Anyone who has driven to DIA has seen the mysterious big blue horse. Yes – it has special powers. It has killed before (its creator – Luis Jimenez) and may kill again.
I’ve just joined the I am afraid of the big blue horse at DIA Facebook group. Here’s one of the best quotes from the wall.
Approaching DIA, my heart began to thump. Summoning all my resolution, I gave my Suby half a score of kicks to the gas pedal in an attempt to hasten my journey. At just that moment a splash of blue caught my eye. In the dark shadow of the field, on the margin of the airport, I beheld something blue, so blue, and towering, a gigantic monster ready to pounce upon this weary traveler. "What are you" I whispered, and received no reply. Agitated, I repeated my question. Pushing the gas pedal, I closed my eyes and uttered an involuntary psalm. I opened my eyes. The shadow took shape, a huge horse with powerful frame, whose eyes burned red and followed me, keeping pace. I rounded the curve, bringing the relief of the giant against the sky and I was horror-struck on perceiving it was…art? ~ Jenn Bma (Boulder)
I am – in general – afraid of horses so it’s appropriate that I am fucking terrified of the Big Blue Horse. I am so glad Facebook has provided me with a place to find some new friends. Thanks Jill for pointing this out to me.
I get the same feeling when I see the big bull statue on Wall Street. But this symbol is not after you just your wallet!
Comment by Business Money Today — March 15, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
The more I see it, the less I mind it – if i start up the "I am NOT afraid of the big blue horse at DIA" group on FB, I wonder if I'll be the only member?
Comment by Tom bartel — March 15, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
Have you seen this picture?
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/MUSTANG!.jpg
Comment by Tom — March 16, 2009 @ 12:12 am
Wow – that’s dramatic. And disturbing.
Comment by Brad Feld — March 16, 2009 @ 1:48 am
Wow – that’s dramatic. And disturbing.
Comment by Brad Feld — March 16, 2009 @ 1:48 am
I noticed the horse coming back from the Foundry annual meeting – it disturbed and frightened me. Maybe I was still feeling the same way about Mendelson's cinammon beer fetish and I got the feelings confused.
Comment by LDE — March 16, 2009 @ 12:53 pm
I think it was the combination. Jason’s beer fetishes also make me uncomfortable.
Comment by Brad Feld — March 16, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
Tom, I will totally join your group. The rest of you thumbsuckers need to get over it. All the nightmarish headlines these days and you guys fear a chunk of art?
Comment by clizbiz — March 16, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
LOL. We were flying home from VCIR a couple of weeks ago and my 4yr old said, "Daddy, I don't like that big horse over there…" I initially had no idea what he was talking about. Once I did, I didn't have a good way to explain why it was there.
Comment by Marc Averitt — March 16, 2009 @ 7:21 pm
Funny group, really.
Comment by Арина — March 17, 2009 @ 11:48 am
There's definitely some edgy art choices at DIA. http://i34.tinypic.com/2n0n8tg.jpg has a worthy message, but boy, it's freaky-looking!
It's also helped spawn a lot of kooky conspiracy theories about lizard people running an underground base beneath the airport. My feeling is that if the Illuminati were in charge, they'd have got that baggage system working…
Comment by Pete Warden — March 18, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
I’m pretty certain that it was the Illuminati that sabotaged the baggage handling system.
Comment by Brad Feld — March 18, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
Why has no one mentioned that its fully anatomically correct and has an enormous ball sack and penis? That scares me even more!
Comment by micah — March 19, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
Ok, I gotta go against you all on this one. The blue horse rocks!
Comment by Mark Montalbano — March 26, 2009 @ 1:34 am
They remind me of the sphinxes from the Neverending Story
Comment by baby safety monitors — November 2, 2009 @ 2:12 am