Frank Campagna to Nurture Roger Waters' Pig Tomorrow

The above video comes from Roger Waters' Sunday-night performance at Coachella, where, during a performance of Pink Floyd's 1977 song "Pigs," his giant inflatable swine took off into the night sky. Alas, it was recovered two days later -- a few miles away from the SoCal site of the festival...

By Robert Wilonsky

May 1, 2008

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The above video comes from Roger Waters' Sunday-night performance at Coachella, where, during a performance of Pink Floyd's 1977 song "Pigs," his giant inflatable swine took off into the night sky. Alas, it was recovered two days later -- a few miles away from the SoCal site of the festival and in too many pieces to merit its repair. Hence, our local connection: Good Friend of Unfair Park Frank Campagna sends word this a.m. that at 1 p.m. tomorrow, he'll begin fabricating a brand-new piggie for Roger Waters: "30 x 15 feet," he writes, "and little to no time to crank it out." I smell a slideshow ... --Robert Wilonsky

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