sweepea's lounge: November 2008

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you for your readership!
Have a happy and safe holiday...

...and have a cocktail on me!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

One Froggy Evening

The 1955 Warner Brothers cartoon that introduced us all to Michigan J. Frog.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

I'll Take This for Christmas...

Monday, November 24, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

Happy Anniversary To Us!

After 798 posts,
2 hairstyle changes,
Many upgrades and design fixes,
And numerous thoughts vented...

Thank you for your loyal readership as we celebrate our
Third Anniversary!
Here's to many many more...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sweepea-TV©: Owie!

Now that would hurt: the horse, in mid-stride, gives birth to a cowboy -- with hat!

At the Black Angus in Burbank, California

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Mickey Mouse!

Mickey's birthday was yesterday...The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928 (meaning that he would have turned 80 years old!).

According to the official legend, Mickey Mouse was the result of a brilliant burst of inspiration, which struck Walt Disney during a train ride from New York to Los Angeles. In New York, he'd just seen his popular character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, hijacked by his distributor and farmed out to another animation outfit. By the time he arrived in Hollywood, he was ready to roll with Oswald's replacement. Whether Mickey was more a result of inspiration or perspiration, he first appeared in Plane Crazy (1928), and very soon eclipsed Oswald. [source]

Happy Birthday, big guy!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

"Race to Witch Mountain" Trailer Released

One of my previous rants has been about the remake -- or "reimagining" as the producers like to call it -- of "Escape to Witch Mountain," called "Race to Witch Mountain." Starring The Rock, here's one of the first trailers for the film. See what you think of this 'modernization' of a Disney classic.

Stupidity Unleashed

Here's yet another commercial that made me cringe in disgust. A young boy is playing "Sonic Unleashed" in a dark room while his mom walks aimlessly in the background. As the moon is revealed through the clouds, the boy inevitably turns in to a werewolf. And if that weren't weird enough, the last shot has him go after the cat. Creepy!