Sparky Rodinderson
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Sparky Rodinderson hanging in the Westin Hotel in Cincinnati
Every city has sculpture, but none
address avian accessibility. The literature on studies of nest success does not even mention statuary.
Birds need natural fibers out of which to build nests and in which to build nests. Sculptures need ways to become part of the environments in which they are placed. How better to solve both than by giving homeless birds roost? Unless you are the one who has to clean around it.
Aesthetically it needed contrast. Sisal hair did it. If historical justification is needed, then this covers the period after Sparky Anderson left Cincinnati, became plagued with doubt and started following Diogenes. It was in all the papers. Didn't you read about it? Well, perhaps it got more coverage in other cities.
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George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1970 to 1978 during the heyday of "The Big Red Machine." He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in July of 2000.
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