Passamaquoddy http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/ What happens in Passamaquoddy... is everyone's business! en-US Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:47:52 +0200 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:47:52 +0200 Blog.com http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3338735/ Dream Team Auction http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3338735/

The DisneyWorldTrivia.com Dream Team Project is spreading the word about a special part of  Fred Block's MagicMeets Disney Fan Gathering event and their Charity auction happening on July 19th.  The best part is that it is for people who can't be at MagicMeets. 

 

The Dream Team Project (http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/Dream-Team-2008-Auction.html) raises money to help send seriously ill children and their families to Walt Disney World through The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America. Their annual silent auction at MagicMeets raised $9000 last year, and this year they hope to do even more to bring smiles to the faces of children who need it most.

 

WDW Today podcast will be broadcasting live during MagicMeets. Co-host Mike Newell (Mouse World Radio) came up with a great idea to include a tie in to the Dream Team Charity Auction during the MagicMeets Live Show. 

 

Any donations made to the FirstGiving web page for the DWT Dream Team between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on July 19th will be announced on the WDW Today live show podcast.  The FirstGiving website, http://www.firstgiving.com/dwtdreamteam allows guests to make donations securely using a credit card.

 

All donations made during the time period will be included in the Auction total announced at MagicMeets.   When you fill in your donation, please include your Internet community affiliation in the comment field, so that you can be thanked properly on the air. 

 

Check out the WDW Today podcast website, http://www.wdwtoday.com/ for details on how to join them for this and all their live shows. They will have a chat room going during the broadcast, which is always lots of fun, and sometimes have a live video feed direct from MagicMeets.

 

For people attending MagicMeets, or those who want to see what they will be missing, check out the DWT Dream Team Blog, http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/Dream-Team-Blog/  for some previews and behind-the-scenes peeks.  Starting on July 1st, previews of all the auction lots will be available on the DisneyWorldTrivia.com forums. http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/forums/dream-team-project/17074-2008-dream-team-auction-previews.html  

 

The Dream Team Project is really looking forward to this event and would like to thank Mike Newell for the great idea and WDW Today's help implementing it. Together we can spread some Disney magic and make a difference in the lives of seriously ill children. 

 Doc Terminus Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:40:07 +0200 http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3330700/ Parking News http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3330700/ For those of you heading to downtown Passamaquoddy, please keep in mind that two of the parking lots are currently closed for re-tarring.  Both the lots named "Queasy" and "SeaSnot" are currently blocked off.  It is recommended that you proceed past Crustacean Command to the larger lots "Sludge", "Gurgley" and "Gloppy".

 Doc Terminus Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:44:37 +0200 http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3326092/ Get ready for next year. http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3326092/

Hello friends, 

It's been over a week now since our July 4th weekend cookout and we wanted to thank you all for heading to town.  The town was abuzz with new business.  Even people who decided not to stay for the event left town they had nothing to say but compliments.  One man yelled out as he ran out of town: "This town has the biggest bunch of mouthbreathers I've ever seen".  I'm not sure where other people breath from but I'm sure that was a compliment.   Not even thesecond biggest!!

Over the next year, the town will see some changes.  For example, the All-Starfish resort has already announced they may consider getting new sheets.  So, if you want to see those powder blue terrycloth sheets from 1981 one more time stop in to the All-Starfish.  Thats what happens when you fill all 6 rooms for 3 days straight.

But in the meantime, this years celebration was a blast.  Many of you heard our town represented on the"ALL ABOUT THE MOUSE" Disney podcast as Bryan and Jonathan took over our airwaves for a bit.  Jeff Pepper of 2719 Hyperion showed us some great Disney 4th of July paraphernalia.  The other Jeff, Jeff W from the Snowy Tundra training site gave us a nice look down memory lane. DOC from the Disney obsession recounted their trip to our beautiful town and Ryan from the Main Street Gazette gave an indepth examination of the American Adventure show.  The Imaginerding boys brought along some cool vintage Disney maps and Those Darn Cats gave us their thoughts on what a 4th of July celebration needs to be.  Finally, Jessica from "If we can dream it" provided our fourth of July fireworks and they were a blast.  Be sure to visit all of these friends.

We are looking forward to next year.

Here is a letter from Fred Appleton.


 Doc Terminus Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:56:30 +0200 http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3308040/ Movie Night: Johnny Tremain (1957) http://passamaquoddy.blog.com/3308040/

The story of Johnny Tremain was the perfect little patriotic piece for the Walt Disney company to take on as a television show.  It emphasizes the type of patriotism and story sense that Wlat personally voiced for his works, similar to Davy Crockett two years earlier.  And even though the two episodes are still unique and separate, they were wisely combined into one larger theatrical film, especially considering some of the craftsmanship apparent on the screen.

The story follows the youth of an aspiring silversmith whose career is cut short by a smithing accident.  Unfortunate as the incident is, it launched his life into a patriotic journey that would bring him to the birth of the Revolutionary war.  His works on the fringe of the"Sons of Liberty" brings him into contact with many historical patriots including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.  It takes him from his work in he silversmith household to the Boston Tea Party and then on to the start of the war.

One of themost stunning elements of thie film is teh outlandish amount of matte painting provided for this film.  Peter Ellenshaw and his team were kept very busy as they created colonial Boston from countless angles and locales.  That and the music created for the film show the quality required by Disney for a simple television show.

Johnny Tremain is a film guilty of persisting Disney's image as someone who promotes patriotism with the acceptance of a child.  The patriots are brilliant, the attacking English are bumbling idiots.  Battles result in few people falling in a bloodless howl, and mostly by the men in red.  Most obviously, the Boston Tea Party appears no more dangerous and rebellious then Mrs. Nesbit's tea party.  This patriotism carried over into the first appearance of the HALL OF PRESIDENTS in the Magic Kingdom.

We in Passamaquoddy are always interested in the live action films put out by thre Disney folk, as they are usually relegated to the background behind the theme parks and animated features.  In many cases these live action films provide a nice logical bridge between the two.

Tomorrow we'll close out the week of our 4th of July cookout includoing comments from attendees.  See you then...  If you see me tonight, Herring Whip is on me...

If you'd like to see more movie reviews, search for "Movie Night" in the right menu search engine.
 Doc Terminus Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:15:55 +0200