Comments on: The Golden Fisherman and Downtown Biloxi http://www.wombatnation.com/2005/12/the-golden-fisherman-and-downtown-biloxi Speech Applications, MySQL, Python, Soccer, Java, Beer and Incinerating Toilets Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://www.wombatnation.com/2005/12/the-golden-fisherman-and-downtown-biloxi/comment-page-1#comment-19665 Robert Thu, 03 May 2007 05:29:40 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/?p=416#comment-19665 <p>Thanks very much for the info, Anita. I can't believe my mom didn't mention this to me back when it happened. Or maybe she did and I wasn't paying very careful attention.</p> <p>The statue is 16 feet tall and weighs about a ton, so this definitely wasn't a solo job. Also, the majority of the metal in the statue is from melted down parts from old shrimp boats. Not exactly high value scrap metal. The outer layer is phosphor bronze or tin bronze, though. It's still relatively worthless as scrap metal.</p> <p>A neighbor reported the thief to the Mobile Police, no doubt motivated by the $15,000 reward that was raised. He hauled the dismembered pieces of the statue off to a creek, but still get caught. Perhaps they can melt the evil Mr. Hicks down with some more metal from shrimp boats to help patch the statue back together.</p> <p>The statue was returned to Biloxi just days after it was stolen. I haven't seen any follow up articles regarding progress in restoring the statue, though.</p> Thanks very much for the info, Anita. I can’t believe my mom didn’t mention this to me back when it happened. Or maybe she did and I wasn’t paying very careful attention.

The statue is 16 feet tall and weighs about a ton, so this definitely wasn’t a solo job. Also, the majority of the metal in the statue is from melted down parts from old shrimp boats. Not exactly high value scrap metal. The outer layer is phosphor bronze or tin bronze, though. It’s still relatively worthless as scrap metal.

A neighbor reported the thief to the Mobile Police, no doubt motivated by the $15,000 reward that was raised. He hauled the dismembered pieces of the statue off to a creek, but still get caught. Perhaps they can melt the evil Mr. Hicks down with some more metal from shrimp boats to help patch the statue back together.

The statue was returned to Biloxi just days after it was stolen. I haven’t seen any follow up articles regarding progress in restoring the statue, though.

]]> By: Anita Downey http://www.wombatnation.com/2005/12/the-golden-fisherman-and-downtown-biloxi/comment-page-1#comment-19467 Anita Downey Wed, 02 May 2007 12:22:37 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/?p=416#comment-19467 <p>I lived in Miss. from 2004 until Dec. 2006. I still own a house there (Ocean Springs) and stayed at my house during Katrina. Anyways, was just browsing your website and thought I would leave a comment about the Golden Fisherman. I hate to tell everyone this, but a copper thief from Alabama stole the fisherman before they had a chance to recover him off of the ground. It was all over the news at the time. They found the "fisherman" in a storage unit in Alabama with the hands gone, and parts dismantled. I believe they arrested a suspect (hope so) But the last I heard the Miss. Police had it back and were trying to decide what to do with it. But at least it's back in Miss.</p> I lived in Miss. from 2004 until Dec. 2006. I still own a house there (Ocean Springs) and stayed at my house during Katrina. Anyways, was just browsing your website and thought I would leave a comment about the Golden Fisherman. I hate to tell everyone this, but a copper thief from Alabama stole the fisherman before they had a chance to recover him off of the ground. It was all over the news at the time. They found the “fisherman” in a storage unit in Alabama with the hands gone, and parts dismantled. I believe they arrested a suspect (hope so) But the last I heard the Miss. Police had it back and were trying to decide what to do with it. But at least it’s back in Miss.

]]> By: Janice Dean Meisner http://www.wombatnation.com/2005/12/the-golden-fisherman-and-downtown-biloxi/comment-page-1#comment-2810 Janice Dean Meisner Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:41:20 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/?p=416#comment-2810 <p>Oh my gosh!!! i was just looking around at some of the destruction from Katrina and stumbled onto this page. I am happy that someone cares even to rebuild the area, and has tried for so long. I can honestly say that Ocean Springs has a strong loyalty. The gentleman who commented before me is proof. I met him in the 80's in South Texas, yet he knew his heart belonged to Ocean Springs.</p> Oh my gosh!!! i was just looking around at some of the destruction from Katrina and stumbled onto this page. I am happy that someone cares even to rebuild the area, and has tried for so long. I can honestly say that Ocean Springs has a strong loyalty. The gentleman who commented before me is proof. I met him in the 80′s in South Texas, yet he knew his heart belonged to Ocean Springs.

]]> By: Joey Hebert http://www.wombatnation.com/2005/12/the-golden-fisherman-and-downtown-biloxi/comment-page-1#comment-2581 Joey Hebert Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:09:30 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/?p=416#comment-2581 <p>just wanted to thank you for the piece on the GOLDEN FISHERMAN.my grandfather's name is on that memorial.i have been wondering what happened to it.now i know it is safe.i live in north ms. now and have just been blessed with a baby boy.it was killing me to think that he would not get to see this wonderful dedication to his family and heritage.</p> <pre><code> Once Again, Thank You, Lonnie Joseph HebertIII </code></pre> just wanted to thank you for the piece on the GOLDEN FISHERMAN.my grandfather’s name is on that memorial.i have been wondering what happened to it.now i know it is safe.i live in north ms. now and have just been blessed with a baby boy.it was killing me to think that he would not get to see this wonderful dedication to his family and heritage.

                                                          Once Again,
                                                            Thank You,
                                                             Lonnie Joseph HebertIII
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