St. Louis native Chuck Berry is to be honored, in July with the dedication of an 8 foot statue of his likeness. This is planned to happen in a plaza in University City, near the Blueberry Hill nightclub where the 84 year old Rock & Roll pioneer performs once a month.
While the installation has been approved, 86 year old Elsie Glickert says that she wants the whole thing to be reviewed.
Elsie says that Chuck Berry is a convicted felon and "no friend of women." True, Berry was convicted of a violation of The Mann Act. He served 3 years. Personally, I think his arrest and conviction smell a little fishy.
The statue is what it is: A tribute to a Rock & Roll icon.
If we eliminated statues of people who have skeletons in their closets, we would have no statues!
While the installation has been approved, 86 year old Elsie Glickert says that she wants the whole thing to be reviewed.
Elsie says that Chuck Berry is a convicted felon and "no friend of women." True, Berry was convicted of a violation of The Mann Act. He served 3 years. Personally, I think his arrest and conviction smell a little fishy.
The statue is what it is: A tribute to a Rock & Roll icon.
If we eliminated statues of people who have skeletons in their closets, we would have no statues!
