Ruth Buzzi was born in Westerly, Rhode Island on this date in 1936. I
will always think of Buzzi on Rowan and
Martin’s Laugh-In, dressed as a frumpy old lady with her hair in a
prominent net, hitting Arte Johnson with her purse as he made, slightly, improper
propositions to her. An accomplished comedienne, Buzzi has done a considerable
body of work for Disney: Darkwing Duck,
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The North Avenue Irregulars, It’s Tough to
be a Bird, The Aristocrats and Freaky
Friday. We’ve seen Marie from The
Aristocats at The Magic Kingdom and EPCOT, which made Leslie very happy and
it will make you happy too.
My favorite singer is Ian Hunter and, in the late 70’s / early 80’s,
Hunter was on an ABC show called Fridays.
Fridays was like Saturday Night Live’s weird cousin and it featured a very strange
improve actor named Michael Richards. Richards was born on this day in 1949 in
Los Angeles, California. Richards went on to become famous as Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld but Richards also appeared on
the 1994 television special The Wonderful
World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic. For our WDW interests,
Richards also appears as a caveman in Ellen’s Energy Adventure. So ride with
Ellen and remember; it’s the best nap at Walt Disney World.
Wonder Woman! Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, was born on this date in 1951
at Phoenix, Arizona. Carter also played Principal Powers in Sky High, one of my favorite live action
Disney movies. In fact, I would love to see a Sky High 2. There could be an entirely new story line but including
a new crop of students. Wonder Woman has an invisible plane and when you ride
Soarin’ it is like riding an invisible plane so let’s do that (you can be
Wonder Woman or Superman, which ever you prefer).
Kristin Chenoweth was born in Oklahoma on this date in 1968. My kids are
huge fans of musical theater and Chenoweth is a Tony Award winning actress in
the field having portrayed Sally Brown in You’re
a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Glinda in Wicked.
Chenoweth has also worked in television starring in: The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, and Glee. Chenoweth sang, “That’s How You Know” From Enchanted and voiced Rosetta, the garden
fairy in Tinkerbell. Let’s enjoy some
Pixie Hollow fun and look for Tinkerbell around the parks. Sometimes she just
magically appears.
Quickies:
July 24: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Pioneer Day. This
celebrates Brigham Young’s arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. Utah, some
surrounding areas, as well as LDS Churches celebrate this holiday. Enjoy Frontierland
at The Magic Kingdom as a commitment to keep moving forward.
Today is Cousins Day. Cousins are your first, and in some cases, closest
friends. My cousins went to WDW when it first opened and really was pretty much
The Magic Kingdom. We have been trying to get my kids’ cousin Ben to raise
enough money to go to Walt Disney World with us; he would be the fourth person
outside our immediate family who we have taken to WDW for the first time.
1942: Chris Sarandon was born in Beckley, West
Virginia. Sarandon’s credits include Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas and related properties, Prince
Humperdink in The Princess Bride, and
parts in both versions of Fright Night. You
can find all kinds of Jack Skellington related merchandise at WDW, especially
at the Villains’ Store at Hollywood Studios.
Remember, your best excuse is always: waiting
for your dreams to come true.
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