Friday happy dance
December 13, 2019
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Wednesday weirdness
December 11, 2019If you’ve ever sung in a choir where someone always seemed to be a little off, you’ll appreciate the way Maestro Quasimodo deals with one particularly inept chorister in this performance by the Paris Belharmonic.
5 Comments | simple pleasures | Tagged: Carol of the Bells, Christmas, Claymation Christmas, memory lane | Permalink
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Advertisements from long, long ago — holiday edition
December 4, 2019
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Happy anniversary, Mickey and Minnie
November 18, 2019It’s the 91st anniversary of the premiere of “Steamboat Willie,” which was the first film starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse to be shown in theaters. The two mice had actually made their debut a few months earlier in “Plane Crazy,” which failed to find a distributor in 1928 and was not released until the following year, after the success of “Steamboat Willie” had made stars of Mickey and Minnie.
3 Comments | simple pleasures | Tagged: Disney, memory lane, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Steamboat Willie | Permalink
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Friday happy dance
November 15, 2019
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Friday happy dance
November 8, 2019TRIGGER WARNING: This Disney classic was made before the invention of political correctness. View at your own risk.
17 Comments | circus of life | Tagged: dance, Disney, memory lane, Silly Symphonies, The Cookie Carnival | Permalink
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Wednesday weirdness
November 6, 2019
10 Comments | circus of life | Tagged: Little Lulu, memory lane, Swingin' on a Star | Permalink
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