At least they got the NC part correct.

That was a great Christmas back in '77.

I have the strange urge to have it produce my next album.

Holy crap that's cute.

That level of cuteness is disturbing.

"We don't brush our teeth, cuz our toothache can help us stay mean."

Why, I otter...

Cute, but how does he taste with some fava beans and a nice chianti?
fsk fsk fskkk...

Approves.

Well, at least there ain't no hole in the washtub.

Does Alanis Morissette have anything to do with this?

Get it? (You Otter Eno)

/I'm sorry... So sorry.

Riverbottom Nightmare Band! (new window)

And a mess of mama's BBQ!


/Was just talking about this last night.

Riverbottom nightmare band FTW though.

We need OTTERDAY!!!

Look at the birds up in the trees...

Golly! They got mashed potatoes!

/I don't feel so cynical and pissy today. Yay, childhood.!

CaptainBeer: Look at the birds up in the trees...

We're not birds! We're a jug band!

Evil, evil weasels that swim. Evil Mustelidae. Kill you in your sleep if they could...

Does it have the drum machine manual?

I WANT ONE!!!!

I almost ran over a few of those varmints last week in eastern NC.

Haven't been to the Pink Knoll Shores Aquarium for years - last time was when I was 12 or 13, seems like they were rennovating it every time I stayed in the Carteret County area. Still, I have very fond memories of that place. Maybe I'll have to make my way down there to see the little tyke.

Hey, I was at Pine Knoll Shores last week, and none of the otters looked preggers.

/oh wait, 4mo old
//still, I WAS there
///NC represent

Thanks so much subby for bringing all those dormant neurons back to life.

Mentat

Sweet mother of pearl that is cute. The caption that went off in my head was "Do you want this one? Seriously, I have extras."

Why, I otter smack you upside the head...

I'm glad others remember that movie. Too many people I know have never heard of it.

I remember a few x-mas ago introducing Emmitt Otter to my kids hoping they would love it as much as I did when I first saw it. They were less than impressed. They thought it was boring and it didn't hold their attention.
I think I may have actually been offended and angry that the little bastards failed to acknowledge an important part mine and my wife's childhood.

/getting a little miffed just thinking about it
//I still love my kids

DRTFA but a question(s) about picture next to article. Are the weasel in question not being raised by the mom weasel (yes otter I know, still just a weasel)? If not, why?
Hand raised critters like are notorious for being difficult to manage. Like being a weasel is not bad enough.

Dude.

I'm a Jughead from WAAAAAAY back in the day. I saw "the Jugs" open for the Dead at Red Rocks, '78. Jerry Garcia sat in for the last three songs of the Jugs' set:

The Grateful Dead + Emmett Otter's Jug Band, Red Rocks, Morrison, CO, July 8, 1978:

The Jugs:
Brothers
Our World
The Bathing Suit That Grandma Otter Wore
Ain't No Hole in the Washtub
When the River Meets the Sea*
Bar-B-Que*
Riverbottom Nightmare Band*

* w/ Jerry Garcia

The Dead
First Set
Bertha >
Good Lovin'
Dire Wolf
El Paso
It Must Have Been the Roses
New Minglewood Blues
Ramble on Rose
Promised Land
Deal


Second Set
Samson and Delilah*
Ship of Fools*
Estimated Prophet* >
The Other One* >
Eyes of the World* >
Drums >
Otter Jam* >
Wharf Rat* >
Franklin's Tower*# >
Sugar Magnolia*

Encore
Terrapin Station
One More Saturday Night
Werewolves of London*


*Emmett Otter
# Jerry sang "Emmett's Tower" a few times instead of "Franklin's Tower", and we absolutely lost our shiat, it was so freaking funny. Jerry was just beaming.

He and Emmett were having a blast onstage. They were absolutely locked in, deep in the pocket. I mean, you could tell Emmett didn't really "know" the songs, but he was so adept, he could pick up the structure and get some good solos in. Dude had BIG ears. He was just picking his spots. He knew when to lay back and when to step out, which is why I think Jerry -- and the whole band, to be honest -- were having so much fun. It was epic.


Jerry even let Emmett play "The Wolf", which Jerry hadn't played in about a year. I think Jerry played Tiger throughout.

farking trippy, dude. There's a pretty good Bettyboard floating around of it. Something about those 77/78 Bettys....so nice and warm, and thick, syrupy analog goodness. They just don't make 'em like they used to.


The Jugs and the Dead, one stage, one night. Man. I will never forget that.

CruJones: I'm glad others remember that movie. Too many people I know have never heard of it.

Strange coincidence... my husband was just taking about Emmitt Otter on Friday night. Someone at work said something about otters, and he made a jugband comment... the 20-somethings looked at him with blank stares. He said he wasn't sure whether to cry or to throttle them, so he just said "ah, I'm too old," and the conversation went elsewhere. But I am so happy to let him know that the Farkers here would have gotten his reference. It will make him feel better.

Otter thread? Okay...



Huuurrrr...

bamnuke: I remember a few x-mas ago introducing Emmitt Otter to my kids hoping they would love it as much as I did when I first saw it. They were less than impressed. They thought it was boring and it didn't hold their attention.
I think I may have actually been offended and angry that the little bastards failed to acknowledge an important part mine and my wife's childhood.


I was babysitting for my my boy at work's girls recently....one is like, 6, the other about 4. My boy said they love Star Wars.

So, eventually, I popped it in (I think it was Empire, but it might have been Jedi, I forget).

A few minutes into the movie, one of them pipes up "where's Anakin? We only like the real 'Star Wars'."


It was damn near go-time. Them's was fighting words.

This drum machine utterly confounds me.

rickythepenguin: farking trippy, dude. There's a pretty good Bettyboard floating around of it. Something about those 77/78 Bettys....so nice and warm, and thick, syrupy analog goodness. They just don't make 'em like they used to.


The Jugs and the Dead, one stage, one night. Man. I will never forget that.

Dude, that post was farking trippy.

Cuuuuute picture. I think most baby animals are uber-cute. *Most.*

Sweet, Emmitt's available on DVD!

That picture was awwwwwwwwwful.

Kane S. LaTrans: DRTFA but a question(s) about picture next to article. Are the weasel in question not being raised by the mom weasel (yes otter I know, still just a weasel)? If not, why?
Hand raised critters like are notorious for being difficult to manage. Like being a weasel is not bad enough.

As the article says, the otter was orphaned via car.

rickythepenguin:
A few minutes into the movie, one of them pipes up "where's Anakin? We only like the real 'Star Wars'."

This is what is wrong with the world, right there.

One summer we took my city folk nieces and nephews fishing and fixed them shore lunch. When my dad asked how they liked the fish (fresh caught walleye) my niece said, "It's real good Grandpa, almost as good as real fish." "real fish" = fish sticks.

I said "awwwww".

He looks Jewish.

Really? No one posted this?

TheGreyPiper

I used to eat Otter Pops when I was a kid in California, but I was talking about them with some friends in Baltimore and no one had heard of them.

Thread. Interests. Relevent.

/some very cute pics!
//wishes he had some 'shop skillz

I love the Pine Knoll Shores aquarium and library. Probably my favorite place on an island packed with great places--Jungleland, Fort Macon, Emerald Isle Pier (RIP).

I've been bitten by an otter, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

Seriously though, I was in Peru, deep in the rainforests, and I met one. I had fish for lunch, so my hands smelt of fish. After one bite, he spat out my flesh, turned around, and "walked" (it's really more of a "slink" if my high ass self could describe it.) back to the river.

One of the weirdest experiences of my life.