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"After viewing the situation from all sides, Mr. Laurel says that he is thoroughly reconciled to the fact that the moving picture industry is still in its infancy." - Radio announcer, "Me and My Pal"

Archive for the 'Disney' Category

Cruella de Vil

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Betty Lou Gerson was a character actress who could be seen in numerous televsion shows throughout the 1950’s and 60’s - most notably in one of my favorites The Twilight Zone, in which she starred in the episode Ring-A-Ding Girl. But Ms. Gerson really sealed her fame when she was cast to voice the evil […]

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Snow White Sang To Me

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Most people would have thought it a little strange - in fact even I thought it a little strange. As I approached Adriana Caseloti at the Hollywood Collectors Show on June 24, 1995 to purchase an autograph, she began singing to me Someday My Prince Will Come. Of course this wasn’t quite as bizarre as […]

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Disneyland and California Adventure ‘05

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Since it had been eight years since I had been in California, obviously it had been eight years since I had been to Disneyland. Thursday, October 6, 2005 would mark my fourth visit to the park. This would also be my first time to Disney’s California Adventure which had opened in 2001 - built in […]

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Excitement was mounting as we departed the Gelm family reunion on the evening of Sunday, June 10, 2001 as we left Howey-in-the-Hills (pop. 956) behind and headed the fifty miles northeast to Kissimmee, Florida. Here we parked Mom’s van and ourselves at some little dive on the outskirtsĀ of the Disney property. In those days, all […]

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Orlando 1985 and Disney World 3-D!

Monday, November 26th, 2007

After a brief stay in Clearwater and a visit with Ira and Mildred, the eight of us (being Bill, Dottie, Lora, Robby, Dad, Mom, Denise, and me) all headed over to Orlando for the Classic Chevy International convention which was being held from July 28 - August 2. This would beĀ the fourth and final one […]

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