Steel eagle, stuffed buffalo to parade down Pennsylvania Avenue

Boston Herald ^ | 1/16/2005 | AP

[JustaCowgirl]

LANHAM, Md. - It's not easy to find a stuffed buffalo. For his first inaugural parade four years ago, Vice President Dick Cheney wanted a float to represent his home state of Wyoming. So float maker Hargrove Inc. designed a 45-foot-long mock-up of the Grand Teton mountains on wheels, with a real bubbling spring and a cowboy clinging to a bucking bronco. But it took weeks of searching to track down the buffalo. ``I talked to every taxidermist west of the Mississippi River to find him. They're pretty rare,'' said Hargrove marketing manager Marvin Bond, who finally got a Wyoming buffalo from a taxidermist in Colorado.

[Mr. Buzzcut]

Steel Eagle! What a great name for a metal band!

[JustaCowgirl]

They might want to hang on to that steel eagle. The Super Bowl might want it as a mascot this year. (Depending on who wins next week.)

Good point! With the Patriot Falcon as a first alternative.

[wizr]

Thanks for tryin'. Wasn't really griping. Just thought I'd ruffle some feathers, and maybe get another buffalo pic for the collection.