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This memory was added on: July 15, 2011
It is July 2011 and I have been reading these comments for a long time but I am tired of searching now. What I was looking for was anybody else who had felt it was not good that Zip's fingers were stuck together. I cut them apart to find they were hollow ! I still have him and a few of my stuffed animals. I walk by Zip everyday and sometimes notice his cut apart hands and still feel sorry. Did nobody else cut apart his fingers?
Trish J.
This memory was added on: May 31, 2011
My brother Jim of 11months my junior had several stuffed monkeys as a kid. Although most were the standard "zip" type, there was one that vividly stands out in my mind til this day. It was a white stuffed monkey covered in multi-colored polka dots, the most hideous stuffed toy I've ever laid eyes on. At around the age of six or seven I decided it was time for Jim's emancipation from his primate obsession. One day i found the monkey unguarded on his bed and thought this is the day. I grabbed the monkey and whipped it out the second floor bedroom window just as Jim entered the room and witnessed this traumatic act. As we both rushed to the window to see the chimps final resting place we saw it get run over by the rear tandem wheels of the local garbage truck. Upon further investigation at street level we discovered the toy permanently flattened with an indelible tire track impression across the center of it. Jim wept bitterly while I laughed dastardly.
That was over 45 years ago. I never thought that incident would come back to haunt me. My brother now a successful businessman and avid lottery player vows he will not cut me into his potential vig unless I come up with an exact replacement for that monkey. I am now on an eternal mission to find that replacement.
William D.
This memory was added on: August 26, 2010
Zippy became my best friend when I was two years old on Christmas Day in 1955 when Santa placed him under the Christmas tree. Shortly, after his arrival, after a number of bouts of severe tonsillitis, the doctor said my tonsils had to come out … yes, I was two years old. Because I insisted that Zippy accompany me to the hospital, my mother (who feared Zippy might get lost during my hospitalization) purchased a smaller Zippy for the trip to the hospital. My much larger Zippy patiently waited at home for my return. Oh, how I loved that monkey!!
I don't know what happened to the small Zip, but my well-worn, constant companion and beloved large Zippy who continues to wear his bright red pants with the green buttons (the little red hat and yellow shirt are sadly long gone) continues to reside with me. No other toy ever took Zippy's place as my favorite!
This memory was added on: August 26, 2010
Wow!!! What can I say about Zip. He was my most loved toy as a three and four year old child. I remember that he had a banana in one hand, a cute red jump suit, and cute whit shoes. I also remember chewing his hand and ears (poor guy) my mom had to sew him many times. I lost track of him and don't remember what happened. All I know is one day he's gone!! I know he was my protector, my confidant, and my BEST friend!! I miss him sooo much.
But joy of joy, I found a smaller version of my Zip on ebay. Same smile, same cute white shoes. I bid on him and won!! I counldn't wait to get him. It brought tears to my eyes when I got him and took him out of the box. My haert leaped for joy!!! I finally have my Zip back, and I will cherish him forever.
I don't think I will be chewing on him either :)
Richard S.
This memory was added on: August 26, 2010
I was born in 1962. When I was 2 years old I remember getting a big cardboard box in the mail at Christmastime. It was a present from my Mom's twin brother. We lived in Ohio and he lived in California so we had never met him, he was larger than life to us from stories. I climbed in the box and pulled out my Zip. I was in love with him from that moment on. I played with him everyday. I tied strings to his arms and hung him over the banister in our old house and set up chairs in the living room and made my family watch me put on plays with him. My friend down the street had all sorts of dolls when we played, but I only wanted Zip. I took him to the Cleveland Zoo when I was little and made the chimps go mad over him.
He lost his original clothes along the way but my Mom made him a new suit and an aunt knitted him a few sweaters. Something about those eyes, made everything okay. I could tell Zip anything. When I was about 12 my Mom got me a new Zip and Tippy for Chirstmas. I never really played with either of them. Several years ago I took him with us to the zoo again with our son, the chimps still went crazy for him, trying to show off for Zip. I still have all 3 safely stored away. After reading all these comments today and thinking about my Zip, I think I might get him out tonight.
This memory was added on: March 11, 2010
As a girl, I was in love my Zip. I kept him well after he was tattered and torn. My mother said that I would meet new friends, give Zip away and then cry hysterically at bed time because Zip was missing. My sister and I have been looking for a way to purchase another one. I never knew that so many people had one. I would very much like to have one of my own.
This memory was added on: January 8, 2010
I had a Zippy when I was very young-3 or 4 years old. He was my best friend, my confidente, my solace, my protector. I loved that monkey like he was a person. I did not have a happy childhood and my mother caught me "acting out" with Zippy...treating him like she and others treated me. One day he disappeared. When I asked her where he was she told me I had imagined him, that he wasn't real and I had never had a stuffed monkey called "Zippy."
When I was a teenager a friend of the family asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I told her I wanted a Zippy monkey. She tried to find such a thing and did come up with a stuffed monkey...but it wasn't Zippy. Nice of her to try though!
Even as an adult I remembered Zippy and wished I still had him. A friend pointed out that if he had really existed, he would be considered an antique and I might find this particular stuffed toy in an antique shop. So off I went to Petaluma, a town in our area known for its antique shops. I went to ALL of them looking for Zippy and asking the proprietors whether they had ever seen such a toy. None of them had. In fact I saw very few stuffed anumals of any kind. I was discouraged.
However one of the proprietors told me to check back in a few months because he had a lot of dealers and he would tell them I was looking for my childhood friend. Sometimes if they knew someone was looking for a particular thing they would keep an eye out for it. Perhaps one of them would be able to find him.
I did go back as he suggested. The guy at the counter was a different person but I asked him if any of the sellers had a Zippy (this was a large warehouse store with sections for each dealer). He said he didn't know what a Zippy was but he thought there was a stall near the back of the store that had several stuffed animals, including monkeys.
Almost afraid to look I went to the back of the store and found the stall he had mentioned immediately. It was as if I already knew where it was. The dealer did have a number of stuffed animals, including about 6 different stuffed monkeys which all more or less matched the description I had given the proprietor.
One of them was my Zippy.
He was a little worse for wear and he didn't have his cute little red overalls or his yellow tee-shirt that said "ZIP." But he matched my 50 yr old memory to the last detail. I couldn't believe it!! He WAS real!!
I was glad the stall was in the back of the store. It would have been a little embarrassing if anyone had seen the grown woman weeping in the arms of this ratty old toy. Needless to say he came home with me. And I am only sorry that I do not know who the dealer was who found him for me. It did appear that there had been a concerted search for older stuffed monkeys and I would love that dear person to know that they found the right one, and I am tremendously grateful.
This memory was added on: January 8, 2010
I was blessed and had 2 Zips. I know I still have one of them, but don't know about the other and I'm now 34 years old. Somewhere growing up, I lost his hat and his squeaker stopped squeaking. The plastic hands became dry rotted and I have had to glue the fingers back on. His cloths have worn out from going on all the adventures I went on. I have packed the tattered outfit away and mended it the best I could. He now wears Cabbage Patch Kids clothes to keep from getting a cold. For years I have searched high and low for another one for my son. Knowing how destructive he is, he's only allowed to look at mine. All I can say is 'Thanks Zip for all the great memories and always being there for me.'
This memory was added on: May 3, 2009
When I was just a sprout, my famly went to the zoo in Minniapolis. I dont recall much of that except for an angry silverback gorilla. He was pounding on a thick glass window as hard as he could. I was scared he might actually break the glass and get out and kill me.
The angry gorilla gave me nightmares. One time when I was talking a bath, I pointed to a wash cloth, partially submerged in the bath water, and was terrified. My mother thought I was saying "monkey, monkey" as I pointed to the wash cloth. So she got a book out of animals and sat me in her lap. One by one we went thru the book till we got to the monkey.
She could tell I was very upset over the monkey. Later I recieved a present, it was Zip. I slept with him and dragged him everywhere with me. Zip and I were inseperable.
One day I came home from school and zip was gone. My mother tossed him out because he was old and the stuffings were falling out. Naturally I threw a tantrum. Weird as it may seem, I still wish I had Zip.
This memory was added on: May 3, 2009
I'll always remember my Zip. I didn't have him long, but he was my favorite. I took him every where with me. One day in 1967, when I was five, I went to the Post Office with my mom and set him down, forgetting him there after doing some exploring. I remembered him just a few blocks away, but by the time we got back, he was gone. I still miss him.
P.S. Does anyone out there happen to have a Zip they found at the post office in Chula Vista, CA in 1967? I want him back!
Valerie L.
This memory was added on: January 27, 2009
Well I have had my share of stuffed animals throughout the years and many memories to go along with them, but none of them compare to the memories my boyfriend has shared with me about the one and only Zip. My boyfriend and I have been together going on 3 years now, and shortly after we started dating he introduced me to his childhood friend Zip, now when I met Zip he was naked and I believe he was missing his hat. But in Bill's eyes Zip was perfect, the one friend that was there one matter what; he wouldn't blame things on you, he wouldn't tell on you, he wouldn't steal your girlfriend, and you could tell him anything and his lips were sealed. And the day he found Zip's pants was a day to be celebrated because finding them was like finding a long lost prize or something. It was so cute to see my 37 year old boyfriend run to his room and get Zip so that he could put his pants on him.
Finally the day I thought I was moving in with my wonderful boyfriend was actually the day I became Zip's roommate, because low and behold he sleeps with us. I don't mind because Zip doesn't take up too much room, and Bill doesn't kiss Zip like he kisses me!! I always thought that when they say "Men and their Toys" they were talking about Boats, Trucks, 4-wheelers, or Motorcycles, but ladies I was wrong they are talking about Zip the Monkey.
This memory was added on: December 22, 2008
My research has led me to find several monkeys from the 50's I think these facts are correct.
Zippy has a shirt on with Zip on the front. He was fashioned after Zippy from Howdy Dowdy. He was a little pricey, so several toy companies made monkeys that looked very similar.
Mr. Bim has red suspenders made of cloth and his eyes nearly closed. He was made from a factory in Ohio.
Joey Jingle has red elastic suspenders with a jingle bell on each suspender and his eyes are fully opened. He was made by the Superior toy company out of Kansas City Missouri.
I had a Mr. Bim when I was about 3 (in 1956). My brother, 3 years older use to take him away just to hear me cry. He went everywhere with me. I took him with me to my first day of school. I spent many years with my best friend. I chewed off the tips of a couple of his fingers, but he was still my best friend. I bring him up often, but no one knows what happened to him. Then when I saw him in movie from the 50's a few weeks ago, I decided to look on ebay. I found one. When He arrived, I held him and cried. Even though he was not my original, memories flooded my mind. I am building a new home and I have already bought the shelf where my Mr. Bim will reside the rest of our years together. He will be in eye sight and hugging distance every day now.
Thanks for the informatioin, Ellen! - your editor
This memory was added on: December 22, 2008
Back in 1962, I was five years old, and I, too, had a Zippy Monkey that I loved. My dad had just gotten his private pilot's license, and we were flying in our small plane from Michigan to California to visit my cousins. Part way there, my dad turned to us and said, "Look down below, kids. There's the Mississippi!" I strained to look out the window, thinking I would surely see "Mrs. Zippy", my monkey's mother. In my mind, she would have been hundreds of feet tall, or my dad wouldn't have been able to spot her. After a bit of confusion, I was told that Mississippi was a famous river. I was unimpressed and disappointed. I was hoping to see the biggest Zippy doll ever. I am now fifty one, and on a whim, thought I'd look for a Zippy Monkey on the internet. I had no idea he was even available to buy as a vintage doll, much less so popular! Coming across this website by accident and reading so many heartwarming stories was like a Christmas gift to me, since Christmas is in just four days. Maybe I'll even buy one to have ready for future grandkids to play with when they come over.
This memory was added on: November 26, 2008
My Monkey , I called her Sheila, was white "ish" she had plastic hands and tennis shoes and was holding a plastic banana. My sister called her my "dumb white monkey", I loved that monkey and wish I still had her, I would love to find one for my Granddaughter.
This memory was added on: October 26, 2008
I had Mr. Bim when I was three and he was a great friend that got lost in my many moves as a child.
I have searched for 37 years to find him, but before internet the closest I got was an auction where I was outbid and an antique store where he was much too expensive for my budget.
Now I found a replica of Mr. Bim online where he is called Cheerful Chimp, for 20 bucks.
Hope some of you who lost a Mr. Bim and want to relive some old memories might find this useful.
Thanks so much!
This memory was added on: September 19, 2008
My monkey was a present from my "Paw" that raised me. She looked just like Zip - only Candy (as I named her) had on a white dress with colored polka dots and a hat to match. Her hat was more like a old style nurses cap.
This memory was added on: August 23, 2008
Well i am very lucky to still have my zip. We are still very close. He is my best friend, we have been together forever. I was very small my when i got him. My grandma said my life was hard as a child and without him i would not be the person i am today. He has been a life saver, i could not imagine my life without him. He is very special to me and i love him. Thanx for always being my my friend zip, i love you.
This memory was added on: August 12, 2008
My son, Billy, was born in 1977. My brother and sister in law gave him a stuffed monkey named ZIP one year for christmas. He carried this little fellow around everywhere. They slept together every night and I remember checking on Billy at night and Zip was always in his arms.
Billy died in 1987 (9years old). He was tragically run over by a farm tractor. I didn't want him to be alone so I lay Zip in his arms in the casket and they are forever together. Since then I have been looking for another Zip for me, but, I can't find one. I loved that monkey because he brought my son so much joy and love for 8 years.
Vernon W.
This memory was added on: July 6, 2008
Holy Monkeys! My brother had a bunch of these, but without the shirt. They were like the one on the album cover. He had "Old Monkey", "New Monkey" and then one Christmas he got "Big Monkey'. I don't know why but the night he got him I was trying to cut its hair and it got a huge bald spot. My brother bawled. He doesn't remember his childhood toys, maybe I traumatized him.
This memory was added on: April 12, 2008
In 1985 when I was 2, I saw Zippy in a store and loved it, so my mom bought it for me. It was a larger one (the 1984 model) and so I would hold its hand and have it "walk" with me. I took it everywhere with me for years. However, when I was 8, my brother (2 years my senior) had some strange fears regarding various things in our house and he decided that my Zippy was "demon possessed". My dad had always tried to alleviate these fears by getting rid of whatever he was afraid of. They told me that Zippy would have to go. I felt numb with pain. I rode with them to the city garbage dump and watched as they threw Zippy in and he was run over by a heavy machine. The tears flowed down my face. It was one of the most traumatic events of my childhood, next to the death of my grandfather when I was 11.
He also decided that he was afraid of my mom's childhood doll which had 3 faces. A full body suit with a hard bonnet hid the other faces. A lever under the chin changed the faces, a happy one, a sad one and a sleeping one. My mom and I returned home one day to find that my dad and brother had burned it in the fire place! My mom had been from a very poor family. She had seen the doll and loved it. Her parents saved up and bought it for her. I would love to find that doll again. I don't know why I never got smart and decided that I was "afraid" of some of his favorite things!
I recently found another, smaller Zippy at an antique shop when I was there with my second son, a 13 month old baby. He was immediately drawn to it and squeeled with delight when he hugged him. When I put the Zippy back, my baby cried, so we bought it for him for 20 bucks. He loves his Zippy, he carries him around like a baby on his shoulder with his head resting on it. He also hugs it while he is nursing. My older son, almost 3, also likes the zippy so I am now looking on Ebay for one for him. I love all things monkey, I have noticed that I gravitate toward monkeys on my kids clothes. If it has a monkey on it, I buy it! How I wish I still had my Zippy.
- Mercedes
This memory was added on: March 10, 2008
I'm 31 years old and had forgotten all about my Tippy monkey with her banana and squeaky arm until I saw a cartoon still of the 80's cartoon on someone's MySpace page. I instantly had a wave of memories of sitting on my bedroom floor playing with my Tippy, having her and my other stuffed animals talk. Especially with my other monkey, Kokomo, that my dad bought me at Long's Drug Store. Now that I realize Tippy and Zippy were 50's dolls, mine had to be a reproduction from the 70's. Which also means I must have received her for my baby shower, before I was even born; I know she was a gift from my paternal grandmother. I loved putting her thumb or her banana in her mouth and squeezing her arm to make it squeak-those were the best features of the doll to me, she was interactive! I played with her until I was at least 10.
I'm sad to say, I dont know where she went :( . I must've given her to Goodwill one Spring cleaning year. She stuck with me through my parents divorce, my mom and me moving in with my uncle Al; then we moved in with my aunt; finally living with my maternal grandma; and then our own homes twice. That's 5 different homes I lived in and I never lost my Tippy.
Now I want to find a 70's reproduction to give to my daughter so she can have years of enjoyment and friendship just like I did with my sweet, squeaky Tippy, whom I thought was from 'Planet of the Apes'.
This memory was added on: March 10, 2008
My great grandmother had a stuffed monkey named 'Zip' that she kept at her home for all of us to tote around when we would visit. He wore a yellow shirt with red trim and a red 'ZIP' in the middle of the shirt, red pants with suspenders, and white shoes (the ones that looked like toddler shoes). We all toted him around, but for some reason he was my favorite! In fact, as a young teen, I often carried him around on my shoulders. All of my friends would just laugh, but Zip and I had a great time together; it truly was a simpler time. I would love to find one to add to my collection of stuffed animals. Thanks for allowing us to share our stories!
This memory was added on: February 14, 2008
Based upon all of the comments in this web site, the Zip cult is alive and thriving. My brother and I had a couple of Zips when we were growing up in the 1970s. Our parents gave them to us for Christmas when we were in grade school. Those Zips took quite a bit of abuse, but we loved them and still have fond memories of them as well as a few pictures. Up until a couple of days ago, I was not very familiar with the history of Zip, but after doing some research I came across this web site. I was amazed at how many people have been touched by the Zip magic at some point during their life. Zip brings back memories of a simpler time, before cable TV, video games, cell phones, and the Internet. The last Zip we had met an early demise when my younger brother decided to start him on fire and then toss him up in the garage attic. No damage was done t o the house, but the little fella didn't survive the incident. Our parents never bought us another Zip. We miss ya, little guy. No hard feelings (I hope).
(Did not list my brother's name in order to protect him from possible blowback from Zip lovers across the globe)
Check it out: Zip on an old comedy album cover!
(Or is this a generic knockoff? Does anybody remember having this one?)
This memory was added on: January 11, 2008
I lost Zip a few years ago on New Years in El Paso, TX. He had been with me since childhood. I was bringing him to a sleep over and next thing I knew, he was gone. I was sad. I wish I could see him again. He had a banana in his hand too. I love you buddy, where ever you are at. Peace be with you.
This memory was added on: December 1, 2007
Can Anyone tell me where I can once again find the joys of my early childhood?? His name was was "ZIP", and we were totally inseparable from the day of my adoption till the day we had a housefire 7 1/2 yrs.ago. Even my son loved to play with my ZIP when he came into my room and layed on my bed.
The man that bought me ZIP was a judge, and he remembers buying it at Sears. I got another years later because ZIP#1 was getting tattered from overuse. So when our house burned down I lost Zip in special box, and Zip from my bed.
Does anyone know where I can find a ZIP to purchase???
Feeling Like I Lost My Best Friend
someone,somewhere in OHIO
This memory was added on: November 4, 2007
My sister Phyllis was given zip as a gift when she was a little girl, but sometime through the years it was lost. I'm hoping to find her another for her 60th birthday which is in November.
This memory was added on: October 14, 2007
Zippy was my very first best friend!! My parents gave him & Tippy to me when I was 5 yrs.old. I loved them soo much-although I have to admit, it was Zippy that really won my heart! We lived in Plains, Georgia at the time and one day we went to visit my grandparents who lived a couple of hours away. Of course my Zippy went with me to visit them, as he went everywhere with me.
Well, that night, after we had drove back home and it was time for me to go to bed, I realized, OH NO!!, I had left my Zippy at my grandparents house!!! There was no way in the world that I could ever even think about going to sleep without him in the bed beside me!!!!! I remember just bawling and crying out for him over & over! My dad got on the phone and called his parents to make sure it was there. And you know what my loving family did? My grandparents called the local Trailways bus station and found out when the next bus left coming to Plains, well, actually Americus, the next town over. They took my Zippy up to the station and asked the bus driver if he would please take their granddaughters favorite stuffed animal along on his trip.
I remember my dad leaving in the middle of the night to go to the bus station to wait for the bus to get there. And I'll never forget my dad telling me that when that bus pulled up and opened its door, my beloved Zippy was sitting right there in the front seat!!!!!! Unfortunately, 10 yrs. later, my mother sold him & Tippy in a yard sale. I was about 15 yrs. old at the time, and didn't want a bunch of old stuffed animals and baby toys anymore!
About 10 years after she sold them, at 25 yrs. old, I realized how much I really loved them, how much I loved Zippy. I'd made such a mistake letting her sell him, my bestest friend ever! And here I sit tonight, at 35 yrs.old, remembering how I realized 10 yrs. ago that I'd made such a terrible mistake 10 yrs. before, getting rid of my best friend that I had received 10 yrs. before that. And now, as I watch my 5 yr. old daughter sleep, I wish so much that I had my Zippy here, to be her best friend!
I'm going to go cry now!
East Texas
This memory was added on: September 25, 2007
My Zip is called Monty. My parents gave him to me for Easter in 1976 when I was 2 - he was up in a tree. He has green overalls, red/white striped shirt and black shoes. But his face / hands and banana are the same. His overalls received an upgrade with superman transfers from a cereal box in the late seventies and after coming off worse in a tug of war with the next door neighbour his legs were placed inside a pair of my old red socks and re-sewn onto his body during surgery performed by my mum. His nails are chewed (as I was a nail biter) and his face and clothes are now faded, and I have considered getting him repaired professionally, but I don't think he would be the same if he looked brand new. I too was mocked for my scary looking friend but never cared. I love my Monty and wouldn't part with him for a million dollars.
This memory was added on: May 18, 2007
DeAnna 39,I have collected zip the monkey through the years and now need to part with my collection...........I have about 20 of them some are in great shape and some I have bought with plans of restoring them. I also have other vintage monkeys available. Rememer Mr. Bim?I also have a few Tippy's available. I can send you some pictures of what I have available. My email is email@example.com
This memory was added on: May 14,2007
I loved zip the monkey, my mom gave me a birthday party at the roller skating ring when I was 15 and zip the monkey was there and he was awsome he can roller skate better than any human I ever seen. you go zip!!!!!!!!!!!! your pal Eric
This memory was added on: May 13,2007
It's funny how you remember an old friend many years down the road of life. I got Zip for Christmas in the early 60's. I recieved many wonderful gifts over the years for Christmas and Birthdays, but Zip remained a constant in my life. He went for bike rides with me, read books with me and slept with me every night. When I grew older he sat on my bed through my teenage years. And then my nephew asked me about him and thinking I was done with him I gave him away. Now I wish I had told my Sister that when David was done with Zip I would like him back. But I didn't. I am 51 years old and still think of that happy faced little monkey. How I would love to have him back. I hope all children get a stuffed animal they they love as well as I did Zip.
Joyce Hines
This memory was added on: May 10,2007
I was 2 years old when my Uncle gave me my zip monkey and until I was 9 he just sat on my shelf and I never played with him. When I turned 9 though, I decided I didn't like him as zip and I took off his origanl outfit and dressed him in my old baby clothes and changed his name from zip to Angela. Then in 2003 I found out that Angela could were build a bear clothes so I started buying outfits for her and to this day I can be seen carring around Angela with me every where I go and sometimes we are wereing similar outfits too.
This memory was added on: April 14,2007
i am turning 60 this month and i still have my zip monkey who gave me alot of security at an early age and that is why he has been with me throughout my life. I just happen upon this web site and did not realize there were so many people who have the same feelings about this monkey and i don't know why i sending this thought but zip is telling me to speak out for him. Thanks
This memory was added on: February 25,2007
I never knew! I've had Zippy since I was 1 year old (now 32). I didn't know the history of the character. He was always just my stuffed animal monkey
This memory was added on: February 16,2007
I am 55 years old and have had Zippy as long as I can remember.He is one of the earliest ones.I slept with Zippy until I was 10 or 11 years old and never went anywhere without him.Almost all of his fur is gone now, as is his shirt.The oddest memory I have of Zip is this: My sister was 2 years older than me, and she had a habit of biting her fingernails. Keep in mind this was over 50 years ago.My Mother put red pepper on her fingernails to stop her from biting them.So she bit Zippy's fingernails off since she couldn't bite her own.Another great memory I have of Zippy is 23 years ago, my daughter was born.When I called my mother to tell her to come to the hospital because the baby was on the way, she asked me if we needed anything. I said "Yeah, bring Zippy".I still have old Zip, displayed proudly in a curio cabinet, and I always make sure all visitors to my house see Zippy.I don't know if I will be buried or cremated but I plan for Zippy to go with me.
This memory was added on: February 11,2007
Ahh, man ... memories...... I got Zip when I was maybe 2-4 yrs old. I'm almost 44, now & I STILL have him! He went everywhere with me.... and I do mean everywhere. He has the scars to prove it. I remember a couple of times leaving him outside accidently and one of the neighborhood dogs got him. He had to be rescued and brought back to me; cause everyone knew Zip was mine! But, I renamed him Cheetah (I grew up watching Tarzan! hahaha) There isn't enough money in the world to buy him from me, even though I finally cleaned him up & officially retired him a few months ago......
This memory was added on: January 26,2007
I was just a little girl when I first got my Mr. Bim. I loved him but I put a dress on him and changed his name. I carried that monkey every where like it was my baby. I have a picture of me nad a friend of my mom and dads sitting on the couch with me talking on a play phone and making Jay babysit my monkey. I wish I could find another one like him. My mother gave me my first dress and shoes, I would dress him up again and set him in my little rocking chair and remember all my best childhood memories. Thanks for letting a 53 year old woman ramble on about a little girl and a stuffed monkey she called her friend.
Rhonda E.
This memory was added on: January 8,2007
I am a 38 year old male. I recieved Zip the monkey doll when I was 4 yrs. old. Zip was my favorite toy and companion growing up and I kept him for a long period of time. When my mother passed in the year of 2000 from a terrible cancer, it was then Zip was lost forever. Being in her posession for around 5yrs. in her attic, it was somehow lost when the attic was emptied and has never been found since. One of my greatest memories of having Zip was bringing him to the 1st day of kindergarten and kicking my teacher in the shin for not allowing me to have him in the classroom! Needless to say she gave in and I sat with Zip in the classroom for the rest of the year. I don't know what the attachment was, but I sure would like to find my long lost friend "Zip"! Tony A.
This memory was added on: January 2,2007
My Mom and little brother had just died in a house fire and I was really sad. My Dad brought me to Toys R' Us and said I could get whatever stuffed animal I wanted. He showed me Zip, but I didn't want him because he was small. I wanted the one way up on the top shelf. He pulled down what seemed like a really big white monkey, Tippy, with the bright smiling face and real looking sneakers. I fell in love instantly. I named him (I didn't realize it was a girl) John Monkey after my brother who had died. I was inseparable from him for 7 years, lovingly repairing his injuries until one day his head fell off and I knew it was the end. He was my best friend for my entire childhood. I don't know how I would have made it through without him.
This memory was added on: December 30,2006
Zip was my best friend... I took him everywhere. I was a thumb sucking kind of kid and when I was made to stop... I took up Zips! He didn't mind he succombed to the nightly ritual and never told a soul.
One day when I was nine, I was walking around the complex that I lived in with my Mother. She was not a very nice person; still isn't. She took my buddy, Zip, and tossed him into the garbage dumpster!
I was scared of her (not any longer)but I musterd up the courage to climb up to the dumpster an snatched my best friend from an untimely demise.
I put him under my bed wrapped up in some rags... I would take him out from under my bed and hug on him very tightly and fall fast to sleep.
Sadly, on day my mother was waiting for me when I came home from school... she found him! She beat my good. Then she told me that I would never see Zip again. She ripped him apart and tossed him into the dumpster. I couldn't save him... I missed him so much!
This memory was added on: December 18,2006
hi i have been searching for a monkey that i remember my brother getting as a child.. we use to play with him all the time! after years of climbing trees and other adventures my brother's monkey which name was sammy...was in despereate need of sewing...well a friend sewed him up for my brother and needless to say he came back from the doll hospital purple...after that he just wasn't the same.. my brother didn't like him anymore...he was ruined..well anyways the monkey wasn't zip at least i don't think so...but i belive it is Mr. Bim... we loved this monkey and one day i recieved this catolg in the mail called betty's attic and low and behold I think it's Mr. Bim or something like him.. he has the bannana and the red suspenders and is very cheap so i odered it as a suprise for my brother..... not sure if this is the one... also in the catolg he is just called retro monkey...after reading this i looked up mr. bim and the one i saw mr. bim top was different.. this was another web site for toys from different era's ..Well i hope this can help all of u. i'll let u know if i got the right one...
This memory was added on: December 18,2006
My brother had one of these and he just loved it, took it everywhere with him. we went on vacation and left it at home, he cried for 2 weeks, honest!
This memory was added on: December 14,2006
I got my monkey when I was around 4, in 1964. I named him Micheal Monkey and he was my best friend. My sister Betty made him talk and we went everywhere together well into high school. Betty saved him from the trash many times and saved him with restuffing surgery on her top bunk. I chewed off his hand and she gave him a masking tape cast. In the seventies I drew Dark Shadows vampire marks on his neck with permanent marker. In the first grade I wrote left on his right foot and right on his left foot also permanent marker. I still have him on my bed today and I am 46. Micheal will always be my first friend.Micheal has survived many washing machine loads because of pinworms!!
marilyn corliss
This memory was added on: December 7,2006
My poor Zippy, he had pen marks all around his eyes and face to make them stand out. His shoes were so dirty, that I tried to to wash them. He got swung around by his ears, arms and legs, but he was my best friend. Then when I out grew him, my brother got him. HA! He'd disappear for days at a time. (I secretly knew that Zippy didn't love him as much as he loved me!) Well one time Zippy disappeared, and never came back. AND I got blamed.... to this day 40 years later, that I did him in, SO.....on E-bay I went and found a Zippy, he may not be as colorful as the old Zippy, but maybe my brother will have forgetten my art work, (just like the time I dropped him out the window), and he will be happy Zippy is back in his arms!
This memory was added on: December 3,2006
I just bought a Zippy doll on eBay for my wife. Her story of Zippy resembles many others listed on this site. She named him "Jimmy" and didn't know how to go about finding the doll she'd lost when she was 9 and cried for over a year about. She never forgotten her Jimmy and many times mentioned him to me. Jokingly I'd ask her how much she would pay for Jimmy and she would say $3000 w/out hesitation. Luckily, I found him for a fraction of that. My wife is a bit of a clean freak, hence her nickname "Monk", however when she saw her Jimmy she hugged him like it was yesterday. It was PRICELESS. I guess Zippy, or Jimmy has left a lasting impression on lots of folks over the years. My wife is one of many.
This memory was added on: December 2,2006
My mom has told me her story, and my Grandmother has confirmed it. This Christmas, my mother was 8, and it was 1957. My Mother was smitten with Zip the Monkey. Everyday, she walked by the Woolworths, were Zip the Monkey sat in the window display, at the affordable price of 9.99$. Every school day, my mother would stare and admire the little monkey, from his white coveralls, down to his little white tennis shoes. My mom told my Grandmother about the monkey, hoping she might buy it for Christmas. My Grandmother was a busy woman for those days. Raising 3 daughters, by herself without support was and still is a difficult situation. My Grandmother did find a monkey for sale. She believed that the monkey looked very real, having real fur and looking almost alive. This was not the monkey my mom wanted, but a more expensive monkey which sold for 30.00$ My Grandmother thought she was getting the best gift ever for my mom. Come Christmas day, my mom recieves the monkey and has a breakdown. She cried and cried on Christmas morning, and her older Sister and Younger sister taunted her with her. She ended up crying all night, because the real fur and its look terrified her. My Grandmother who had spent 30.00$ on a monkey that was not wanted was furious and took the monkey away from my Mom. She ended up selling it to her Sister, and no more was ever said about the monkey. Every now and then she tells us this story, and today it made me laugh out loud, my Grandmother as well. I decided to see if I could find the monkey today, and I think im getting closer. Merry Christmas all.
Richard Melgar
This memory was added on: November 27,2006
I actually don't have any memories of Mr. Bim or Zippy, but my fiance had a chimp doll similar to both. I believe it is a Mr. Bim from the descriptions I have seen, but this one has no suspenders and it has a rubber hat on its head that looks like some type of circus or band member's hat. Anyone know what monkey this would be? It did have a banana and the vinyl/rubber face, hands, and ears. It looks like a Mr. Bim, but the hat is really throwing me. Can't find anything like it on the Internet. (Oh yeah, it's tag says "Elka toys"
Tiffany Mettlin
This memory was added on: November 18,2006
My sisters and I played with Zippy when we were young. We used to love him so much and would often fight over who was going to hold and carry him when we went to his house. His house was our grandmothers house. My mother used to play with zippy when she was little also. Mom is 60 years old, I am 39. My grandmother held onto Zippy forever and after my sisters and I became too old to really care so much about playing with Zippy, grandma put him away. I asked grandma about him in my early 20's and she fished him out for me. Zippy just hung around again,his favorite spot seemingly the back of grandmas sofa. As time went by, Zippy acquired many new outfits. I dont remember the original I've seen on different web sites. Two years ago, grandma passed away and now Zippy lives with me and sits on my nightstand beside my bed. I cant say Zippy is fragile. He's a tough old guy for sure. There have been small tears here and there that I've repaired but my own kids enjoy picking him up and playing with him. I would love to purchase another Zippy and even his girlfriend, Tippy? He's such a terrific monkey that I cant imagine being without him. He's a wonderful memory of times long passed and a wonderful of grandma who always took such great care of him. He still is in amazing shape, by the way. I'd like to pass him down to my grandkids someday but only if they share my love of Zippy.
This memory was added on: November 13,2006
When I was little I got got my first Zip monkey. My sister got one at the same time. I hear stories about everyone getting them in the 50s and 60s, but we got ours in the 80s. I remember carrying it around everywhere. I loved it! We moved arround a lot and it got lost. I wish I still had it. Now my son's favorite animal is a monkey. He has quite a collection of stuffed monkeys.Including one from my husbands old toys. It would be nice for him to have mine.
This memory was added on: November 10,2006
My Zippy the chimp was my best friend in the whole world from the time I was 5 years old in 1955(purchased from Sears and Robuck catalog) until I was 23 (pathetic huh?)and moved down to Maryland from New York. He had been sewn so many times, he was literally falling apart. I took him into a doll hospital in New York and asked if they could fix him up for me. They told me no. What a shame! I finally threw him away since he appeared to be a health hazard. I am 56 years old and I still remember the day I received him for Christmas with his white buckskin looking shoes and cute little outfit, and sitting him on my lap. My dad once had to turn back 100 miles to a relative's house because I left him there and didn't want to be without him. I am now trying to obtain one on ebay. Hope it's possible!
This memory was added on: October 6,2006
My twin sister an I shared our Zippy, who was a hand-me-down from cousins. One night I got him, one night she did. We ate off his ears, made some headway at eating his fingertips, and rubbed his fur off. When I was in my early teens, I re-built Zippy's body, now his torso, arms and legs are black with horseshoes....and even that tore because he was a REAL monkey until we were way to old to be going to sleep with a stuffed animal. We knitted and crochted sweaters, jumpsuits, and hats for him/her. He was always on the top of the list of things to grab if ever there was a fire. Now Zippy is on my dresser next to an original Zippy and his blond girlfriend which my sister bought me for some holiday on eBay. I'm lucky I got to keep Zippy, all the kids in the next generation thought he was scary. What do they know! If we ever had a fire, Zippy is the posession I'd go for first.
This memory was added on: September 9,2006
Zip and I were inseparable when I was a child. I wasn't a Howdy Doody fan, but for some reason I was drawn to the stuffed animal. I took him everywhere, on vacation, shopping, out to eat, the beach, you name it-he went with me. I used to keep him by my bed as a kid so he would protect me at night. My wife and I had a baby girl two months ago, and guess who is sitting on her dresser! Zips presence is a bit of a friendly quandary in our house these days as my wife thinks he's a bit creepy looking:)
Kurt Heinlein
This memory was added on: September 8,2006
I still have my Zippy doll. I don't remember a time when I didn't have him. My mother gave him to me when I was a baby. I have friends who make fun of him, but I don't care. He has leather ears that my dad made for him after our dog Timmy chewed the first ones off. His stuffing is coming out of one foot. His squeaker stopped working when I was little. He has a little hole in his neck, and I am afraid to wash him because he's so old and torn. But I love him and I always will, and my fiance says "he's OK" although he doesn't like him in bed with us.
This memory was added on: August 9,2006
We were watching old movies this weekend while visiting my parents, and my son commented on the "creepy monkey" that I carried around. My brother thought that was funny, but I did NOT! Tonight I brought my Zippy out of my closet, and was devastated to discover his left arm squeaker has dried up, and now goes "crunch" instead of making that endearing monkey noise. I am thrilled to find out there are many other Zippy monkey fans!!
This memory was added on: August 2,2006
My Zip was handed down to me from my older sister. She probably received him in the late '60s, I was born in '73 and loved Zip my whole life. I still have him today, he has no clothes and all of his fur has been rubbed off. My family still laughs about the "ugly" monkey I used to carry everywhere! He was my best friend. I had no idea there were people out there that felt the same way about their Zips.
This memory was added on: July 24,2006
I was born in 1967 and got my first Zip when I was about 4 years old. I got him on Christmas day. My older brother told me his name was "Zip" because he could actually read what was on the t-shirt. I showed my mother what Santa had brought me. She asked me what I would name him and I had to tell her that he already had a name: Zip! Zip got put through the ringer and went everywhere with me. Whenever he'd get torn, he'd go home with our family friend and house keeper to the "monkey hospital". I'd miss him for days until he finally returned all fixed up! Over the years, I only had fond memories of Zip until my wife, as a wedding present, reunited me with him (via eBay) in 2003! Now he has a place of honor in my bedroom.
This memory was added on: July 24,2006
I was born is 74 and I had one also .. BUt now i have to spend at least $100 to get one again.. Is this healthy???? He went to JAWS with me at US and I was so scared I was squeezing him so tight... I want my kids to enjoy him also. For now Im buying one and seeing what great deals I can get on other ones in the near future
This memory was added on: July 23,2006
I had no idea that Zip meant as much to others as he did to me. I called him "Zippy" and he and I were pretty much inseperable after I got him for my 2nd birthday in 1975. He sits in my closet next to my husband's "brown monkey" that was his childhood friend. I still remember the night Zippy lost his squeak...My parents were out and we had a babysitter. I was in bed and Zippy stopped squeaking. I was devastated, and the sitter had no idea why I was so upset. I lost him once and for several weeks couldn't find him anywhere. One day I opened the milk box on the front porch which had not been used in months, and there he was. I never let him out of my sight again. My other stuffed animals have been long since thrown out or given away, but Zippy is a permanent childhood memory that I will never part with.
This memory was added on: July 14,2006
My Zip was given to me by my big brother when I was born....Apparently I chewed off his ears at some point and I loved him untill his body fell apart! My grandmother bought a monkey and sewed on Zip's hands, shoes, and face. I still sleep w/ him and all though everyone that sees him makes fun of him and his strange body I LOVE him and I tell me fiance all the time that he is just going to have to get used to the "other" love in my life! Zip Rocks!
Beth Roberson
This memory was added on: July 10,2006
I still have my Zippy. He was my favorite now my daughter plays with him. My zippy looks just like the picture he is missing his hat. If my memory serves me mine had a white hat. I had no Idea he was such a popular Item. I was born in 74', none of my friends ever had on. I never new he was this special.
This memory was added on: July 10,2006
My mom took me to have my picture taken when I was about 3, and it still hangs on her "picture wall"...I was holding Zip, my favorite toy in the whole world. I still have him, although he doesn't have any clothes, and his mouth is split wide open so that if I'm not careful, all of his stuffing is going to be pulling out by my children! I've been working up to buying another one on Ebay; I'm really surprised at how often they are listed! I probably should get one now...who knows how much longer they will be available. I love my Zip!
Cindy Schafer
This memory was added on: July 10,2006
Zippy was my favorite friend. I got him when I was 2 years old. I slept with him up until the day I got married. I still have him stored in my closet. His red cords are torn, I lost his yellow t-shirt and cap. His arm hasn't beeped since I was 7 years old. He has very little fur on his head because whenever my brother went to get a "crew-cut" I gave Zippy one too. Only problem--Zippy's fur didn't grow back! In 1975, I bought my daughter a Zippy prior to her birth. She still has her Zippy too. Her Zippy is in much better condition because he wasn't played to death with. Her favorite friend was Kermit the Frog.
This memory was added on: June 29,2006
i had a zippy and i loved him dearly.But soon he became something with a little wear and tear and his head was coming off I DIDN'T CARE so when i came home from first grade i went to throw away a ripped paper and OH MY GOSH there zippy was right at the top of the trash can.I went running and crying to my mom i told her why did you throw away zippy:( she said now he is a piece of trash .I stopped crying and said can i at least keep his head so she said ok .To this day i still have zippys head in my living room.
This memory was added on: June 28,2006
This memory was added on: June 25,2006
I still have my Zip, Tip, Skip and Tippy. My Zip is well worn - and doesn't squeek anymore (my older sister stuck pins in him because he would squeek at night!). He and Tip have had various plastic surgeries over the years, and my poor mother had to make new red overalls several times! I wouldn't part with the family for anything. I gave my great niece a Tip I had stored away for several years - and at two years old she is in love with her new friend - so glad a new generation is keeping the monkey love going!
This memory was added on: June 24,2006
My sister and I always use to fight over my monkey zippy he was our favorite we still talk about him till this day
This memory was added on: June 20,2006
I am 41 yrs old and I still miss my Zip monkey! When I was little I had a Zip and I accidently left it out in the rain and my mom made me throw him in the trash barrel and burned him. I have been looking for zip ever since.
Dana Corneles
This memory was added on: June 10,2006
I'm sitting here looking at my Zip and feeling so fortunate to still have him. My father (who is now passed) gave me my Zippy for X-mas when I was obviously at a destructive age because he is currently missing a finger tip and his boots are falling off. I love this monkey. I never went anywhere with out him and dressed him up constantly currently he is wearing boy briefs and an infant t-shirt that was mine as a baby. I want to restore him but I don't want to lose the memories I have as a child of trying to be so careful because he was falling apart. Until today I thought I had named him Zip LOL. I thought I was so creative. I plan to pass him on to my nephew and buy a new one for my other nephew. They already love monkeys at the age 3 and 4 so I hope they will love their Zips as much as all of us have. It's great to read the stories and are so touching. My best to all the Zip lovers out there. Best regards, Marla
This memory was added on: June 7,2006
I had a Zip when I was about 4 years old. I carried him everywhere. His arms were falling off, stuffing coming out, but I didn't care. One day while I was at school (kindergarten, I guess) my mom threw him out. I was devastated to come home and find my Zip gone. Many many years later, like when I was 30 or something, my mom bought me a new Zip. Uh... not the same. I couldn't keep it. I think I sold it on Ebay. (Parents, do not throw away any of your child's dear possessions... it causes severe trauma that goes into adulthood!)
This memory was added on: June 4,2006
Hi this willian I an 44 years old and I still have my zippy,s. My first one was set on fire by my older brother when I was about 4. alls I had left was one ear which I carried until it came up missing.well since then I have managed to collect a good amount of Zippy,s. I have four old sock monkeys, 15 zippy,s 9 monkeys holding bannanas,I also have 19 antique monkeys with felt and mohair, and glass eyes.my favorite one is an animated one from about the early 1910,s. I also have 2 railroad monkeys and three of the little blond girl zips. also I have 6 that are verry unusual,by there like facial expressions of being goofy or drunk. I have one zippy that comes to my waste, and im 5-9.SO as you can tell im a big zippy fan.
This memory was added on: May 29,2006
I still have my Zippy. He and Pooh Bear were my best stuffed friends growing up. I had to go to a children's hospital when I was in the third grade for a week so they could do a lot of testing on my heart. I did not pack Zippy and Pooh thinking I was too "grown up". When I arrived at the hospital I must have looked extremely worried. My mom reached down and asked me if I wanted my dad to go get anything from home. I asked if he could please bring my Zippy and Pooh Bear. He did. I will never forget that. I have fond memories everytime a look upon the plastic face of this friendly monkey. P.S. I also have Tippy the girl monkey. Use to have Skippy the littlest one. Don't remember what happend to him.
This memory was added on: May 21,2006
Zip is so cute! My Dad and I ask Zip questions every night . zipS arms are almost falling off so we are taking him to the doll shop to get fixed.
Eva Amantea
This memory was added on: May 15,2006
I was at my 85 yr old mother's house this past weekend, readying her for a move from my childhood home. Years before, I tried to find my pal Zippy in the attic, where everything from my childhood that hadn't been given away or thrown out was put. I/ve spent countless hours searching for Zippy with no luck. I was convinced that he had met the same fate as my lionel trains and other cherished toys - the garbage. Well, last weekend we were cleaning out a drawer and there, wrapped in cloth was my Zippy. Mine looks pretty much like the picture,but without a hat. His feet aren't white anymore and his fur is alot thinner. His corduroy pants need stitching but, all in all, he looks as handsome as I remembered. He was the only doll (if you can call him that) I ever cared about. I know now why I'm so partial to monkeys. Thank goodness we found him.
Lorraine A. Hart
This memory was added on: May 10,2006
My Zippy was my best friend . My brothers were a few yrs. older than me so he was my one n only playmate . I took him everywhere I went . I thought he was hungry so I poped a hole in his mouth n feed him pnuts .LOL ! Then mom would sew it shut n id just feed him again. He was the best thing n best childhood mem. I think I have . I kept him with me all through my teen yrs. and when I had a child , she was given Zippy. She ,like me took him everywhere we went. One time on the way back to visit my mom , Zippy must have fallen out of the car when we stoped for a potty break , I drove back up the road trying to find my daughters n my dear ol friend . We never did find him , n to this day I moarn his loss , Aint it funny how one yellow n black monkey with plastic hands, face n feet have such a impact on a preson so many yrs. latter . I would love to find another one like him , if you know where I can locate one , you would make my day !! I have just been on the net looking at sights trying to find him when I found this sight n just had to add my lil story . 52 yrs. old n still miss Zippy , lol aint it a shame ?
Maxine Hartman
This memory was added on: May 10,2006
I just had to write this lil footnote , My Zippy didnt have a banana or hat either . He had a Yellow upper body , with black arms n legs , rubber face , hands n sneekers ( white ) . I have been sitting here reading what some of you have written , I am crying so I can hardly read the stories , oh my gosh !! what really got me was the one where she got one for christmas at age 40 something n how she cried like a little girl , lol so did I when I read the story . Thank you all for a wounderful trip down memery lane , my heart has been truly touched , please email if you know where I could find Zippy . Thanks so much , Blessings to all
Maxine Hartman
This memory was added on: April 30,2006
Hi there, I'm so happy to have found this site. I had a childhood monkey that sounds alot like some of the descriptions posted. My Mr. Monkey was about 16" in height, yellow upper body, black lower. He had a plastic face,hands,banana, and white tennis shoes. He was the greatest. Any information on Mr. Monkey will be greatly appreciated. I don't know his real name. I always called him Mr. Monkey. My parents bought him for me in 1972 when I had my tonsils removed. We became best friends instantly. Thanks and God Bless.
This memory was added on: April 6,2006
I grew up with ZIP. I had a couple other stuffed animals, but my favorite was ZIP. We played together and slept together. As I grew up I tucked him away and for many years never saw him. I moved away and started my family. my folks one summer came 1500 miles to visit the grandkids and also brought along a-bunch of my stuff left behind in my room back home. When I opened my trunk and saw ZIP on top the world stopped. Years of memories flooded through my mind. I picked him up and held him for a very long time before looking at the other things they brought me. He's still all in one piece. He never had a hat as far back as I could remember. His fingertips on this left hand are slightly melted. {confused} I asked my Mom and sisters, but they could not help jog a memory of how that happened. He safely resides in my dresser drawer and I see him every few days. He brings back many very wonderful memories. Every child should have a "friend" so special.
This memory was added on: April 4,2006
My grandfather had given me a Zip Monkey back in the late 1950's to early 1960's. My parents made me give all my stuffed animals to my cousins since we were moving from Colorado to California and room was an issue. Several years later we visited those cousins and I saw all my precious stuffed animals, including Zip, destroyed in their basement. I WAS DEVASTATED! About 20 years later they found and gave me another Zip Monkey, which I still have and treasure almost as much as my first!!
This memory was added on: April 3,2006
I am looking for a "MR.BIM" stuffed Monkey that has the peeled banana in his hand. I have a little Sister...who is 45 yrs old & when she was like 2-3 yrs old she got a "Mr. Bim" for Christmas. She had it for 7-8 yrs and it was pretty well worn out but remained her "Security Blanket" type toy. It was stolen along with alot of other things when she was 11 yrs old and she still talks about "Mr. Bim". She is such a "Special" person in my life and I would so much LOVE to find her a "Mr. Bim" to give to her as either a Birthday, Christmas , Mother's Day present -or- a Present just to show her how much she means to me & I know that would mean the world to her...to have "Mr. Bim" back in her life again. PLEASE..."Help" me find a Mr.Bim and doesn't have to be in the best shape.
Pat Ringer
This memory was added on: March 30,2006
i got zip for christmas when i was a child,then when i had a little girl she played with him, we had a flood in our basement and my husband threw him out in clean-up(if i would of known ,i would of kept him and tried to dry him and clean him)many years later still wishing i had my zip doll, i ended up finding one on e-bay and paid 70 dollars for him,he is missing a hat.some might think that silly of me but he brings back lots of childhood memories.
deb corbin
This memory was added on: March 27,2006
My sister Nicole had had a zip monkey. Nicole used to feed it real food. There would be dried food stuck in zip's mouth for months. Nicole took baths with it and ruined the sqweak in the arm. Zip's ears were peirced with buttons. I drew a mustache on him with permanent marker when I was ten. My sister not to mention my parents were upset with me. Nicole is now 30 with a child of her own. Zip is still with her. The mustache is finally faded. Thank goodness.
This memory was added on: March 22,2006
I had a Zip monkey when I was 4 years old. He was my favorite toy. One day my grandma thought she would wash him because he had gotten so dirty due to me dragging him around everywhere. Well I came home from daycare looking for my friend Zippy. He was no where to be found. I told my grandma I could not find him. She then told me she washed him and all his stuffing came out and I would have to get another one. I was hysterical I cried and cried telling to her over and over "You Killed my Zippy", It was over 30 years ago, but I remember it like it just happened. I still feel that sadness when I think about it. At the time Zippy was my best friend. I hope to one day find another Zip.
This memory was added on: March 10,2006
Zippy and Clancy were the best rushton dolls i have ever known! He's so cute!!!
jaden walker
This memory was added on: February 11,2006
I still have my precious Zip, just like the picture posted in this thread. I got him for Christmas when I was around 4 years old, down on my grandparent's farm in Ohio. I loved him so much that I babied him. Carefully played with him so that he would not get "hurt". I loved all my stuffed animals as if they were real, and had feelings, and could get hurt. I would never allow him to be in danger of getting hurt, so my Zip is still in perfect condition...clothes, hat, and the squeaker in his arm still works. No hangtag though. Perhaps my parents removed the tag before giving it to me. I saw them for sale on ebay as well, for over $160 now. That's alot for a stuffed animal, but I still don't know if I could ever part with Zip. He sits in the guest bedroom with the other stuffed animals, where he is safe.
This memory was added on: February 8,2006
Zip!! Oh my Gosh! Were on our 3rd generation of family having Zip! I had one in the 50's and then my two daughters and now 2 grandchildren and one on the way! We all just love them. I have one ready to go for our new grandchild but am missing a hat! If anyone would like to sell on I would be interested. They are the BEST!!
This memory was added on: January 24,2006
Oh my God! I still have my Zip. I got it in 1974 when I was 2 years old. I still have it in my closet. But poor thing his clothes are all gone lol. I will never give him away he is a treasure. My uncle still has his I believe He got his in the 1950s. And my brother got one too. Although he never got attached to it like I did.
This memory was added on: January 23,2006
I was first introduced to Zip at my Great Aunt's house. Her kids had a zip and when they grew up she still had it for grandkids and nieces and nephews to play with. This one was the really tall one. I used to drag it everwhere and always wanted to take it home with me. She would never let me and said it had to stay there so I could play with it when I came to visit. Finally in 1971 when I was 8 years old I got my very own Zip. It was the smaller one and looked like the picture on your website. Except mind did not have a hat. I still have my Zip and now I am 42 yrs old. I will never let him go!
This memory was added on: January 23,2006
I've had my Zippy since I was 3, and I am now 53, he's a bit worn from being my best pal for many years which included bike riding, tree climbing and what ever else I dragged him through. He has a few scars, not much fuzz, but he's still smiling. My Nana hated the rubber smell so she threw him in the washing machine a few times and tried to throw him out once, but I always rescued him.
This memory was added on: January 10,2006
I got my zippy for chrisymas in 1972, he was my best friend. I had zippy until I was 23 yrs. old, when one frightful day as returning from work I discovered that my dog, a spiteful rat terrier tore zippy into a hundred pieces. I will never forget that day and am in desperate search to find a zippy exactly like him. He was approx. 18" heigh, had black fur on his head and arms, He had vinyl face, ears and hands. He wore reds pants, a black and white checked shirt and had black plastic shoes.It would be very nice to see him agian.
This memory was added on: January 10,2006
I had a Zip monkey since I was too young to remember. I took him every where I went. He was my constant companion and slept with me every night. When I was 4, however, he decided to spend the night in the yard instead. The next morning, my grandmother brought in the ragged remains of my beloved friend and threw him at my feet. She said, "That's what you get for leaving him in the yard." It was as if someone had thrown my childs lifeless body in front of me. I was devasted and cried for days. About a year later, I was blessed on my birthday with Zip 2. I was so happy. We returned again to the joyful life we once shared together. We, as before, were inseperable. I continued to sleep with him up until I was 13 years old. As the years went by he traveled with me into adulthood. When I was 20, I moved across the country and put my things in storage. Upon my return, I was infromed that the storage had been burgled and my precious Zip 2 had been kidnapped. I search high and low to find my friend but he was never found. Fastforward to Christams of 2005. I am 40 years old now. We were at my sisters. We all opened our Chritmas gifts and there was one she wouldn't let me open until last. It was a big Christmas tin with big bows attatched and everyone in the room turned to watch. Not knowing what to think, I carfully pulled open the lid and there on the top of something wrapped in red tissue paper was a note. It read "Where have you been? I have been looking for you." I knoew almost imediately that my long lost friend had come back to me. I was over joyed when I pulled him from the tin. I wept like a little girl. I can't describe the flood of memories that came rushing back to me. I returned again to warm summer days, cool popsicles on the porch, hide and seek, games of tag, mud pies, and the friend who shared it all with me.


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Miller and Sabres claim Game 1
|04.15.10 at 9:43 pm ET
Summary — Playoff hockey is a different animal than its regular-season cousin. The Bruins and Sabres proved that on Thursday in Game 1 of their quarterfinal Eastern Conference matchup that was won by Buffalo 2-1 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo. (Recap.)
Tuukka Rask made his first career playoff start and allowed the two goals on 32 shots but was out-dueled by veteran superstar Ryan Miller, who made 38 saves in the win.
Thomas Vanek gave Buffalo the early lead at 4:52 in the first period. He was set up by Sabres center Derek Roy, who won the puck coming out of the Buffalo defensive zone and started a break down the right wing. After making the entry, he skated to the top of the faceoff circle and laid the puck up for Vanek, who chose his spot (far side high) on Rask and buried it for the 1-0 lead.
Mark Recchi got the Bruins back into it during a second period in which his team rarely let the puck out of the Buffalo zone. In the second 20 minutes, Boston outshot the Sabres, 24-8. Recchi tied it on a power play (Toni Lydman – cross check, 8:44) when he found the puck bouncing in the slot after a booming one-timer from the point by Zdeno Chara that had been set up off the stick of Matt Hunwick. Patrice Bergeron tangled enough in front of the net to let the puck pass back through traffic on the rebound, and Recchi swept in to put it back on the top shelf at 9:30.
The tie would not last long. Boston was caught sleeping once in the second period, just long enough for Craig Rivet to beat Rask with a slap shot from the top of the right circle for the game-winner. Tim Kennedy set up Rivet with a back pass from the goal line as the Sabres captain came down the wing with a full head of steam at 14:10.
The victory gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 2 is scheduled in Buffalo for Saturday.
Three Stars
Ryan Miller — The likely 2009-10 Vezina Trophy winner and MVP candidate stood tall for Buffalo, especially in the second period, when the Bruins set a record with 24 shots, the most the Sabres have ever allowed in a period in the playoffs.
Mark Recchi – The veteran scored on the power play in the second period for his 51st career postseason goal, good for a tie for second among active NHL players.
Tim Kennedy — The Sabres forward was a pest on the ice all night and totaled a plus-two with an assist on Rivet's second-period goal.
Turning Point — In the midst of withstanding a 24-shot period by the Bruins, Rivet was able to find enough time (which the Sabres had very little of as Boston controlled the puck all period) and space on the right wing to let loose a slap shot after a back feed by Kennedy. The goal stopped Boston's momentum just enough to allow the Sabres to catch their breath to finish the period with the lead.
Key Play — With Boston trying to claw back in the game towards the end of the third period, two consecutive hard-luck penalties that sapped any momentum it could have gained. The first was on what looked to be a phantom tripping call on Dennis Wideman when Roy went to the ice with hardly a touch at 13:20. Right after the Bruins killed that penalty, Miroslav Satan accidentally flipped the puck over the boards into the crowd for a delay of game at 15:40 that put Boston on the kill for half of the remaining four minutes.


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London Pues Occurrences (Newspaper) - July 7, 1847, London, Middlesex \ 0L.'XLAI. P UEg Occurrences- From TVESDAT July the 7th, to SATURDAY July the nth, 1747. ct at) lift arrived twe BrutfhPaquets vbicb brought one Holland Mail, from tbe London Gazette Extraordinary. Pubhfbed by Authority. Tbttrjdjy, July the id, 1747 tbt loft 1" ttiirtm his Rojtl Higbneh the Vulte of C U M B E R L A N 13. the jolkwing Account ba betn received. tlasm *( tbe ^ft">n lt %i* Wage o]Va1 between the Ujt Wing "f'the Allied Army, and tbe bench, the id of S.S. 1747. ,, , HE 30th ult. the Army marchVl by the left in three Columns towards Lonaken, and encamp'd that Night between that PiYeand Ghenck; at the la me Ti me the d iffert n t Deta ch-tnts of the Army under Count Daun; and he rince of Wolfenbnttle, with the Corps o; General .rdrn�i� P*ls'd Billen, anJ encarr.p'd at the nd Commanderie> the Corp* or the Comte de merit Prince, not having retired behind Ton-te ac cordiBgly k was unanimously agreed to extend the "�5 to Wirle, the Right it ill occupying Bilfen, � in the former Pofition. As foon as the Lett Wing of Cafairy came up, "was formed in the Plain below Herdeeren, m r�r to cbeik the Enemy's advancing, and give 7V �an.try �'mc to come who were behind them. Jims Motion was executed withgre tSp rit by our Vrri f und.cr sir J�hn Ligonier, who, on th -ynvai ot the Infantry counterm rch'd by his "it, on the Right Flank ot the Infantry, thro' c wain, m order to take up his Ground in or-t" l^il ^ thc Village. �>f Wirie, covering thi Flank of his March with 8 Squadrons, who made jWays a Front to the HrB ot Herdceien This\h�lc Day was Ipent in torming the Army and it ww determined to receive the En my s Attack if they thought fit to bring on a Geneul Aftion, as by advancing they would in lom; De-gr� give up the Advantage ot their Ground above us. In Confequcnee of this Relo�utiOn, the Vi.-kges of the Grande Commandcric, and the two Spawes, weiehVd with the Infantry o� the Corps de Relejve, and a Part of Count Daun's Detach* menf!, whiift the reft made a Flank towdrds Biltcn, where there Was a (hong Poft with Cannon, in wier to prevent tbe Encmj's couiiog round u*. The Left Wing took Poft in the Village of Ven-tinghem, (where his Royal Highnefs ported ih. bi igade ot Britiih Foot Guards,) and the Hamlet of Val : Tbe Lines ot Infantry extended behind the Villages, having the Left Wing ot Cavalry in a Line with the Iniantry, and the Imperial Cavalry formed in two Lines betore the Klein Spawe. VVhilll we were cmploy'd in forming the Army, which was cornpleated between 4 and y in th* Afternoon, the Enemy kept conflantly Skirmifhing with the Irregulars in the Plain, and advancing more Cavalry on the Side of the Hih ot Herdeeren : This was done to mask the March ot their Infantry which kept moving on to our Lett, undei Cover of the Hill on the other Side. Thc Corps of Irregulars, under the Command of General Trips, which had covered the March ot the Army from Lier, was now joined, and order'd to the Lelt, in order to cover that Flank, and watch the Motions of the Enemy that way; The Dutch Cavalry was ordered to be formed in the Rear of the Lett of their own Infantry, and the Right of the Heilians, as that was judged thc weaken part of the Line oi Battle. This Evening we cannonaded thc Enemy very fmartly from a Hill in tbe Front ot the Village ot Val, and fome Shots were exchanged likewjle on thc Righrj but it grew lo late, that it was plain the Enemy did not mean to engage a General Action at that Time. His Royal Highnels Duke, accompanied by the other GeneTals.atter having rode lemal Times irom Right to Left, and taken a!, the Mealures thaccbttld be thought ot tor the Security ot the Situation, ordered the Airoy to icmajn under Arms all N ght. At D y-break on the id, his Royal Highnefs, with theMaifhal, and Prince Waldeck, vifued the Lines, and made lome Alteration in the former Diipofitions, by advancing the FiontLineot the Lett in a Line with the Viyage ot Val, and bring-ii'g up thc lecond nearer to lufhin it, the Vill ^e WdS occupied by the Regim nts ot the late Crau-ford's, Puhency's, Uejean's, and l-rcudernan's Re-girmnt ot Hanoverians, with Artillery. The Foot Guards were likewj'ie retired liom the Village ot Vhtinghtm, anfl made a Flank Irom (he Kigtu of thc Hfflian Gienadicis, towards the B* vai ians of the Center, fronting thc Village ot Viitinghem whkh we burnt, in order to prevent the Enemy's nvking Uie oi it to annoy us. Thc Lnemy, during the Night, had brought more Squadrons upon the Hill ot Heidecren, *nd we coulu p.iceive they had th own up lome Woiks upon inc B Ow ot the Hiti ; but ihegicatck Pan ot their Intantiy, whi h nied otf towdid1. our Lcit, kept marching on the Right Flank 01 their Cavalry. Several Batteries or ihe Engiilh Artillciy were pla^ea aJong ourFiont, inorucr to rake the Enemy as they lhould coite down the Hil.s. At Eight o'Cio�.k we toufd not pe ceive that they roaucany Motion towards our Front, which mode us luipect that they were concealing the Motions ot ificir lnfJntty, and amuling us wiih tnele Corps of CjValry, in hopes to cut us off irom Macitncht, by pouring down a ar&e Column ol IrrTanny upon thc Lett, Orders weic there-tore given to thc Irregulars to watch, wirtl thc u-mcJlt Attention, the Enamy's Motions towards tne Mculc. His Royal Highnefs, whh the Generals, being return'd to thc Commanderie, in order to concert what Meatures lhoold he taken rn Cale the Enemy fhould not chufe to advance upon u>> Sir John Ligonier lent Lieut. Col. Fortes to accjuiint the Duke, that by the motions o> the Enemy they appcai'd to be torming to attack tnc Left Wing, and that he "had order'd aB to Arms. His Royal H'ghne*simmediately went timber, the Marfhal and Ptincw tVoldeik going at ihe lame time^opiep re their relpecirve Corps. No looner were the Batteries of the Lett Wing ali rix'd tor the Reception of the Enemy, thin their Intahtry appeared coning elawn ino tbe Plain-, through a Valley between the HHls whkh leads trom Rempft, torm'd in a valt Column ot 9 o lo Battalions in Front, and as many deep, ot their Corps, bearing direftiy at tbe Village ot Yal, in and about which, almott the whole ot the Action was, which lalfcd near five Homs. Our Batteries continued riving the whole Time the Enemy was advancing, as well upon their Foot as the Squadrons ot Horle that lupported the right and let t-Jairiks of their Columns. At Ten o'clock the Cannonading ot the Ene my's Side began againft the Village, with the Field Pieces that tbey brought with their Infantry, (ti (who did all that Man could do) to raOy them, but rn vain, the Enemy's Squidrons^had already entrr'J with them, cornpleated the Contufion there, and! divided the Army: HisRoyal Highnels with Difficulty rirjoin'd thc Lett Wing, whole Right Fl.nle, and the Right Flank of the ViHage tbey fuftained, was now caponed to two Fires. Though his Royal Highnefs had defrred more Infantry irom the Right Wing betore this, and fix more Battalions were in march to/oin him, yec this unexpected Break fo dilcoTtcerted all Precautions that could be taken, triat it w as Time to think ot making good the Retreat to Maelfricht; however thc Cavalr, ot tne Lett, and lome Squadrons ot the Imperialifts, under the Command of Majoc General Bburnonville, (who dilfingurfhed themlei-ves extrcarhy) which had begun to advance betc/r*� led On by Sir John tegbhu-r, were already advanced-to tar as to be on *hc Point of charging the FrettthCavalry, which* they did wkh lo muchSu -cefs, cViat they overthrew all before them, but too e,ge*r in the ^urfaii 01 the Enemy, received aflmp Fire from tbe PoOt, which they bad pofted in a hollow Way and tome Hedge* to tavocir thc Flighc of their Horie, by whrch they fud'ered a g�o4 ;
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The road to perdition couldn't have been any nearer. Simply put, death, danger and discomfort lurk in the Narela-Bawana area. Even though the total number of fatal road accidents reported across the Capital saw a sharp decline in 2010, the Narela-Bawana area, which has the misfortune of being connected to the most criminally ill-designed roads in Delhi, remains perched atop the list of fatal accidents.
So much so, that as many as 8% of the 2,104 people who lost their lives in road mishaps reported in the city in 2010, were either headed to or returning from Narela and the adjacent township of Bawana.
"This is shameful considering the fact that Narela happens to be one of the earliest sub-cities to have been developed. It may have an indispensable highway running through it, but the level of engineering capabilities used while planning and developing the same are abysmally low," said professor PK Sarkar, a senior road safety and traffic infrastructure expert. Professor Sarkar is currently with the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA).
An 8-km-long stretch that provides passage to majority of the 15,000, mostly heavy, commercial vehicles that ferry essential commodities to the city every day, the National Highway 1 (NH-1) bears testimony to glaring design faults, lack of enforcement and zero facilities for pedestrians. "NH-1 is a perfect example of how pedestrians don't figure in the scheme of things in this city - neither for those who design the roads nor for those who drive on them. While the agency that constructed the highway abandoned it the day it was thrown open to the public, those who drive on it show 'criminal abandon' for pedestrians for whom crossing the road means gambling with their lives," said a senior traffic police officer who didn't wish to be named.
Despite the spiraling number of road fatalities, the police maintain that stricter enforcement has led to a sharp decline in the number of lives lost on the stretch. "According to our records, while 203 people lost their lives on NH-1 till December 31 in 2009, that number saw a steep decline with only 167 fatal accidents occurred there in 2010. This was possible only because of stricter enforcement of traffic norms," said Satyendra Garg, joint commissioner of police (traffic).
A drive along the highway is enough to ascertain the negligence of civic agencies. Goods vehicles can be seen busy loading and unloading on the main roads across Narela, Bawana and Kanjhawala. "The main road itself is uneven and broken at various places and slanting on either side of each carriageway. At some places, the angle of slant is as dangerously high as 45 degrees. Coupled with improper street lighting, this becomes very dangerous," said professor Sarkar.
In fact, a sizeable chunk of vehicles has reportedly toppled over after ramming into the divider or losing balance. Slow-moving vehicles are another menace. "Tractors carrying construction material have been behind many mishaps on NH-1. Sometimes they are parked on roadsides, causing accidents after speeding vehicles ram into the dangerously exposed iron pillars or iron rods jutting out of these tractors," the officer said.
However, the police, as always, chose to shift the blame to the transport department. "We can only enforce traffic norms and crack down on drivers without vehicle papers or invalid licence. It is the transport department's job to ensure that overloaded goods vehicles don't ply on the stretch," he added.


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Part One | Part Two | Part Three | College Saving Analyzer
In the first part of this series, we gave an overview of 529 plans and the due diligence that investors should perform before choosing one of them. Two 529 plans that we find particularly attractive are West Virginia's Smart529 Select savings program that features age-based and static portfolio options utilizing mutual funds from Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) and the Utah Educational Savings Plan that offers funds from both Vanguard and DFA. If you are not a resident of a state with a 529 plan that offers a tax-deduction or credit to in-state investors, then the West Virginia or Utah plans may be a good choice for you. See Part I for a list of these states, but note that six of the states allow you to have a 529 plan in any state and take the state tax deduction-- Kansas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, and Maine. The decision tree below summarizes the process for choosing a 529 plan.
Please note that if your student has already decided on a particular state school, then you should definitely consider that state's prepaid tuition plan.
One important investment decision associated with 529 plans is whether to go with static or age-based portfolios. The Utah Educational Savings Plan and The West Virginia Smart529Select plan offer both. See a brochure on the Smart Select Program here. Note that for the Utah plan, the DFA funds can only be used in a custom portfolio, as the age-based and pre-set static portfolios use only the Vanguard funds. The age-based portfolios give us an appropriate asset allocation for a child of a given age, and they show us how the allocation should change through time (the glide path). As the bar charts below show, the glide path for college savings is far steeper than the more traditional glide path of shifting 1% per year from equity to fixed income. This is reasonable given that the maximum duration of education savings is 22 to 26 years (birth to graduation) while other savings may endure from entry into the workforce until death, a period on the order of 50 to 70 years.
Both the Utah and the West Viriginia plan allow online access for clients, and their Websites appear to be user-friendly. Performance reports are delivered to clients on a quarterly basis, and they have the option of receiving paper copies or on-line only. Utah's administrative fees are about 0.20 to 0.25% lower, depending on the investment option chosen, but West Virginia's pre-set portfolios have a stronger small cap and value tilt, which may compensate for the higher expense.
When deciding how much to contribute to a 529 plan or checking to see if the plan is on track, it is helpful to utilize a college savings calculator. This calculator, as well as a wealth of other useful information (including a comparison of all the different college savings vehicles) may be found on savingforcollege.com. Please be aware that this Website is geared to sell you premium content. We have identified three not-for-profit Websites that offer valuable information about choosing, applying, and saving for college.
1) collegesavings.org (This site is geared specifically to 529 plans.)
2) bestcolleges.com (Their Saving for College Resources page provides an excellent summary of different savings options.)
3) affordablecollegesonline.org (This site is geared to finding on-line options for earning a degree.)
In the third and final installment of this series, we will take a look at IFA's glide path for college savings and review the different types of accounts that IFA can directly manage for the purpose of college savings.
Call IFA at 888-643-3133 for assistance in setting up a 529 Plan.
Mark Hebner and additional IFA employees contributed to this article
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The Lensbaby 3G; Selective Focus SLR Lens Page 2
The Lensbaby also accepts 37mm filters. An accessory kit containing +4 and
+10 close-up diopters is available. The +4 allows focus to be as close as 10"
(#4), as measured from the film/sensor plane, and the +10 can be focused as
close as
7" (#5).
To install the filters or the auxiliary lenses, tip the lens skyward and turn
the focus ring as far as it will go counterclockwise. This will bring the lens
to the end of the focusing barrel where it is a simple matter to screw the accessory
into place.
The Lensbaby is definitely just the kind of tool you would want to have in your kit if you were a wedding photographer. It would allow you to offer your clients an easy to produce, on location special dream effect that would appeal to many people (#6).
Portrait and fashion photographers could also make great use of this tool.
Focusing on the eyes while keeping the depth of field on the face produces the
kind of effect that was used by many early photographers. The famous portrait
of the beloved Irish poet William Butler Yeats was done in this manner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Even though the Lensbaby may appear to be a toy, and you can certainly have fun with it, it is definitely a tool for the photographer. If you feel yourself getting jaded, doing the same ol', same ol', get yourself a Lensbaby and start rockin'.
The Lensbaby 3G has a list price of $270. The Original Lensbaby and the Lensbaby 2.0 (not reviewed) are still available for $96 and $150, respectively. There is also a new medium format Lensbaby 3G for the Mamiya 645 and Pentax 67 which lists for $390.
Accessories for the Lensbaby have the following list prices:
Lensbaby Wide Angle/Telephoto Kit $89
Lensbaby .6x Wide Angle/Macro Conversion Lens (not reviewed) $59
Lensbaby Macro Kit $33
Lensbaby Creative Aperture Kit $9.99
For more information, contact Lensbabies, LLC, 516 SE Morrison St., Ste. M4, Portland, OR 97214; (877) 536-7222, (971) 223-5662; www.lensbabies.com.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Make St. Tropez Go Bonkers
After spending the day onboard the yacht of newlywed billionaire Australian couple, James and Erica Packer, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes caused quite a stir among the local paparazzi at the VIP Room in St. Tropez. While in the club, TomKat enjoyed an evening of dancing and holding hands, says the club's owner, Jean Roch. But it was when the two decided to leave that the media frenzy began, which, according to Roch was "crazy, crazy, crazy."
"It was an amazing surprise. There were maybe 500 to 600 people gathered outside when they tried leaving. It was like word of mouth had spread all along the Cote d'Azur."
First off, they weirded me out just be being the fakest, strangest couple I'd ever seen. And then they have a baby and now, they won't stop dancing in public. Honestly, I think the dancing might actually be bothering me more than the couch-jumping. I have a feeling it looks a lot like two Elaines from "Seinfeld" attempting to bump and grind and it's just not right.
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Reviewed By Jarret C (Tecumseh, MI) Reviewed for a 2015 Chevy Silverado —2/13/2017 7:16 PM
This allows you to upload the pre canned tune to your car. But it only allows you to make some changes to the tune. This will NOT let you custom tune your car. And for the price it really should. You have to pay someone else to custom tune the car if you want the most out of it. Display is not bad but its nowhere near as clear as modern phones. The entire thing feels a little cheap but it is solid. Mostly it feels dated. It responds fast, and works really good tho. Over all its not bad.


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Jennifer Doudna '85, a Howard Hughes investigator and professor of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology at UC Berkeley, was profiled in the Jan. 7 edition of OZY.com as a rising star for developing a CRISPR-based genome-editing tool.
According to the article, "Her game-changing technology takes a mysterious bacterial genetic code and transforms it into a powerful tool for cutting and pasting bits of genetic material – meaning not only could the entire field of gene therapy be revived, but her genome-editing tool could one day be used to treat a range of diseases, from cancer and AIDS to hereditary disorders like Down syndrome and Huntington disease."
"Little more than a year after Doudna first described CRISPR in the journal Science, the cut-and-paste technology has yielded promising results in labs around the world. Last month, researchers from the Netherland's Utrecht institute reported in Cell Stem Cell that CRISPR corrected the gene mutation responsible for cystic fibrosis in stem cells developed from two children with the life-threatening disease. Doudna believes a clinical trial of CRISPR-based gene therapy could begin in less than a decade."
A former Pomona College trustee, she earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry at Harvard University and has served as a research fellow in molecular biology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and as the Lucille P. Markey Scholar in Biomedical Science at the University of Colorado. In 2002, she was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences for her contributions to the field of biochemistry.
Related Links:
- News Story: "Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR Code Killer," OZY.com, Jan. 7, 2014
- News Story: "CRISPR for Cures?" The Scientist, Dec. 5, 2013
- Journal Article: "A Programmable Dual-RNA-Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Community," Science, August 17, 2012
- Jennifer A. Doudna UC Berkeley Website


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When I visited SJC, I discovered that the College was small, Catholic (which is important to me), and the people I met were really very friendly, including my admissions counselor, Randy Brooks, and the professor I met, Professor Fred Berger. Brooks and Berger played an important role in helping me choose SJC.
What experiences have you appreciated most in the SJC Department of Communication?
My major is very hands-on. I got to use audio and video equipment the very first day I stepped on campus. I have been on WPUM-FM and WPUM-TV and have had great teachers with tons of field experience who are ready and eager to teach.
What advice would you give to a prospective student looking to major in Mass Communication at SJC?
Get involved. We have the equipment, so dive in and learn how to use it. Be on the radio; be on camera. The major requires hands-on learning, so you just have to get in there and learn.
What are your plans for the future?
I'm not really sure what lies ahead for my future. I may try to combine my degrees and do Christian Radio or Christian TV, but I am just not sure yet.
The Core Program
Core teaches me about things outside of my major, like history and learning about other cultures. As a Mass Communication major, learning to communicate with other cultures is especially important, so knowing more about other cultures will definitely help me.
What has your experience been like as a student at SJC?
I've loved every minute of it. Thanks to amazing professors and mentors, I feel that I have really grown here.
How has Professor Fred Berger been helpful to you?
Fred is really just an awesome guy. He is a very positive person, so even when having a bad day, it is difficult to not be happy when I see Fred. He is also very eager to help me and my peers figure out where we see our future going. He knows what he is doing because he has been in the business and wants to help us learn. He has really become a strong mentor in my life and I know that I can go to him with anything that I need.
Get a jump start on your career and have your resume ready to go at graduation.
Small colleges offer you personal attention; SJC professors do more for you—they serve as mentors.
The Core Program is all about you and your role in the world.
You get more deeply involved at SJC, so you get more meaningful experiences that prepare you for career and life.
Get real-life experience and become an excellent communicator.


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We are a no-kill organization and an adoption network committed to finding permanent homes for cats and kittens. Since we do not have a shelter, we rely on a network of volunteer foster homes to care for the cats until adopted.
SAPCR's cats include strays and abandoned/abused cats from shelters that would have otherwise been euthanized. SAPCR only adopts out cats that have been fully vetted and altered. Weekend adoption hours are Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 5pm.
Adoption Center:
2618 Newman St., Houston, Texas 77098
(Off of Westheimer between Kirby Dr. and Shepherd )
PetSmart Adoption Center:
2902 S. Shepherd @ Alabama, Houston, Texas 77098
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Why should you adopt?
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