Farewell Flamingo Man - A Story and a FeatureI've always been fascinated by the reportedly "tacky" pink plastic yard decor that has adorned the front lawns of everywhere from mansions to trailer parks and everywhere in between - the plastic flamingo. I have yet to purchase a set of my own (traditionally they're sold in pairs) but one day, one day. It thus makes me sad that today I read that the creator of this iconic piece of lawn art, Donald Featherstone, has died today at the age of 79. Featherstone received the Ig Nobel Art Prize, a parody prize that mocks the pomp and circumstance of its obviously more famous cousin, for the precocious piece of pink garden fodder which made people laugh and then go on to think about all manner of things. The classic pink flamingos were produced by Union Products, Inc, the same company who created the mold for my beloved punk yard duck - also, I've discovered created by none other than Donald Featherstone. The pink flamingo speaks to a history of America, as wr
