Mid-Week Mid-Century Cutie

I am on the hunt for a new dresser and get email updates from some local guys who are mid-century collectors on their newest finds. Imagine my surprise when I saw this guy on their
website! This Danish modern teak toy monkey was designed by Kay Bojesen for Rosendahl and is in amazing condition. Just looking at his sweet face and silly limbs brings me a smile, and am pondering buying for my eldest sibling who has always wanted a monkey. Whatcha think Cuties? xxxo

Cutie News Update!!!

Banana Sam (who we wrote about here) has been found and is back at the SF Zoo, being cared for by his zookeepers! The 2-pound cutie was shaking, hungry and cold when police returned him to the zoo Saturday evening, but he was clean and with no obvious trauma. It is uknown when Banana Sam will return to his exhibit with his 17 squirrel monkey friends, but we hope it's soon... Welcome home and Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

Cutie Missing

We bring you this local news story in a special weekend Hello There Cutie:

Banana Sam, an adorable 17-year-old squirrel monkey, was discovered M.I.A. Friday morning from his home in the San Francisco Zoo. Sadly, there are clear signs of a break-in, with two holes cut into the monkey enclosure. Banana Sam is one foot tall and weighs just two pounds and, at 17, is a senior citizen that requires a special diet and medication. The super scary part: there's a black market for squirrel monkeys as exotic pets and worse, for their body parts and organs.

An anonymous donor has put up a $5,000 reward for Banana Sam's return. Let's all hope for a speedy and safe return (I've seen Sam at the zoo and he is a major Cutie!). xxxo

Snub Nosed Cuties

I was reading National Geographic yesterday and came across an article about golden snub-nosed monkeys. These monkeys live primarily in China, and were recently discovered in Mynamar, where they spend the majority of their life in the trees. I could go on and on but one fact that National Geographic didn't mention needs to be addressed: they are adorable! Hello There Cuties!!! xxxo

Baby Monkeys Are Cuties

We here at Hello There Cutie have a soft spot for monkeys... make it a baby monkey, it's a double soft spot! This sweet baby orangutan is sleeping so sweetly in his Mommy's arms, he gets a big Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

French Monkey Cuteness

Two favorite things of ours: monkeys and chocolate! Add in this is a vintage French advertisement, the monkey is adorably carrying a basket full of pastries and he's wearing a great striped outfit... Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

Cute Love Monkey

This Valentine's cutie comes from our friend Danny, who is quite a love monkey himself!

Cute at Any Price!

Magilla Gorilla was the tar of THE MAGILLA GORILLA SHOW which ran from 1963 to 1966 and has been rerun ever since. Magilla spent his days in the display window of Mr. Peebles' Pet Show, eating bananas and being a clown for passersby. Desperate Mr. Peebles continually marked down Magilla's price to make the gorilla more attractive to potential customers. Each episode, Magilla would go home with a new owner, but somehow always ended up returning to the store.

One customer who was honestly interested in owning the big ape was a little girl named Ogee, who often asked "How much is that gorilla in the window?" .

We've got a gorilla for sale...
Magilla Gorilla for sale.
Won't you buy him...
take him home and try him...
gorilla for sale.

Don't you want a new gorilla you can call your own...
a gorilla who'll be with ya when you're all alone.

(Ogee speaking): "How much is that Gorilla in the window?"

Take our advice...
at any price...
a gorilla like Magilla is mighty nice.
Gorilla... Magilla Gorilla for sale!

Cute & Super Tiny!

A Finger Monkey! Is it real or some kind of Photoshop trickery? Supposedly, Finger Monkeys are really Pygmy Marmosets. They grow to be about 5-6 inches long and weigh about 4-5 ounces full grown.

Little Red Cutie

Here's the sheet music for Little Red Monkey and here's a link to an mp3 of the song.

Meshugeneh, But Cute

"Meshugeneh" is the Yiddish word for "crazy"...but this cute monkey doesn't look any more insane than your average simian. What a great gift he would make on one of the remaining nights of Hanukkah!

Cutie Mascot

Bazar Degoza-Ru is the mascot of NEC and was voted one of the cutest corporate mascots of Japan. This adorable monkey is smiling at us with an impish expression, and it makes me wonder what secret this holds... betcha it's high level! xxxo