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Big bird creates a flap.(Caught on the fly)(controversy over Jayhawks mascot, and other sports news)(Brief Article)
Big bird creates a flap
The first on-court controversy of Bill Self's regime at Kansas has erupted: Is the new Jayhawks mascot painted on the Allen Fieldhouse floor just too dang big? The bird is a whopping 251/2 feet tall--which is 2 feet bigger than the one on the football field. There are whispers around Lawrence that Roy Williams wouldn't have allowed something that garish, but other fans have flocked to voice their support for the logo in an online poll. Wow. Fly hasn't seen this much talk about a big Jayhawk that does nothing since Eric Chenowith was in school.
Fly's Top 5
These breakout kids can throw gas, but for the stretch drive, it looks like their needles are bouncing around "E": 1. Gil Meche; 2. Rich Harden; 3. D-Train; 4. Brad Lidge; 5. Brett Myers.
A.J.'s the real deal
It's hard to Fault the Lions for taking Charles Rogers with the No. 2 pick in the draft. He's a local guy, and that should help the fan buzz. And he's a blazer, which should ...
- BIG BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF CHINA GETS 2ND LOOK.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Rudeen, Jan Crain February 13, 2004 700+ words
...sized puppeteer, Caroll Spinney. Through Big Bird's eyes actually, Spinney peers through...release of the 1987 Sesame Street special, Big Bird In China, in which the feathered friend...relevant. Spinney first visited China as Big Bird in 1979, for an American television special...
- In Skowhegan, folks can tell you how to get to a real Sesame Street ; And Big...
- Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine) November 15, 2009 700+ words
...how to get to a real Sesame Street ; And Big Bird and Grover streets, too, named by a...no road signs marking Sesame Street, Big Bird Street and Grover Street in Skowhegan...Deanna Gilblair said. "Grover, Big Bird and Sesame Street. I thought it was great...
- Man behind Big Bird, Oscar is nostalgic for early days of 'Sesame Street'.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) October 26, 2006 700+ words
...body and voice behind the child-like Big Bird, and the grumpiest Muppet, Oscar the...friend of mine. Q What did you do before Big Bird came along? A I was in TV in Boston since...likes vacationing in moldy places. Q Big Bird's feathers on his head are noticeably...
- Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out Pitches Tent in Detroit.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 21, 2000 700+ words
...invited to go on a musical camping trip with Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and the rest of...Sesame Street Live musical extravaganza. "Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out" brings 24 fun...Muppets. DANCING SHEEP, BOOGYING BATS "Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out" finds a troop...
- Big Bird's excellent adventures.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News February 24, 2004 700+ words
...Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation," Big Bird doesn't find Scarlett Johansson in "Big Bird in Japan." But he does find a lovely...his tour before it departs for America. "Big Bird in Japan," originally released on VHS in...
- Big Bird's excellent adventures.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Churnin, Nancy February 24, 2004 700+ words
...Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation," Big Bird doesn't find Scarlett Johansson in "Big Bird in Japan." But he does find a lovely...his tour before it departs for America. "Big Bird in Japan," originally released on VHS in...
- ADVENTURES AS AN AMERICAN ICON ENCINO MAN WRITES BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES...
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) July 26, 2006 700+ words
...children's characters of all time. As Big Bird, Douglass, 51, toured the United States...Feathers of Color: What It Was Like Playing Big Bird, An American Icon.'' The book, which...faces made it worth it.'' He landed the Big Bird role through his ties with the TV show...
- What a Big Bird told me about saving the arts
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Ed Siegel, Globe Staff August 23, 1996 700+ words
...silly creature with yellow feathers named Big Bird. Newt was popular because he had just...people shrugged. "That means no more Big Bird and `Sesame Street.' " And the people...people asked, "Are you going to take Big Bird away from our children?" Newt and his...
