National Pigeon Day - It’s All On
Ok - it looks like the yanks have got their shit together. National Pigeon Day is all on.
4 till 8 on Friday June 13th on Pilgrim Hill in Central Park, NYC.
This is their line up of speakers so far:
Deacon Joseph Dwyer who’s gonna banter on Cheri Ami - as usual, he probably won’t be covering the jazz aspect.
Karen Davis, Ph.D., President, United Poultry Concerns and author of ‘More Than A Meal - The Turkey In History’. Probably more of a pamphlet than a book. Apart from the their somewhat unfortunate appearance and loathing of Christmas I shouldn’t imagine there’s much more to say on the turkey. Karen is also editor of Poultry Press who produce a quarterly rag about chickens. Not a big fan of the chicken myself but I guess it gives them somewhere to vent their anger.
Then there’s Valerie Sicignano, East Coast Director, In Defense of Animals. Nice - presuming it includes birds?
Sadly, not a pigeon in sight, although I suspect lots may rock up on the day. Of course I offered my services straight away and said if the bill was chocca and a brief walk on part was out of the question I’d be more than happy to air-drop some flyers perhaps to parts of town they might not be able to get to, like Brooklyn?
Read more about the whole event here.
I still think it’s worth going for a global effort though and doing something here. Personally, I’d like to focus more on the party aspect. Free scran, a couple of lager pools, and maybe some foam? I’d also like to shift focus from the pigeon in nativity and get some music going. Maybe have The Pigeon Detectives do a set, or The Kooks?
Anyway, seeing as the people of London will have hopefully seen the light and ousted Ken from the top spot on May 1st, it may well be possible. I emailed Boris the other day to ask him what his stance on the pigeon was but not heard back yet…
Becci replied:
Aw man, if only I could go.
Also, I am a big fan of United Poultry Concerns. It’s nice to see Karen Davis will be talking.
April 21, 2008 at 7:30 am. Permalink.
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Hi Pigeon,
On behalf of Dance to the Radio and PIAS, many thanks for plugging “Emergency” (UK street date 26th May) … .. and thanks, also, on behalf of the labels and the Pigeon Detectives for not posting any pirate links to new material … .. for info on the new album and the band’s 2008 tour, check-out http://www.thepigeondetectives.com and http://www.myspace.com/thepigeondetectives for details.
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April 21, 2008 at 4:46 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Becci: Have you read any of her work? Love to know how the turkey got on in history…
Your pal
Bri
WEB SHERIFF: Reckon they might consider a spot on the day…?? Us pigeons should stick together, don’t you think?
Your pal
Brian Pigeon
April 21, 2008 at 5:57 pm. Permalink.
Pigeon Rachel replied:
Bri, my mate’s uncle has a bouncy castle. Says you can have it for nothing for the day for a bit of free advertising for him? Let me know if you’re interested.
April 21, 2008 at 8:02 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Pigeon Rachel: A bouncy castle. Bring it on. Have to have some nail clippers on standby tho…
Your pal
Bri
April 21, 2008 at 8:52 pm. Permalink.
Pigeon Rachel replied:
Do pigeons need bouncy castles? Must give it a go. Maybe with heavy boots on?
April 21, 2008 at 9:03 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Pigeon Rachel: It’s not a need, it’s a want! Dream come true. I’ve always wanted to fly into a wall without risk of head injury. Not sure if the heavy boot thing is a good idea tho. Imagine it - loads of pigeons bouncing off its bouncy walls wearing boots…
Your pal
Bri
April 21, 2008 at 10:13 pm. Permalink.
RoooRoooo replied:
About time someone did it! Perhaps they could raise money to get pigeons around the world bouncy castles, nay?
April 22, 2008 at 6:46 pm. Permalink.
Pigeon Rachel replied:
Bri, your imagination puts mine to shame, BRING IT ON! I’ll get in touch with mate, and sort it.
April 22, 2008 at 7:03 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
RoooRoooo: A global pigeon bouncy castle bashing sound like a right laugh! Reckon you could get el pigeons Francaise to join in?
Your pal
Bri
Pigeon Rachel: Good on ya. Will let you know how I get on with the lobbying…
Your pal
Bri P
April 22, 2008 at 10:56 pm. Permalink.