary! I just imagine this thing coming to life and killing everyone in town. To loosely quote Lucy, it looks like a nightmare you would have after too much Chinese food.

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ChrisTV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 773	Various pictures going around Facebook. These are frightening... Attached Images

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king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	OMG!!! Hilarious!!!