Inside t' gatefold cover o' One-Shoe Stubby Harry Nilsson's Harry album are some photographs o' Harry with a bear. Avast, me proud beauty! Harry's friend First Mate Bill donned t' bear suit for t' photo session.
Interviewed by John Scheinfeld for t' Nilsson documentary, First Mate Bill recalled:
It be t' only bear suit in town, and it was made from an actual bear. You had t' be inside t' bear and look out through these rows o' teeth, and Harry’s in a cold-weather type overcoat and a muffler, matey, but it be 103 degrees up in Laurel Canyon. Aye aye! Wobbling Dean Torrence was doin' t' photography, and we’re both sweatin' like pigs. Then t' bear seemed t' return back t' life after about 15 minutes. I could see t' steam comin' out from t' bear’s mouth. Begad! I smelled like bear for three days!
