If you build it...

[Brian in Mesa]

Check out the Gonzo corn maze from above out at Schnepf Farms.

Nice tribute to a great guy.

 

[HooverDam]

More info please! I went through a corn maze about 5 years back in the West Valley that was shaped like the Coyotes logo/the state of AZ, it was tons of fun, I'd love to try that one.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Gonzo immortalized in corn at Schnepf Farms
By J. Craig Anderson
Tribune

Mark and Carrie Schnepf have done what Kevin Costner could only dream of. The Queen Creek farmer and his wife converted their 10-acre cornfield into a tribute to one of the greatest baseball players ever to wear the Arizona Diamondbacks uniform. They built it, and he came.

Guided not by a mysterious voice but by their admiration for outfielder Luis Gonzalez, who plays his final game with the D-Backs tomorrow, the Schnepfs carved Gonzalez' likeness into the crop like some kind of sports-obsessed alien visitors.

Even more uncanny than the result is the fact that when the Schnepfs started planning their project months ago, they had no idea it would be unveiled during Gonzo's farewell weekend.

"Who would have really anticipated - because we certainly didn't - that he'd be leaving Arizona?" Mark Schnepf said early Friday as he awaited the landing of a private helicopter carrying Gonzalez; his wife, Christine, and their triplets; Megan, Jacob and Alyssa.

Upon landing, they were met by the Schnepfs, their friends and family, and lots of TV cameras.

Radio DJ Dave Pratt was there, too, broadcasting live for KMLE (108 FM). Pratt even had CNN talk show host Larry King on the phone to congratulate Gonzo on his induction into a strange and exclusive club.

"You deserve it - and you deserve more of a career,' King said. "Keep it going."

King was the first of four celebrities to be immortalized in corn by the Schnepfs, followed by Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno and now Gonzalez.

"That's pretty good company to be with," Gonzalez said after expressing his surprise at the unorthodox gift, which was kept secret from him until Friday. "It's awesome, man. This is unbelievable."

 

[Brian in Mesa]

http://www.schnepffarms.com/event.htm

 

[Lefty]

I hope they retire Gonzo's number tomorrow. Make it a day he and the fans will never forget.