We’ve got news to talk about today, some pretty big news in fact, but we’re all going to have to hold off for a minute while I go off about something that has nothing to do with baked goods. (surprised?)
If you don’t know them, this is Moose A. Moose and his sidekick, Zee. Yes it’s a cartoon moose and bird, but this is important. Seriously.
Anyone who has children under the age of 10 knows who they are. They’ve acted as the “MC”s of Noggin/NickJr, the 24 hour preschool channel, filling the voids between shows that would on other stations be filled with commercials. Moose and Zee are pretty much the Big Bird & Snuffy of my children’s generation.
When you have characters that beloved by young children, characters that are as much a cultural touchstone to any person born in the past ten years as Mr. Rogers was to my generation, a corporation like Nickelodeon/Viacom does the only logical thing:
It kills them off.
Ok, they didn’t say that they’re dead outright. But when someone just up and disappears, whether they’re a union leader, government informant, or a singing dancing moose, NOTHING good has happened. That’s a fact.
Viacom says “they’re off to their next adventure”. Which is code for “Your children’s beloved icons of their formative years were interfering with our ability to run commercials, so they’ve ‘had a little accident’. Now watch these ads commanding you to buy Fresh Beat Band CDs while we clean up this mysterious pool of blood and yellow fur by the trash compactor”. NOT. COOL.
Do you know how utterly sad and pathetic young children sound when saying “Where’s Moose? I want Moose!”. All the while you know full well that after ten years of loyal service, his head is hanging on a wall somewhere so Nickelodeon can replace him with commercials?!?!
The only thing that’s holding me together and convincing me that I’m not totally irrational for being mildly brokenhearted about this, is the fact that it appears every parent in America is crazy pissed off about this, as evidenced by the insane amount of petitions that have cropped up online.
Before you go dismissing how silly this is, imagine for a quick minute that Sesame Street fired Big Bird and replaced him with an advertisement. If Mr. Roger’s replaced the Land of Make Believe with “The Land of Product Placement & Integrated Marketing Solutions”. If Jem & the Holograms had fired…….um…..well, ok, Jem was a giant commercial. But she had really pretty hair, so that doesn’t count.
So if you believe in childhood, believe in the dreams of a little moose from Saskatoon who wanted nothing better than to come to America for a chance at the big time, singing and dancing his way into the hearts of our children- the future of this great nation- well goshdarnint, sign one of these crazy petitions. Or better yet, visit the Nick Jr. Facebook page and leave messages on their wall demanding information proving that Moose and Zee are alive and being held in a safe location. I mean, it’s Monday. What better way to kick off your week than by writing inflammatory material on the Facebook wall of a big, faceless corporation that obviously hates babies.
Speaking of Facebook, we made a super secret announcement over on our page this weekend that we’re not mentioning over here. Because I like being sneaky! TEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! But seriously, you should check it out and “like” our page and all, because it’s really awesome news, AND unlike 99% of the crap that’s been on this blog recently it actually has to do with baked goods. Facebook= baked stuff. Twitter= me looking at shiny things and yelling about what’s on the tv. Tumblr= cat pictures, and posts which I’m certain will be the roots of an eventual “manifesto” of some sorts. Write that down to keep it all straight.
Now for all the people who tuned out two seconds into today’s post- tune back in! Actual important announcement! (yes, really!) We’ve got a new spot - actually, two new spots, carrying both the cupcakes and the whoopie pies (that includes the Nutella whoopies!). Upper East Side & Gold Coast Long Island, you’re finally in luck!
Clockwise from front: PB&J, The Ebinger, Southern Belle, German Chocolate
PB&J: Vanilla cake, grape jelly, peanut butter buttercream, roasted peanuts
The Ebinger: Chocolate cake, chocolate custard buttercream, chocolate fudge, chocolate cake crumbs
Southern Belle: Banana cake, vanilla buttercream, brown butter bourbon glazed pecans
German Chocolate: Chocolate cake, salted caramel buttercream, roasted coconut
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Cupcakes Available at:
Cafe at Sam’s Bakery: 94th off 3rd, Bay Ridge
Aloha Grinds: 77th and 3rd, Bay Ridge
Crespella: 7th Ave off 9th Street, Park Slope
Tazza Cafes: Clark off Henry AND Henry off Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights
Battery Place Markets: 77 Battery Place AND 200 West Street (Goldman Sachs Building), Battery Park City
Cake Shop: Ludlow btwn Stanton & Rivington, LES
Joe Columbia University: West 120th btwn Broadway & Amsterdam, Morningside Heights
NEW! Grace’s Marketplace: 1237 Third Avenue, Upper East Side
NEW! Grace’s Marketplace: 81 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, Long Island
Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island
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Whoopie Pies Available At:
Red Hook Lobster Pound: 284 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook
Tazza Cafes: Clark off Henry AND Henry off Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights
NEW! Grace’s Marketplace: 1237 Third Avenue, Upper East Side
NEW! Grace’s Marketplace: 81 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, Long Island
Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island
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Brownies Available At:
Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island
Oaxaca Tacos: 250 4th Avenue- Park Slope Brooklyn; 251 Smith Street Cobble Hill Brooklyn; 16 Extra Place, LES Manhattan
