Retro Disneyland

Dad just sent me some pictures from converted family slides. They are from his first trip to Disneyland... in 1958!

I'll upload them as I get them.

Pictures Here!

Hillsboro... 50 years ago.

This could not go unblogged. Growing up we always new where the slides were at my grandma's house. There were boxes, upon boxes of them. And occasionally we would convince my dad, uncle, or grandma to let us see them. They would get out the screen and choose some slides and away we go. The slides cover everything from camping trips to birthdays, and even include my dad's first and only trip to Disneyland when he was a kid. To put that into perspective, the castle still had scafolding on it as it wasn't finished yet.

When my uncle passed away I was given all the slides and my aunt is currently converting them to digtial images. Here are a couple for your enjoyment.

This awesome picture is me and my dad. Every birthday we went out to a special dinner, I believe this is from my kindergarten year. Things to note: my missing teeth, the olive dress my grandma made me that I loved, dad's bitchin' tie, and my favorite... the shag carpet.

The picture below is a view from the front yard of my dad's childhood home. Why is this significant? Glad you asked. See that road that runs horizontal in the distance? That's TV highway. And that field on the left is now the Esplanade. And if you were to stand where his bedroom used to be you would be standing in the home section of Bi-Mart.


Unbeleivable how much things have changed in 50 years.

Arrested Movie

Hells yeah! I just read that Jason Bateman confirmed to E! that he has been approached by Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard (the masterminds behind Arrested Development) about making their genius show into a full-length movie. Oh happy day! And it's not just Bateman either, looks like they've talked to the entire cast and they are all on board. Now they just have to wait for the writer's strike to end.

Ugh, the writer's strike needs to end today. Yes, the strike has afforded me ample time to catch up on my reading, do my laundry, and watch a number of horrible movies but I want my shows back damnit!

Lost just came back after nearly 9 months and we are only going to get 8 new episodes instead of ~20. It just isn't fair. The show is so damn good I almost forgot what quality television looked like. And we don't even get all the epsiodes we were promised. I was okay with the 9 month wait because I knew I would get a new episode every week for nearly 5 months. But now I only get 8 and then have to wait another how many months for more!? I'm ready to throw a tantrum.

What am I supposed to watch when the Lost well dries up? American Idol? Survivor? Temptation Island? HELL NO! I would rather eat bugs while being stuck with needles.

So hear my plee AMPTP... pay the writer's for their work and give us our shows back!