"A secret committee of the Citizens for a Better Clearwater rejected the McPherson brick along with two other bricks ordered by members of a Scientology watchdog group called the Lisa McPherson Trust. Suddenly, whether you could buy a brick depended on who you were, what you had to say and why you were buying it."
Clearwater was raising funds for a tiny alley park downtown by selling bricks that you could put a message on. I chose "remember Lisa McPherson" and the committee (perhaps with ties to Scientology?) rejected my brick. After a little cajoling, the brick was accepted. It was placed below a bench where someone sitting there might put their feet. After a while it looked like this;
Another kerfuffle ensued, and finally the brick was replaced, much closer to the city sidewalk so it would be harder to deface without someone noticing. This brick was the only one defaced, and in fact the company that makes these told me this is the first time they know of where a brick was intentionally defaced.
Hopefully the brick is ok now. You can read about Lisa McPherson here.
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