Newcastle's Phil Mahoney recently received a video message from the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page.
"You are the person that introduced The Wiggles at Westfield Warrawong in 1991," Greg said in the video.
"Something you said that day stayed with the Wiggles and became a part of our history for many many years."
Phil recalled being asked by the Westfield centre manager to "introduce a new children's show called The Wiggles making their debut".
Phil introduced the Wiggles and their friend "Dorothy the ding-a-ling dinosaur". [He added the ding-a-ling nickname]
Greg said the Wiggles didn't use the "ding-a-ling" nickname in public much, but they used it often behind the scenes.
"You left an indelible mark on the Wiggles for 30 years. Your words were cemented in Wiggle history, my friend. You are part of Wiggles history," Greg told Phil in the video.
He said the Wiggles referenced the nickname in one of their songs, titled Dorothy's Birthday Party.
The lyrics say: "When Dorothy was turning five, 100 ding-a-ling dinosaurs were in the garden doing the jive".
As we reported on Saturday, a biography on Phil's life titled, Try A Little Kindness - The Phil Mahoney Story is available from philmahoney.com.au. All proceeds will be donated to Camp Quality.
Mistaken Identity
Newcastle wheelchair racing champion Kurt Fearnley has been basking in his Wimbledon win. Hang on, how could that be?
"I'm not sure if the messages of congratulations on Wimbledon that I'm receiving are a gee up, or not. But I'm basking in them like an old bull soaking in the rays of sunlight. Face with tears of joy #NotDylan," Kurt tweeted.
It was Dylan Alcott, of course, who won the quad wheelchair singles title. And, in fairness, the pair do look a little bit alike.
1920 Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics is set to start on July 23, while being under a big Covid cloud.
It's not the first time the biggest sporting event in the world is being held during a pandemic, according to an article we read in The Conversation.
The 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp were held during the tail-end of the Spanish Flu pandemic.
At the time, the world was still recovering from the First World War. The athletes were given only a "roll, coffee and one little sardine for breakfast".
"They were forced to buy their own food - Belgium was still receiving aid because of food shortages," the article said.
Male athletes slept on cots "without mattresses" in dormitories housing 10 to 15 to a room.
Large crowds attended the Belgium event.
Athletes in Tokyo may not have crowds to cheer them on, but they will certainly eat better.
