As some of you know, J.P. will do appearances for private parties (and if you want to shock and delight a 40 year old patches pal, have J.P. drop by their birthday party ... it'll make them feel a lot younger!!) For price and availability, email J.P. directly at JPPatches@JPPatches.com and make sure you include your phone number!

PSSSSST!

February 2008 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of The J.P. Patches Show!

In order to commemorate this Historical Event, which ranks right up there somewhere between the Discovery of Fire and the introduction of the electric left-handed tweezers, Patches Pal Carl Lovgren has a great idea:

How about a life-sized bronze sculptures of J.P. Patches and Gertrude in Fremont! The sculpture will be placed near the "Waiting for the Interurban," a very famous Seattle sculpture and landmark. (Fremont, located just north of downtown Seattle, is also known as the Center of the Universe.)

The folks at the Museum of History and Industry and the Northwest Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences think it’s a pretty good idea, too.

Here's Susan Paynter's article about the project published in the P-I.

For more information, you can go to the Northwest Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website.

You can make a donation online here.

or by mail:

JP Patches statue/Urban Sparks
P.O. Box 17003
Seattle, WA 98127

And whatever you do … Don’t tell J.P.

It’s supposed to be a surprise.

Bob The Webmeister