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Awesome Bear Photos

This was sent in by alert blog reader Sarah H. Thanks, Sarah! I think we've found a new slide for the show:

SO AWESOME. We plan on spending plenty of time visiting the photo's original source.

It's Time for More Pictures of Bears!

When the edge of your poster says "Drunken Bears Get in Free!" and features a bear getting drunk, people send you photos of drunken bears. Melissa was kind enough to post this photo on her blog:

She claims the bear has been drinking Heineken, but I don't know - he looks like more of a Pabst Blue Ribbon drinker to me.

Kristen also sent in some shots of a petting zoo bear named Smokey, who enjoys peppermints and, if the photographs are any indication, making out with COMPLETE STRANGERS.

 

At first I wondered "Peppermints? Really?" But then it all became clear - Smokey probably needs those mints to cover up the smell of booze on his breath. Well played, my ursine friend. Well played.

Our Third Cast Member Arrives

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:

Hey Chris!

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