Our first excuse for the day is based on one of
my favorite actors, Giancarlo Esposito, who was born on this day in 1958.
Giancarlo played the awesomely villainous Gus Fring on Breaking Bad and Tom Neville on Revolution.
He had played in dozens of films and shows and even has a Disney connection
playing Sidney Glass (The Magic Mirror) on Once
Upon A Time. Let’s honor Giancarlo by playing Sorcerers of the Magic
Kingdom. Mirror, mirror, on the wall…
On this date in 1916, Vic Perrin, the “control
voice” in the original Outer Limits, was
born in Wisconsin. I always loved The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone and we had a couple of
stations that played both frequently. To honor Vic, let’s go to EPCOT and enjoy
the attraction that he narrated at one time, Spaceship Earth.
Character actor Denis O’Dea was born on this
date in 1905 in Dublin, Ireland. O’Dea was a specialist in strong-willed Irish
police officers and priests. For Disney he played Father Murphy in Darby O’Gill and the Little People and
Dr. Livesy in Treasure Island. Let’s
ride Pirates of the Caribbean in his honor.
Quickies:
1564: William Shakespeare was born. Visit the
British Pavilion at EPCOT.
1900: Charles Richter was born. Richter invented
the scale used to measure earthquakes. Let’s go watch Mulch, Sweat and Shears
at Hollywood Studios and shake it like an Earthquake.
1906: Gracie Allen, wife of George Burns was
born. “Say, goodnight Gracie.” “Goodnight Gracie.” Make sure you take sunscreen
to Walt Disney World. We don’t want any burns. (Hey, it’s free.)
1933: Carol Burnett. I love Carol Burnett and
watched her show a great deal and loved her 2005 version of Once Upon a Mattress. My son played
Prince Dauntless in Louisa Middle School’s production of the musical and we
watched the 2005 version to get the feel for the show. Of course this version
aired on The Wonderful World of Disney and
was released by Disney on DVD.
Remember, your best excuse is always: waiting
for your dreams to come true.
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