South Austin Popular Culture Center » giant iguana http://southaustincenter.org Formerly known as the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:05:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Tale Of The Flying Iguana http://southaustincenter.org/2010/06/03/daddy-os-giant-green-iguana-heads-home-to-the-zoo/ http://southaustincenter.org/2010/06/03/daddy-os-giant-green-iguana-heads-home-to-the-zoo/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:30:03 +0000 webanna http://samopc.org/?p=188 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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