Tag: childhood
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hearts break
Image credit: Thanks for Believing, by James Hance From his Tumblr: “Half of the proceeds will go to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which was very important to Robin, and the other half to the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. I’ll be framing the original painting and putting it on eBay tomorrow with all profits…
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i am big bird
I AM BIG BIRD is a feature-length documentary about Caroll Spinney, who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969… and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping… Caroll Spinney has been performing as Big Bird and Oscar for over 40 years. That’s longer than I have been alive (mind…
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a song from kermit
I was sleeping all day yesterday and totally missed Jim Henson’s Birthday. Today, I am catching up. Started over at Letters of Note (via HuffPost) to read Jim’s words of comfort to his friends and family. Don’t feel bad that I’m gone… …Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling. May each of…
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contrary-wise
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn’t be, and what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see? Alice in Wonderland
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i love you, paddington bear.
I do have such a fondness for little bears. My favorite version of Paddington Bear is the one shown above (Circa 1975). Paddington was stop-motion animated while the scenery and people were all 2-D animated. It was the first time I had seen anything like it (I was like 5… but still). If you visit…
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imagination illustrated
This book is going on my wishlist, post haste. Jim Henson would have celebrated his 76th birthday this year (Sept 24). credits… images link to source