Wacky Tidbit: Butter Statue of Jackson
We know fans are looking for ways to pay homage to the King of Pop, but this might be a little too strange. Fox News reports that a state fair in- where else?- Iowa will construct a Michael Jackson statue made out of butter to remember the late singer. Intrigued? You’ll have to wait until the statue makes its debut at the fair, scheduled for August 13-23 at the Iowa capital.
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The Iowa State Fair is known for its yearly butter cow. Fair organizers announced Tuesday that this year they would also spotlight a statue of late pop music icon Michael Jackson made from butter. Jackson died Thursday at age 50.
Butter sculptor Sarah Pratt of West Des Moines will make the Jackson piece. Both the butter cow, this year a jersey cow, and the Jackson sculpture will be on display in a 40-degree cooler throughout the Iowa State Fair from August 13-23 in Des Moines.
Fair organizers say Michael Jackson gave two performances with the Jackson Five at the Iowa State Fair in 1971.