Despite his gruesome proclivities, Chicken Man was often asked to lend his mystical assistance to the people of New Orleans.
Then there was Fred Staten, "Chicken Man" to the city's residents.
In New Orleans, Gregg is simply the latest in a long line of characters, from Chicken Man to Ruthie the Duck Girl, an extension of New Orleans' soul incarnate.
That three-man luncheon of chicken fried steak and cherry shakes was destined to become a larger affair.
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'Our Chicken Dance comes from the legend of a young man who saw a rooster strutting around to attract females, ' says Treffrey Deerfoot, the twinkle-eyed cultural curator of the Interpretive Centre.
The calls to the 999 emergency number included a man reporting that "someone robbed my marmalade", a woman saying her sister had brought a stray dog into her house and a man stating that he had seen "a chicken walking down the road".
The carnival atmosphere of a Southern Culture on the Skids show owes something to wild-man singer Hasil Adkins, whose releases include 1985's Chicken Walk and the retrospective Poultry in Motion.
Arthur X-Man, who quit his job on a free-range chicken farm in eastern England to join the movement, joked that he and other occupiers felt a little like refugees, and said they were searching for a new place to Occupy.
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After a dozen interviews--and still no job offer--Goldman put together an elaborate proposal and had it hand delivered by a man singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in a bird suit (the chicken suit was unavailable).
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