There have been some great finds I've seen on YouTube in the last couple weeks. Chief among these is this clip celebrating Bugs Bunny's 51st and a half birthday. I think it was made for one of the Golden Collection releases of Looney Tunes classics a couple years back.
Much the same way that Steve mourned the death of Muppet legend Jim Henson, I felt bad about the death of Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices. I didn't think anyone could duplicate that talent, but whoever's doing it now is doing a fine job, as you'll see in the video.
The exception: Elmer Fudd... but only Arthur Q. Bryan ever did Fudd quite well. Fudd's current voice sounds much like the voice Blanc provided Fudd in the rare instances Bryan was not available... which made him sound a little more punch-drunk in my opinion.
Some other favorites:
* "Hard working George" from the last presidential debate... This adds ample proof that the man repeats himself (only his request for more war funds are more annoying)...
* "ABCDEF... Cookie Monster!", probably my favorite Kermit The Frog moment. This was done in the early 70s. Kids didn't use a teleprompter. The ending is so sweet; you'll know it when you see it.
I also see more bowling videos posted - great trip down memory lane.
I only wish there were more sports shown on YouTube; that is, the non-brawl ones.
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* Work went okay this week. I still shudder whenever I'm dispatched to Detroit for something. Some of those neighborhoods still look like fodder. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says there's improvement. Where? Around his office? Geez. No wonder morale in those neighborhoods are so low. And I guess I shouldn't worry if I screw something minor up. Some of these drivers are boneheads, have no respect for anyone, and tell the boss point-blank how they feel. It's not good to go to the boss point-blank for anything unless you have your safety net in place.
* Nothing definitive yet about Nicky and his eye. He's used to the patch and I guess he's deflecting criticism admirably. He's going through a lot. I only wish I could be there to help out.
* Paying rent's gonna be a circus again; nothing new.
* And I think it's close to being time for me to get that severance check from Spirit that I was promised, in exchange for not working the two-week notice off. Damn, wish I had some visual evidence... but all I think I'll get is a run-around. Suffice it to say though that this is one issue I will not let die on my watch.
