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The 3-ton, smoke-breathing statue of UAB’s mascot, Blaze, was unveiled Tuesday afternoon in front of the Bartow Arena. The 9 foot tall by 16 foot long, 7,000 pound smoke spewing statue created by artist T.J. Neil of Homosassa, FL. It cost approximately $30,000 was commissioned by the UAB National Alumni Society. UAB president Carol Garrison said the statue will breath smoke on special occasions, the first of which will be this weekend’s commencement (it starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday).
UPDATE: 5.1.2008; Click on the image above to view a few other images from the unveiling.
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3 comments so far ↓
1 BrianW // Apr 29, 2008 at 7:40 pm
If that thing doesn’t garner some worldwide respect for UAB I don’t know what will…
2 Dave(not that one, the other one) // Apr 30, 2008 at 8:44 am
I guess I know where next years Sci-Fi con will be held…
3 Beckibob // May 20, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I realize the Alumni Society is a private organization, but I would think they could think of better things to spend their money on with the impending state budget cuts…
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