Originally Posted by
Kev
A WEBSITE commemorating the 100th birthday of Liverpool?s most famous building has been set up for Capital of Culture year.
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Replying to a few recent postings;
I can't see any website either, just a reference to an Echo article. There certainly should be one, should now be gearing itself up to what should be its next major year, 2011, Year of the Liver Birds. They will be 100 years old, and this is a great reason for celebrating our one, true, unique icon.
The year itself should be designated The Year of the Liver Birds.
There should be a flock of them all round the place, on the scale of the Lambananas, same sort of size, same number, same system, same variety and plan.
And of course the Third Liver Bird should really come into its own.
I don't know if it is still possible to get to the top of the Liver Building, but they certainly used to do Building Tours there, up in the express lift to the Promenade Deck level, to see the bells - well, the electronic chime bars, no bigger than the things you used to bong in school - but you still could not get close to the birds. When you got close to their perch, all you could see was part of a tail hanging over a bit.
Even Barry, who was up there (great image!) could only see the Back of the Other Bird, which is why we need it at ground level. It would be tidier, because the size is the thing for that awesome feeling. It could be made of kevlar or such without nuts and bolts and rust.
My plan to have a Third Bird in place for 2008 was scuppered by Lewis Biggs of the Biennial Arts, and adviser to the City on all things artistic. My plan was passed to him by The Woollyback, and he then sat on it for a couple of years, and finally declared that The Liver Birds were "old" art, and that the City has got more than ebough Liver Birds as it is.
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I am close to getting the Liverpool Tarts to be thoroughly well known, so then I hope to have the time and energy to have another go at my Third Bird, aiming for 2011.
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