Beware the Tivvy

Tivvy may seem like a friendly little bird, and be offering you mountains of ice cream, waterfalls of lemonade, and a bit of fun, eh-- but you'd best keep your distance.



Tivvy's tune from Lord of the Boot Sale or Forgotten Vinyl,  image found here.

The Ookpik Song!

Perhaps you recall this post from a few days ago in which I pondered the meaning of life, oh, and asked if anyone had a copy of the Ookpik song, a tune penned in honor of the owlish mascot created for the Canadian government circa 1965. Since I have had no responses to date, either no one had one or the ones who did are major dillweeds,  so......at great personal financial and emotional sacrifice ($5, and having to deal with Canadian record dealers, respectively) I now present.....The Ookpik Song by The Romeos!






For more about why Canada may have abandoned the ookpiks, click here. 

Ookpik, Little Ookpik but no Song....

     

The odd though somewhat tedious tale of the Ookpik, the 1960s Canadian toy mascot, who survived foot amputation and the love of hordes of children, and was recommended for a career in Canadian politics. And a sidebar about a woman named Snowball who had emotional affairs with owls. But no Ookpik song! I can only find the Ookpik waltz, which is NOT the little tune I recall hearing that goes "Oooookpik, little Ookpik song......" and that's about all I remember. Who can find it for me?

Dental Hygiene in the Space Age

Dental hygiene can be fun with Toby Brite and his awesome rocket.

I'm Reddy

Apparently I am not the only person besotted by the electric personality of utility mascot Reddy Kilowatt, as evidenced by the above artwork from a 1940s cookbook found on Lileks.
Reddy fans turn up all over the place--the Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh uses him in videos....on Tikiranch, and of course, on Flickr (is it a mortal sin to covet Neato Coolville's Reddy moist towelettes?)
And maybe best of all, an entire blog dedicated to the awesomeness of Mr. Kilowatt.

And of course....there's Reddy on TV.