Llama takes Manhattan: vintage edition

A classic face never goes out of style...

With all the popular interest in the mad man era these days, we thought we'd jump on the bandwagon. Probably Inge Morath's most recognizable image, A Llama in Times Square (1957) shows Linda the Llama driving down Broadway after her tough day shooting at ABC studios. And you thought you had it rough at your 9-5. She made her debut in LIFE magazine, not bad for a country gal.

Check out more of Linda in action here.

I do...llama

Now that wedding season is over and fall is upon us, it's nice to take a look back and see how creative some people got with their nuptials. We highly approve of this wedding photo, where a couple clearly has their focus (couldn't resist) in the right place. Congrats to the happy couple +1!

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ROUND 2.0

They Eat Llamas, Don't they?

Over on llamasutra's favorite prime-time cooking competition, Top Chef, the contestants were challenged to cook with "strange proteins" last night. Everything from duck tongue (staple here in China), to duck testicles, labeled confoundingly as duck white kidneys, to crocodile. One lucky contestant got the roast llama, and managed to make her way into the top 3. Although normally llamasutra would be inherently opposed to eating our furry friend and main topic of conversation, in this instance, they had a pretty good showing.
Check it out below in the first 10 minutes.

Lets *Steam* our way through some more amazing commercials

I've said it before, but these Stanley Steemer commercials are pretty fantastic. Not only are they edumacating the masses about alpacas, they are doing so in a way that only somewhat relevantly sells their product, something I appreciate in a good commercial. Kind of like Betty White playing football to sell Snickers.

Anyways, If I had any carpet, or a home for that matter, I would allow Stanley Steemer to steam the alpaca and/or llama shit right out.

Llama Fire

It's a well-documented fact that llamas have a penchant for getting themselves on the local news. Now I don't want to insinuate anything, but when an RV hauling a llama trailer suddenly catches fire, blocking traffic on a freeway for several hours, in a slow-news region, on a holiday weekend, everybody knows there's a good chance reporters with cameras will be there. Suspicious.

"The drivers of the RV say they were heading to Minocqua when they saw white smoke and pulled over. Soon after the RV was engulfed in flames. Passerbys helped the family get their llama out and tried to put out the fire while waiting for firefighters.

The RV is destroyed."

Take it away WSAW reporters! Handsome, albeit pissed llama on the freeway rumble strip shot about 40 seconds in (sorry about the ad playing in the beginning, we all know local reporters work so hard for the money).



Confidential to news staff: The llama's usually ridiculous name is a pertinent, if not the main aspect to any solid story involving llamas.

Llamas Once Again Bringing the Funk

Every now and then, a Google Alert for “llama” comes up that seems promising, but
needs to simmer a little longer before we faithfully report the big news to you.

For this reason (and ok, a bit of a cluttered inbox), we now give you some
belated llama news that has been enhanced by time and a recently-released video.

Funky Llama, inspired by a similar concept in London called Beautiful Octopus, is a
community-theatre (we’re talking Britain now), cabaret show performed exclusively by
people with learning disabilities. Obviously, the name Funky Llama is meant to convey
the message of charm, fun, as well as inclusion that llamas are so directly associated with.

Hats off to the organizers, and if they need some real live funky llamas, llamasutra is very
well-connected, even across the pond. We’re here to help.

Check out the video of rehearsals, and lets all commiserate together over our collective
jealousy in not being able to attend the real deal. Also, we need to get our hands on those
shirts! Thanks BBC.

Ugly pony or handsome llama?

Have you ever posed that question to yourself when looking at one of nature's beasts? Perhaps.

Now take a look at Diego...you're definitely asking yourself that question now.

With a face only a mother, or a little British girl named Maddison Biddlecombe, could love, Diego is Maddy's bff. So much so that she's been arguing with her mom to raise thousands of $$billz to get him to a dentist.

Not only does she get props for having and loving a poama/llamony and fighting for his dental care, she keeps it super cute in her Hello Kitty!

More pics of the dynamic duo here.

Llamasutra gets a green makeover

Check out the blog for a new *~*green*~* look. We're jumping on the trendy bandwagon to go green. Not only do llamas like grass and other green things, but we can charge more now. (OK, the blog is free, but isn't that what stores do when they rebrand?)

Let us know how you like our new and improved facade!

There's no place like home

Another gem brought to you via a local news crime blotter:

Benton County Sheriff's Office
Monday, June 14
LLAMA HEAD: 9:18 p.m., 25300 block Cherry Creek Road. A woman discovered a dead llama's head nailed to her neighbor's fence. The neighbor's wife apologized for her husband's behavior and removed the head.


There are moments when hometown pride gets taken to a whole new level. Despite a fair amount of traveling that finds me now in the land of Haibao, as opposed to the lush, green Willamette Valley, this hometown news story makes one-half of llamasutra practically weep with pride. The other half wishes she could come to know this magical hamlet, where llama heads are often misconstrued as inappropriate, when clearly it was a sign of neighborly love.

(For those of you that haven't had the pleasure of seeing Haibao up close and personal in Shanghai, here's a photo of the elusive blue man-thing, compared to Gumby for good measure.)