And yet, there is a magnificent statue to “Fighting Joe” atop a mighty steed outside the Senate entrance to the Massachusetts State House.
That entrance to the building is known as “The Hooker Entrance.”
Legend has it that, once upon a time, a former speaker of the state House of Reps espied several House pages painting Joe’s steed day glow orange - but only the horse’s testicles.
The way the story goes, the speaker had the same pages scrape off the paint - during midday so that hundreds and hundreds of people, passing through the “Hooker Entrance” would see them.
A fun thing to know and tell!
Great story, RB!