Spring Loaded: A Message from the Editor top of page | cover page

There's a lot to share this month, but unfortunately not a lot of room to share it. I shall try my best. For starters, the Pez hunt has been quite fruitful as of late, starting out with the once elusive, then abundant, now vanished new Valentine's set. From there I happened across two more Giant Pez (Bart Simpson and Charlie Brown) and some packages of Pez playing cards.

This issue of Pezhead Monthly is, quite honestly, jammed to the hilt. For starters, we have an update on Pezhead University at Spring Break 2003. Also in this issue is an exclusive interview with Giant Bart Simpson Pez, some Pez Poetry, and the Pez Almost-Quote. If that wasn't enough, this month marks the glorious return of Petey O'Jay to the pages of Pezhead Monthly.

In addition, there is a call for submissions for the 2003 Pez Poetry Slam. Last year we had some great submissions, and I know this year will be even better. Submit your Pez poetry today!

Enjoy this issue and keep popping that Pez. Till next month…

Joe Durrant
Editor, Pezhead Monthly
joe@pezheadmonthly.com

Pezhead University: Spring Break 2003 top of page | cover page

The September 2002 issue of Pezhead Monthly cast the spotlight on Pezhead University, one of the most acclaimed hypothetical institutions of higher learning, specializing in the unique and ever-growing field of Pezology.

With Spring Break just around the corner, Pezhead University once again comes through for a nation in dire need of partying. Following an update message from Dr. Tmeback, Dean of Pezhead University, you will find a list of some of the activities in which students from Pezhead U. will be partaking this year.

A Note from the Dean

The 2002-2003 school year has been by all accounts a splendid one for Pezhead University.

I am proud to report that the grades of our students are almost the highest ever this year. It is quite evident that both introductory courses like Fundamentals of Pez Collecting and more advanced courses like Trading Pez for Fun and Profit have given our students the skills they need to survive and prosper in a world where Pez is not only a brand of candy but also a way of life.

I am also pleased to pass along some positive news about our faculty. Dr. Pez, our veteran professor, has been published yet again in a major medical journal. His paper, entitled "Two Methodologies for Loading a Pez Dispenser: All Twelve Candies at Once or One at a Time" has won unanimous approval for the May 2003 issue of Journal of Confectionary Delight (JCD) and will be presented at that journal's seminar in Bismarck, North Dakota. In other faculty news, Dr. Skull has scared a record low number of small children this year (only seventeen of them- Mazel Tov, Dr. Skull!).

With all of these wonderful accomplishments under our belt so far this year, Pezhead University is well justified to engage in a "par-tay," as the kids say. So in that vein, I am pleased to announce Spring Break 2003, Pezhead U. style. This year we have numerous activities to keep our wonderful student body engaged and free and clear of state and federal correctional facilities (which, although just an unsubstantiated rumor from five years ago, sadly continues to be associated with this otherwise fine and upstanding institution).

So, to all students of Pezhead University, I would encourage you to be like those fine Pez dispensers for Spring Break 2003. Line up, be as colorful as you can be, and get loaded (with the feeling of Pez) again and again. You deserve it!

Regards,

Dr. Tilliam "Till" Tmeback
Dean, Pezhead University

Pezhead University Spring Break Activities

March 15, 2003

Spring Break 2003 officially kicks off. Buses depart from Pezhead University to local Walgreens, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, and Target stores, where lucky Pezhead U. students may find that one elusive dispenser they have been looking for.

March 16-19, 2003

Buses drive down to Palm Beach, Florida, where plenty of activities await the students. These activities include volleyball, swimming, and of course sharing Pez with kids of all ages. Good times to be had for all.

March 20, 2003

A Pezhead University exclusive: Special guest artist Pink Pez takes the stage with her smash hit, "Get the Pez Dispenser." And it goes a little something like this…

"Get the Pez Dispenser"
(To the tune of "Get the Party Started")
Copyright 2003 JoePez Publications

I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser

Get this Pez dispenser when it's mint on card,
Find it at a store or at a sale in a yard
Line it on the shelf along with all the rest
Load it with some candy, that would be the best
Put it next to Tweety or to Wolverine,
It will fit right in, if you know what I mean

I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser

Logging on to eBay for the latest deal,
Bidding on a vintage Pez will be a steal.
Pay by credit card, yeah get your order placed,
Get it shipped priority, there ain't no time to waste
Chat with all your friends about your latest find,
Marvel at the way that your Pez is designed.

I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
Get the Pez dispenser!

Checking ev'ry day if the new Pez are in,
Getting disappointed, then again and again
And when you have reached the very end of your rope,
You'll find a bunch of new Pez and you'll find your hope
It's a cruel cycle, yes, I'll give you that
But it is the reason Pez is where it's at

I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
I'm coming up so you better get the Pez dispenser
Get the Pez dispenser
Get the Pez dispenser right now
Get the Pez dispenser
Get the Pez dispenser
Get the Pez dispenser right now

March 21, 2003

Buses return to Pezhead University, where the joy and wonder of Spring Break 2003 is once again replaced by the joy and wonder of delving into the vast world of Pez studies.

Pez Almost-Quote of the Month top of page | cover page

"People in glass houses shouldn't throw Pez dispensers."