Where has that Loc guy been? I finished my last class on Friday December 22 and got the grades in about 11:30 AM. I had 3 students that had skipped the last class and where to email me their final tests. I had told them all that they had to have them in by 10 AM Dec 22. Only one made the deadline. I was in my car by 12 noon and I haven`t been on the Internet again until yesterday. I needed time off so I took it.

I came back on line to find over 800 emails only 4 of which I wanted to read. The 2 missing tests there. One marked 10:23 AM Dec 22nd. Strange it wasn`t there at 11 AM local time when I last checked on the 22nd so what time zone it came from I know not. The other test was marked 9 PM Dec 22. Hey they both missed the deadline. What can I say. A deadline is a deadline. Speaking of which I was going to take a week off from everything, so why am I back a day early?

I was at the 99 Cent Only store today and found another DVD. On the face of it, it is a complete piece of crap called the Mouse Police (Mause Polizei). Germany with early Hong Kong Kung Fu quality lip syncing (sic). The animation is below that I would accept from a first semester animation student. The walk cycles suck so bad. You have to buy this disk. Not for the main feature mind you.

It is the bonus features:

• Betty Boop and Little Jimmy - 1936 (transfer good) everybody had 5 copies
  
• Bored of Education - 1946 Little Lulu (transfer - who cares) 12 copies on this clunker
  
• Jasper`s Derby - 1946 (transfer - poor) Yes this is a George Pal puppetoon and even if the quality is not the best, this is a puppetoon and it is watchable.
  
• Bosko`s Shipwreck - 1931 (transfer - fair)
  
• Ding Dog Daddy - 1942 (transfer - good) I have 7 or 8 copies of this
  
• Inki and the Minah Bird - 1943 (transfer poor) one of those non PC cartoons that are hard to find but I have better copies
  
• Fox Pop - 1942 (transfer - fair) have lots of copies of this.

The question is would you pay 99 cents for a copy of a George Pal Jasper cartoon even if the source material and transfer is not the best? I know I would and did and will again if I get the chance.

Larry Loc (ASIFA Blog Guy)  ¶ 10:51 PM