<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963</id><updated>2012-02-16T03:06:57.396-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Years Of Disney</title><subtitle type='html'>Or, The Age Of The Disnerd</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8520885072949832767</id><published>2009-07-13T12:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:08:27.406-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Anniversary!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SluJWhKNlYI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/xXBYWp25OQU/s1600-h/ali-waltdisney.waltandlillian.giclee.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 332px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SluJWhKNlYI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/xXBYWp25OQU/s400/ali-waltdisney.waltandlillian.giclee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358027201638667650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today we're taking the time today to wish a very special couple, Walt and Lillian a happy 84th Anniversary! If only every man was so thoughtful in their anniversary gift....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SluJi2UpGZI/AAAAAAAAARA/q6KYIfyaz3o/s1600-h/TREE.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SluJi2UpGZI/AAAAAAAAARA/q6KYIfyaz3o/s400/TREE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358027413477988754" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8520885072949832767?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8520885072949832767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-seven-happy-anniversary.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8520885072949832767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8520885072949832767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-seven-happy-anniversary.html' title='Happy Anniversary!!!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SluJWhKNlYI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/xXBYWp25OQU/s72-c/ali-waltdisney.waltandlillian.giclee.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8919534143480626421</id><published>2009-07-07T08:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:07:56.212-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Being Childish</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SlNxSoCEWaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/bPui8OyxLog/s1600-h/welcomeWalt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 243px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SlNxSoCEWaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/bPui8OyxLog/s400/welcomeWalt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355748946671327650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle goes flabby with disuse, so the bright imagination of a child pales in later years if he ceases to exercise it." - Walt Disney&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think one of the biggest reasons Walt never lost his sense of imagination was because he had such a fond grasp of his childhood. So much inspired him, from his creativity and art, to his surroundings, especially the town of Marceline, Missouri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Listen to this speech he made in his return to Marceline. Can you hear the child in him coming out?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://media.entertonement.com/embed/PlayerText.swf" id="1_f71336de_6b0d_11de_97c0_0015c5f4d562" name="PlayerText" flashvars="auto_play=0&amp;id=1_f71336de_6b0d_11de_97c0_0015c5f4d562&amp;meta_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.entertonement.com%2Fclips%2Ftdwqhpyrcb.query%3Fimage_size%3Dflash" width="304" height="30" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" wmode="transparent" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.entertonement.com/clips/tdwqhpyrcb--01-Walt-Reminisces-About-His-Boyhood-Home-in-Marceline"&gt;&lt;img alt="Blank" border="0" height="0" src="http://www.entertonement.com/widgets/img/clip/tdwqhpyrcb/1/1_f71336de_6b0d_11de_97c0_0015c5f4d562/blank.gif" style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; margin:0; padding:0; float:right" width="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's hoping we can all find a way to exercise our imagination more....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8919534143480626421?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8919534143480626421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-six-being-childish.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8919534143480626421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8919534143480626421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-six-being-childish.html' title='Being Childish'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SlNxSoCEWaI/AAAAAAAAAQg/bPui8OyxLog/s72-c/welcomeWalt.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-4176490860113507912</id><published>2009-07-06T07:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T07:55:35.103-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Condolences</title><content type='html'>My deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and coworkers of Austin Wuennenberg, the 21 year old Monorail pilot whose life was tragically cut short in a fatal Monorail accident at Walt Disney World this past Sunday morning. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No pictures, no video, no speculation here. Just a sincere "I'm sorry."&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Thoughts and prayers go with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Craig&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-4176490860113507912?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/4176490860113507912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/condolences.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/4176490860113507912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/4176490860113507912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/condolences.html' title='Condolences'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-309930741438339065</id><published>2009-07-03T22:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:08:14.994-07:00</updated><title type='text'>America SIngs</title><content type='html'>Enjoy this Disneyland classic that was released just in time for America's Bicentennial celebration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As an added feature see how many "performers" you can place in their new home, Splash Mountain!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k1GuVelpDQs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k1GuVelpDQs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lssN5C0fOo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lssN5C0fOo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-309930741438339065?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/309930741438339065/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-five-america-sings.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/309930741438339065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/309930741438339065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-five-america-sings.html' title='America SIngs'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5337442009936121509</id><published>2009-07-03T22:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:07:41.397-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Liberty Tree</title><content type='html'>One of my favorite books of all time happens to be Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. For a great fictional read on Colonial life right before the American Revolution, I cannot recommend it enough, even if it is a book usually found in the young adut section of book stores.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Disney version does not do the book justice - way more within the story needs to be told. However, "The Liberty Tree" is a great song from the movie, and I couldn't think of a better time than Independence Day weekend to share. Enjoy!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fOUzQ9Di6jQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fOUzQ9Di6jQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5337442009936121509?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5337442009936121509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-four-liberty-tree.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5337442009936121509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5337442009936121509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-four-liberty-tree.html' title='The Liberty Tree'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5663782917339522803</id><published>2009-07-03T21:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:07:29.432-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Help With The Effort</title><content type='html'>For today, here's a couple Disney made shorts from World War Two to help support the war effort. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The New Spirit, in particular, seems to be rather effective - at least for Donald....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E5CKHLlwA7U&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E5CKHLlwA7U&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiRfFGIBb9c&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiRfFGIBb9c&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5663782917339522803?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5663782917339522803/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-three-help-with-effort.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5663782917339522803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5663782917339522803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-three-help-with-effort.html' title='Help With The Effort'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-7215243889967553210</id><published>2009-07-03T21:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:07:16.284-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Patriotism Time</title><content type='html'>In honor of our country celebrating Independence Day, this weekend I will be posting some patriotic Disney videos, whether it be Videos from Disneyland, WWII era propaganda cartoons, or movie clips. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend - stay safe and remember what we're celebrating!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First up - A little show that was first presented at the 1964 World's Fair, sponsored by the state of Illinois!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And still, I might add, one of my favorites....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/psgIXqyB_iQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/psgIXqyB_iQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-7215243889967553210?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/7215243889967553210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-two-patriotism-time.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7215243889967553210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7215243889967553210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-fifty-two-patriotism-time.html' title='Patriotism Time'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-2876885278800993076</id><published>2009-06-15T06:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:06:00.982-07:00</updated><title type='text'>For The Romantic In Us All</title><content type='html'>Another musical interlude... Supposedly, this is a real couple...Unexpected? Possibly... Staged? Definitely!!!! Sweet and romantic nonetheless? Absolutely!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IpojZ0COU3Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IpojZ0COU3Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-2876885278800993076?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/2876885278800993076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-nine-for-romantic-in-us-all.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2876885278800993076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2876885278800993076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-nine-for-romantic-in-us-all.html' title='For The Romantic In Us All'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-769191412061936263</id><published>2009-06-12T22:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:05:34.977-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Musical Interlude</title><content type='html'>Tonight, just posting the song in my head...From Newsies, a young Christian Bale. Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iaNQ0vnLtDY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iaNQ0vnLtDY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-769191412061936263?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/769191412061936263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-eight-musical-interlude.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/769191412061936263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/769191412061936263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-eight-musical-interlude.html' title='A Musical Interlude'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5885825893080270424</id><published>2009-06-09T08:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:05:22.263-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy 75th Birthday, Donald!</title><content type='html'>Man, he looks good for his age....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today we celebrate Donald Duck's birthday - what better way than with "Donald's Happy Birthday?" Note - although the calendar in the feature says March 13th, June 9th is his official birthday - hence the posting today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MQuKK3uPJ2I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MQuKK3uPJ2I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5885825893080270424?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5885825893080270424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-seven-happy-75th-birthday.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5885825893080270424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5885825893080270424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-seven-happy-75th-birthday.html' title='Happy 75th Birthday, Donald!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-2053562601895401423</id><published>2009-06-09T07:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:05:05.197-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We Interrupt This Broadcast</title><content type='html'>This blog is sponsored in part (OK, not really) by Donald Duck food products! Can't you just taste that yummy lime soda now????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As an added bonus, be sure to listen to the great old commercials at the bottom of this post!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Si5yAEBfnGI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ZXKz8lrVVJs/s1600-h/oj.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Si5yAEBfnGI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ZXKz8lrVVJs/s320/oj.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345335153140931682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Si5yFzFGPII/AAAAAAAAAQI/WCT9ukX7CTo/s1600-h/lime.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Si5yFzFGPII/AAAAAAAAAQI/WCT9ukX7CTo/s320/lime.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345335251671858306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://media.entertonement.com/embed/PlayerText.swf" id="1_110a20a8_5500_11de_bd63_0015c5f4d4ea" name="PlayerText" flashvars="auto_play=0&amp;id=1_110a20a8_5500_11de_bd63_0015c5f4d4ea&amp;meta_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.entertonement.com%2Fclips%2Fxnjmjwczzr.query%3Fimage_size%3Dflash" width="304" height="30" style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; text-align: center;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" wmode="transparent" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.entertonement.com/clips/xnjmjwczzr--03-Donald-Duck-Food-Commercials"&gt;&lt;img alt="Blank" border="0" height="0" src="http://www.entertonement.com/widgets/img/clip/xnjmjwczzr/1/1_110a20a8_5500_11de_bd63_0015c5f4d4ea/blank.gif" style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; margin:0; padding:0; float:right" width="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-2053562601895401423?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/2053562601895401423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-six-we-interrupt-this.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2053562601895401423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2053562601895401423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-six-we-interrupt-this.html' title='We Interrupt This Broadcast'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Si5yAEBfnGI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ZXKz8lrVVJs/s72-c/oj.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-2045955584600426930</id><published>2009-06-05T09:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:04:52.002-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Tribute</title><content type='html'>Continuing with yesterday's Jimmie Dodd theme, here's a fun blast from the past presenting a blast from the past - Original Mousketeers reuniting in 1980 to pay tribute to the music of Jimmie Dodd on a TV special hosted by Paul Williams. I can't get over the corniness of it all; it's part of the reason I like it so much! Plus, I have to admit to getting a little emotional at the end...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZWzOqfCjXHU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZWzOqfCjXHU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-2045955584600426930?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/2045955584600426930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-five-tribute.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2045955584600426930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2045955584600426930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-five-tribute.html' title='A Tribute'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8958081527967455991</id><published>2009-06-05T08:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:04:19.254-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Words Of Vision</title><content type='html'>For some reason, I'm just really digging these words from Jimmie Dodd today:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_JfgGIHv-mo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_JfgGIHv-mo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8958081527967455991?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8958081527967455991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-four-words-of-vision.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8958081527967455991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8958081527967455991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-four-words-of-vision.html' title='Words Of Vision'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-6826616161624729796</id><published>2009-06-03T06:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:04:03.447-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Saying Goodbye To A True Legend</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SiZ-X-gHNBI/AAAAAAAAAP4/kL-tfs1krHM/s1600-h/wayne.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SiZ-X-gHNBI/AAAAAAAAAP4/kL-tfs1krHM/s320/wayne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343096958301451282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disney legend Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse passed away on May 18th. I have to say, this one hit me hard. He was not the original Mickey voice (that would be Walt), but he was the Mickey MOuse of my generation. While I know that Mickey has only been temporarily silenced, I still feel a great sadness, but take solace in the fact that his work will live on. I'm reminded of that everytime my little one watches "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Two days after Allwine's passing, Jim Hill Media ran this article, and I can't think of a better tribute article to post:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Wayne Allwine, the man behind the mouse, is gone. This sweet 62-year-old passed away on Monday due to complications from diabetes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now some folks will tell you that Wayne was one of only three men to voice Mickey Mouse (with the other two being Walt himself and veteran Disney Studios sound man Jimmy MacDonald). Which isn't entirely true. At the time that Allwine initially began recording for the Mouse, there were actually a number of folks within Walt Disney Productions who did Mickey's voice. MacDonald provided Mickey's vocals for the studio &amp; television side of things, Jack Wagner (i.e. the official voice of Disneyland) spoke for the Mouse in the theme parks and arena shows, while Hal Smith did Mickey's voice for Disney Consumer Products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But where Wayne lucked out was ... Well, just as he began speaking for Mickey, The Walt Disney Company (Thanks -- in large part -- to Les Perkins' efforts in establishing the Character Voice Department) decided that it was time that it selected one performer to be the official voice of each character. That way, the Goofy that appears in parades for the Parks would sound exactly the same as the Goofy that you'd see in Jello commercials on TV. That there'd then be a uniformity in performance style &amp; sound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And though a number of folks did audition to be Mickey's official voice, it was Allwine who eventually landed the gig. Not so much because he'd actually been mentored by MacDonald (these two worked together for years in Disney's sound department). But -- rather -- because Wayne took the job seriously. He understood what he'd been entrusted with with Mickey Mouse and always did what he could to protect this character.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"What do you mean by 'protect the character?'," you ask. Well, as the official voice of Mickey Mouse, Allwine spent over 30 years in recording sessions. Where he'd invariably be handed copy that had been prepared by some Marketing executive who had no idea how Mickey actually sounded. Which is why -- in an effort to make this 70-year-old Mouse sound hip, happening &amp; now -- they'd have written dialogue that had Mickey using trendy slang or making off-color jokes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And as he was rehearsing this material, Wayne would quickly identify the problem areas. And then -- as politely as possible -- he'd work with the director &amp; sound engineer at that session to rectify these problems. Make sure that what was being recorded actually sounded like something that this timeless character might say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mind you, this isn't to say that Wayne wasn't up to a challenge. I remember talking with him once about his work in "The Prince and the Pauper." When I told Wayne how much I enjoyed his performance as the Prince in that featurette, how he had crafted a distinctly different character that still sounded like Mickey, the man lit up like a Christmas tree. "I'm so glad you noticed that," he said."I really tried to make Mickey and the Prince sound like two different characters."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, when you talk about Wayne, you have to bring up Russi Taylor, the talented voice actress who played Minnie to Allwine's Mickey. Those two literally met in a recording booth and quickly became a couple in real life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now what was kind of funny about that is -- for the first couple of years after Wayne &amp; Russi were wed -- The Walt Disney Company expressly forbid these two from mentioning to the press that they were a married couple. Reportedly out of fear over what might happen if Allwine &amp; Taylor's marriage didn't last. Studio execs supposedly dreaded the headline: "Mickey &amp; Minnie split up." (Which -- given this bizarre corporate edict -- led to the in-house joke that " ... theirs was a love that dare not squeak its name.")&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway ... Anyone who ever saw Wayne &amp; Russi together knew that these two were never going to split up. They were so sweet, so into one another, this couple seemed to be joined at the hip. Allwine &amp; Taylor would do radio interviews together, promotional appearances together. They were inseparable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Which is why -- as other people talk about how sad it is that we've lost Wayne -- to be honest, my heart really goes out to Russi at this moment. I mean, this woman's career and personal life were all tied up in one incredibly sweet guy. I can't imagine what she's going through right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In closing ... I know that it might sound somewhat sacrilegious to say this, especially to Disneyana fans. But whenever I watch Mickey Mouse shorts from the 1930s now, I find myself thinking that Mickey doesn't sound quite right. That -- as Walt Disney performed this character back in the day -- his Mouse isn't warm enough. That Walt's performance as Mickey is a bit too one note.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That -- in the end -- may be the greatest compliment that one can pay Wayne Allwine. That the pupil eventually surpassed the master. That his performance of Mickey Mouse -- over time -- actually became better than the one Walt Disney did.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though -- knowing Wayne -- he'd have been quick to dismiss that idea. As MacDonald once told Allwine as he was getting ready to record Mickey's voice back in the 1970s; "Just remember, kid. You're only filling in for the boss."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that said, Mickey Mouse was always in good hands as long as Wayne Allwine was here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will be missed, friend I never met.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-6826616161624729796?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/6826616161624729796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-three-saying-goodbye-to-true.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/6826616161624729796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/6826616161624729796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-three-saying-goodbye-to-true.html' title='Saying Goodbye To A True Legend'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SiZ-X-gHNBI/AAAAAAAAAP4/kL-tfs1krHM/s72-c/wayne.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8127777805113651416</id><published>2009-06-03T06:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:03:30.231-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking Back At A Classic</title><content type='html'>Today, we look back at the history of a wonderful ride... One so wonderful, it has been created at every Disney theme park in the world. As much as I've read history and seen this kind of video over and over, I'm still amazed by all the people and their creativity, a true team effort...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NjGVOsU-LIA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NjGVOsU-LIA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8127777805113651416?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8127777805113651416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-two-looking-back-at-classic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8127777805113651416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8127777805113651416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-forty-two-looking-back-at-classic.html' title='Looking Back At A Classic'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-3850742032696198530</id><published>2009-05-08T22:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:00:51.217-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Talent Round Up</title><content type='html'>Happy Friday, Mousketeers! We come to the end of our week...to Talent Roundup Day! In deciding whose talent to showcase, I came upon this video of a very talented Mousketeer, Darlene Gillespie, the Mosuketeer with a truly golden voice. Although details of her life in later years are grim reminders of fleeting fame, there's no denying she had an amazing voice. What better way to end our Mickey Mouse Club days of the week than with a talented Mousketeer? Take it away, Darlene!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODeG3e5uUpQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODeG3e5uUpQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-3850742032696198530?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/3850742032696198530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-five-talent-round-up.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3850742032696198530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3850742032696198530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-five-talent-round-up.html' title='Talent Round Up'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-758434364438489184</id><published>2009-05-08T22:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:00:40.097-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Circus Day</title><content type='html'>Here's a Thursday treat for you, Mousketeers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D42Czi8TMSY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D42Czi8TMSY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-758434364438489184?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/758434364438489184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-four-circus-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/758434364438489184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/758434364438489184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-four-circus-day.html' title='Circus Day'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-7755525932042226923</id><published>2009-05-06T21:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T12:00:05.145-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Anything Can Happen Day</title><content type='html'>Happy Wednesday, Mousketeers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For anything can happen day today, we take you back to one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Up to this point did anyone think we'd ever see this wonderful pairing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6H9f8qUrF6w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6H9f8qUrF6w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-7755525932042226923?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/7755525932042226923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-three-anything-can-happen.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7755525932042226923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7755525932042226923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-three-anything-can-happen.html' title='Anything Can Happen Day'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8309046702080454866</id><published>2009-05-05T19:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:59:50.102-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Guest Star Day</title><content type='html'>For this edition of Guest Star Tuesday, we take you to Disneyland's Carnation Gardens...just a few years back....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HvId6Cjzi84&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HvId6Cjzi84&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8309046702080454866?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8309046702080454866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-two-guest-star-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8309046702080454866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8309046702080454866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-two-guest-star-day.html' title='Guest Star Day'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-7356594477781968733</id><published>2009-05-04T21:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:59:33.345-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fun WIth Music Day</title><content type='html'>Greetings, Mousketeers! Happy Monday! This week, we'll take each weekday in the spirit of the Mickey Mouse Club; that is, with themed days! Today is Fun With Music Day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I can't think of any more fun with music than this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-n1cXmMV8eI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-n1cXmMV8eI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gMpgIYH_kJA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gMpgIYH_kJA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-7356594477781968733?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/7356594477781968733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-one-fun-with-music-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7356594477781968733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7356594477781968733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-one-fun-with-music-day.html' title='Fun WIth Music Day'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5630459542641761000</id><published>2009-05-03T22:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:59:16.234-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday Funnies</title><content type='html'>Not necessarily a comic - hence the word "funnies" instead...but here's something to make you chuckle (or at least smile)!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Sf56gq26jmI/AAAAAAAAAN4/1Uz8InSYQoA/s1600-h/Donald.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Sf56gq26jmI/AAAAAAAAAN4/1Uz8InSYQoA/s320/Donald.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331833710532267618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've always wondered if he wasn't in the least slightest bit self-conscious....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5630459542641761000?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5630459542641761000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-sunday-funnies.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5630459542641761000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5630459542641761000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-thirty-sunday-funnies.html' title='Sunday Funnies'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Sf56gq26jmI/AAAAAAAAAN4/1Uz8InSYQoA/s72-c/Donald.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-6147495096810000897</id><published>2009-05-02T21:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:58:52.785-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Boagaloons</title><content type='html'>Here's a treat from our friends at the Mickey Mouse Club and Disney legend (The Golden Horseshoe Review and Enchanted Tiki Room come to mind!)Wally Boag!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5N1-FunwBM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5N1-FunwBM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-6147495096810000897?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/6147495096810000897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-twenty-nine-boagaloons.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/6147495096810000897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/6147495096810000897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-twenty-nine-boagaloons.html' title='Boagaloons'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-2391916303919194808</id><published>2009-05-01T21:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:57:47.851-07:00</updated><title type='text'>An Editorial</title><content type='html'>In an earlier post, I mentioned how Disneyland invoked such happy childhood memories of family. I therefore would like to offer you, the reader, some suggestions on how to make Disneyland (or any theme park) memorable (in a positive way) for your family. Being that my first trip to Disneyland with a little one is coming up in a week, this is advice I plan on taking as well! Remember, I am not a licensed therapist, psychologist, counselor, vacation planner, etc. This is just advice and tips from one friend to another.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Number One: Hold on to your child’s hand at all times. I have seen many lost children in the park and cannot imagine the panic racing through their minds as well as their parent’s minds. Just take a look at the entry lines before the park opens. Parents are already looking for their son or daughter! It is so easy for a child to get lost by just stopping to look at a display window on Main Street, USA when Mom and Dad keep walking to get to Splash Mountain as quick as possible. I could be wrong, but searching Disneyland for little Timmy and waiting for security to radio in to City Hall doesn’t sound like the happiest vacation on earth; especially when it could be avoided by something as simple as holding hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Number Two: Remember to rest. If your kids are cranky in the morning, imagine what it will be like three or four hours later. There are plenty of park benches to sit on and relax. The park does have a nifty readmission option as well. And hotel rooms are perfect for a little nap before a nice evening in the park. Remember: naps aren’t just for grumpy and tired children. They work for grumpy and tired mommies and daddies too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Number Three: Don’t force children to go on rides. Now, I’m a new parent who has not yet taken my child to the park, but I’ve been a child. Therefore, I know this to be true: If Junior is screaming that he doesn’t want to go on a particular  ride, chances are that he doesn’t want to go on that ride! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “STOP IT! YOU’RE GOING TO RIDE THIS AND YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE FUN, SO STOP CRYING RIGHT NOW!!!” Now really, can a child be ordered to have fun if he’s expecting to have the living daylights scared out of him? My parents never pressed the issue. The deal was, if I didn’t want to go, I didn’t have to go. If I wasn’t sure, I could just close my eyes and I would be protected by them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; On one trip I was standing in line for Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin behind a mother with a frightened and crying young boy. This poor child was screaming. Literally screaming. She finally told him he didn’t have to go on the ride, which caused his screaming to subside. I was so happy to hear that until it became obvious she was going to force him on the ride last minute. When they came to the entry point, she grabbed the boy and pulled him into the car with her, causing him to start screaming once more. At this point, the cast member working the load point informed the mother, “Mam, I’m afraid I can’t let you ride if your child is not calmed down.”   I’m not sure if she ever noticed me mouth the words, “Thank You” to her, but her comments to the mother were greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Most important, Number Four: Remember this trip is supposed to be fun! Especially if it’s your child’s first time, plan the trip with him or her in mind! If this means no Space Mountain and ten trips on It’s A Small World, so be it! If you want Disneyland to be as magical of a place for your children as it is for you, allow them to create their own memories. You may just find that your memories become even more magical! And after all, the Small World song is kind of catchy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-2391916303919194808?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/2391916303919194808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-twenty-eight-editorial.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2391916303919194808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2391916303919194808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-twenty-eight-editorial.html' title='An Editorial'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8820245187584418508</id><published>2009-05-01T21:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:57:25.605-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Quote From The Man</title><content type='html'>"Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things. So I think happiness is contentment but it doesn't mean you have to have wealth. All individuals are different and some of us just wouldn't be satisfied with just carrying out a routine job and being happy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great words, Uncle Walt. Great words.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8820245187584418508?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8820245187584418508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-twenty-seven-another-quote-from-man.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8820245187584418508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8820245187584418508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-twenty-seven-another-quote-from-man.html' title='Another Quote From The Man'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-1194233658778998530</id><published>2009-04-27T21:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:57:05.693-07:00</updated><title type='text'>An Obituary</title><content type='html'>Unfortunately, sometimes the great ones get overlooked. Director Ken Annakin passed away on Wednesday, April 22nd. Mr Annakin was a great contributor to live action movies, both Disney and non-Disney made. If the name doesn't sound familiar, perhaps some of his movies do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaNpExClcI/AAAAAAAAANQ/sxdNL9WeZb4/s1600-h/swiss.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 311px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaNpExClcI/AAAAAAAAANQ/sxdNL9WeZb4/s320/swiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329602945833145794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaN3UWohqI/AAAAAAAAANY/FvSD_JvUIcQ/s1600-h/Third_Man_on_the_Mountain.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaN3UWohqI/AAAAAAAAANY/FvSD_JvUIcQ/s320/Third_Man_on_the_Mountain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329603190535521954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaOAa7Xv4I/AAAAAAAAANg/XG7Bl24cREg/s1600-h/Sword_and_the_Rose.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaOAa7Xv4I/AAAAAAAAANg/XG7Bl24cREg/s320/Sword_and_the_Rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329603346919047042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaOMVlgb1I/AAAAAAAAANo/OIc68lAIVFc/s1600-h/longest-day-DVDcover.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaOMVlgb1I/AAAAAAAAANo/OIc68lAIVFc/s320/longest-day-DVDcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329603551643594578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaOVuN-xgI/AAAAAAAAANw/oAzz-i_DXTs/s1600-h/battleofthebulge1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaOVuN-xgI/AAAAAAAAANw/oAzz-i_DXTs/s320/battleofthebulge1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329603712874628610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rest in peace, Mr Annakin. Thank you for such wonderful contributions.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-1194233658778998530?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/1194233658778998530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-six-obituary.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1194233658778998530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1194233658778998530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-six-obituary.html' title='An Obituary'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfaNpExClcI/AAAAAAAAANQ/sxdNL9WeZb4/s72-c/swiss.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-199921798105789748</id><published>2009-04-26T22:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:56:36.117-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday Comics</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfVCuZsxTPI/AAAAAAAAANI/wwYOVDeZb78/s1600-h/disney01.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 314px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfVCuZsxTPI/AAAAAAAAANI/wwYOVDeZb78/s400/disney01.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329239099002932466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-199921798105789748?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/199921798105789748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-five-sunday-comics.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/199921798105789748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/199921798105789748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-five-sunday-comics.html' title='Sunday Comics'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SfVCuZsxTPI/AAAAAAAAANI/wwYOVDeZb78/s72-c/disney01.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-6277558485230505535</id><published>2009-04-26T22:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:56:19.567-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Voice Behind The Cricket</title><content type='html'>Kind of a bummer way to end a Jiminy tribute, but nonetheless, it's a story that needs to be told:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6omeanjaweA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6omeanjaweA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-6277558485230505535?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/6277558485230505535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-four-voice-behind-cricket.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/6277558485230505535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/6277558485230505535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-four-voice-behind-cricket.html' title='The Voice Behind The Cricket'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-1291760459215581051</id><published>2009-04-24T20:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:56:04.890-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Polish Cricket</title><content type='html'>Just plain fun - hope it puts a smile on your face like it did mine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2yYHiez2iRs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2yYHiez2iRs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-1291760459215581051?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/1291760459215581051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-three-polish-cricket.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1291760459215581051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1291760459215581051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-three-polish-cricket.html' title='A Polish Cricket'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5962212760541916212</id><published>2009-04-23T19:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:54:22.320-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sing Along Time!</title><content type='html'>One of my favorite Jiminy songs...and yes, I have it on 78!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DNvqud0vIYg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DNvqud0vIYg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5962212760541916212?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5962212760541916212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-two-sing-along-time.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5962212760541916212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5962212760541916212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-two-sing-along-time.html' title='Sing Along Time!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-3709710324935315828</id><published>2009-04-22T21:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:54:02.645-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I've Got Environmentality!</title><content type='html'>Come on, you knew I couldn't have a Jiminy tribute around Earth Day without this coming up!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_z8suJzpI/AAAAAAAAANA/6V9fpjR_Nko/s1600-h/97enviro.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 327px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_z8suJzpI/AAAAAAAAANA/6V9fpjR_Nko/s400/97enviro.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327745108325027474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_zScKhDbI/AAAAAAAAAMo/g7IfJCl810c/s1600-h/jiminy_posterhong+kong.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_zScKhDbI/AAAAAAAAAMo/g7IfJCl810c/s400/jiminy_posterhong+kong.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327744382326082994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_zF9sJ-SI/AAAAAAAAAMg/UxTx3MqFJR4/s1600-h/earth+day.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_zF9sJ-SI/AAAAAAAAAMg/UxTx3MqFJR4/s400/earth+day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327744167987247394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-3709710324935315828?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/3709710324935315828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-one-ive-got-environmentality.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3709710324935315828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3709710324935315828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-one-ive-got-environmentality.html' title='I&apos;ve Got Environmentality!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se_z8suJzpI/AAAAAAAAANA/6V9fpjR_Nko/s72-c/97enviro.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-9053275830611307752</id><published>2009-04-21T20:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:53:39.483-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm No Fool</title><content type='html'>The first of a few days' worth of Jiminy Cricket tributes, here's a little educational material for you:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x0mqlb5fBZo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x0mqlb5fBZo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-9053275830611307752?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/9053275830611307752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-im-no-fool.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/9053275830611307752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/9053275830611307752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twenty-im-no-fool.html' title='I&apos;m No Fool'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-1771052477943146343</id><published>2009-04-20T21:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:53:17.749-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank You, 70's!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se1SQ_CouxI/AAAAAAAAALo/hC4yr1vMF2k/s1600-h/disco+mickey.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se1SQ_CouxI/AAAAAAAAALo/hC4yr1vMF2k/s200/disco+mickey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327004386003041042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's got style, he's got flare&lt;br /&gt;Got two left feet but he doesn't care&lt;br /&gt;Dressed in blue, fit to form&lt;br /&gt;Ladies love to touch his uniform&lt;br /&gt;Mess with him and you're outta luck&lt;br /&gt;He's a macho duck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macho macho duck&lt;br /&gt;Oh he's a manly sensation&lt;br /&gt;Macho macho duck&lt;br /&gt;He's a macho macho duck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can he move, well guess what?&lt;br /&gt;Watch his wiggle waddle strut&lt;br /&gt;But feathers fly when he gets riled&lt;br /&gt;It's like a pillow fight of white&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Macho macho duck&lt;br /&gt;The slickest bird in the nation&lt;br /&gt;Macho macho duck&lt;br /&gt;He's a macho macho duck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se1Sfzs1QiI/AAAAAAAAALw/8Y_oe8vWhdc/s1600-h/disco+back.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se1Sfzs1QiI/AAAAAAAAALw/8Y_oe8vWhdc/s200/disco+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327004640656835106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-1771052477943146343?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/1771052477943146343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-nineteen-thank-you-70s.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1771052477943146343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1771052477943146343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-nineteen-thank-you-70s.html' title='Thank You, 70&apos;s!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/Se1SQ_CouxI/AAAAAAAAALo/hC4yr1vMF2k/s72-c/disco+mickey.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-362631899348420643</id><published>2009-04-19T21:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:52:53.354-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday Concert Feature</title><content type='html'>George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as seen in Fantasia 2000...Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p-gP6KFPEKA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p-gP6KFPEKA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-362631899348420643?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/362631899348420643/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-eighteen-sunday-concert-feature.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/362631899348420643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/362631899348420643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-eighteen-sunday-concert-feature.html' title='Sunday Concert Feature'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-3997243998110135502</id><published>2009-04-18T23:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:52:25.534-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Jungle's Only Self Service Witch Doctor</title><content type='html'>For tonight, a tribute to my favorite advice giver in Disneyland!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SerDNdv-JPI/AAAAAAAAALI/Zx_29EC0kJ4/s1600-h/usepagenedthesecond.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SerDNdv-JPI/AAAAAAAAALI/Zx_29EC0kJ4/s320/usepagenedthesecond.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326284145410581746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MR0wEmaVzrk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MR0wEmaVzrk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SerDYJZs64I/AAAAAAAAALQ/rGoRRLj0hRM/s1600-h/usepgnedthesecond.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SerDYJZs64I/AAAAAAAAALQ/rGoRRLj0hRM/s320/usepgnedthesecond.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326284328927030146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-3997243998110135502?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/3997243998110135502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-seventeen-jungles-only-self-service.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3997243998110135502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3997243998110135502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-seventeen-jungles-only-self-service.html' title='The Jungle&apos;s Only Self Service Witch Doctor'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SerDNdv-JPI/AAAAAAAAALI/Zx_29EC0kJ4/s72-c/usepagenedthesecond.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8345789830470734657</id><published>2009-04-16T21:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:52:10.815-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Retro Disney</title><content type='html'>Today, one of my favorite clips from The Wonderful World Of Color - Kurt Russell, the Osmonds, The Haunted Mansion....What else do you need?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yEPdN__ZmYo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yEPdN__ZmYo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8345789830470734657?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8345789830470734657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-fifteen-retro-disney.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8345789830470734657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8345789830470734657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-fifteen-retro-disney.html' title='Retro Disney'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-1073364082304252356</id><published>2009-04-14T21:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:51:12.416-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What's My Line? Part Two</title><content type='html'>Another gem from the What's My Line? game show. Watching this, I'm amazed at how many yes answers the panel gets, yet seems to be so far off....Seems the Disney company can be described in a lot of ways!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ywCj-H6vNI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ywCj-H6vNI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-1073364082304252356?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/1073364082304252356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-thirteen-whats-my-line-part-two.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1073364082304252356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/1073364082304252356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-thirteen-whats-my-line-part-two.html' title='What&apos;s My Line? Part Two'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-3508903373474009609</id><published>2009-04-13T21:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:50:19.906-07:00</updated><title type='text'>From The Man Himself</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeQXv2sqG1I/AAAAAAAAAKw/bHwRoWtMElQ/s1600-h/cover.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeQXv2sqG1I/AAAAAAAAAKw/bHwRoWtMElQ/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324406770362882898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, a few of my favorite quotes from Walt:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children's approach to life. They're people who don't give a hang what the Joneses do. You see them at Disneyland every time you go there. They are not afraid to be delighted with simple pleasures, and they have a degree of contentment with what life has brought - sometimes it isn't much, either."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Why be a governor or a senator when you can be king of Disneyland?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps my all time favorite quote comes from when the company was faced with an important decision due to a plumbers' strike: open Disneyland with drinking fountains or with restrooms? "People can buy a Pepsi, but they can't pee in the street."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Great words to live by, Walt....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-3508903373474009609?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/3508903373474009609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twelve-from-man-himself.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3508903373474009609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3508903373474009609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-twelve-from-man-himself.html' title='From The Man Himself'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeQXv2sqG1I/AAAAAAAAAKw/bHwRoWtMElQ/s72-c/cover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-7013992176780848107</id><published>2009-04-12T12:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:50:04.922-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday Comics</title><content type='html'>Here's a couple from one of my favorite comic artists, Mark Parisi:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeI7tBmmycI/AAAAAAAAAKo/MIqHfOv6AP0/s1600-h/smallunderworld.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 305px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeI7tBmmycI/AAAAAAAAAKo/MIqHfOv6AP0/s400/smallunderworld.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323883354215860674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeI7tGPsEaI/AAAAAAAAAKg/fsdaU4rZ4CY/s1600-h/pooh01.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeI7tGPsEaI/AAAAAAAAAKg/fsdaU4rZ4CY/s400/pooh01.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323883355461915042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-7013992176780848107?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/7013992176780848107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-eleven-sunday-comics.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7013992176780848107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/7013992176780848107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-eleven-sunday-comics.html' title='Sunday Comics'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SeI7tBmmycI/AAAAAAAAAKo/MIqHfOv6AP0/s72-c/smallunderworld.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8949831223271984259</id><published>2009-04-11T20:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:49:46.517-07:00</updated><title type='text'>An Easter Treat</title><content type='html'>In honor of Easter - here's a tribute to a classic bunny!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZKezD7_RZSw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZKezD7_RZSw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8949831223271984259?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8949831223271984259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-ten-easter-treat.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8949831223271984259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8949831223271984259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-ten-easter-treat.html' title='An Easter Treat'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-3490989661366544442</id><published>2009-04-10T21:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:49:15.530-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Missing An Old Friend</title><content type='html'>For nearly five years, I worked as a cast member at The Disney Store in Glendale, Arizona. When I was hired, I left a better paying job with more hours because, well, I would be working for Disney! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was it worth it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You bet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My love for Disney grew into more than I could imagine it would. I made amazing friends. I learned the true value of guest service.I became knowledgeable enough in Disney Trivia to become a three time store champion. Most importantly, I met a young girl who would, a year and a half after I left, become my wife.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About a year ago, The Disney Store at Arrowhead Towne Center was closed for "remodeling" with an indefinite return date. Since then, an Apple Store has moved into the vacant spot, and no date has been set for a re-opening of The Disney Store anywhere else in the mall (due to the current economy, I can understand why). Tonight, I'm feeling a little melancholy. I miss the place. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought I'd include a few pictures from our last visit, shortly before I closed. I'm getting choked up as I type this (I know, I'm a sap) just thinking how if it weren't for that store, I wouldn't be holding the precious little one you see in the last picture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disney Store #571, you are gone, but not forgotten.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w163.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w163.photobucket.com/albums/t303/thewallyllama/f136f793.pbw" height="360" width="480"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t303/thewallyllama/?action=view&amp;current=f136f793.pbw" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div 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Friend'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8723179118594974424</id><published>2009-04-09T11:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:48:47.373-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I Knew It!!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="480" height="430"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;param name="movie" 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Child Stars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8723179118594974424?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8723179118594974424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-85-i-knew-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8723179118594974424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8723179118594974424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-85-i-knew-it.html' title='I Knew It!!!!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-2783760309555069589</id><published>2009-04-07T21:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:45:08.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Recommended Reading</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdwwArR9xnI/AAAAAAAAAKY/8ZPHv9uIcUY/s1600-h/buildingacompany.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdwwArR9xnI/AAAAAAAAAKY/8ZPHv9uIcUY/s320/buildingacompany.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322181647821293170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When Walt and I were on the farm in Marceline, we had to sleep in the same bed. Now Walt was just a little guy, and he was always wetting the bed. And he's been peeing on me ever since."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once I read that quote from Roy O. Disney, I was hooked. For every dreamer like Walt, there's a behind the scenes, make it happen guy like Roy. &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Building a Company: Roy O Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire&lt;/span&gt; isn't just a heck of a long title, it's a great and fascinating read. Author Bob Thomas does a great job of telling the story of both Disney brothers, and how they made the impossible not only work, but succeed beyond anyone's wildest imagination.From days of their childhood, to the opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, this book was entertaining at times, informative, and touching. Despite differences and disagreements, there was a deep love and respect that shone through these two. If you are a fan of Disney and haven't yet read this amazing book, I highly suggest you find a copy, sit back and enjoy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-2783760309555069589?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/2783760309555069589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-seven-recommended-reading.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2783760309555069589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2783760309555069589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-seven-recommended-reading.html' title='Recommended Reading'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdwwArR9xnI/AAAAAAAAAKY/8ZPHv9uIcUY/s72-c/buildingacompany.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5103864849620942775</id><published>2009-04-06T07:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:44:38.116-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday, Mr Pixar!</title><content type='html'>Here's to wishing John Ratzenberger, Pixar's "good luck charm," a happy 62nd birthday. It's become quite fun trying to figure out exactly when he'll show up in  the next release. So here's to you, Cliff Clavin, and here's hoping for many more great roles to come!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GpXbCT61OlE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GpXbCT61OlE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5103864849620942775?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5103864849620942775/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-six-happy-birthday-mr-pixar.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5103864849620942775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5103864849620942775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-six-happy-birthday-mr-pixar.html' title='Happy Birthday, Mr Pixar!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-8574540644028183022</id><published>2009-04-05T21:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:44:19.342-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday Comics</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoLlaFwk0I/AAAAAAAAAKA/dAUaKrIgAvE/s1600-h/desperate.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoLlaFwk0I/AAAAAAAAAKA/dAUaKrIgAvE/s400/desperate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321578646978204482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-8574540644028183022?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/8574540644028183022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-five-sunday-comics.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8574540644028183022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/8574540644028183022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-five-sunday-comics.html' title='Sunday Comics'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoLlaFwk0I/AAAAAAAAAKA/dAUaKrIgAvE/s72-c/desperate.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-3163753472083842086</id><published>2009-04-04T21:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:43:42.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Matterhorn Perspectives</title><content type='html'>Just thought I'd share a couple images today from past Disneyland trips, a few that show the Matterhorn from a couple different views...and turned out to be two of my favorite pictures. Hope you enjoy!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoNCr95uxI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/0w6y5hcSJ3M/s1600-h/userpagesept29th009.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoNCr95uxI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/0w6y5hcSJ3M/s400/userpagesept29th009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321580249504922386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoM82PsqlI/AAAAAAAAAKI/dAUYiUNJBUk/s1600-h/userpagesept29th001.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoM82PsqlI/AAAAAAAAAKI/dAUYiUNJBUk/s400/userpagesept29th001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321580149184703058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-3163753472083842086?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/3163753472083842086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-four-matterhorn-perspectives.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3163753472083842086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/3163753472083842086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-four-matterhorn-perspectives.html' title='Matterhorn Perspectives'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdoNCr95uxI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/0w6y5hcSJ3M/s72-c/userpagesept29th009.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5065618723427385872</id><published>2009-04-03T08:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:43:22.357-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Sad Day In Disney History</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdYqZAD7cQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/1u5XH9cNbDo/s1600-h/Frank+Wells.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdYqZAD7cQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/1u5XH9cNbDo/s200/Frank+Wells.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320486618786394370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On this day in 1994, Disney lost a true legend. Frank Wells, former President and COO of the Walt Disney Company, was tragically killed in a helicopter accident in Nevada at the young age of 62.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wells was one of the driving forces in the turn around of the Disney Company in the 1980's. According to his &lt;a href="http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Frank+Wells"&gt;Disney Legends&lt;/a&gt; profile:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"During his 10-year-tenure, Disney enjoyed unprecedented growth and revitalization with annual revenues up from $1.5 billion to $8.5 billion. Disney stocks increased a whopping 1,500 percent, while its theme parks and resorts revenues tripled. Disney Consumer Products revenues rose 13-fold, while its filmed entertainment revenues jumped 15-fold. Frank helped make Disney one of the most successful film studios in the world."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would personally argue that the Eisner era enjoyed its greatest successes whil Wells was in tenure for the company. He seemed to be the "Roy" to Michael's "Walt."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frank Wells was also quite an adventurer. In 1983, he set out to climb the highest mountain on each of the world's seven continents within a single year - a feat never before accomplished at that time. He scaled six, but was forced to turn back near the top of Mount Everest. His mountaineering exploits were chronicled in his book, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Summits-Dick-Bass/dp/0446385166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1238772570&amp;sr=8-1"&gt;"Seven Summits,"&lt;/a&gt; published in 1986. His love of mountain climbing was paid tribute in the Matterhorn at Disneyland.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdYtLf9-CpI/AAAAAAAAAJg/oQmHS6MnfL8/s1600-h/wellexp.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdYtLf9-CpI/AAAAAAAAAJg/oQmHS6MnfL8/s200/wellexp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320489685368048274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr Wells, you are missed.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5065618723427385872?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5065618723427385872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-three-sad-day-in-disney-history.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5065618723427385872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5065618723427385872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-three-sad-day-in-disney-history.html' title='A Sad Day In Disney History'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__EXLZsy_SRc/SdYqZAD7cQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/1u5XH9cNbDo/s72-c/Frank+Wells.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-2150962119282153813</id><published>2009-04-02T06:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:39:57.912-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What's My Line?</title><content type='html'>I often wish I lived back in what I consider the "golden years" of Disney - mainly while Walt was still alive. Yes, his spirit lives on in so many different ways, but just to see interviews with the man...to turn on the TV and see him hosting the Disneyland TV show or Walt Disney Presents in their first runs....or to go to Disneyland and by some chance see him walking down Main Street, or knowing with the light on in his apartment, he was somewhere in the park...how awesome that must have been! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or to see him pop up somewhere else unexpectedly - like this little gem from 1956:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Of7_K1e_x3Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Of7_K1e_x3Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think this inspired the "What's My Crime" scene in 101 Dalmatians a few years later?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-2150962119282153813?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/2150962119282153813/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-two-whats-my-line.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2150962119282153813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/2150962119282153813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-two-whats-my-line.html' title='What&apos;s My Line?'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-5800871627773229115</id><published>2009-04-01T06:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T11:39:00.702-07:00</updated><title type='text'>On Disneyland</title><content type='html'>&lt;link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCraig%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"&gt;&lt;link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCraig%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt; 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In fact at last count I’ve been there a total of seventeen times, and nine of those seventeen have occurred in the five years that I’ve been married. It’s just that Disneyland has always been a part of me. In my blood, so to speak. My mother will volunteer the fact that I was conceived on a trip to Disneyland, a fact that just kind of freaks me out and for that reason, will not be discussed from here on out.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;u1:p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;When I was younger, Disneyland was a favorite vacation destination for me. I can’t remember too much about those trips, I was a little too young. I do know that one of my family’s favorite photographs come from me being pushed in a stroller by Dale the chipmunk, screaming my little cute Mickey ears off. There are many other pictures of me at the park, but no real memories come of those.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;u1:p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The few things I do remember are little in the grand scheme of things. I remember my mom and dad making me and my sister lay down for a nap on a bench while my mom had iced tea and my dad had a vanilla milkshake, of which I got to have a sip of. A little thing, right? But here I am, 30 years old, and nothing tastes better to me than a vanilla milkshake from the happiest place on earth. (On a side note, on my last trip there in 2006, the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor no longer sold shakes. I almost cried.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;u1:p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;I remember waking up on the floor of the hotel room, being told I had just rolled off in the middle of the night. (&lt;i&gt;Just rolled off?&lt;/i&gt; I was sharing a bed with my older sister at the time, and I still suspect foul play.) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;u1:p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;I remember riding my first roller coaster, The Matterhorn, with my dad. And it scared the living daylights out of me. He tried to get me to go on Space Mountain with him. He said I’d like it because it had cool pictures of the solar system as we were walking out. He almost had me sold on it as I was a pretty big astronomy buff, until I asked one more important question. "Does it have seat belts?" I asked him. No, he told me, just safety bars. "Then I’m not riding. Not until they have&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt; seat belts." I have since softened my stance on rides without seat belts, though I still won’t get into a car without one.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;u1:p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Perhaps the memory that stayed with me most, however, is that we went as a family. My parents divorced soon after our last family trip to Disneyland, and I wouldn’t get to go again for quite a few years. Nonetheless, when I think of my family being happy together, I think of our trips to Disneyland. I still think of family every time I go there. And I think Uncle Walt would be happy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-5800871627773229115?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/5800871627773229115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-one-on-disneyland.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5800871627773229115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/5800871627773229115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-one-on-disneyland.html' title='On Disneyland'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399699697765119963.post-545906665109406104</id><published>2009-03-31T11:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T13:01:02.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome To My Year Of Disney!</title><content type='html'>It seems that as big of a Disney geek I have always been, this year my love for all things Mickey &amp;amp; Co. has intensified. Beginning April 1st, join me in my year-long blogging experiment as I attempt at a new post concerning different aspects of Disney on a daily basis. I hope that you find my entries interesting, informative, or at the very least entertaining!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3399699697765119963-545906665109406104?l=yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/feeds/545906665109406104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/03/welcome-to-my-year-of-disney.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/545906665109406104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3399699697765119963/posts/default/545906665109406104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yearofthedisnerd.blogspot.com/2009/03/welcome-to-my-year-of-disney.html' title='Welcome To My Year Of Disney!'/><author><name>Craig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12182479192043225713</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
