We donated the Money in honor of Joplin today

[CherryBlossom]

This morning my mom and I met up with Tman and his friend Floyd at the entrance to the Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer South Dakota. We met up with Ruth, the wife of the late memorial carver, and gave her our donation. She was a very nice woman and seemed very very pleased with what we did http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif They all treated us wonderfully http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif The 4 of us got to go in a van up to the memorial itself. What a great experience!

Again, all you HAMBers are awesome - we did a great thing as a group, and helped out a great cause http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Jerry would be proud!!

[CherryBlossom]

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[Tman]

Yes, it was very cool. As we stood on top though, I couldnt help but think that Jerry was the one that should have been there and not us.

We have had marriages,graduations,divorces here on the HAMB but Jerry was the first one that had to leave us. The money you all graciously gave goes to a good cause that Jerry believed in, preserving the heritage and culture of the first Americans.

[kustombuilder]

WOW! that is amazing!!! a trip to tell the grand kids about for sure. it just blows my mind how they can carve something so perfectly detailed and so LARGE!

it's a great thing you all did on Jerry's behalf aswell. you should all be proud!

[Tman]

To put that into perspective, the mouth is 20 feet wide!

To learn more about Crazy Horse go to www.crazyhorse.org (http://www.crazyhorse.org)

[Tman]

I forgot to say it was nice to meet you and your mom, Kris!!!! I dont hink any of us shot that vintage tin at the old homestead either http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif?

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Humbling, a tip of the hat to all involved. Thanks again Kim for the hardwork.

Joel

[CherryBlossom]

nope! I didn't take a pic of it either - I was afraid to end up in the van drivers lap if I asked him to stop http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

It was great meeting you too Trent http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif PLEASE tell Carla thanks for getting us into Reptile Gardens - we had fun!!!

[weekender]

Thanks again, for all you have done. I'm sure Jerry was watching. Hope to meet you at MO-KAN.

Tommy

[Paul]

thank you for seeing it through.

I'm glad it went to what he would have wanted..


that Crazy Horse is one big dude!

and to think his horse is under there too!

Paul

[CherryBlossom]

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that Crazy Horse is one big dude!

and to think his horse is under there too!

Paul

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I know - it's absolutely amazing. It's quite a bit smaller than Mt. Rushmore believe it or not. Wonderful people working there too. Truly an experience I'll never forget.

[Tman]

Reminds me of an old John Buttera quote, I will paraphrase........."You just carve away everything that does not look like the end product"

Take a look at that website I posted above, Korczak's dream will make the pyramids look like tinker toys!

[hankcash]

That totally rules...
I am glad that we had the opportunity to do this....
HC

[Chopped50Ford]

Way Cool...

ARe they going to try to finish that thing?

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[CherryBlossom]

yeah, they won't even roughly estimate when it could be done...depends on funding and weather...but 7 of their 10 kids are completely involved, and will be til they die. The workers are out there 5 days a week, full time. So its defenitely getting "done".

[briggs&strattonChev]

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I dont hink any of us shot that vintage tin at the old homestead either ?


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I dont know what homestead you mean, but like 5 years ago when I was down there we went on this tour of the crazy horse monument and there happened to be a hudson car club with us on the bus and they got all excited cause there was a hudson sittin (or what was left of it anyway) in tall grass out a way from the work site. Is that what you mean?

[McGrath]

So how do they know what Crazy Horse looked like? I didn't think they had any pictures of him...

[CherryBlossom]

go to www.crazyhorse.org (http://www.crazyhorse.org) and search thru it...it explains it all http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Tman]

Briggs, thats actually an old Mopar, 1929 that was sitting in the weeds.

Yes, the FACE is smaller that Mt Rushmore as a whole but when the head is done, it will be larger than Mt Rushmore as a whole.

Crazy Horse was well documented, he fought at the Little Big Horn.

Of the origional warriors that fought with him were involved with Korczak from the beginning back in 1939.

[kustombuilder]

how long have they been building this thing???? and how long did it take to do MNT Rushmore???

[Tman]

Mt Rushmore took 14 years and used Federal money and a huge crew. This has been going since about 1939 with only Korczak working on it alone for the first few years. It is all being done with private donations. Thats why Jerry wish is so important.

[CherryBlossom]

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that Crazy Horse is one big dude!

and to think his horse is under there too!

Paul

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I know - it's absolutely amazing. It's quite a bit smaller than Mt. Rushmore believe it or not. Wonderful people working there too. Truly an experience I'll never forget.


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OOPS! I meant to say its quite a bit BIGGER than Mt. Rushmore http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[59BuickWagon]

Job well done Kris and a great way to honor a fallen HAMB member.

[Skate Fink]

.........the Black Hills are VERY sacred to the Lakota people. Carving the faces of dead presidents into THEIR land was the ultimate insult. The Crazy Horse monument is much more than a tribute to one man, Crazy Horse. It is also a monument to the original "caretakers" of this land. The fact that Jerry wished to honor this speaks even more about the quality person he must have been. With this project, the Crazy Horse monument will now, not only honor the Lakota people, it will be a lasting momerial to Jerry! Thanks to EVERYONE involved......... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Journey well Jerry........

[CherryBlossom]

bttt

[Flatdog]

Every time I` ve been there I felt magic

[Rocky]

Coooooooooool.....
But, I had no idea so many people didn't know about the sculpture. I've been following the progress on it since it's beginning.

[kustombuilder]

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Coooooooooool.....
But, I had no idea so many people didn't know about the sculpture. I've been following the progress on it since it's beginning.

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now come on ROCKY, i did'nt think you were THAT old. did'nt they start that think in about 1939?!!!

[CherryBlossom]

bttt for those ppl that were gone for memorial wknd.