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From our 9 February 2003 issue:
Weekly Weird News
Ooh La La
"The city's broke, practically," says Soap Lake, Wash., Mayor Ken Lee. "We have no industry, no tax base. We need to do something." The "something" that's been approved by the city council is to build the Soap Lake version of the Eiffel Tower: a 60-foot-tall working Lava Lamp in the middle of town to attract tourists. But the town can't afford to build the monument to 1960s acid culture -- cost estimates range from $1 million to $25 million. The effort is being promoted by an organization called SoLa LaLa, short for "Soap Lake Lava Lamp". The director of the Grant County Economic Development Council calls the ode to the Lava Lamp, which was invented by a British nudist, "a fun idea, but we need someone with some capital who's willing to spend it." (Los Angeles Times) ...Easy: it'd make a terrific concept for a cell phone tower.
Imagine the fun drunk drivers will have when they look up and see this in front of them. Note the observation deck around the glass area. Graphic © 2002 Braden Blake, used with permission. LAVA® Lamp is a registered trademark. |
And yes, as a matter of fact, I have seriously suggested to the concept designer that they try to get a cell phone company to sponsor it -- it really would make a good cell tower!
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