Aku-Aku in Worcester, MA - closed - General Tiki

L Lapu-Lapu Member Worcester & Cape Cod Joined: Oct 27, 2007 Posts: 9	L Lapu-Lapu Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 12:38 AM I guess he's supposed to be like the Gorton's of Gloucester Fisherman. At least he's analogous to the South Seas; what being a seafarer, and all. It reminds me of the gigantic Paul Bunyan statue atop the original Bldg. #19 in Hingham, MA. They would repaint and re-accessorize him every few years into other characters. I always thought the Bunyan statue came from the old Maine State Fair in Bangor. Back in the early 1970's, they painted him to look like a surgeon -- complete with sheet-metal face-mask -- because his outstretched and axe-less hands looked like a doctor's after "scrubbing up." [ Edited by: Lapu-Lapu 2008-02-17 00:39 ]

I guess he's supposed to be like the Gorton's of Gloucester Fisherman. At least he's analogous to the South Seas; what being a seafarer, and all.

It reminds me of the gigantic Paul Bunyan statue atop the original Bldg. #19 in Hingham, MA. They would repaint and re-accessorize him every few years into other characters. I always thought the Bunyan statue came from the old Maine State Fair in Bangor. Back in the early 1970's, they painted him to look like a surgeon -- complete with sheet-metal face-mask -- because his outstretched and axe-less hands looked like a doctor's after "scrubbing up."

[ Edited by: Lapu-Lapu 2008-02-17 00:39 ]

Post #361649 by Lapu-Lapu on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 12:38 AM