On Jan 12, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Mark Weiss wrote:
>> Maya Lin. I never got closer to Vietnam than San Francisco, yet
>> going to the Wall in 1993, I was silent for 30 minutes afterwards
>> because if I spoke I'd start crying on a Washington, DC
>> streetcorner. I also recall come sort of stink about her work. I
>> don't remember what and why except (1) she is a woman and (2)
>> she's Asian. What more do you really need?
>
>
> Nothing so interesting. A couple of veterans groups objected to the
> monument because there were no statues. Hey, it's gotta have
> statues to be a monument. Wisely, the folks in charge gave them
> their statues, but away from the wall.
>
> Mark
It was also mostly underground (i.e., beneath the level of the ground
around it). They (some vets and others called it "the slash of shame."
"metaphor--I use them. They keep me regular."
--Paul Violi
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