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The Rock (100k images x 6)
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| 11/9/03
| 11/9/03
Posted on 11/09/2003 5:06:05 AM PST by ChadGore
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: amazing; therock
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These were all painted on one rock...
The artist, whose name is on the first photo, did an impressive job.
The photos were taken along Hwy. 25 South of I - 80 and North of Greenfield Iowa.
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:06:06 AM PST
by
ChadGore
To: ChadGore
bump
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:06:25 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ChadGore
BTTT
Bump to the artist, whoever he is.
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:07:27 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: Rightly Biased
bump
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:10:19 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ChadGore
I thought this was going to be about that goofy black rock the Muslims worship.
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:10:32 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(PROUDLY SCARING FELLOW FREEPERS SINCE 1999 !!!!)
To: Lazamataz
Re:
I thought this was going to be about that goofy black rock the Muslims worship. lol . . *This* rock you can respect, because it's been earned. :)
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:11:39 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ChadGore
Awesome
bump for all who served and are serving....THANK YOU!
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:12:02 AM PST
by
ZinGirl
To: ZinGirl
Re:
bump for all who served and are serving....THANK YOU! Agreed, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:12:52 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ChadGore
Wow. Awesome work.
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:15:10 AM PST
by
Impy
(Don't you fall into the trap, democrats are full of crap.)
To: ChadGore
I googled the artists name and got this:
From: http://www.popasmoke.com/visions/image.php?source=3814
The artist is Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, 24 years old, living in Greenfield IA. He paints something like this every year for Memorial Day! Our country needs millions more young Americans with Ray Sorensen's spirit. I received these from one of my former Cobra pilots in HMA-369, now Col USMC (ret'd). I wanted to thank the artist so I used a little ingenuity and tracked him down in 3 phone calls. I looked up the Ray Sorensen name in Iowa, using switchboard.com and found 3 listings. The 2nd call was his grandmother, a very nice lady. Once I explained my mission, she gave me his parents' home phone, explaining that Bubba was probably not at home right then. When I called anyway, he answered the phone. We had a nice conversation. He was unaware that the photos were on the Internet and probably been sent around the world by now. I thanked him for all of us and told him how much we appreciated his work. He, in turn, thanked me (us) and told me how much he appreciates the vets. OO-ooooo-raaah-hhh!!!!! Semper Fidelis, Ron Osborne
The young painter is Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II in Greenfield IA. email
bubbalca@hotmail.com; phone: ***-***-****
Phone number redacted.
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:19:43 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ChadGore
http://www.greenfieldiowa.com/patriotic_rock.htm Patriotic Rock
The Patriotic rock, located at the Schildberg Construction - Jefferson Quarry and painted by Ray "Bubba" Sorensen. The rock was a local graffiti rock for twenty years for the surrounding schools. Out of respect, the local students have not defaced the painting in the past five years since Bubba has been painting his tribute.
"I love my country, and I do it out of respect for the veterans." Quoted Ray "Bubba" Sorensen.
Bubba draws a sketch of his idea on paper and then draws the design by free hand onto the rock. This takes him anywhere from one to three weeks to paint and he has been doing it for five consecutive years. Bubba is interested in military history and gets his ideas from books, movies, previous artwork and images by other artists.
The rock is located on Highway 25, just 1 mile south of Interstate-80 near Greenfield, exit 86.
If traveling from Greenfield junction 25 & 92, take Hwy 25 north 12 miles.
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:21:33 AM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
(Sane, and have the papers to prove it!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Amazing bump
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:25:19 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ZinGirl
bttt
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:28:31 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: Lazamataz
I thought it was going to be just another WWE Smackdown thread. Nice paint job, though!
To: RedBloodedAmerican
bttt
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:35:37 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
bttt
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:40:36 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: ChadGore
Kakkate koi? Hmmm, I like that.
To: kakkatekoi
LOL ! Great Nick ! :)
Bring em on ! :)
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:50:10 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
To: kakkatekoi
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posted on
11/09/2003 5:54:52 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(Kakkate Koi!)
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