Peter Alsop is a wonderful singer/ songwriter that I’ve listened to for years. Oddly enough I started listening to his music while I was in college. My friends thought I was a little strange, but something about hearing a bunch of kids singing songs like “Whad ‘ya Wanna Do?“, “Bored, bored, bored“, “Sandwiches“ and “I Am A Pizza” seemed to be just what a this young college co-ed needed to hear back in the 80’s, when I wasn’t jammin’ out to Blondie, Devo or Talking Heads.
Peter loves dogs, but it’s clear he’s a cat lover too. Just look at his unusual head shot above, or is it a foot shot? or a feet shot?
He was nice enough to give me permission to have his songs on my site since he knows I’m a true fan. If you have little kids these songs are a must have because every kid loves being a part of a sing-a-long!
JUST CLICK THE ARROW BELOW TO LISTEN TO
“I Wanna Be A Dog” written and performed by Peter Alsop
The song ends with these lyrics, and I can totally relate! “Bein’ human these days is gettin’ too crazy, I just wanna be a hound!”
Starting tomorrow, Verysupercool greeting cards will be available at Ten Thousand Villages in order to help raise funds for local dog organizations. As if they don’t do enough already, this cool store located at 1317 South Congress, has decided to support local non-profits by hosting Benefit Shopping Nights!
Bark for Peace! is sponsoring this great event and your dog will enjoy free samples of their tasty vegan, organic treats that you can eat with your dog! Verysupercool is proud to be included and we hope that lots of Austin dog lovers will come by and shop for fair trade and sustainable goods, see details below:
Puppy mills are not illegal, but they should be. I watched Oprah yesterday, it was a very painful but important show about the Puppy Mill Industry. There are as many as 10,000 puppy mills operating in the United States. It’s a disgrace.
Lisa Ling joined Bill Smith, founder of Main Line Animal Rescue, as they toured several puppy mills with undercover cameras. They rescued as many dogs as they could, but there were hundreds left behind.
I had not heard of Main Line Animal Rescue until yesterday. I’m in awe of the work they have done. Bill has fostered relationships with hundreds of breeders across Pennsylvania in order to save dogs’ lives. He has managed to convince these breeders to call him before killing their unwanted dogs. They rescue and then rehabilitate these animals so that they can have a second chance for a better life. MLAR has rescued over 7,000 animals to date, 5,000 have been from puppy mills. Bill Smith is truly a saint, it’s not surprising that he won the ASPCA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2007. Bill Smith is my new hero.
Bill Smith with rescue Charlotte below
photo by Michael Bryant/Inquirer Staff Photographer
Bonkers, one of our most popular cards, is now larger than life at the Whole Foods Market flagship store!
We are so excited to unveil our new Verysupercool display, which has Bonkers keeping a watch over the freshly groomed and recently expanded pet aisle. Whole Foods has done an amazing job of repackaging the entire store, and now they have more local products than ever! Since we use renewable energy, plant trees, buy carbon offsets, AND use only 100% post consumer waste paper our green greeting cards really fit in with their Whole Philosophy.
My husband and I moved to Austin in the late seventies and we both remember shopping at Safer Way, the pre-Whole Foods store, back when it was in an old house.
Verysupercool had a visit from some of the cadettes from Girl Scout Troop #1895 yesterday. I explained how printing on 100% post consumer recycled paper is just the beginning of being a green and sustainable company. They learned that we partner with Co-op America, Carbonfund.org and Trees for the Future to make the world a better place. Investing in renewable energy and planting trees are two ways that every company can be more green.
Since we are Central Texas Dachshund Rescue volunteers, I explained how being a foster family is an important, fun, and very rewarding job. These little guys need to have a safe place to be evaluated before they can be adopted.
I really like your cards and I don’t even have a dog! They aren’t frilly so I can use them for business thank you cards. Everyone is green conscious these days so it’s an added plus that they are recycled too.
Ted Neible, Customer
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Dog lovers love these cards and our sales show everyone must love dogs! The sentiment inside each card is very thoughtful. I especially love the story about the dog that’s included. The extra bonus is when you see on the back that the card is “green”! Customers love knowing that they’re helping the Earth AND getting a cool card.
When I saw the senior golden greeting card in Whole Foods it caught my eye because it looked just like my golden Eliot! I send these lovely and inspirational cards out all the time for all kinds of different occasions. I’m so glad I discovered them because I really enjoy sharing them with friends and family.
Lila Carl, Customer
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Anyone who has ever looked into their dog’s eyes and fallen in love, will love Verysupercool cards. These are great cards for every dog lover and for every occasion.
I bought one of your cards yesterday at the Crescent Lake Lodge in the Olympic National Park, WA. How wonderful… Being a dog lover, I was in tears reading all the cards there…I hope you have continued success…
OUR PAPER ECO-AUDIT
We keep track of how much paper we use and what valuable resources are being saved. Please see our eco-audit below to see how Verysupercool is helping the environment!
Eco-Audit Details: Verysupercool prints on both NEW LEAF Everest and MOHAWK Options, 100# cover stock made from 100% post-consumer waste . By using these environmental papers for our greeting cards and envelopes, Verysupercool has saved the following resources. (see document above) Calculated based on research done by Environmental Defense and other members of the Paper Task Force.
NOTE: Verysupercool chose New Leaf Everest and Mohawk Options because of the high quality and rich feel of their recycled papers as well as their environmental policies and practices.
We’re very happy to announce our first collection of Holiday cards this year! Because of the late date these cards are only available at the locations listed below and at the new Verysupercool online store.
The new holiday cards are available at these Austin locations: Lofty Dog, Just for Pets, Urban Living, Casa De Luz and both Whole Food Markets. (We’ll update if more stores are added to the list. Many stores carry the Verysupercool cards, but the Holiday cards are only in stores for a limited time.)
AND…they will all be available from December 14 -23 at Keep Austin Bizarre Christmas Bazaar located at the Palmer Auditorium! You’ll find them at the Bark for Peacebooth along with tons of other natural toys and organic treats for your dog! (If you’ve been to the Armadillo Christmas Bizarre one too many times, try the Keep Austin Bizarre event for more local items that you can’t find any where else!)
If you’re not in Austin, you can visit our brand new online store! Just click “Buy Verysupercool Cards!”
To see the dogs featured on the ten new cards, just click on “Dogs featured on Holiday Cards” in the right hand column. You can read the story (also on the back of each card) about Clifford, Rebound, Cassidy, Shelby, Hazel, Bouncer, Joey, Gizmo and Alvin. All of these dogs were rescued and given a second chance. We love them all!
Peter Alsop is a wonderful singer/ songwriter that I’ve listened to for years. Oddly enough I started listening to his music while I was in college. My friends thought I was a little strange, but something about hearing a bunch of kids singing songs like “Whad ‘ya Wanna Do?“, “Bored, bored, bored“, “Sandwiches“ and “I Am A Pizza” seemed to be just what a this young college co-ed needed to hear back in the 80’s, when I wasn’t jammin’ out to Blondie, Devo or Talking Heads.
