Bus left hanging on Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion roof in Italian Job tribute (From The Argus)
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Bus left hanging on Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion roof in Italian Job tribute
10:02am Wednesday 4th July 2012 in News By Anna Roberts, Crime reporter
HANG ON A MINUTE: The bus is lowered into position
The Italian Job came to Sussex yesterday when a tipping bus was balanced on the top of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill.
The exhibition mimicks the finale to the classic Michael Caine film.
Eddie Izzard, who is from Bexhill, is believed to have spent about £70,000 on the exhibition as the event’s main sponsor.
The exhibition is called “Hang On A Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea...” after the final words spoken by Caine in the film.
In the film, the coach swerves off the road and teeters over a cliff edge in the Italian Alps, while carrying a gang of robbers and their stash of gold.
The vehicle used in the exhibition will be painted in the British team colours of red, white and blue as part of the London 2012 Olympic celebrations.
Mr Izzard said: “As a huge fan of the classic film The Italian Job, I am proud to be the principal sponsor.
“I think this is a perfect time to hang a large bus off the edge of a building in a seaside town.”
Arts Council England said it has given the project a grant of £50,000. The Henry Moore Foundation is also supporting it.
Comments(8)
vivahate
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10:30am Wed 4 Jul 12
Andy R
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11:29am Wed 4 Jul 12
Goldenwight
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12:15pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Got to agree with that sentiment, haven't you? I mean, how many of us woke up this morning and thought exactly the same thing?
Ligand Fields
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12:58pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Cold cold ground
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6:38pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Ligand Fields wrote:Ok this have a think about this comment. Firstly I agree with your ascertion about driving bankers off the cliffs. But I don't think I have ever come across the idea that people concerned with Eco discussions and issues have ever expressed an interest in health and safety. Maybe you should rewrite the post and change it to "do gooders" or "busy bodies". Eco protesters are concerned mostly with environmental issues and ecological Ideology. Please try again with your whinge. Thanks.
I think we should routinely fill busses with bankers and drive them over Beachy Head, but doubtless some tedious eco-witterer would say we can't because of 'health and safety'
george smith
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8:56pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Cold cold ground wrote:Eco enthusiasts are usually mainlyinterested in acquiring funding and pretending they know more than they actually do. They also speak with a patronizing soft voice, as bad as bankers
Ligand Fields wrote: I think we should routinely fill busses with bankers and drive them over Beachy Head, but doubtless some tedious eco-witterer would say we can't because of 'health and safety'Ok this have a think about this comment. Firstly I agree with your ascertion about driving bankers off the cliffs. But I don't think I have ever come across the idea that people concerned with Eco discussions and issues have ever expressed an interest in health and safety. Maybe you should rewrite the post and change it to "do gooders" or "busy bodies". Eco protesters are concerned mostly with environmental issues and ecological Ideology. Please try again with your whinge. Thanks.
rolivan
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9:54pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Ligand Fields says...
10:14am Wed 4 Jul 12