Think Pink - Pink Flamingos, That Is!
This lens explores some of the ways this elegant and sometimes humorous pink feathered bird has been depicted - in art deco pottery, Turner art deco art prints and mirrors, plastic lawn ornaments, recipes, flowers and plants, award-winning BBQ sauce and more.
If you are a collector of Maddux pink flamingo pottery, you'll find an invaluable resource in this lens for identification and dating.
And if you think you've seen everything "Pink Flamingo," how about Chocolate Flamingo Droppings? Mmm....drooling yet?
Table of Contents
- Pick Your Pink Flamingo!
- Pink Flamingos Headed for Extinction?
- The Original Pink Flamingo Lawn Ornament is Back!
- Pink Flamingo Flamenco Dance :)
- What makes flamingos pink?
- Identifying William Maddux of California Pottery
- 1958 Wm Maddux Pink Flamingo #400
- 1948 Wm Maddux of California Pink Flamingo
- Pink Flamingos on Amazon
- BBQ Pink Flamingos? Yummy!
- Pink Flamingo Flowers and Plants
- Flamingos in Movies and Television
- Flamingos in Music
- Pink Flamingo Recipes
- How about Pink Flamingo Wine?
- Flamingos in Literature and Fiction
- Turner Art Deco Pink Flamingos
- Who or what is Turner?
- Roxy Calamari's 1st Lens Makes Isle of Squid!
Pick Your Pink Flamingo!
Pink Flamingos Headed for Extinction?
In the 1950s when America's populus was heading to the suburbs and Florida tourism was booming, the plastic pink flamingo lawn ornament was hatched. In just under 50 years, production of Union Product's pink flamingo lawn ornament (the original) had reached an amazing 250,000 units per year. By 2006 our mock feathered friend was facing extinction. Faced with increased costs and loss of financing, the original plastic pink flamingo's Massachusetts manufacturer, Union Products, closed its doors November 2006.Don't despair. It's not time to mourn yet. HMC Products International LLC in Westmoreland, New York, purchased the copyright and plastic molds to resume production. Tacky or not, you will still be able to purchase original pink flamingo lawn ornaments...and if you have the originals, hang on to them. They may become a valuable collectible. Originals have the signature of the creator, Don Featherstone, etched on the rear end and were manufactured by Union Products.
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The Original Pink Flamingo Lawn Ornament is Back!
Pink Flamingo Flamenco Dance :)
What makes flamingos pink?
"Young flamingos hatch with grey plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly coloured.... A white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished. Captive flamingos are a notable exception; many turn a pale pink as they are not fed carotene at levels comparable to the wild. This is changing as more zoos begin to add prawns and other supplements to the diets of their flamingos." (Thank you Wikipedia for enlightening us on this subject! Read more...) Identifying William Maddux of California Pottery
Identifying and dating a piece of pottery can be time consuming and tedious. If you are a buyer, seller, or collector, the information at the William Maddux Pottery website can help you in that endeavor. The website was created by Bob Maddux, the second son of Harry William Maddux who was the founder of the pottery company that became "Maddux of California."Of particular assistance to collectors are collector photographs and PDF files of Maddux wholesale catalogs from 1958 and 1960 available at the William Maddux website. The Maddux of California flamingo below was found in the 1958 Maddux Wholesale catalog and identified by the number 400 on the base.
1958 Wm Maddux of California #400
1958 Wm Maddux Pink Flamingo #400
1948 Wm Maddux of California Pink Flamingo
Pink Flamingos on Amazon
BBQ Pink Flamingos? Yummy!
BBQ a pink flamingo? Not hardly. The reference in the title of this lens is to the Pink Flamingo brand of BBQ sauce. This lensmaster has never tasted Pink Flamingo BBQ sauce, but it sounds intriguing. In fact, Pink Flamingo BBQ Sauce was the GRAND CHAMPION sauce at the 2004 Coors Colorado Barbecue Challenge.Check out the Pink Flamingo BBQ Sauce website.
Pink Flamingo Flowers and Plants
The Pink Flamingo Plant, also known as Shooting Star, American Cowslip, Indian Chief, and Rooster Heads is a perrenial with tropical pink pendand-shaped blossoms.A beautiful ground cover, the Clematis Pink Flamingo Plant has mauve pink flowers with a deep pink blotch at the base of each sepal.
There are also Pink Flamingo Daffodils, Pink Flamingo African Violets and many others.
Flamingos in Movies and Television
The Flamingo Kid (1984) a Garry Marshall teen flick starring Matt Dillon.
Flamingo Road (1949) starring Joan Crawford.
A television series called Flamingo Road starring Morgan Fairchild, John Beck, Woody Brown, Peter Donat, and Mark Hamon. Flamingo Road originally aired as a TV-movie in May 1980 and debuted as a regular series in January 1981. However, Flamingo Road never enjoyed the ratings success of Dallas or Dynasty and was cancelled after only two seasons.
Flamingos in Music
A search at allmusic.com results in over 28 artists, 50 songs, and 50 albums with "flamingo" in their name. The artist list includes:- Flamingo (rock)
- The New Flamingos (rock)
- The Brown Flamingos (rock)
- Flamingo Orkestra (rock)
- Flamingoes (rock)
- Flamingo 50 (rock)
- John Flamingo (rock)
- Flamingo Crash (rock)
- Flamingo Fobia (rock)
- Black Flamingo (rock)
- The Flamingos (rock)
- Flamingo Farquahr (rock)
- The Hari Flamingoes (rock)
- Flamingo (electronica)
- Flamingo Brothers (electronica)
- The Flamingo Project (electronica)
- Hank Flamingo (country)
- Illusive Flamingo (blues)
- Blue Flamingo (jazz)
- Duo Flamingo (world)
- Flamingo Star (Latin)
- Flamingo Records (Latin)
- Flamingo (Latin)
- Karla Y Flamingo (Latin)
- Los Flamingos (Latin)
- Flamingo Gla'ce (rap)
- The Flamingos (Doo Wop)
- The Flamingos (R & B)
Pink Flamingo Recipes
Pink Flamingo Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz Cointreau
orange juice
dash of sloe gin
Preparation:
Pour the vodka, Cointreau and sloe gin into a highball glass filled with ice.
Top with orange juice.
Stir well. (Don't forget the pink flamingo swizzle sticks.)
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Another Pink Flamingo Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 1/4 oz coconut rum
1 1/4 oz pineapple rum
1/2 oz Sprite® soda
6 oz lemonade
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
1/2 oz simple syrup
Preparation:
Combine lemonade, sprite, grenadine, simple syrup, and ice in a blender (should end up looking like a pink slush). Pour into a pina-colada glass. Add the rums and serve.
How about Pink Flamingo Wine?
Yes, if you search for "pink flamingo wine" you will find a white French wine named Pink Flamingo at several online wine sellers. The average price is approximately $10.99 for a 750ml bottle.I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so I can't comment on its taste. Add a comment in the guestbook if you have a review to share!
Flamingos in Literature and Fiction
Turner Art Deco Pink Flamingos
Who or what is Turner?
Art deco pink flamingo prints and mirrors have been credited to an artist "Turner" due to the copyright notice on these pieces. As popular as these items are, no reference to this artist turns up in search results. A Wall Street Journal article refers to a defunct "Turner Company" from Chicago. Can anyone solve this mystery?
Note: These hard-to-find Turner prints are cropping up on craigslist and ebay. Beware when purchasing vintage Turner pink flamingo art prints. New ones are now being sold at an art print online store.
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
The Purple Gallinules just flew over to check out your lens.
We've always been fascinated with pink flamingos.
For such a great lens we're sending you a virtual cup of coffee on the house. We can hardly wait to read the rest of your lenses.
Posted October 11, 2008
BevsPaper wrote...
Great Lens! I remember the souvenirs and lawn ornaments from my childhood. Years ago when I turned 40, my friends decorated my front lawn with 40 of the plastic pink birdies along with a tacky sign announcing to the world that I was celebrating a milestone birthday. It was great fun!
Posted September 29, 2008
CrypticFragments wrote...
very nice, I lensrolled you to my Pink Flamingo Theme Party lens.
Posted September 22, 2008
WritingforYourWealth wrote...
Alas, they trashed the pink flamingo on the home and garden channel last week. One of those staging your house shows. Apparently flamingos don't help sell your house :P
Posted September 14, 2008
JewelryCollectibles wrote...
Very nice lens. Gave you 5 stars and added you to my group. Keep up the good work!
Posted September 09, 2008
EelKat wrote...
I love flamingo, a lot of my art (drawings/paintings) are of flamingos, plus I collect flamingo items... and it was all started when I was about 3 years old and my parents brought home a pair of plastic flamingos for the garden!
Posted August 25, 2008
kiwisoutback wrote...
And to think I would've thrown away those plastic flamingos...who would've thought they'd be a collectible? Nice work here!
Posted August 06, 2008
MiaBellezza wrote...
Great lens - another Pink Flamingo fan!***** and I've lensrolled you into my Pink Flamingos.
Posted August 01, 2008
paperfacets wrote...
Well, I voted lawn ornaments because my Mom had two, but she also had a Turner mirror! For years she had a Christmas collage over it and brought it out for the holidays. Sadly, she gave it away to a cast off's group.
5***** on this one.
And! I am glad to find out that the original lawn ornament is preserved.
Posted July 31, 2008
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