When Chris showed me the photo of the guy feeding the bear (on the left!), we knew it had to be the photo on our poster, our buttons, all over our blog, in our dreams at night. The bear in the photo is named Scottie. And the man feeding the bear is Chris' grandfather.
Scottie was such a cherished and beloved pet that, when he met his maker, Chris' grandfather decided that pictures were insufficient to remember Scottie by. And that's how Chris grew up with the head of his grandfather's pet bear hanging on his bedroom wall. And now, through the magic of Chris's mother and Purolator . . . Scottie's head has arrived in my living room. He is really raising the tone.
We opened Scottie's box and found that he had written us a note:
What's going on? I was removed from my place of honour above your old bed, my crown removed and stuffed in a box. I was told I was going to join you in a cross country adventure! That's a lot to ask of a guy who grew up on a quiet farm in Alberta and has spent the last 60-odd years adorning walls. I also heard I will be travelling with Rose and that I will like her alot. I hope this will all be "bear" able. Looking forward to seeing you and meeting Rose and . . . getting out of this box. Scottie.
Scottie will be not only be accompanying us on our Fringe tour, but he is also playing the part of "Hugo" in our show. If his humble, eloquent writing style and whimsical drawings are any indication, he's going to be BRILLIANT.
Slurpee count: 9
Our local Farm Zoo has a black bear that the kids feed peppermints to, very cute. Love the bear, yours and "ours" :)
Posted by: Kristen | June 22, 2006 at 04:29 AM
Oh my god I love the person who wrote the Scottie letter. Seriously. I remember my Mom once put a note in my lunchbox that was from my sandwich, encouraging me to eat all of said sandwich (Yes, slightly twisted, but what exactly are you supposed to do with an 8 year old who doesn't eat her lunches?). Anyway, I remember the note fondly. Also - anyone who can make a terrible play on words like "bear-able" is aces in my books. xoxo
Posted by: ers | June 22, 2006 at 08:29 AM
OMG, you are not bringing a stuffed bear on a road trip! HAH!!
Posted by: The Feminist Mafia | June 22, 2006 at 10:23 AM
Kristen - ooo, peppermints! I didn't know bears went for that. We'll have to get some for Scottie.
Ers - I love that you mom wrote you a note from your sandwich - that's SO AWESOME
FM - LOL. FUNNY.
Posted by: roro | June 23, 2006 at 05:58 AM