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Blue Mustang of Death: Welcome to Colorado

“Stare into my fiery eyes as I rear up on my hind legs and stomp you”, IT said. That’s what I first thought of when I saw IT:  The Blue Mustang of Death at Denver International Airport or DIA, now also known as Death Is Approaching.  Or maybe IT was just saying “Welcome to Colorado”.  We may never know.

When we came back from Puerto Rico, we noticed this big blue horse with red glowing eyes as we drove back home. A group of people have petitioned to have it taken down because some travelers are the anxious type, and like football fans, have their own superstitions. Especially when a neurotic and superstitious Denver Broncos fan also happens to be an anxious traveler. Is that a bronco or a…a… mustang?!!

It definitely is creepy, but cool in its own way. Without the glowing eyes, I don’t think it would have the kind of effect it has on people. Actually, it does kind of looks like the bronco at Mile High Stadium, only bigger and bluer, kinda like how Paul Bunyon liked his oxen.

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Bronco Sculpture at Mile High Stadium `and`

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Blue Mustang of Death at DIA

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Mustang Death Gaze

It also makes you wonder, what IS the difference between a mustang and a bronco*? Well, I have provided you that very answer in photo form. You can also check out a Puerto Rican bronco.

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A Mustang `and`

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A Bronco

But seriously -ok, not really seriously- but really, it seems like everyone has an opinion on this Blue Mustang near DIA. Apparently because the artist/sculptor was killed while making the beast, many believe it to be cursed. It also has another scary quality:  anatomical correctness. Have you ever seen a male horse’s anatomy? How about 5 times larger? On its hind legs? You get the picture.

The glowing blue monster has also brought out the aliens according to our local UFO abductees/conspiracy theorists. According to them, the Blue Mustang is the base for an underground alien city beneath DIA where strange creatures like Freemasons congregate.  For more on this, tune into AM radio at 3:33am on a Wednesday night or, read the New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/arts/design/02hors.html

*When I looked up the difference between a mustang horse and a bronco horse, there really isn’t much of a difference. They are both North American feral horses often of Arabian descent.

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Greeley Nightlife with Friends

Saturday night we went out with Damon, Shana, and Clifton to the Island Grill in downtown Greeley for a blues band. Damon’s friends Jessie and Dee came down to hang out with us since they hadn’t seen Damon in a long time ever since he moved to Santa Barbara, CA. We also ran into JR (of course!).

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Blues Band at the Island Grill Greeley

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At Island Grill in Greeley

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Shana, Me and Jessie at Island Grill

The band was pretty good, but slow and loud, so we went to Pitchers on the other side of town by UNC. We drank one pitcher of beer at Pitchers and then decided to go to our house. We played cards but the only cards I could find were Easter Egg shaped. Both Britton and Clifton played for push ups which was pretty funny to watch. Then we played Catchphrase until about 2 or 3am.

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Our Egg-shaped cards

Finally everyone was either too tired or had too much to drink so they all stayed the night. Every couch and the futon was taken. It was an interesting night. Some other highlights: We saw a bike crash that laid a guy out in the middle of the road. Another guy wore a bike helmet all night long in the bar (maybe he saw the wreck too and wanted to be safe ??).  JR dropped Shana when he went to dip her. And I got a Landshark beer glass to take home. Who says Greeley doesn’t have much of a nightlife? There are things to do in Greeley at night, but you have to pay attention. It was pretty lively last night anyway.

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