Mermaids & Faeries!!!

    So I'm doing this 30 Day Challenge - Disneyland thing on Tumblr and as soon as I started I have been waiting for the "Whats Your Favorite Extinct Attraction" to come along.  Every time I remember Disneyland from my childhood, the first thing I think of is the Submarine Voyage!  I always remember how excited I'd get seeing mermaids (huge fascination as a child, thanks to my Sis In Law) and the shark wrestling an octopus (I would love to meet the person who bought this at the auction, can you imagine! I'd have it in my pool), it was just the coolest thing on earth!  Hands down was my favorite thing in the land of happiness and would quite possibly be the same now IF they didn't eff things up and make it Nemos Voyage.  If you asked me what they should have changed it to, I'd have said The Little Mermaid.  No questions.  Anyhow:

How cool were the mermaids?!  Short lived due to chlorine and guys jumping in the lagoon but the idea was genius and I can guarantee you if it was still around, my job would be a Disneyland mermaid.

    Needless to say that I'm THRILLED about the new Ariels Undersea Adventure!  When I saw that they had taken out a huge chunk of Paradise Pier and it was to be replaced with The Little Mermaid, I felt like I was 5 again!  Seriously, I may cry when it opens, I'm that excited!

Watch that and tell me you're not jazzed for June 3rd 2011 to get here, tomorrow!  If not sooner, I will definitely be at Disneyland in June with Evelia and her baby girl.  I will meet Amelie and bond with her over The Little Mermaid, maybe I can be to her what my sis in law was to me?

    I leave you now with a picture of Tinkerbell because lets face it, shes cute and makes you smile

Looking good at 71yrs old

A video of Tiny Kline (42), 29 years before becoming Tink

Not sure if its Tiny, but shes a cutie.

xxo

TGIFaith No More

    Weirdly amused by the little insignificant facts in life, I thought I'd start by sharing this one:  Original lead singer of Faith No More, Chuck Mosley, AND Mike Patton were both born on January 27th exactly 10 years apart.   I'm incredibly thankful for this band, I think I can say this is the band I remember listening to since the 80s.  It brings back when I lived in AZ, my family, fun times when I worked at a music store and continually makes me happy every single time I hear them.

    Starting with a classic song, and the video in which I fell madly in love with Mike Patton.  Rumors went around that the goldfish at the end was Bjorks fish she had left at a house after a party, but its never been confirmed.  I like to just go with it and believe.  Stripsearch is just a sultry song, may just be Mikes voice but me-OW, it makes me all warm.

    All in all, you simply cannot deny that Mike Patton is a musical genius with a great voice and that Faith No More was a pioneer in the music industry.  Everyone likes at least one song, be it Epic or Easy, it brings a smile to your face and you can't stop yourself from singing. 

xxo

Peeping Tom on Hump-day.

    Amazing collaborations with all sorts of artists from Norah Jones to Massive Attack to Odd Nosdam help make up this album.  I believe the first Peeping Tom song I heard was Mojo and I was hooked, then I heard Sucker and  I just knew that Mike was yet again, a genius.  The name of band & album came from a movie called Peeping Tom, which is on instant Netflix and you should probably take a look at it.

    And currently my favorite (of the week) Peeping Tom song:

    Starting this Mike Patton week had me all excited, but I think I'm over-excited!  He's done so much and its all amazing, to only pick 5 (quite possibly 7) bands/projects is hard, because I'll hear a song by another of his bands and think "OOH! I have to do a bit on this, but blast, I only have x-amount of days".  I would like to think that everyone is a fan of at least 2 of his projects, therefore willing to give the others a chance and fall equally in like when them. 

    I would also like for someone to let me know its not absolutely ridiculous for me to find Mike extremely attractive with that hairnet on.  Wow.

    I can't help myself, so here's some more Patton candy:

and last, but not least

    Happy Wednesday to you all, hope you enjoy and have yourself a drink!

xxo

M'fuckin Monday!!!

    First, I'd like to say Happy Birthday to Matthew Broderick & Jeffrey Lynn Johnston!
 

Shake it baby now!!

    Keeping with the "M" theme, I'm going to start off with some Mike Patton.  Even more specific, Mondo Cane.  I have a thing for Mike, and last year I came upon this project he did with an orchestra and band singing Italian pop songs.  I seriously can NOT get enough of it, I actually crave it.

    With all this speak of MP, I think I'm going to dedicate the week to him and do a bit on one of his bands/projects each day :D  I just got really excited!!  I think you should be too and I'll take my thank you's in the form of high 5s and go ahead and say "Your Welcome!" now.

zuc zuc zuc zuc

    I would swoon if I ever got to see this live, just melt.  On top of having an awesome vocal range and being an incredible musical talent, the face attached to this man is great (wow, packed that sentence with compliments).  Just watching his face when her performs is entertainment enough.  There are points when he almost looks evil with his eyebrows and smile, then he'll let out that bellow "deep deep doooown" and its just great.

   The fact that he did something different from what I'm used to hearing impresses me.  I grew up loving Faith No More, then Mr Bungle, then Tomahawk, Lovage... etc., and now Mondo Cane.  Whatever the man touches:  

GOLD

    I leave you now to let your ears fall in love with some I-talian pop.  Good day to you.

xxo

PS:  Greatly amused by this-

Too Perfect To Not Post.

good night
xxo.

Random:

    I had this as a draft, why I never posted it is beyond me.   This is when I had a raging crush on Mike, as a young lady of 8.  As soon as I saw Epic, there was no going back, that was my ideal guy haha.