Low Spark of Lyman

Low Spark of Lyman

What a night! I had to do six encores at the club. 33 From New Hampshire, U.S.
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  • Low Spark of Lyman
    Since it's May the Fourth, might as well post this bit of trivia:

    DePatie–Freleng Enterprises- known for The Pink Panther, mid-60s Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies, many Dr. Seuss specials, The Bod Squad, and Time for Timer- handled the lightsaber effects for Episode IV.
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    Having watched the movie today, I checked for a DFE credit- and voila!
    Low Spark of Lyman
    So, I just noticed that today's my 6th year anniversary on this site.

    I remembered it was in early April, but I thought it was on the 5th or 6th (I was actually under the impression that I've missed it!).

    I didn't get to observe my 5th year anniversary for...obvious reasons.
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    I went out to some secondhand shops (and Family Dollar for headphones) for my birthday today. One of my finds was a Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown longbox CD from 1989, featuring an all-star jazz-oriented lineup. It was released by GRP Records, which later handled Garfield: Am I Cool or What? (got it years ago), which was more R&B-flavored and shared a couple of the same artists (B.B. King, David Benoit).
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    Starting tomorrow, and not sure when I'll be back, I shall be on a road trip covering a number of places. Therefore, I may not be so active in the meantime (and I know I've been rather sporadic lately, but still).
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    I recently rewatched that Garfield episode and there's actually no mention of "Taft-Hartleying" in it. There was, however, an Animaniacs episode around the same time that did use the term. Maybe that person was confusing the two?
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    @AllenJ Sounds likely. I just checked the last part of "The Beast From Beyond", and the closest I could find to the supposed line was "Direct? When I found him, he didn't even know what a camera was." Nothing about "Taft-Hartleying".

    Now I'm wondering why Mark Evanier decided to go along with it.
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    Boston station WSBK-TV still airs an hour-long block of The Three Stooges on Sunday mornings (it's airing right now, in fact). "Slapstick comedy from Larry, Moe, Curly and occasionally Shemp."
    Fone Bone
    Fone Bone
    WSBK is a special station. They've always have a soft spot for The Three Stooges. I don't watch it anymore but it's a good reminder of why UHF stations are important and matter.
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    ASK me: Missing Characters – News From ME

    www.newsfromme.com www.newsfromme.com

    Earlier today, Mark Evanier gave a much in-demand answer as to why Arlene was barely in Garfield and Friends. Simply, he didn't have many satisfactory ideas involving Arlene, further complicated by having an already sizable cast and a short length for each cartoon...
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    ...which also applies to Cody and Blue, two characters from the U.S. Acres/Orson's Farm comic strip absent from GAF. And of course, Lyman from the Garfield comic.
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    As for the concept that Jim Davis had reservations about how Arlene was portrayed...that's only partially true. Mark Evanier had more impact on that matter, as explained above.

    Plus those reservations were really more about what projects Arlene was in than how said projects portrayed her. They weren't so much an issue by the time of The Garfield Show (not to mention the DTV films, all written by Davis).
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    Reading up on the Warner Bros. Discovery situation from this week- it's amazing how things went from not-that-bad to red-alert-red-alert.

    Though not too surprising either, what with the earlier discussion going on about what's happened to Netflix.
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    So today is Friendship Day? I thought that was the first Sunday in August.
    SweetShop209
    SweetShop209
    I think the first Sunday of August is "National Sister's Day".
    BlooCNBoy02
    BlooCNBoy02
    I looked up today, and 30 July is the friendship day.
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    Of course, my source could be dated: Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia, something I collected many years back, a few of which I still have (including one on holidays). And given the dearth of holidays in August, well...
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    Today would have been the 100th birthday of animator/director Abe Levitow, best known as a member of the Chuck Jones unit at Warner Bros. and MGM. He also had stints with UPA and Richard Williams.

    More about him here: A Tribute To Abe Levitow (1922-1975) |
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    Levitow directed/co-directed the feature films Gay Purr-ee and The Phantom Tollbooth, as well as the special Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol. At the time of his death, he was set to direct Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure, which was ultimately handled by Williams.
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    Is it possible for posts to end up on the wrong thread? Or would that just be due to carelessness? I noticed that happened with one of mine just moments ago, and remember a similar incident not long ago.
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    What a surprise...I got that vintage Mac Mini I ordered on eBay a day before the earliest expected date given. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
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    I've been reorganizing my room for a while now, and part of that is looking for things to get rid of. Much of which I thought I'd have a use for, but apparently don't (or at least not anymore), such as numerous books I got for free.
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    Most of those books were obtained at a recycle room the local dump used to have (i.e. pre-pandemic). There are no plans to bring it back, at least in part since there were too many times where people brought in things in sub-par condition. Luckily there are plenty of options for giving them away elsewhere.
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