How Zippy The Pinhead Came To Be

“A few months after Zippy debuted in ‘I Gave My Heart to a Pinhead and He Made a Fool Out of Me,’ [Bill] Griffith was doing a strip about another of his primary characters, ‘Mr. Toad,’ and thought the egomanical reptile could use a sidekick who was his opposite. ‘Zippy was devoid of ego, as well as linear thought, and he seemed like an ideal fit,’ Griffith notes. ‘Within a year or so, Mr. Toad had become Zippy’s sidekick’.”

Colorado Symphony Announces New ‘Consumer-First’ Business Model

“The plan changes the way the CSO does business, putting more emphasis on earned income rather than donations, working closely with educational groups and corporations to demonstrate its value beyond music-making. There will also be more chamber concerts in various smaller venues and possibly fewer main-stage orchestral programs.