Apparently Tiffy and Tuffy (the two poodles with whom Uncle Val (created by Andy Jones) has the pleasure of living) are named after once-living-actual-live-poodles.
Story goes that Mary Walsh had a boyfriend, fiance even, from the States.
And his parents had poodles.
And those poodles were named Tiffy and Tuffy.
And An Evening with Uncle Val, the current stage show written and performed by Andy Jones has been held over and will play throughout this weekend (Dec 1 - 3) each night with a matinee on Sunday afternoon.
And Andy is going to be cooking salt fish with Angela Antle on CBC Radio's Weekend Arts Magazine this weekend.
And, and, and if you live in the wrong place and have to miss all of the above Uncle Val has a CD, Letters from Uncle Val you can get from Rattling Books.
And,
