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Mike the Headless Chicken statue 

11/21/2012

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Mulberry and Aspen sts., downtown Fruita, Colorado, www.miketheheadlesschicken.org

In 1945, Fruita’s Lloyd Olsen chopped a rooster’s head off, but left his brain stem hanging on by a thread. Strangely enough, his behavior didn’t change all that much. It follows that “The Headless Wonder Chicken” toured the country for 18 months, with Olsen feeding it grain and water with an eyedropper. Mike lived the life of a rock star and was even appraised to be worth $10,000, before dying the death of a rock star, choking in the middle of the night. In 2000, sculptor Lyle Nichols paid testament to Mike’s fortitude with a 300-pound semi-abstract sculpture. Fruita also plays host to a festival every May that invites visitors to “party their heads off” and “Run like a Headless Chicken” in a 5K.

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