Consider this your odds and sods image of the day. Louisville-based digital agency Oohology threw a party to honor its launch of a new sorbet for client, Comfy Cow. What this has to do with body art is another story, but as someone who is fairly inked, it’s not such a bad incentive to get free tattoos for attending the usual agency soiree. Not sure if they did sleeve art, but here’s the full array of images from Oohology’s throwdown. Maybe we’ll consider this for the next AgencySpy party. Louisville Biz-Journal has more blanks to fill in, peep it here.

Yeah, the time change didn’t work in our favor,  but yes kids, we are here and broadcasting as well as we can. After flight delays and getting our badge just in the nick of time last night before the Austin Convention Center shut down, we hit up the JWT party at Lustre Pearl. Following a brief encounter down the street with a very cordial Alex Jones, who was doing his usual ranting and raving fresh off a protest downtown, we ventured down Driskill and encountered the homely spot, Lustre Pearl, where JWT played host to the band, Walk Off the Earth (below). Gotye cover aside, we were not so enthused with the multi-instrumental act, which sounded like a jam-band version of Arcade Fire, if that’s possible.

Nevertheless, talking shit with industry heads and all the JWT top brass including Jeff Benjamin, Mauro Cavelletti and Perry Fair, the last of whom is promoting the agency’s pop-up shop, Walter, was fine enough. Besides, don’t tell me you wouldn’t dance like an idiot in a sea of fog to Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now” if you didn’t just retain a major client. We will be hitting up Draftfcb, Crowdtap and Barbarian events tonight and will promptly be in bed my midnight. But we’ll talk to you beforehand with some panel thoughts.

Consider this a first for us as AgencySpy as we, along with party sponsor New York Festivals, are throwing a cocktail soiree in January because…well, why not? The action will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the Empire Room, located on the ground floor of, you guessed it, the ol’ Empire State Building. Come drink and mingle with yours truly as well as our co-host, New York Festivals president Michael O’Rourke, whose organization is being kind enough to provide the first 50 drinks. The party gets started at the usual happy hour time of 6:30, so come imbibe, chat it up and help kick off 2013 with us. Feel free to RSVP here and if you’re interested in learning more about New York Festivals and its global ad competition celebrating the “world’s best advertising,” go here.

Advertising Week in New York is almost upon us, and as per usual, we here at the Spy are throwing a little happy hour soiree to kick off the festivities (well, at least we hope it’ll be festive). On Monday, Oct. 1 at 6:30pm, would you care to join us at Public House in NYC to chat, talk smack, talk off the record, schmooze, say hi or just plain imbibe? Yours truly will be making the rounds and playing social butterfly, so please stop by if you have the time. It wouldn’t be the same without you, after all. You can RSVP here and check out further event info here. See you soon!

Before end of day yesterday, we were receiving a handful of tips including this, verbatim: “LBi NY: A cross-dressing midget stripper inviting employees to the company party tonight with glitter sprinkles…Instagram hashtag #LBiNSFW.” Obviously, we were rather puzzled, amused and intrigued all at the same time, especially since there were multiple tips pertaining to this “company party.”

Well, truth be told, from the images we’ve received the morning after, this was not your average agency soiree. We’re hearing that the LBi’s Atlanta office will be throwing their own XXX-themed bash, which is aptly titled “NSFW,” early next week. And while it appears the Twitter page for NSFW is down, we did, as mentioned, get some pics (and yes, there was such a stripper), which you can view after the jump. Since we’re still scratching our heads, could someone in the know please explain who came up with this idea and why?

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Ohhh, yes, boys and girls. It’s that time of year again–the time when Chicago’s ad, marketing, and video production community gathers together in a large parking lot over beer, cocktails and shared love of the game.

This year, Optimus’ senior designer Mark Butchko created this wonderful series of posters commemorating the 17th edition of the event. There will be sunglasses! There will be beach balls! And, of course, there will be Modelo!

Gaze upon them, and get hyped. I’ll see you there.

After spending six years at AMV BBDO in London, Adam Tucker is heading across the pond to join Ogilvy’s NY hub as president, a position that calls for him to partner with chief creative officer Calle Sjoenell. Tucker has spent the last four years as managing partner at AMV, where he oversaw client work for the likes of Johnson & Johnson, GE, Pepsico, Dulux, Arla Dairy and Birds Eye.

In a statment, Ogilvy North America chairman/CEO John Seifert says, ““In his leadership at AMV BBDO, Adam has earned the title of the most creatively awarded account man by championing partnerships across disciplines to help his clients win significant awards and deliver extraordinary results. Adam will fill an important leadership role in New York, as the leader and champion of our Advertising business. Adam has a superb track record of delivering strong strategic thinking and sparkling creative solutions across a wide range of clients.We’reexcited about the leadership and innovation he will bring to our business and clients.”

Prior to his gig at AMV BBDO, Tucker spent time at Fallon and helped build up the agency’s London office after spending six years at its Minnesota hub.

We really haven’t done much of a party report in a while, but we had to say it was a gas at New York-based shop Woods Witt Dealy & Sons’ annual Cinco de Mayo bash. You might know WWD&S as the agency responsible for the Wrath of Cannes festival that takes place here in NYC during the actual Cannes Li0ns event (which we’ve yet to attend, but are always there in spirit).

Though yours truly was somewhat preoccupied with the Heat-Knicks playoff game unfolding on the flat screen in the agency’s studio/rec room and playing lone Miami supporter in the process, WWD&S was dishing out margaritas on tap while a mariachi band serenaded the attendees. The coup de grace, though, were the pinatas that blindfolded staffers were hitting with a stick and was eventually broken, filling the floor with candy and mini-bottles of booze. Thankfully, Dionysus was smiling down on me as one hard smack sent a projectile initially thought to be a Three Musketeers bar right in the shoulder. But alas, it was a bottle of Jose Cuervo. Yes, a nice cap to the evening and as for Wrath of Cannes, while no Tony Hawk appearance is expected this year, the party will take place in Manhattan instead of Coney Island. Pardon me while I take my jacket to the dry cleaners.

Ok, so it’s not so formal but it’s that time of the year for another AgencySpy party. We figured we’d throw a little reminder your way and if you’re in the happy hour mood this evening and in NYC, head our way. It’s quick and painless as it’s only from 6:30-8:30 and in Times Square at a joint called Tonic. We just want to say hi and promise to make any sort of speech short and…yeah, we’ll let you decide. Here is the RSVP link if you’re interested.

This has all the makings of a Friday item. L.A.-based integrated agency Big Picture Group, which seems to have a focus on interactive and broadcast efforts for TV shows, decided to take their weekly Friday free staff lunch benefit one step forward. BPG staffers seem to have an appetite for pizza (like most of us do) and today starting at 12:30 PST, eight local pizzerias will be vying for guaranteed Friday business over the next 12 weeks. Lordy, believe it or not, the agency, which has selected staffers to play judge and jury, sent out an RFP and it reads as follows:

“Once a week, we break for lunch to enjoy the best pizza in town. No debate – the best. Does this get your competitive juices (and tomato sauce) flowing? We hope so.

We’d like to invite you to respond to our “Request for Pizza.” Winner gets our business.

Design Requirements
Pies can be round, square, thick or thin. You’re the artist. We’re just the guys and gals with smiles on our faces. One large pie of your choosing is all it takes to show your stuff.

Technical and Infrastructure Requirements
No “virtual” pizzas accepted. No virtual ovens, virtual Parmesan shakers, or virtual pizza cutters. All tasters will be real live, real hungry people.

Assumptions and Agreements
After a taste test showcasing local pizza shops, our employees will vote on their favorite. We’ll let you know by the Monday following “Taste Test Friday” if your pie took the prize.

Basis for Award of Contract
Winner to be determined by:
•       Yummm-factor
•       Presentation, ingredients, authenticity
•       Intangibles

Anticipated Selection Schedule
“Taste Test Friday” will take place on March 30, 2012 at 12:30pm.  The winning shop will be rewarded our business once a week for 3 months.

Delivery is to begin the following “Pizza Friday” with bpg guaranteeing the purchase of 5 (or 6) large pies for 12 consecutive weeks.”

Now, as New Yorkers, we know how people here can be pretty snobbish about our pizza and we don’t really see SoCal as a choice destination for the delicious dish (doesn’t everyone just hit up In-N-Out over there?). But perhaps, we’re missing something and now, we’ll know where to go on our next visit to the West Coast. Damn, is it lunchtime yet?