So there is this 6 story high Jesus in Monroe Ohio. Some call it the "Touch Down Jesus" because of the way his arms are raised. Some call it the drowning Jesus for the same reason.
He is 65 feet high and 40 feet wide, made of (no shit) styrofoam over a steel frame. On June 14th (when the Moon was void of course between Cancer and Leo) this giant Jesus was struck by lightening and burned completely. I am forced to ponder both the astrological and environmental impact of this. I am not sure if Bubba and Earlene living in the trailer a half mile away when tonnage of styrofoam was burning want to have kids anytime soon.
I remember years ago when I was courting my third of fourth wife (they were both from Ohio and I constantly get them confused) I use to drive I-75 and saw this huge Jesus that caused me to think of the song: "Plastic Jesus", it was like that song placed in your head that takes hours to get rid of;
"I don't care if it rains or freezes,
long as I got my plastic Jesus
riding on the dashboard of my car
through all kinds of trials and tribulations
we're gonna travel every nation
me and my plastic Jesus will go far
and I don't care
if it is dark and scary
long as I have my Magnetic Mary
sitting on the dashboard of my car
cause she won't slip
yeah she won't slide
you know her ass is magnetised
sitting on the dashboard of my car
And when things
are cold and clammy
I got me the whole damn Holy Family
sitting on the dashboard of my car..."
This giant coffee cup statue sat as an advertisement for an evangelical mega-church. I bet Sunday Services there will for many months be overwhelmed by the odor of such a fire.
Who says Divinity lacks a sense of humor?
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