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A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Mallon began producing television and comedy movies while still in high school, and continued while attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mallon also produced and directed programs for CBS and PBS affiliates WISC-TV and WHA-TV in Madison and made his feature film debut in 1987 with Blood Hook ...
After claiming victory, party leaders Leon Varjian and Jim Mallon spent $4,000 to construct the statue’s head, crown, arm and torch on frozen Lake Mendota, creating the illusion that Lady Liberty was rising from the lake’s waters.
On the first day of classes, September 4, 1979, Madison students awoke to find that more than 1,000 pink flamingos covered the University's Bascom Hill. Led by Leon Varjian and James Mallon, the Pail and Shovel party was also responsible for the often-photographed Statue of Liberty replica constructed on the ice of Lake Mendota.
Feb 1, 2019 · The Statue of Liberty tradition began with a prank in 1979 by the Pail and Shovel Party, which was led by UW-Madison alumni Leon Varjian and Jim Mallon ’79, fulfilling a campaign promise they made while seeking election to the Wisconsin Student Association,
Sep 26, 2023 · Pail and Shovel president Jim Mallon ’79 and party member Stu Baker ’80 recently shared the story of how that absurd idea led to an iconic moment that is recreated every year with the Fill the Hill event, sponsored by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA).
Feb 7, 2020 · As recounted over the years, two former UW-Madison students, Leon Varjian and Jim Mallon, were running for student government on a platform full of malarkey, designed as satire of the student...
Led by Leon Varjian and Jim Mallon, the Pail and Shovel Party used its $80,000 budget for a series of legendary pranks. Varjian and Mallon also brought the Statue of Liberty (replicated using chicken wire, plywood, and papier-mâché) to Lake Mendota and helped organize a boom box parade, with Varjian and his cardinal-clad crew high-stepping ...
