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Log in | Sign up@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Statue of Lemmy to be unveiled in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent: ‘It’ll be solemn, enshrining his ashes’

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Statue of Lemmy to be unveiled in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent: ‘It’ll be solemn, enshrining his ashes’

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‘It’ll be solemn, enshrining his ashes’: statue of Lemmy to be unveiled in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent
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Cast in bronze by sculptor Andy Edwards and containing the legendary Motörhead frontman’s DNA, the effigy underscores the West Midlands’ rock heritage
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    What does a statue of a web service look like? 🤔

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    Love the detail about the chord shape. Good sculptor.

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    seems like we should have a meet-up there

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      Does Stoke have good pubs nearby?

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        Do like me some Plum Porter from Titanic Brewery which is based there

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    [email protected]

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    the effigy underscores the West Midlands’ rock heritage

    Would Stoke be happy being associated with the West Midlands?

    I always had them down as North Midlands and associating as closely with Manchester as they do Birmingham, which is only a “very slightly” for both

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      West Midlands? Stoke’s the door to the North!

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    IYKYK

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