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Friday, 25 December 2015

A DISNEY CHRISTMAS CARROLL!












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Labels: Alice in Wonderland, Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!


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Labels: Christmas, comics

Thursday, 24 December 2015

ON THE CARDS (7)


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Labels: Christmas cards

SEASONAL SYMPHONIES


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Labels: advertising, Christmas, Silly Symphonies

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

ON THE CARDS (6)


Posted by Brian Sibley at 18:57 3 comments:
Labels: Christmas cards

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

ON THE CARDS (5)


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Monday, 21 December 2015

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Sunday, 20 December 2015

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Saturday, 19 December 2015

ON THE CARDS (2)


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Friday, 18 December 2015

ON THE CARDS (1)


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    FISHY BUSINESS - Dear Walt Disney Productions, Forgive my asking, but what was so bad about your 1989 animated film, THE LITTLE MERMAID, that you felt compelled to remake ...
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    ST FRANCIS - Woking Crematorium, Surrey Memorial to Eleanor Dawson; dating from 194; designer not recorded [Photo: David Weeks]
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    Signed Books: 2 – JOURNEY'S END - Among my collection of signed books are volumes given to me by writers who were also friends along with others by writers, actors and celebrities whom I ...
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    On Specs - I love the numerous wacky things to be found in Venice – such as bonkers spectacles! These, of course, are modeled on those worn by Peggy Guggenheim and ...
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    THE SHY SNAIL - 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...
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    - The 27th volume of *Walt's People* was released yesterday! Some really, really fun stuff in there. Here is the table of contents: Brian Sibley and Rich...
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    Review: David Koenig's The 55ers: The Pioneers Who Settled Disneyland - [image: The 55ers Cover] I've only reviewed one book previously on this blog (Chris Strodder's *The Disneyland Encyclopedia*, in 2008). That shouldn't indic...
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    Keep Calm And... - 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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    Out and About: Meet Me at The Derby! II - 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 ...
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