This blog post directly coincides with my severe procrastination disorder that is keeping my stack of freshman personal essays from entering even my peripheral vision. I promised my students tomorrow. I gave them my word. And I'll do it, too. After I post about Pete's Dragon on my blog.
First, if you are my real friend, you will go to this link and listen to Marcos Valle and Patricia Alvi sing "Nao E Facil," a brilliantly poignant bossa nova version of "It's So Easy." This was the best internet find I've had in years. I've wasted twenty minutes of my office time listening to it on repeat and dancing. You are no longer my friend if you do not take two minutes out of your life and follow that link.
I didn't upload these movie images myself, some other great Pete's Dragon soulmate must have, somewhere out there in the cyberspace world. Aside from my crushes on Red Buttons as Hoagie and Mickey Rooney as Lampey, my heart will always belong with Jim Dale as Dr. Terminus. Money by the pound, indeed.
I have a feeling there will be more Pete posts in the future, but this should do for today. I think I can tackle more papers now, what with the sweet lilt of Bossa Nova dancing in my brainwaves.
He has the head of a camel. The neck of a crocodile. The ears of a cow. He's both a fish and mammal and I hope he'll never change...'cause it's not easy to share somebody's dream. It gets easy when you work as a team. You've got to tend it, fan it--that's what I plan to do.
Or....
Liiiiiiiiife is lollipops and rainbows, with the one you love. Someone you can always be with, argue and agree with.....climb the highest tree with.
What my life needs is a large cartoon dragon that only I and drunk people can see.
Last Picture: The Disney Ink and Paint Girls work on Eliot.
12 comments:
Wha?! I had no idea that was Jim Dale!!!!!
My favorite song is "The Happiest Home in these Hi-iii-ills!", but I sing "Candle on the Water" all the time to annoy Allen.
"Every item is covered with gooo-ooold!"
BECCA! On and on, you prove kindred! Yes, Shelley Winters, YES!
Oh Petey, Oh Petey!
You're like a SON to us!
We miss you! We MISS you!
(If I get near him you can bet I WON'T miss him with THIS!)
The glory days of violent Disney:
"Gonna snag him, gag him, drag him through town
Put his head in the river, let the pup drown,
Trap him, strap him, wrap him in a sack. Yeaaaaaaaaaaah!
Tie him screaming to a railroad track!"
I miss those days. I need to have kids. I need to have kids so I have someone else to love this movie with. Thanks for being there, Becca.
dragon: "Whoomp Whoomp Whomp Whoompp Whoomp Whoomp"
Pete: I love you too.
Heeheehee!!! Well said, Darren, well played. *still giggling*
Thanks for giving me three things to think about for the rest of the day: Pete's Dragon, Bossa Nova, and all things portuguese.
Oh, and the bambinos!
emily, this is freaking crazy. We are kindred spirits. This is an ALL TIME fav. "I love you, too!" AND, you combine that with PORTUGUESE!!! I have been obsessed with Marcos Valle & Patricia Alvi since I got back from Brasil. Thank you. You have made my night. Money money money by the pound.
GILLIAN SHIMAI!!! lets be blog buddies!!
KINDRICK CHORO!! OKAY!!
Sometimes I have a hard time going back to Disney movies that made feel like I should have been on drugs like Pete's Dragon, Pinocchio, Dumbo...
I'll give this another whirl.
I LOVE PETE'S DRAGON SOOOOO MUCH!!!
I like that cover site.
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