Memorabilia: Keeping the Expo Alive After Closing Day

My eighth post for the official Expo 2012 blog talks about souvenirs... a broad topic, I admit...

http://2012expo.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/memorabilia-keeping-the-expo-alive-after-closing-day/

Expo 2010 Commemorative Medal

I'm amused that the same photos I took that showed up at the Shanghai City Planning Museum when I visited there have now shown up on a commemorative medal.

My mascot collection is famous!

I'm particularly amused that one image warns against copying. I think I'll risk it.

BRC Imagination Arts' Brad Shelton

Once again, I had the distinct honor of appearing on the Season Pass Podcast. The main guest this episode was Brad Shelton of BRC Imagination Arts. We talked about world's fairs naturally, but more specifically Shanghai's Expo 2010 and the efforts to ensure the United States has a pavilion there. We also talk about the United States' last two world's fairs in Knoxville and New Orleans and the history of expo mascots.

Here are some links related to our conversation:

Expo 2010's China Pavilion

Expo 2010's United States Pavilion (plans by Nick Winslow's group)

The BH&L Group

ExpoMuseum's 2017-2018 page

ExpoMuseum's 2020 page

ExpoMuseum's photos of Expo mascots - including 1984's Seymour, 2000's Twipsy, and 2010's Haibao

You can hear the podcast via iTunes or by visiting The Season Pass Podcast, episode 77

Burnie?

After having recently done a study of world's fair mascots, I'd come to the conclusion that the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition's Seymour D. Fair was the first official mascot, but that Knoxville's 1982 World's Fair had unofficial mascots (whose names I have been unable to find).

Imagine my surprise when I saw this Flickr.com photo of "Burnie." Does anyone have any information about him or the unofficial characters that were in the parade?