Stainless Steel Profile of Man in the Moutain???

[WINNOCTURN]

Has any one heard of a plan to erect a Stainlees Steel Profile of the Man in the Mountain? I heard a brief clip on NECN News this morning.

If it is true it's about time some thing has been done!

[Mr. V]

link: http://www.wmur.com/news/23949117/detail.html

[Lakegeezer]

Looks like it will be built on the ground, not on the mountain.

http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsnh/Ground...2.1759765.html

On Thursday, organizers are scheduled to break ground for the first part, a new lakeside pavilion and stainless steel "profilers" that will allow viewers to line up the sculptures' irregular edges and "see" the outline of the Old Man on the cliff where it once appeared.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Now if they were smart they would do it in a bunch of mismatch bits and pieces like the real one was that you can only see from one angle. That would be educational. Might be worth getting out of the car and putting money in the giant juke box. Oh wait that was another thread.

[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by Lakegeezer

Looks like it will be built on the ground, not on the mountain.

http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsnh/Ground...2.1759765.html

On Thursday, organizers are scheduled to break ground for the first part, a new lakeside pavilion and stainless steel "profilers" that will allow viewers to line up the sculptures' irregular edges and "see" the outline of the Old Man on the cliff where it once appeared.

I liked the idea of a memorial from this article, it seems fitting if you ask me. However I have heard people talk about but nothing confirmed of trying to recreate the structure up on the mountain. I for one hope that never happens. It was a beautiful act of Nature... and that is what made it beautiful. If man where to put a man made structure up to take its place it would just look wrong and out of place.

[WinnDixie]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

Now if they were smart they would do it in a bunch of mismatch bits and pieces like the real one was that you can only see from one angle. That would be educational. Might be worth getting out of the car and putting money in the giant juke box. Oh wait that was another thread.

Thank you, R G...and I second the "rolleye"! Cannot wrap my mind around that stainless steel.."whachamacallit"! I was there several years after the Old Man fell. There were (are?) signs explaining it and also a place where flowers were left. I left some, too; that loss broke my heart. It all seemed reasonably tasteful; this stainless steel stuff doesn't...at least not to me. I also heartily hope the actual mountain is left alone. As LIforrelaxin says, this is Nature...bigger than us!

[Grant]

There was some talk (hopefully just that) a few years ago of erecting a fiberglass replica on the original site.

Puh-leeeeeeeeeeeeeeze. Talk about cheese.

[SIKSUKR]

All bad rumours I'm afraid. There has been no official talk at all about reconstructing the Old Man where he once hung. Blastphamy I say. I've lived right next to the old guy for 30 years in winter and would cringe to think of an artificial OM in the same spot. But maybe blasting out a new one as a memorial .....? I dunno.

[Newbiesaukee]

Hey..if the stainless steel thing works, maybe they can produce an Old Man Bobblehead for your dash! Or maybe the Disneyland guys can reconstruct it in place with genuine fake rock. I can't wait.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

All bad rumours I'm afraid. There has been no official talk at all about reconstructing the Old Man where he once hung. Blastphamy I say. I've lived right next to the old guy for 30 years in winter and would cringe to think of an artificial OM in the same spot. But maybe blasting out a new one as a memorial .....? I dunno.

England's Julian Beever turned a concrete patio into a pond—including a child reaching out to a giant frog—and could be the way to restore the Old Man on the Mountain.

[SIKSUKR]

There is no way I want a frog (insert canadian joke here)hanging off the side of Cannon Mt.Or did you want to hang the child up there?

[fatlazyless]

Driving around this here state, one sees all sorts of old aluminum canoes and rowboats stored forever out in people's backyards, or out beyond the garage somewhere. Watcha think about some high school metal working class collecting up a bunch of old canoes and rowboats and hammer them out and zip em all together into an OLD MAN replacement all held together with stainless pop rivets. Toss in some strobe lights, some reds, greens, blues, oranges, and black lightbulbs, an old 1981 Cassio music synthesizer for a sound system and the OLD MAN could be back doing a boogie up on Cannon Cliff with the help of a friendly lift from the Army National Guard blackhawk helicopter based at Grenier Field in Manchester.

It's time for New Hampshire to get real here, and do it the cheap way because that's the only way it will ever happen!

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

It's time for New Hampshire to get real here, and do it the cheap way because that's the only way it will ever happen!

I know its FLL doing his thing but the cheap way is don't do anything.I was hiking above and below the Old Man on Saturday and while still sad to see it missing,could not imagine an artificial one.
Hey,I just had and FLL moment.Here's a real cheap replacement.I've often talked about having my ashes spread at my beloved Cannon Mt.Maybe I could be stuffed and hung from the old spot.I'd have a nice view 1000ft off the valley floor of all of you gawking at me!

[fatlazyless]

Here's another method to replace the lost Old Man.

#1, Build a permanent skeleton frame, same real size as the fallen Old Man, using welded aluminum tubing similar to what gets used in a motorcycle frame, and install it on the old spot, high up on Cannon Cliff.


#2, Every year on May 3, the day the Old Man collapsed, hang and secure a new painted canvas likeness of the Old Man over the skeleton frame so every year would bring a slightly different looking Old Man and it would always be in good condition.

#2a, To attract Old Man paint artists, run a 'Paint the Old Man' contest starting every April 1 with a $10,000 award for the first place finisher. Picking the winning rendition could be an interesting, state-wide participation choice.

If an Old Man canvas doesn't last for the year due to wind, rain, snow, etc, then there would be the second place canvas immediately available for a midyear replacement.

Purchasing the blank form-fitting canvas form of the unpainted Old Man hopefully would cost less than one thousand dollars, and would have to be purchased from the State of New Hampshire and paid by contest participants as an entry fee. The whole process would hopefully create some tourist interest during a slow time of the tourist year and generate some money for the state parks system. So basically, a participating artist would have to spend $1000. of their own money to the state in hope to win $10,000. plus their artistic labor and approved weather resistant paints.

............

...good grief....what a terrific idea....how come some smarty didn't already think of this?

[WinnDixie]

No chance for anything like "Rest in Peace, Old Man", I guess.

[NoBozo]

It's time to quit looking back at the past.. and think ahead. I'm thinking a Nice Profile of the President would work. He is well liked in NH ...and his profile could be looking up at the sky...The Future is out there. NB

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Congratulations, you now have replaced this guy with "the worst idea ever".

[jrc]

First of all anything on the ground near the vistor center is OK. A replica, a scale model, whatever. Try a few things until they get it right.

But up on the mountain, I not so sure. When it first happened, I thought something might be possible. But the more I think about it, the more sure I am that nothing would ever be right. It would at best be a tasteful copy of a semi-natural occurence and at worst it would be tacky crap.

Please, no presidents.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

There is no way I want a frog (insert canadian joke here) hanging off the side of Cannon Mt.Or did you want to hang the child up there?

Art has great powers in deceiving one's eye through depth perception.



It would be possible to restore The Old Man as seen from one general direction. IMHO

[hilltopper]

Originally Posted by WinnDixie

No chance for anything like "Rest in Peace, Old Man", I guess.

Shouldn't it be "Rest in Pieces, Old Man"?

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

It would be possible to restore The Old Man as seen from one general direction. IMHO

Already in the works.
http://www.nh.gov/visitors/oldman.htm

[Lakesrider]

Maybe I should just go hike up there and sit for a spell....Then there would really be an old man on the mountain.

[WinnDixie]

Originally Posted by Lakesrider

Maybe I should just go hike up there and sit for a spell....Then there would really be an old man on the mountain.

That is good...very funny, and a lesson to you--WinnDixie--your period of mourning is over...lighten up!

[fatlazyless]

Located about one half mile across the Cannon Mt ski area slopes from the site of the Old Man, high up on Cannon Cliff, the State of NH is today starting a 4-million dollar ski area construction project on the old Mittersill area including a new Mittersill chairlift.

A restored Old Man should be combined with a restored Cannon-Mittersill ski area. It would become a year round tourist-business booster! Everyone in favor of a restored Old Man; raise your right hand up high! And, everyone in favor of both a restored Old Man plus a restored Mittersill-Cannon ski area; raise both your hands up high!

[SIKSUKR]

Right hand is not raised. I live across the street from the the new lift. As of last Saturday the liftline has been cleared, the haul rope has been removed, and the old towers are on the ground. I have my right hand 1/2 way raised for the new lift.

[jmen24]

Personally, I think I would have preferred to keep Mittersill a backcountry type area that it has been. No-grooming means that the "I think I know what I am doing's" crowd stays away and is more room for the fools to have their fun. That is just my opinion, even though the ice moguls over there are a super workout on the board.

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Here's another method to replace the lost Old Man.....yada .. yada .. yada ...etc. etc. etc.......

Maybe we could mount FLL on the mountain. Every half hour (daylight hours only) he could Yodel. Sort of a mountain version of Big Ben. To keep him from getting hungy, every day at 12:15pm we can send up a double cheeseburger from Micky D. Maybe Wally World would finance the whole project.

[trfour]

Originally Posted by RI Swamp Yankee

Maybe we could mount FLL on the mountain. Every half hour (daylight hours only) he could Yodel. Sort of a mountain version of Big Ben. To keep him from getting hungy, every day at 12:15pm we can send up a double cheeseburger from Micky D. Maybe Wally World would finance the whole project.

I have an extensive background working in Stainless Steel... ' Less ain't go'in away! Now, you don't want his face up there either! Trust me!

Again, it could be imagined that there are other websites who could welcome comments in the direction where this is going.

Just let it be known that my Dad and me love the Old Man On The Mountain!

Terry

[fatlazyless]

www.nelsap.org/nh/mittersill.html, and while driving past on Rt 93, one can easily see some of the upper Mittersill trails which look to have been trimmed of twenty five years of growth with a brush-cutter. Maybe, take a peek at the b&w aerial photo showing Cannon & Mittersill ski areas as well as 5000+' high Mount Lafayette and the northern end of Franconia Notch. Now, isn't that a nice spot way up top that cliff to go rehang a 21st century Old Man technology friendly, look-a-like guy! After having been up there for 12-thousand years, he or it would seem to be belonging there...tradition....tradition...tradition...