GO THUNE, MR. NOVEMBER!
Posted on 05/09/2002 9:04:36 AM PDT by floriduh voter
Kevin Costner foots the buffalo bill in a tribute to Lakota heritage
Focus: Some movie stars indulge in fleets of shiny sports cars. Kevin Costner opted for a herd of gigantic bronze bison. Flush from his Academy Award triumph for 1990's Dances with Wolves, Costner commissioned a massive sculpture, for about $2 million, depicting a Lakota buffalo hunt. He had hoped to display the 17 piece work (including one 17-ft-tall Lakota horseman helping drive a herd of fourteen 9-ft-high bison) on a planned $100 million resort to be built on the actor's 842 acre Deadwood, S. Dakota property. With plans for Dunbar resort (named for his Dances character, Lt. John Dunbar), now delayed, the buffalo have been roaming outside a Lander, Wyoming, foundry for the past few years.
Under contract to the artist, Peggy Detmers, to put the sculpture on public display by 2003, Costner, 47, is now mapping out a multi-million dollar venture on his Deadwood land, which includes an interpretive trail, visitor center and viewing terraces. "It's all Kevin's personal money," says Jim Fisher, the project's manager. "He's very fond of this area."
Just 45 minutes north of Mount Rushmore, the work will "stand as a separate tourist attraction," notes Jim Wilson, a historic-preservation officer for Deadwood, who says the tiny town (pop. 1,380) welcomes Costner's contribution to the area's cultural fabric. "It's not Mount Rushmore, says Detmers, "but it will be very impressive."
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I would have to think about how to respond to your Tommy D. question. He sure wasn't a friend of the tax cut and when the economy tanked for awhile, Tommy D. blamed the tax cut instead of the war on terrorism. Tommy D. believes that our money is his money while in comparison, the James Gang were simple horse thieves to my great grandma. LOL
How could I not ping you viking chick? Your comments, afraid, give a whole new meaning to the term getting hitched. LOL
GO THUNE, MR. NOVEMBER!
I'm suddenly grateful that I'm living in this day and age. :)
LOL!!
bttt for Candidate John Thune. Defeat Johnson! Wish I could vote in SD to stop Daschle's antics now... Can't we just impeach him?
Backlash is very painful. I predict a backlash that will further fragment their base. Except for the Sorelosers for Life Club, Dubya has won over many democrats since inauguration day.
Just seeing that he isn't full of himself like x-42 is refreshing to Americans. Clinton was like Commander McBragg from the old Tennesse Tuxedo cartoons. And, Jeffords did a disserve to his country by putting Puff where he is today.
I did it, Kayak. I just copied the exact url you re-sized. I'll be fine for Dad's Day. Thanks.
Home on the Range is a good place to work. FV
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