Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Martin Luther King, Jr. via last.fm
I recently read a wonderful post by Ron Mattocks at Clark Kent’s Lunchbox about what our hopes teach our children about their futures. Using Martin Luther King‘s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech as a catalyst, Ron tells us stories of his father and the effects his father had on his life and parenting style. It’s great. I highly recommend you head over there and read it.
Tags: Animation, Calli, Charles Schulz, Chuck Jones, Comic strip, family, Fantasia, Kat, Martin Luther King, Mickey Mouse, Stop motion, The Walt Disney Company, Traditional animation, Tristin
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
I claim to be a blogger, but with that comes keeping in touch with the world around me. On this front I have failed. I just noticed that Jason over at Ramblings and Run-Ons has given me a Keepsake Blog Award. I just saw it, and feel terrible because that means I missed one of his FatherHood Friday posts, which I usually try to keep up with. But now that I know, I would like to say ‘Thank you, thank you very much’ to Jason and I am flatterered to know that my blog stands out as a keepsake in your mind. The feeling is mutual.
Now, as with any blogging award that I’ve seen, this one comes with a couple of caviats: 1) I must pass this prestigious honor along to ten of my favorite bloggers. 2) I have to share a keepsake moment in my life. When I learned of this, I started tracing the award back, trying to find original blogs that had not already been given the award. That effort thwarted, here is my list, in no particular order, some of which someone beat me to honoring them. You can blame my day job!
Tags: blogging friends, Christmas, Dad-Blogs, Elvis Presley, Holidays, Jacob Marley, John Lennon, Mickey Mouse, Paul Simon, Television special
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
We like to occasionally visit our local thrift store in order to maybe snatch some nifty schwag at a bargain. My wife generally migrates toward the clothing and I head for the media: books, CDs, movies…
Today’s visit to the thrift store resulted in my finding an album I had no idea existed, but I’m so glad I scooped it up!
‘Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage Disney Films‘ is just that: a compilation of various artists adding their own spin on Disney film music. The artists on this album are unlike anything I’ve ever seen with Disney music.
Tags: AAron Neville, Arts, Mickey Mouse, movies, Tom Waits, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures
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