Goal #128) Fight the Forces of Evil in Metropolis
May 3, 2011 3 Comments
I’m a geek.
I grew up with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, spending many Saturday mornings watching cartoons, and playing with action figures on the floor. And while MOTU was my cartoon of choice, other heroes made their way into my childhood. I remember one of my first comic books being Superman. The cartoons, action figures, and comic books left an impact. Today I still have collections of Masters of the Universe statues.
In 1972, DC Comics declared Metropolis, Illinois the “Hometown of Superman.” They built a large Superman statue, and they hold an annual Superman Celebration. Even President Obama has made the journey to Metropolis to stand next to the Man of Steel. I can’t recall how I learned about the city, but as soon as I did, I knew I had to go. But what would I do in Metropolis? What would Superman do? Fight the forces of Evil, of course!
On our way home from a failed attempt at witnessing a Space Shuttle launch, I consulted the map and found that we’d only be a few miles away. We had to stop! We left from Savannah, Georgia in the early afternoon and drove for about 10 hours to Paducah, Kentucky where we called it a night. The next morning, we hit the road early and dropped in on Metropolis to find it entirely deserted.
In the middle of downtown, we found the statue of Superman defending the city. We parked the car and I joined him. We stood together, watching over the town, protecting the citizens from the forces of Evil.
Mission Accomplished.
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I thought about you when I heard about the delay of the shuttle launch. That super sucks but I’m glad you turned it into a win for this goal. BTW, I LOVED He-Man when I was younger; it came on at 4pm on weekdays and that was the time we could have an afternoon snack, which came to be called “He-Man Snack” Even after He-Man moved to another time slot/stopped coming on, we still called it “He-Man Snack”
You look very heroic in the picture :) I am glad you were able to accomplish this one. With every delay, the getting to watch a space launch goal just keeps getting more interesting. Hang in there.
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