We loaded up the van
and drove to Ashland today, we being, me, my mother, her friend Bonnie, my
daughter, Allison and my Son, Matt. The trip started out as a trip out to eat
but about 5 minutes into the 30-minute drive we decided to go to a movie. That
movie ended up being Planes, the
Cars-like, non-Pixar, Disney Toon Studios (usually direct to video), release
from Disney. Planes is really good,
it worried me when a movie that is obviously set in the Cars universe was not a
Pixar movie but with John Lasseter’s imprint on the movie, it was entertaining,
enlightening and uplifting. If you’ve ever felt like you were really more that
what everyone expects you to be then you’ll identify with this flick. Go and
enjoy.
Eric Larson was born
on this date in 1915 in Cleveland, Utah. Larson eventually went to Los Angeles
to work as a writer but ended up employed by Walt Disney as an animator. In
fact, Larson became one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men” and worked on a stable of
classic Disney films including: Bambi,
Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, The Aristocats and The Great Mouse Detective. When Larson
retired in 1986, he was the last of the “Nine Old Men” to do so. Visit Marie
from The Aristocats at The Magic
Kingdom or in the France Pavilion in EPCOT and honor Mr. Larson.
Yale Gracey was born
on this date in 190 in Shanghai, China. Gracey, best known for his brilliant
special effects in The Haunted Mansion and The Pirates of the Caribbean
attractions, first worked as a layout artist on features such as Pinocchio and Fantasia before moving to WED (now Walt Disney Imagineering) as a
special effects and lighting artist. Named a Disney Legend in 1999, Gracey is
forever immortalized as Master Gracey, Lord of the Haunted Mansion. Go enjoy
the 999 happy haunts that honor Yale Gracey.
Remember, your best
excuse is always: waiting for your dreams to come true.
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