The Crosses
If you grew up in or around Montgomery, Prattville area no doubt you made the trip towards Indian Hills to se The Crosses. If you were very lucky the creator was there sitting on his porch of the little house he made. My memory always inclides him telling us of the dangers of drinking, sex and living an imoral lifestyle. He had a portable 8 track player that would play gospel hyms.
Some folks thought it a good idea to leave beer and whiskey bottles. The sermon preached was effective, his words were very pointed & his art still evokes strong emotion for me, and likley many others.
If the late W.C. Rice's stark Cross Garden doesn't save you, there's no one to blame but yourself. His frightening jumble of white crosses cling to hills on either side of a curving county road next to a trailer park. Rough wooden crosses and peeling hand-lettered signs bearing Bible scripture fragments are nailed to fences, trees, and each other. Everywhere, whitewashed signs explicitly warn -- in blobby black paint -- "You will DIE," and "HELL IS HOT HOT HOT." see more at http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/...