Bob “Daddy O” Wade’s iconic iguana has traveled thousands of miles across the country. Thirty two years later, “Iggy” has found his way home to Fort Worth.
Local News Report (Includes raw video of Iggy’s journey): Giant Iguana Statue Flies To New Home At FW Zoo (Source: KTVT)
Photo Gallery: ‘Iggy’ at the zoo (Source: Star-Telegram)
News Report: 40-Foot Lizard Lands at FW Zoo (Source: KXAS)
News Report: Iguana airlift? You know Austin is involved (Source: Statesman)
News Report: Bob ‘Daddy-O’ Wade’s iguana sculpture finds a home at Fort Worth Zoo (Source: Dallas Morning News)
Video: Giant Iguana Takes Flight (Source: Fox Carolina)
Wade was one of the South Austin Popular Culture Center’s featured artists in 2009. The show, 40 Years of Blood, Sweat and Beers, was an historic survey of his creations, including never-seen before originals and other funky stuff.
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Hey There Southaustincenter,
This might be off topic, however, When I asked, “Has anyone at any time experimented with Saino?” possessing tasted this species of wild pig referred to as Peccary in English and native to a lot of of the jungles of South The usa, I did regain a small respect for my “adventuresome” ingesting. But what introduced the house down was my tale of breakfasts in America’s south with fried pork brains scrambled with eggs alongside with fried slices of pig testicles, known as “mountain oysters” in states like South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Mouths dropped open up and glazed-more than eyes appeared to double in size. Then they started off talking.
I’ll be back to read more next time