They took the mural from the wall, like burglars in the night
they didn’t like the story that it told
but it has grown, and still stands tall, an image made of light
a beacon for the people to behold
I’m sure you all know the story about how Maine governor Pepe le Pew Paul le Page took a mural he didn’t like (because it didn’t tell
Governor Paul "Poopyhead" LePage
management’s side of the story) out of the Department of Labor, leaving them with walls as bare and unadorned as a prison cell. Needless to say, the artist was somewhat miffed, the federal government says he can either put the mural back or reimburse them for what it cost to put it there in the first place, and his popularity with rank and file Maineacs, which was never that high, has plummeted.
What’s worse (for LePage, which is to say better for everybody else) is that he hasn’t managed to suppress the work. Au contraire. Not only have pictures of the very standard great moments in working class history mural appeared in pretty much every newspaper that has pictures, but a sort of an underground artist’s collective up in Maine called BrokeFix has decided to go all Jean Michelle Jarre and project their photos of the mural on public buildings, like a sound and light show. I like sound and light shows.
They started off with the state capitol building, but police sent them packing. It’s not clear what law they were breaking, but apparently Maine has a law against using the state capitol as a movie screen. Oh, well, I’m sure they can find lots of places to show it.
Good job, BrokeFix, and good luck!
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