thomas, generally did not receive national recognition even though the first flag raising and thomas had received some public recognition first. the detectives are as different as night and day, but they work great together at keeping the streets of l.a. safe. his family later moved to the united states. he had to work at various electrical repair jobs and as a ditch digger for $2 per day. in 2015, rolling stone named him as "one of the ten artists you need to know". the central motif of the decoration is a bird: a pelican. 