"Do you enjoy throwing up every five minutes, Claude?" -Aunt Edna, "National Lampoon's Vacation"
After our brunch with Caren Kaye, Renny Temple, and Adam Sadowsky (hereafter referred to as the IYM breakfast), David and I headed back to his place on the afternoon of Sunday, February 12, 2018. It was about 2:00pm and we took the opportunity to just browse some episodes of Maude, while we moved closer to a nodding off state. Eventually we caught our second wind and headed back out to grab dinner and see a show. Read the rest of this entry »
The end of any Sons of the Desert convention is always a little bit sad, and this one had been particularly fun. Bob had an idea to make this one a little more palatable though, as even after it ended on the morning of Sunday, July 6, 2014, with the standard Farewell Brunch and passing of the Pineapple and all that good stuff, it wasn’t really over. That morning David and I got up and ready at his place and were on the road around 8:30 back to the Loews. I bid farewell to David’s cat Flo, which turned out to be the last time I saw him, as he passed away later that month. David thinks this is the last picture of him as well. Read the rest of this entry »
The most intriguing thing to me about current Disney TV animation is that one of my best friends David works on many of the shows. One of the shows that he worked on was Jake and the Never Land Pirates on Disney Junior. Obviously most of these shows are geared toward children which would explain my lack of interest. However this one has elicited more interest than normal as both my nephew Adam and grandson Silas both were into it, and David has passed on several pieces of memorabilia to them related to the show. Read the rest of this entry »
I very seldom pass up the chance to meet a Disney celeb, and although the 1980’s saw the decline of quality live action films coming out of the studios, I’m a bit surprised at myself for passing up meeting Meredith Salenger when I had the chance at one of the Hollywood Shows back in the late 2000’s. Granted my criteria has somewhat loosened in more recent years, but any way you slice it, she would have been a cool person to meet. Read the rest of this entry »