For $3 Million, YOU Can Own The Rocky Balboa Statue!

[matcom]

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PHILADELPHIA -- Yo, tough guy! You want a piece of Rocky?

Come up with $3 million and you can get the whole thing -- larger than life, cast in bronze, and quite a statement for the front lawn.

A fledgling organization in central Pennsylvania with little money but big dreams for a 300-acre sports museum and library is trying to auction one of sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg's three "Rocky" statues.

"We're using 'Rocky' as a fund-raising event and to try and generate publicity for the project," said Harvey Abrams, president of the International Institute for Sport and Olympic History.

Since the organization is incorporated as a nonprofit, Abrams says it will "give away" the statue to the first person to donate $3 million. If the auction on eBay expires Thursday without a bidder, which he acknowledges is likely, Abrams said he will entertain other offers and -- attention bargain hunters -- he may let "Rocky" go for as low as $1 million.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/02/04/rocky_balboa_statue_is_up_for_auction/

[MissMillie]

1. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

2. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

3. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

4. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

5. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

6. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

7. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[MissMillie]

8. Well, I often feel like Rocky

Beat up and given no respect, but somehow managing to go the distance.

$3 million, eh?

Sad thing is, someone will fall for this.

[matcom]

9. WOW! now THAT is a reply!

:D :shrug:

[Lefty48197]

10. What an embarrassment that statue was to the city of Philadelphia

Who in the hell made the decision to make a statue of a fictional movie character and place it near their city hall? Just because he ran up those steps during the movie? WTF has this country come to when we make heroes out of fictional movie characters? We might as well worship the terminator.

[jimbo fett]

11. You mean we're not supposed to worship the Terminator, life-giver and

judge of our wicked ways from beyond the temporal bonds?

I guess I'll have to find a new church then. I saw this cool one the other day called "Heaven's Gate" that looked promising...

[BigDaddyLove]

12. Speak for yourself.........

I'm from Philly and I liked it....it's just a piece of art.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. It was a very positive moment for Philly in a time when there

were not too many of those. It sounds stupid, but something about him running up those steps and on those streets made people think about going back to Philly again. The place was never really as bad as the media made it sound, but you know people and their messages.

Wonder if Stallone wants it?