Bob Ruzicka wrote the lyrics and music for Dirty Old Man. Valdy did a cover of it. Other songs of Bob's music that Valdy recorded were Yes I Can, Leavin' Ain't the Only Way To Go, and Double Solitaire.
Judy Collins recorded his Down and Losin', and Anne Murray recorded Hey Daddy ( Hippo in the Bathtub). He moved from Edmonton to Victoria in his late twenties and still enjoys living there.