News 5 Tracks Down The $9,000 Moon Pie

Alabama Mobile Click here to see the building where the electronic Moon Pie councilman Fred Richardson paid $9000 taxpayer dollars for is being built.

by WKRG Staff

Published: Fri, December 12, 2008 - 2:43 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, December 12, 2008 - 2:57 pm CST

News 5 has found the secret location where the $9,000 Moon Pie is being built.

Two sources confirm the giant electronic pie is being built behind closed doors of this aluminum building. We have chosen not to reveal the exact location because of security concerns.

Councilman Fred Richardson created a storm of controversy when he chose to spend $9,000 of his discretionary fund on the Moon Pie that will be used to ring in the New Year, similar to the crystal ball in New York City's Times Square.

A man who answered the door told us that he has strict orders not to let anyone in.

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crazy8 Says:

Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 8:51 pm

Wow! where that building is,is no secret,its down by the river across from bender where they store and build some of the mardi gras floats,any good reveler who has lived here any length of time knows that…giant moon pie,,ignorant redneck crackers—must be what the rest of the country is thinking, thanks fred for keeping the(false) image of us southerners alive.

santacruz78705 Says:

Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:51 pm

Its good to see a councilman finally shake something up in Mobile. This city has been depressed for so long, its good to have somebody bring some entertainment to the community. I look forward to the New Mobile, get these ol’ haters out of here.

sweetheart Says:

Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 10:58 pm

Richardson is either an idiot or a crook!! We have teachers unable to be paid due to lack of funds, but he can buy a $1000 moonpie for #9000. I wonder who is getting the kickbacks. Any honest counselman who had extra money in his/her funds would say “HERE, make sure the teachers who are educating our children are taken care of.
I am not being slanderous or hateful. I just can not stand to see a blatent waste of taxpayers money when it could actually do some good for the community.

carl Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:04 am

I think we have one of her super toasters in there some where that does toast,eggs and small pan cakes. I’ve never got past doing toast.

BamaBob Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:55 am

Who was that going to fry a moonpie? How did that work out? Paula Dean might be interested in that recipe. If it can’t swim in butter before jumping into a frying pan, she ain’t interested.

If there was a way to fry those suckers and put a stick in them, that could be a new Mardi Gras craze!!!!!

BamaBob Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:51 am

Yeah, and there would always be that one guy that thinks he can catch the thing! *splat*

carl Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:49 am

It would be a sight to behold! A giant chocolate Moon pie with two big white eyes and a grin with a white beard hurdling out of the sky toward you. Scary thought!

BamaBob Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:39 am

Fred could have stolen the WKRP idea and dropped 300 pound moonpies out of a Cessna. Now that would have been pure excitement!

carl Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:35 am

I’m hoping that mr.Richardson does realize that it has to be a controlled fall for it to be used more than once. I believe a big edible one would have been the ticket,a big moon pie party and feast and contest to see who could eat the most moon pie.

BamaBob Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:19 am

http://www.al.com/press-register/pageone/sunday1a.pdf

I think the guy is using as a model.

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