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by **lights1961** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:08 am

Milwaukee statue will `Bronze the Fonz' By CARRIE ANTLFINGER, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 6 minutes ago

MILWAUKEE - Aaaaaaay! The Fonz will be returning to Milwaukee later this year — permanently, and in bronze.

A statue of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, the leather-jacketed biker from "Happy Days," will be erected in the city where the TV sitcom was set, now that local groups have raised the $85,000 needed to do it, civic leaders said Friday.

Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie during the show's run from 1974 to 1984, called the "Bronze the Fonz" project "a phenomenal compliment."

"It's not often you have a dream when you're 7 lying in your bed, you get to live your dream out and then someone is going to erect a life-size statue of your creation," he told The Associated Press earlier this week.

Winkler was in Milwaukee on Friday morning when organizers officially announced the money had been raised. Plans call for dedicating the statue around Labor Day. It will likely be downtown along the Milwaukee River.

Two booster groups, VISIT Milwaukee and Spirit Milwaukee, spearheaded the fundraising. Among the donors was cable network TV Land, which has sponsored similar statues such as ones of Bob Newhart in Chicago and Mary Tyler Moore in Minneapolis.

Other supporters included a bakery in Jefferson that sold thumbs-up cookies and a fan who established a "Bronze the Fonz" group on the social networking site Facebook.

Some serious art lovers were less enthusiastic. Mike Brenner, founder of the Hotcakes Gallery, called the statue a "publicity stunt" that perpetuated lowbrow stereotypes about Wisconsin.

"Can we just try to move forward, a little bit?" he said.

In an e-mail, Dave Fantle, spokesman for VISIT Milwaukee, said he's spoken with Brenner and another disenchanted gallery owner and hopes everyone can "live harmoniously with the Fonz."

"We can either run and hide from our traditions — beer, brat, fish fries, custard, `Happy Days,' et cetera — or realize that they all embody good times and we should celebrate this."

love the fonz... until he went preppy towards the end of the series. the early happy
days were hilarious.

by **NealIsGod** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:12 am

The Fonz was my childhood idol. Him and Evel Knievel. They both deserve statues.

by **Enigma869** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:05 am

I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days :lol:

John from Boston

by **X factor** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:12 am

Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how could Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

John, Catherine Bach jump-started puberty for me- MY LORD, that woman was smokin!

by **lights1961** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:33 am

X factor wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how could Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

John, Catherine Bach jump-started puberty for me- MY LORD, that woman was smokin!

Raquel Welch... now she was smoking or cheryl tiegs even more smokin!!

by **Enigma869** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:38 am

lights1961 wrote:
X factor wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how could Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

John, Catherine Bach jump-started puberty for me- MY LORD, that woman was smokin!

Raquel Welch... now she was smoking or cheryl tiegs even more smokin!!

Yes, they both were, but neither of them was on my TV every Friday night at 8pm, like "Daisy Duke" was! And think about the influence of that character...Don't they call short women's shorts "Daisy Dukes", even today?

John from Boston

John from Boston

by **Saint John** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:42 am

I was crushed to find out when I got older that The Fonz was sort of a feminine pussy in real life.

by **ttango1** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:43 am

Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

by **NealIsGod** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:50 am

ttango1 wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

Damn, that ruined my weekend. :cry:

by **Saint John** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:51 am

ttango1 wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

I'd still hit it.

by **Enigma869** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:52 am

ttango1 wrote:I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

Yeah...I was definitely well aware how she looks these days. That's why I specifically talked about how hot she was in THOSE days! She's too fucking old for me to lust after her now, even if she did still look good :twisted:

John from Boston

by **RedWingFan** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:52 am

NealIsGod wrote:
ttango1 wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

Damn, that ruined my weekend.

St. John will be in here any second saying, "I'd still hit it!" :lol:

by **Saint John** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:52 am

RedWingFan wrote:
NealIsGod wrote:
ttango1 wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

Damn, that ruined my weekend.

St. John will be in here any second saying, "I'd still hit it!"

Scroll up, amigo. :lol:

by **RedWingFan** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:52 am

Saint John wrote:
ttango1 wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I still remember my Arthur Fonzarelli lunchbox from back in the 70's! Between The Fonz, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, life was good. If only I could have appreciated just how HOT Catherine Bach looked back in those days

John from Boston

I saw her at San Diego Comic-con in 2007. Let's just say that nowadays...I Don't want to see her in Daisy Dukes.

I'd still hit it.

Damn you're quick :lol:

by **stevew2** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:51 pm

From the backside only,as Roscol would say Oooo Then Duke boys cud cud..

MR

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