[Faline]

A chalk drawing created in the 1980s may have been a terrifying premonition of the tragic events of 9/11.
The decades old artwork shows a forlorn young girl flanked by two jet planes and twin towers swamped by flames, but many have expressed disbelief that it was drawn more than 10 years before the atrocity.
Its creator Willie Gardner died on November 27 last year at the age of 78, making it impossible to know exactly what inspired him.
His artwork shows the falling locks of the child's hair spiralling downwards, which looks like fire and smoke billowing into the sky from one of the towers.



The drawing looks so much like 9/11 that people viewing the picture, hung in the reception of Grangemouth's Community Education Unit, in Stirlingshire, thought it was a tribute to those who perished in the New York terror attacks.
But just days before Sunday's 10th anniversary of the atrocity the picture has been brought to the public's attention.
Lex Cook, who was the education unit co-ordinator in the late 1980s, said it had hung in an office for years before 9/11.

Recently it was moved in to the reception and visitors started to comment on it.
He said: 'It was maybe 1988 or 1989 that I first saw Willie's drawing. The boss here at the time liked it and Willie kindly gave it to him for the centre.

'I think Willie did it when he was a member of the centre art club. I can remember at the time standing looking at it and trying to figure out what it was showing.
'It was quite eye-catching, but strange at the same time. I never even thought about it being linked to the Twin Towers attacks because I've been looking at it so long.
'Then you get someone with a fresh pair of eyes who sees it and asks if it is a tribute to the victims of 9/11.'

Jody Cannon, unit manager, said he was told the picture's age before he saw the image, but admitted he would have believed it was some kind of artistic memorial.
'The guy who first showed it to me ruined it by telling me it was painted before 9/11. Now when I show it to someone new I don't say anything and they usually say it must be some kind of tribute. When I tell them it was painted before it happened they don't believe it,' he said.
Mr Cannon said he would allow the artwork to be put on show at exhibitions if people were interested in seeing it.
The artist's daughter, Aileen Currie, 53, said: 'I do know it was done years before the twin towers were destroyed. He was always interested in art and had been painting since he was young. 'He was a member of the art group in the education unit. It was just one of his drawings. I think it had been lying in the back office for years before they moved it into the reception area.'

[collaredgirl65]

Cool.

[Lee]

[ladypilgrim]

Intresting

[shoottokill]

it doesn't show the twin towers burning at all. just a young girl with locks of hair flowing from her. I guess people desperately wish this piece would be more than what it really is.

[kellyhound]

Wudn't surprise me a bit as i saw more coincidental paintings/pics of the twin tower attack prior than 9/11.
also:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-atrocity.html

and

http://www.september11news.com/Mysteries3.htm

[icheerthebull]

Dont know who they are but remember reading about how this cover was made just before 911.

[güttsfükk]

Originally Posted by icheerthebull ↗

Dont know who they are but remember reading about how this cover was made just before 911.

from wiki

Party Music was originally scheduled to be released in early September 2001.[5] Its release was delayed until November 2001 due to its original cover art, which depicted Boots Riley and Pam the Funkstress destroying the twin towers of the World Trade Center using a Covert-Labs digital chromatic tuner as a detonator.[6] The original cover was created in June 2001.[5]
In an interview with Seattle newspaper The Stranger, Boots Riley spoke about his fight to keep the album cover following the events of September 11:
“ There's been a whitewash in the media over the past couple days over what the U.S.'s role in the world is, and the fact that they kill hundreds of thousands of people per year to protect profit. Now how can I get to the point where I could be saying that on the world stage, and interrupt the lies that CBS, CNN, NBC, and everyone is saying? In my view, that [would be] by keeping the cover. Not because I think by looking at the cover you get all of this message that I'm telling you, but as a way to have a platform to interrupt the stream of lies that are being told right now.[7]

[Kazoo]

I had a premonition this thread will suck.

I was right.

[Sharon]

Suppose any image depicting fire or explosion or collapse of the WTC would be argued as a prediction when it is merely imagination of artist that happens to be coincedence.

Could apply to all sorts of artwork comparitevly over the centuries.

Cool though and is quite eye-opening