Eli Scott has arrived. He showed up on Wednesday morning, March 19 at 7:55 am and weighed 9 lbs 8 oz. and was 21 inches long. My little mouseketeer. Heather has called him "Brother Bear" (because he does have a bit (ok, a lot) of dark baby fur and a head full of black hair) trying to keep the Disney thing going. It's a fun time at the house these days. We're dealing with sleep deprivation but it's definitely worth it. We were driving around yesterday and today with all 4 of us in the car and I thought how cool it was to have a full family in the minivan. I'm a lucky man. A great wife who's a wonderful mom, a great little girl who's so excited to be a big sister and now a son who I can teach how to fish and hit a baseball...not that Emmy won't want to learn that too. I see many Disney trips in the future. Maybe Disney will ask us to model for them. They always show a family with a girl and a boy and they build the rooms for a family of four.
**Now for a shout out to you C-section moms... As the nurses were working on Eli after he was born, I stole a look over at the table where they were working on Heather. I saw a lot of stuff; stuff that had to be put back in. I didn't get queasy, but I do have a new appreciation for recovery and for Percoset.
Also, a thanks out to Mom and Dad for their help..and for my 80+ old Grandma for mopping our floors.
back to posting a bit more often now that I have some new experiences to share...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
101 dalmations, over 6 million spots
We bought 101 Dalmations this week and watched it tonight with Emmy. She likes Lucky the best because we bought her a little stuffed dalmation at the Disney store and I told her that was his name. It was fun watching it with her.
Did you know Walt didn't like this movie, from a stylistic standpoint. He loved the story by Dodie Smith but didn't like the look of the story and was pretty vocal about it. I think more than anything he was bemoaning the passing of an era. Up to then, and most recently Sleeping Beauty in 1959, each animated cell was hand painted. This created the vibrant, smooth lines you see in all of the Disney classics until then. This process was labor intensive and expensive. Ub Iwerks, Walt's earliest collaborator and animator of the original Mickey Mouse, came up with a technique using Xerox to copy cells onto each other and add color without painting in by hand. Much cheaper, but put many cell painters out of a job and drastically changed the look of animation. You'll see it if you compare 101 to, say, Cinderella. All animated movies from that point forward utilized this Xerox technique, until Pixar came along. It was the end of an era and I think Walt realized it.
101 is a very contemporary, stylish piece. If you buy it, be sure and check out the second disc that details much of what I've said here and really gives a lot of credit to Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, and Ken Anderson...Disney legends of animation.
There's a lot of snow in 101, and there's a lot of snow coming down outside. It's MARCH, for goodness sakes! Maybe we'll animate a snowman tomorrow.
Did you know Walt didn't like this movie, from a stylistic standpoint. He loved the story by Dodie Smith but didn't like the look of the story and was pretty vocal about it. I think more than anything he was bemoaning the passing of an era. Up to then, and most recently Sleeping Beauty in 1959, each animated cell was hand painted. This created the vibrant, smooth lines you see in all of the Disney classics until then. This process was labor intensive and expensive. Ub Iwerks, Walt's earliest collaborator and animator of the original Mickey Mouse, came up with a technique using Xerox to copy cells onto each other and add color without painting in by hand. Much cheaper, but put many cell painters out of a job and drastically changed the look of animation. You'll see it if you compare 101 to, say, Cinderella. All animated movies from that point forward utilized this Xerox technique, until Pixar came along. It was the end of an era and I think Walt realized it.
101 is a very contemporary, stylish piece. If you buy it, be sure and check out the second disc that details much of what I've said here and really gives a lot of credit to Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, and Ken Anderson...Disney legends of animation.
There's a lot of snow in 101, and there's a lot of snow coming down outside. It's MARCH, for goodness sakes! Maybe we'll animate a snowman tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Dad Part II
I'm getting excited about having a son. We're due in just a couple of weeks and we've been working on the nursery. No, nothing Disney. Lots of Baseball stuff though. St. Louis Cardinals baseball is another love of mine, along with history. So, we're combining those 2 things with a bit of a vintage baseball theme going. If anyone has "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" sung in lullaby, let me know. My dad coached me in baseball when I was little and those are some of the best, most vivid memories I have of my childhood. I can't wait to do that with my son...and my daughter, for that matter. My daughter has my heart. My son will have my name and I know I'll relive my childhood through him. I've been told watching him will awaken long-forgotten memories. That will be cool. Can't wait to see you Eli!
By the way, first trip to Disneyworld was when I was 14, in 1984 with my family. I remember it well...I remember how hot it was (middle of the summer). That was a great vacation..didn't have many that long or expensive. I'm not sure how mom and dad paid for that. Do you think my kids will be there a few times before they're 14? Emmy's already been 3 times and she just turned 3!
Have a good one everybody!
By the way, first trip to Disneyworld was when I was 14, in 1984 with my family. I remember it well...I remember how hot it was (middle of the summer). That was a great vacation..didn't have many that long or expensive. I'm not sure how mom and dad paid for that. Do you think my kids will be there a few times before they're 14? Emmy's already been 3 times and she just turned 3!
Have a good one everybody!
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