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Put out in 1961 on Reprise Records, it’s a snapshot of what his show was like in the beginning, before all the ’60’s era celebs (Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., etc.) thought it fun publicity to be hit in the face with pie on his show. The LP is, basically, a show in itself with music. Soupy gets a call from a record label who wants him to record an album. He agrees to do it, but doesn’t have any songs, much less a singing voice. But his puppet gang (White Fang, Black Tooth, Hippie the Hippo, Pookie the Lion) all come to his rescue offering songs from their songwriting club. The songs are not only hilarious, but catchy as all get out and are stylistically outrageous. Ranging from Rock ‘n’ Roll to a Cha-Cha-Cha to a tender ballad about the love between a boy and his…dog. The album was a huge hit.

As a kid, as well as now, my favorite bits were the songs about Soupy himself and no song sums up what made me love him more than “Pie In The Face“. In 1985, Soupy said he’d probably be remembered for the pies, and he was okay with that. But while this song is about his signature pie-in-the-face-bit, it explains WHY he loved getting hit with pies. Simply because it made people laugh. That was hugely inspirational to me and eventually became the basis for my doing what I do now with Wry Baby. It really is the greatest feeling of all to make people laugh.

When I was in elementary school we had to perform skits for a senior center in Orange County, CA. Each kid had to do a short bit for a crowded audience. I chose to lip sync to Soupy’s “Pie In The Face” (complete with two back-up dancers) and in the end get smacked with two big whipped cream pies. We had never rehearsed with real pies, though. You’d really be surprised how far all that whipped cream goes once it hits your face. I have to admit there weren’t many laughs at the end of THAT performance, but I still chuckle out loud whenever I think about it. Thanks so much, Soupy!

Remarkably, you can get this release! On CD even! Rhino Records put out a two-record set of Soupy’s LPs, the Soupy Sales Show and Up In The Air, his second release. Click here to get to Rhino where you can even listen to snippets before you order. Only $19.98.

My favorite bit is when he fumbles the one-handed opening of the business card that it took him 25 years to design. Read just the tiniest bit more about the amazing Joel Bauer here, at TIME of all places.

Kelly bought me a Flip video camera and we use the heck out of it. It’s small, it’s easy and for both those reasons it’s almost always on my person. We just happen to all be on a little breather with friends at Lake Chelan, WA., and on a quick stop for cheddar cheese, Atticus and I made this fun impromptu supermarket video poking fun at our hosts. Illustrating that you really can have fun doing just about anything if you put your mind to it.

The final presentation includes every kind of media imaginable. If you were wondering why Mysterio has dominated the blog over the last month, here’s why! Thanks for pitching in, Mysterio!

We’re branding our town, of course! Kelly and I have extensive advertising backrounds from our 15 years in San Francisco and our Downtown Commission asked our help to re-brand Mooresville, North Carolina’s historic downtown area. How could we say no!? We’re getting ready for a big launch in June, so stay tuned for the grand unvieling of the biggest, most un-baby-related thing Wry Baby has ever made…a whole town!