Monday, March 27, 2006
It is widely reported that Friz Freleng said that: When I die I don`t want to go to heaven, I want to go to UPA. The spirit of Friz was very happy at the Egyptian Theatre last night. I will label the event photos later today after I teach my animation history class at Laguna. (class subject for today: the strikes, the war and the birth of UPA - how is that for timing?)
Bert Klien - We talked about his upcoming short. He has a killer crew (including his mentor Eric Goldberg) I am looking forward to seeing it.
Mark Kausler, Tee Bosustow, Lou Romano
Fred Crippen
Nick Bosustow
Nick Bosustow & Howard Beckerman
Bert Klien, Mark Kausler, Eric Goldberg
Amid`s Funky Zagreb hat
June Foray
Bob Kurtz, Bert Klien, & Eric Goldberg
The granddaughter of Steve Bosustow - I ended up telling about how UPA came into being (strange - but she asked)
Bill Melendez (we talked about how much he loved working at Disney - strange thing to talk about at a UPA show)
Willis Pyle and Bill Melendez
Willis Pyle
Alan Zaslove
Sam Clayberger & Fred Crippen
Amid Amidi & Lou Romano
original of Fred Crippen Christmas Poster from 50s
a young Bill Melendez
we did not get to see Fudget`s Budget, the wrong film was in the can. But there was a very small piece of it in the documentary
The Brotherhood of Man - it was great to see this on the big screen
I will be finishing up the labeling and will write up a wrap up report of the event later on today. If you didn`t go you really missed out on a once in a lifetime event. (So I well rub that in a little more later)
LATER:
Great night, great screening with very good interviews. (very good job Jerry) The projectionist could have been faster in changing films and there was a 900th generation copy of a Johnny Carson / Magoo
commercial that should not have been shown (it was just too unviewable) Very small downside to a great, great event. I got a new slant on a important past animation event that I was able to use in class today. The only other small down of the night was my always hate of the hieroglyphs in the courtyard. They are so faked that they bug me every thing I come to the Egyptian.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:
I got to hang out with the guests after the show. Heard some great stories from Bob Kurtz and Tom Sito. Hung out with some of my long time heroes and Fred Crippen even asked me if I was Bobe Cannon`s son. He said I looked like Bobe. So I think I will do that for a while. ¶ 5:24 AM
Bert Klien - We talked about his upcoming short. He has a killer crew (including his mentor Eric Goldberg) I am looking forward to seeing it.
Mark Kausler, Tee Bosustow, Lou Romano
Fred Crippen
Nick Bosustow
Nick Bosustow & Howard Beckerman
Bert Klien, Mark Kausler, Eric Goldberg
Amid`s Funky Zagreb hat
June Foray
Bob Kurtz, Bert Klien, & Eric Goldberg
The granddaughter of Steve Bosustow - I ended up telling about how UPA came into being (strange - but she asked)
Bill Melendez (we talked about how much he loved working at Disney - strange thing to talk about at a UPA show)
Willis Pyle and Bill Melendez
Willis Pyle
Alan Zaslove
Sam Clayberger & Fred Crippen
Amid Amidi & Lou Romano
original of Fred Crippen Christmas Poster from 50s
a young Bill Melendez
we did not get to see Fudget`s Budget, the wrong film was in the can. But there was a very small piece of it in the documentary
The Brotherhood of Man - it was great to see this on the big screen
I will be finishing up the labeling and will write up a wrap up report of the event later on today. If you didn`t go you really missed out on a once in a lifetime event. (So I well rub that in a little more later)
LATER:
Great night, great screening with very good interviews. (very good job Jerry) The projectionist could have been faster in changing films and there was a 900th generation copy of a Johnny Carson / Magoo
commercial that should not have been shown (it was just too unviewable) Very small downside to a great, great event. I got a new slant on a important past animation event that I was able to use in class today. The only other small down of the night was my always hate of the hieroglyphs in the courtyard. They are so faked that they bug me every thing I come to the Egyptian.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:
I got to hang out with the guests after the show. Heard some great stories from Bob Kurtz and Tom Sito. Hung out with some of my long time heroes and Fred Crippen even asked me if I was Bobe Cannon`s son. He said I looked like Bobe. So I think I will do that for a while. ¶ 5:24 AM
