And probably an urge to eat a Snickers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_EfE-mqgE
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And probably an urge to eat a Snickers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_EfE-mqgE
I read that Bil Keane, the guy who created the Family Circus cartoon, had a standard answer whenever he was asked why he spelled his name with one 'L'. He said, "Once when I was a little kid, my parents caught me drawing on the walls with crayons and beat the "L" out of me!"
Wow, I missed a posting orgy over the weekend... Congrats on shattering several sound barriers...
Wilson, we need a head elf ruling on Steven Colbert's Christmas. I was laughing at parts of it, especially the duet with Jon Stewart. Mrs Turk was perplexed: "Wait, if this is supposed to be funny, how come I'm not laughing?" Also, it violates the pre-turkey Christmas rule...
Me neither - but I do like cartoons and just remember tripping over the Bil Keane anecdote somewhere. The thing I hate the most is how they keep spitting out comics even after the original artists have shuffled off this mortal coil.
As much as I miss Foxtrot, Calvin, Bloom County, and Boondocks, I admire the artists for deciding to stop when they thought it was time to stop.
The anecdote was cute. Much cuter than any of his comics. I'm also not cool with continuing the artist's work after they've moved onto greener pastures. In the case of Family Circle, I don't see any obvious decline in quality.
Billy takes this path to school. I dunno did it. Warm, fuzzy family moment. Step. Repeat. :p
Haven't seen it, don't know if I will. Firstly, and most importantly, you're right...it violates the pre-turkey rule.
Secondly, though: I like Stephen Colbert, and I like Christmas. But I dunno how I really feel about a Stephen Colbert Christmas. Kind of like how I like chocolate, and I like mustard, but I dunno how I feel about chocolate + mustard (well, actually, I do know how I feel about that...).
That's a pretty good analogy, I think Mrs. Turk is in the same camp as you. I'll run it by a few more people and see how it plays.
I did not watch the entire show - I stumbled into it whilst surfing. Chunks of it that I saw had the aforementioned Stewart with a Christmas / Hannukah duet, plus Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, and Fiest. Looked like he was trying to do a send-up of the Bing Crosby / Osmond Family style Christmas specials.
All the more reason to appreciate the Muppet holiday shows... :D
I am not familiar with her music either, but I believe she is one of those alt-country-roots singer-songwriter types that get critical buzz and a cult following but never go mainstream... oops, wiki says it's "Feist"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_(singer)
She's the girl that sings the catchy song on Apple's new iPod commercials. You can listen for free here.