Now I Have To Go To Sweden Again

Officials in northern Sweden have just given the all-clear for the construction of the world’s largest elk, or moose as the animal is known in North America.
Perched on top of a mountain, the 45-metre (148-foot) elk will double as a restaurant and concert hall that can seat up to 350 guests. From its antlers, more than 500 metres above sea level, visitors will be able to enjoy the spectacular view over the valleys below.

My life will not be complete until I climb a mountain to attend a concert inside a giant moose. Could yours be?
(Why the moose? I don’t know. It’s been my totem animal at least since 1990, when I remember aligning Morgan Moose with the Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song as sung in the end of Full Metal Jacket and, painfully, as reimagined hip-hop stylee in the early-90s TV revival that included Britney and Justin as mousketeers. I have been a moose of very long standing. When I made contact with the Dancing Moose for the first time, our friendship was sealed forever the day we discovered our mutual affection for the ungulate. Not that I would ever be foolish enough to google something like “Moose appreciation” – that way lies the deep, deep pits of fursuit madness.)

“This is such unbelievably good news. My whole body is shaking with joy,” project founder Thorbjörn Holmlund said.