tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post4977191957131105522..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: grave post #17VioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-88073139627380811312012-04-29T08:15:17.478-04:002012-04-29T08:15:17.478-04:00Oh good grief.. how TOTT (Totally Over The Top)! W...Oh good grief.. how TOTT (Totally Over The Top)! When I first read you can't miss it, I wondered how I DID miss it when I used to travel Mt Pleasant Road every school day to get to Glendon Campus for a year... but then I read this egomaniac died in 2006, 30+ years later. LOL! I enjoiyed reading the comments and agree about the masculine insecurities... boys bits (lovely term) are central to many (but not all) male egos.Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-75635764322811006122012-04-27T10:42:03.678-04:002012-04-27T10:42:03.678-04:00Lions have always been a symbol of strength.
I thi...Lions have always been a symbol of strength.<br />I think this memorial is very impressive.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-437299508581216202012-04-26T04:11:35.255-04:002012-04-26T04:11:35.255-04:00Distinctly unfriendly - lions, horse and all! Do...Distinctly unfriendly - lions, horse and all! Don't think I'd want such an aggressive memorial! <br /><br />If I have to have something other than a neat plaque, then a sad angel with big wings, I think!<br /><br />Be back in two weeks, off on a cruise now!Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-73549880148448343862012-04-25T22:08:45.220-04:002012-04-25T22:08:45.220-04:00perhaps the fierce lions is part of a sports metap...perhaps the fierce lions is part of a sports metaphor?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-31538331308573988912012-04-25T22:07:46.829-04:002012-04-25T22:07:46.829-04:00some people do not want to go quietlysome people do not want to go quietlyVioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18159539525808696252012-04-25T22:06:39.551-04:002012-04-25T22:06:39.551-04:00No, this cannot be ignored - it is even visible fr...No, this cannot be ignored - it is even visible from the street.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-85633889165973044522012-04-25T09:44:26.533-04:002012-04-25T09:44:26.533-04:00he lions are pretty scary! never saw something lik...he lions are pretty scary! never saw something like that on a cemetery. now that i think of it, usually statues on cemetery are very friendly or sad looking. those lions do not really fit, i think...<br />i dont know who this person was, but his grave is indeed a little too much...CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-54003645235985245332012-04-25T07:39:01.117-04:002012-04-25T07:39:01.117-04:00Very dramatic indeed.Very dramatic indeed.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-86322685881273779742012-04-25T02:02:22.029-04:002012-04-25T02:02:22.029-04:00What an amazing tomb! Subtle it's not and a ta...What an amazing tomb! Subtle it's not and a tad tacky, but you definitely can't ignore it!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2081909272550469432012-04-24T19:42:57.875-04:002012-04-24T19:42:57.875-04:00aren't they just?!! It does look like he doesn...aren't they just?!! It does look like he doesn't want anybody else near for eternity, either!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44074555563097276352012-04-24T19:31:21.439-04:002012-04-24T19:31:21.439-04:00it is certainly worth seeing!it is certainly worth seeing!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2158003606106687722012-04-24T19:31:19.046-04:002012-04-24T19:31:19.046-04:00Wow, those snarling lions are fierce - I don't...Wow, those snarling lions are fierce - I don't think I'd want them near me for eternity.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-39979707719739291112012-04-24T06:46:51.994-04:002012-04-24T06:46:51.994-04:00He certianly doesn't seem the shy and retirein...He certianly doesn't seem the shy and retireing type. What a fabulous memorial!<br /><br />Herding Cats<br /><br />http://seathreepeeo.blogspot.co.ukSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-34621507074922534002012-04-24T05:20:42.594-04:002012-04-24T05:20:42.594-04:00and many people did, and likely still do, ask that...and many people did, and likely still do, ask that burning question!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-15665936571235124542012-04-24T05:19:45.302-04:002012-04-24T05:19:45.302-04:00he certainly had the money...
I'm not so sure ...he certainly had the money...<br />I'm not so sure I would secretly wish this (it was rather ridiculed at the time of its creation)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-71412622528400019622012-04-24T05:18:19.473-04:002012-04-24T05:18:19.473-04:00that is an interesting theory that I had not thoug...that is an interesting theory that I had not though of - him being insecure!<br /><br />what does strike me, is that this is all about him, not his family. so I wonder where they fit into all of this?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-38026702836429026812012-04-24T05:16:30.940-04:002012-04-24T05:16:30.940-04:00I wonder, did he think we would forget him?I wonder, did he think we would forget him?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-25622705426407145772012-04-23T21:39:54.455-04:002012-04-23T21:39:54.455-04:00WOW he had his hand in a lot of things...I cant im...WOW he had his hand in a lot of things...I cant imagine such a tribute to ME..lol not that would make everyone frown and ask the burning question, WTH?Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-56774008036645019182012-04-23T21:31:41.581-04:002012-04-23T21:31:41.581-04:00What a wonderful way to honor yourself. Few of us ...What a wonderful way to honor yourself. Few of us would have the gumption to but would maybe secretly wish it.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-56072235120735334302012-04-23T20:07:04.129-04:002012-04-23T20:07:04.129-04:00Geez, I would have to agree ... just a tad OTT ......Geez, I would have to agree ... just a tad OTT ...<br /><br />Male testosterone unleashed ... now ...is it just me ... or does this symbolise to anyone else, that this Stavro was a bit insecure ... <br /><br />Fascinating read ... if it was done a year before he died, is his body in there somewhere? Perhaps beneath a helmet?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-91623559837421594972012-04-23T19:36:00.099-04:002012-04-23T19:36:00.099-04:00Just a tad ostentatious.Just a tad ostentatious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-43092210031986991312012-04-23T17:15:20.658-04:002012-04-23T17:15:20.658-04:00yes, he wasn't as bombastic as Ballard was, bu...yes, he wasn't as bombastic as Ballard was, but still he had a personality!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-68074668139593793882012-04-23T16:44:17.968-04:002012-04-23T16:44:17.968-04:00I don't think anyone ever accused Stavro of un...I don't think anyone ever accused Stavro of understated elegance and the noise of his monument surley reflects the man and his ego.Bandobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276240971632270311noreply@blogger.com