For those of you about to traverse the dark recesses of the Lemp Caves, keep an eye out for the characters from Johnny Depp's new RANGO movie:
Stephanie and I took our 5 year old Nicholas to see Johnny Depp's new animated flick "RANGO" tonight. For those who know the story of the Lemp Tunnels/Caverns and how it was effected by I55, it had some very cool Lemp tie ins:
The town in the story is running out of water. When Depp's character Rango and his friends go to investigate, it turns out there is a tunnel system under the town and the water has been being moved through these tunnels and caverns by the characters who are controlling the towns water supply.
There is quite a pilgrimage through the tunnel system by Rango and friends. Then Rango remembers a comment the town's mayor made to him, about how the mayor had been around for a long time, even before the interstate went through and cut the town off from the water system.... just as I55 went right past Lemp and cut the Lemp portion of the tunnel/cave system off from the rest of the tunnel system.
I wouldn't have caught the connection or thought it all tied together until a particular scene. The local banker let's a townsperson in on a secret of what is being kept in the bank's vault. It is.... 6 days worth of water and cases of Lemp Beer. How much of this is intentional is not certain, but it has already came up in an interview in the St. Louis Dispatch and it turns out the film's production designer, Crash McCreary, is credited for the references as he is "a big fan of classic brews".
We thought everyone getting ready to brave the Lemp underworld would like to know Hollywood is currently referencing the awesome Lemp cavern system and the beer that made it famous.
Enjoy your time in this awesome location!!!!!!
Jim & Stephanie Patton - The Haunted Enthusiasts - www.hauntedenthusiasts.com
Stephanie and I took our 5 year old Nicholas to see Johnny Depp's new animated flick "RANGO" tonight. For those who know the story of the Lemp Tunnels/Caverns and how it was effected by I55, it had some very cool Lemp tie ins:
The town in the story is running out of water. When Depp's character Rango and his friends go to investigate, it turns out there is a tunnel system under the town and the water has been being moved through these tunnels and caverns by the characters who are controlling the towns water supply.
There is quite a pilgrimage through the tunnel system by Rango and friends. Then Rango remembers a comment the town's mayor made to him, about how the mayor had been around for a long time, even before the interstate went through and cut the town off from the water system.... just as I55 went right past Lemp and cut the Lemp portion of the tunnel/cave system off from the rest of the tunnel system.
I wouldn't have caught the connection or thought it all tied together until a particular scene. The local banker let's a townsperson in on a secret of what is being kept in the bank's vault. It is.... 6 days worth of water and cases of Lemp Beer. How much of this is intentional is not certain, but it has already came up in an interview in the St. Louis Dispatch and it turns out the film's production designer, Crash McCreary, is credited for the references as he is "a big fan of classic brews".
We thought everyone getting ready to brave the Lemp underworld would like to know Hollywood is currently referencing the awesome Lemp cavern system and the beer that made it famous.
Enjoy your time in this awesome location!!!!!!
Jim & Stephanie Patton - The Haunted Enthusiasts - www.hauntedenthusiasts.com
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