Brian, I know you are a huge Alice fan, but don't you think a Pinocchio posting would have been more appropriate for February 7, which just happens to be Pinocchio's 75th Anniversary!
With essays by Brian Sibley on 'Mary Poppins', 'Alice in Wonderland', 'The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad', 'The Sword in the Stone' and 'Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'
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Four new Winnie-the-Pooh stories by Brian Sibley & Co.
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This curious building is a raised granary, or 'hórreo', in the northern
Spanish town of Avilés, which we recently visited. Among the most
characteristic ...
bunny brexit
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today's the day the big people were supposed to settle something called
'brexit'...
last night brian and david took me to see what was – for a bunny – a ve...
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*BRIAN SIBLEY*
*NEW NEWS... *
The Sibley/Weeks household having succumbed to the current virulent Covid
variant, we have had to abandon our plans to t...
THE SHY SNAIL
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There was a Snail who was painfully shy and timid.
“You know what your trouble is,” said the Blackbird, “you’re far too
insular and self-possessed, too ret...
Mine Trains and Mad Hatters
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I have two undated scans for you, though both are certainly from the 1960s.
The first one features a nice "you are there" view from aboard a yellow
Natur...
Temple Tuesday: Turkey in the Desert
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In 1936, actress Shirley Temple and her family enjoyed turkey in Palm
Springs. From the accompanying caption:
*Shirley Temple, spending a brief vacation ...
Mouse On The Mayflower Monday
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Celebrating Thanksgiving week with this publicity photo of images from the
Rankin-Bass TV special, *The Mouse on the Mayflower*. This Rankin-Bass
special...
The Sheriff and his Bow
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Peter Finch as the Sheriff of Nottingham
We never see the Sheriff pick up a longbow in the film. It was probably one
of many clips that eventually found ...
Milt Kahl 1964
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French journalist/screenwriter/presenter Pierre Tchernia visited Disney
Studios in December of 1964 to film artists and personnel as they talked
about cu...
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For some time now, we’ve had people ask about the possibility of having
t-shirts printed up for Progress City and the Radio Hour. Now, thanks to an
incre...
PATTY & MIKE Show celebrate Disneyland!
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This is an actual frame grab from our latest,"PATTY and MIKE Show" episode
where we celebrate among other things, opening day at the Happiest Place on
E...
50 Years of the Disneyland Line
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Can you believe that the Disneyland Line debuted 50 years ago today? I
don't know what the University of Disneyland employees expected this
publication wou...
Swiss Family Treehouse Sprouts
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It's the early part of 1962 and six tons of steel are rapidly
becoming the Family Robinson's island homestead.
Had construction stopped right here it still...
Flying Elephants and Teacups
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Once upon a time there was a magical ride that went from Fantasyland to
Tomorrowland over the lands. And from this magical ride, many a great
photograph wa...
Adriana Caselotti's Snow White Dress
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Adriana Caselotti was no stranger to the Snow White dress. She wore it on
countless occasions, usually out on public appearance tours to publicize
the late...
Screamin’ in California
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One of the great things about walking around Paradise Pier is when riders
go whizzing overhead on California Screamin’. It’s a driving force to the
livel...
Blu-ray Review: Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"
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“This is probably one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had in my life,
probably the toughest gig I’ve ever had,” says *The Good Dinosaur* director
P...
In the Service of the Red Cross
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My new book documenting Walt Disney's time in France as a volunteer driver
with the Red Cross at the end of World War I has just been released in
soft-cove...
Finding Dory in Japan
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Pixar is giving us a new Nemo adventure on the big screen but the Oriental
Land Company is giving their guests a new Nemo attraction in the parks. OLC
has ...
ASIFA EAST Memorial for Michael Sporn March 2, 2015
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Michael Sporn was one of the giants of the New York animation community.
From 1980 until his untimely death last year, Michael Sporn’s studio
produced many...
The Boatniks - 1970
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Walt Disney Productions started the 1970's focused mostly on getting Walt
Disney World ready than anything else. With construction in full swing on
the ...
An Open Letter to Tom Fitzgerald
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Dear Mr. Fitzgerald,
I read last week that you are taking over the creative direction of EPCOT,
and I know I am not the first to write an open letter to...
What do you give a 58-year-old Magic Kingdom?
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What do you give a 59-year-old Magic Kingdom on her birthday? Especially
when she has everything, like she did when I first pinned on a Mickey Mouse
namet...
'Monsters University' viral site
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Briefly: Pixar's viral marketing division hit a home run with its
just-released *Monsters University *website.
The site is incredibly detailed, featuring...
THE ATTRACTION POSTER BOOK IS HERE!!!!
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Finally!! After several years its here!! Late May this Bible will appear
at the parks. While it doesn't show EVERYTHING, it does have a good
historic...
Keep Calm And...
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You've all seen versions of this floating around, so I thought I would make
my version of it. Grab a copy and enjoy- just remember you saw it here
first!
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Mickey's 60th Birthday Parade
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The year 1988
Disneyland celebrated Mickey's 60th with a
"Special " Birthday Parade...
The Premise of the parade was that Mice from all over
the world were c...
Out and About: Meet Me at The Derby! II
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Well, you waited 5 months for the breathtaking conclusion to my first post
about the Brown Derby (link). Thanks, and welcome back! Today's post
focuses on ...
2 comments:
Brian, I know you are a huge Alice fan, but don't you think a Pinocchio posting would have been more appropriate for February 7, which just happens to be Pinocchio's 75th Anniversary!
You're right, of course, but I did mark Pinocchio's 75th on my Facebook page!
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