tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post1201195833481693197..comments2024-03-29T05:31:08.670-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: A Champion for Bill--Jousting PiperBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-74275703446787464932009-05-06T02:05:00.000-04:002009-05-06T02:05:00.000-04:00Wow a brave little sandpiper knight if there ever ...Wow a brave little sandpiper knight if there ever was oneFlu-Birdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-25000284718380131492007-09-18T21:08:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:08:00.000-04:00Wow, elizabird! I'd love to know who came up with ...Wow, elizabird! I'd love to know who came up with the idea of the Buddhas. They certainly would have been surreal presences in our beautiful but violent city.<BR><BR>The fleurs-de-lis postdate the failure of the federal levee system. Before that, for many years, we had decorated giant redfish. I didn't like them nearly as well, though.Poppy Z. Britehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126610009690928588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-86286046273584193592007-09-18T16:39:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:39:00.000-04:00Poppy Z.,Once upon a time a client of mine was a c...Poppy Z.,<BR>Once upon a time a client of mine was a consulted about making giant sculptures and the idea was floated to do Buddhas. It was a very preliminary idea and was shot down on every front as were many others. We got a big laugh from the idea. I am glad to know the fleurs-de-lis was the final pick. The idea to decorate Buddhas in such a crazy way has never ceased to bring a smile to my face. I imagine the Buddha would also laugh. <BR>Happy trails,<BR>Lizelizabirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07282998561977940826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-19691831758365348502007-09-18T11:09:00.000-04:002007-09-18T11:09:00.000-04:00Great post, Liz! I think BOTB would have had a fi...Great post, Liz! I think BOTB would have had a field day with this special but crazy looking bird :o)<BR><BR>JZ - your ending commentary made me smile.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-17784443433406936062007-09-18T09:17:00.000-04:002007-09-18T09:17:00.000-04:00Wow, is that a Prince Valiant haircut on that bird...Wow, is that a Prince Valiant haircut on that bird?<BR><BR>I've seen the dolphins at South Padre; they've got nothing on this crazy-ass knight-bird.dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-73803538282858159172007-09-17T23:52:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:52:00.000-04:00Hi, Bill. Longtime reader/admirer, first-time comm...Hi, Bill. Longtime reader/admirer, first-time commenter, and lifelong New Orleanian. I've not heard anything about us ever wanting "crazy Buddhas" -- we do have a fairly large and very cool Vietnamese population, but many of them are Catholic, and other than that there's no real cultural connection. However, we do have large, beautifully decorated fleurs-de-lis in many of our public spaces. Just thought you might be interested to know.Poppy Z. Britehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126610009690928588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-43269046474418576182007-09-17T22:41:00.000-04:002007-09-17T22:41:00.000-04:00and all this time I thought it was a goose that la...and all this time I thought it was a goose that laid the golden eggs...Rondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740342799585280444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-13987318855637601022007-09-17T21:15:00.000-04:002007-09-17T21:15:00.000-04:00just love those birds and do I see some golden egg...just love those birds and do I see some golden eggs? amon@rchhttp://monarchbfly.comnoreply@blogger.com