Licky?

Years ago my family watched a rather disturbing movie that included a moment where an author tells a bunch of orphans a story about Licky the carnivorous pony (its real name was Ricky, but the orphans called it Licky). I always wondered what Licky would look like, thanks to DIA, I now know.




Let me give you some history on the new sculpture that graces the airport.




In 1992, the city council commissioned Luis Jimenez, a famous sculptor I've never heard of, to make a sculpture for the brand new airport. They settled on a fee of $300,000 for the art. It was to be finished in 1996. In 2003, the council sued Jimenez to get the money they had advanced him back. He had missed his deadline. He counter-sued and things went in such a way that he still got to make the statue. In 2006, Jimenez was killed by his creation. A chunk of the mustang fell on him and he died on the way to the hospital. His family had the sculpture finished and then the city council rerouted it through California to get $350,000 for upgrades and safety measures.
Ending costs on the sucker, $650,000. If you want the references on this or the pics, just ask.



Finally, it reached DIA and was set up facing Pikes Peak in the distance. It's situated in the median, so you can't actually stop and take pictures of it. You can gaze at it as long as it takes you to drive past. It's also supposed to welcome visitors to colorado by reminding them of it's rugged wildness, or something like that. Ironically, it faces those arriving to the airport. Those driving to Denver, get to see its blue backside.




The mustang is painted bright blue with red menacing eyes that light up. Its ribs stick out and its slightly disproportioned. It's made of fiberglass and over 30 feet high.




Why does it remind me of Licky?




It's clearly evil with its demonic eyes and angry face. And with ribs sticking out, it must be hungry. On top of that, it already killed one human. So as you approach DIA, I would suggest moving to the slow lane so that you are as far from it as possible.





I also recently discovered that DIA is also built over a secret underground military base, which some websites claim is linked to UFO cover ups. The govt bribed Denver's mayor to build the airport in the middle of nowhere so they could hide the base.
To support this theory: Supposedly, The old airport had more gates and runways than the new one. The purpose of building the new airport was to make it bigger. Duhn duhn duhn.

And with a horse like this guarding its gate, DIA clearly has something to hide.