Edit: talked to an Imagineer friend and he said it is a Sam McKim piece for the proposed Edison Square. I’ll stop spreading the Happiest Millionaire story- sorry!
I personally love the Hogwarts March from Goblet of Fire- bouncy little tune played in film by the band before the maze task- and the track “Professor Umbridge” from Order of the Phoenix. The Umbridge track is so evocative to me of sitting in the three broomsticks at Universal- I just love it.
Is Sweet Haven an independent island country somewhere? As a kid I guess I thought it was just a fishing town in the US, but then as an adult hearing they filmed in Malta, I’ve sort of just imagined that’s where Sweet Haven is. What do you think?
This is probably going to be difficult. I was born in the US in 1978 and when I was very young (probably 5 at the oldest) I had an old collection of stories with a missing cover- so I believe it was several years old at that time. Children’s stories and fairy tales but unfortunately because there was no cover I have no title. What I’m most interested is one story inside: The Wolf and the Seven Kids. I was fascinated/scared by the illustrations and would really like to see them again. I’d recognize a few of them instantly but can’t describe them much here, except to say that the wolf in the story had purple eyelids. The art style was very mid century: colorful gouache illustrations with lots of brush strokes and texture. I remember an illustration of the wolf’s eyes seen through a gap in the door, and one of him in the extreme foreground as he fell down the well.
It’s possible this was published on its own too, not part of a larger collection- I’d be interested in either version. If anyone collects old children’s books and can help me find it I’d be so grateful.
Edit: I have already ruled out the Ladybird version of the story.
This is probably going to be difficult. I was born in the US in 1978 and when I was very young (probably 5 at the oldest) I had an old collection of stories with a missing cover- so I believe it was several years old at that time. Children’s stories and fairy tales but unfortunately because there was no cover I have no title. What I’m most interested is one story inside: The Wolf and the Seven Kids. I was fascinated/scared by the illustrations and would really like to see them again. I’d recognize a few of them instantly but can’t describe them much here, except to say that the wolf in the story had purple eyelids. The art style was very mid century: colorful gouache illustrations with lots of brush strokes and texture. I remember an illustration of the wolf’s eyes seen through a gap in the door, and one of him in the extreme foreground as he fell down the well.
It’s possible this was published on its own too, not part of a larger collection- I’d be interested in either version. If anyone collects old children’s books and can help me find it I’d be so grateful.
Edit: I have already ruled out the Ladybird version of the story.
Was there a theme, or concept or something that you just didn’t even notice, or couldn’t fully appreciate until you watched the show a second or third time?
I never like how idealized Piggy is in 2-d art, and I wanted to emphasize that prominent forehead, sleepy eyed look the puppet had in the early seasons of the Muppet Show. I actually drew these years ago but decided to add some color today.
I have a friend who’s been playing the harp for about 6 months and I’m looking to buy her a birthday gift that she might find useful as she learns to play. $20-$30 is my price range. Any suggestions? What do harp players need or want to have on hand?