John Coltrane Fans Outraged as City Council Spends Taxpayer Money on "Useless" Jazz Mural Instead of Filling Potholes
Oh, for crying out loud. I just saw the article about our city council spending $50,000 of our hard-earned cash on some abstract mural of John Coltrane’s face blowing a saxophone. It’s not even a good likeness—looks like he’s got three eyes and a giant, melting trombone for a nose. My car’s alignment has been shot for two months thanks to the crater-sized pothole on 5th and Main, but sure, let’s celebrate a dead jazz musician who played here once in 1962.
Common sense, people. We don’t need a monument to “high art” that nobody under 70 can identify. If you’re not playing “A Love Supreme” on blast while sitting in traffic, you’re not a real fan. Meanwhile, my neighbor’s kid can’t walk to school without tripping into a sinkhole. How about we use that cash to fix the roads, or maybe buy some crossing guards? But no, we get a giant, scribbly portrait of a guy in a turtleneck. Get a grip, city hall.