For fellow Helen Reddy fans: Post Office announced a Helen Reddy postmark as she is honored for her work towards equality!

U.S. Post Office to issue a Helen Reddy postmark next week.

http://about.usps.com/news/state-releases/ca/2013/ca_2013_0802a.htm

Also in today's paper, Times critic Charles Isherwood mentions that the song stylings of Helen Reddy as having a youthful influence on him

http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/theater/a-ship-sinks-and-a-boy-is-enthralled.html?pagewanted=2&ref=theater

I hope Mr, Isherwood got to see her command the stage in Blood Brothers in the 1990's!

Here were this blog's tributes in parody form to Helen Reddy:

I AM LEHMAN, LEHMAN BABY, AIG AGAINST THE WORLD, AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT ED LIDDY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUjCalZ7hiM

I NEED ME A LOAN (tune of the Helen Reddy pop hit LEAVE ME ALONE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha8Q2KHzuME

AIG AGAINST THE WORLD (excerpt from the 8-minute musical, this video was excerpted in a Jeanne Moos report 3/17/09 on CNN's American Morning Situation Room and AC 360)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75daFChjAMw

The "AIG videos (tributes to Helen Reddy catalog)" were #2 and #9 respectively on Prof. David Albrecht's Top Ten on BAILOUTS & POPULAR CULTURE 

http://profalbrecht.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/bailout-and-popular-culture-2/