This article was sent to me with the following text, “Having Hard8 as #2 already casts doubt on the evaluator.” – Best Barbecue Joints In The Mid- Cities – I like the idea of getting a free BBQ sandwich at Bartley’s by simply sending a text.
I kept seeing this Click Hole article, which was posted earlier this year, pop all over the Internet yesterday – 7 Hacks To Get The Most Out Of Your Chipotle Order – I’m not going to give any of them a try because it’s from Click Hole, which is an offshoot of The Onion. For instance, if I order a burrito and just eat the inside, I can go back and get a burrito refill for free? It also states if you say “This one’s on Clooney” it will go to his tab, and, of course, that’s an urban legend proven to be false.
Sean Connery reprises his role as James Bond in the movie “The Rock” also starring Nicolas Cage. The movie is better this way. It’s a bond film.
In the Haunted Mansion at Disney World/Disneyland, “you” commit suicide during the course of the ride and become a ghost.At the beginning of the ride the ghost host (the narrator) says the only way to escape the mansion is to die, and he shows that he hanged himself. Near the end of the ride there’s a moment where the ride vehicle turns around backwards and you go off a balcony, which according to this theory represents you jumping to your death.Before this part of the ride the ghosts are all trying to scare you, but afterwards they sing excitedly and invite you to party with them. (The Grim Grinnin’ Ghosts song.) The only human character in the ride, a groundskeeper, appears after the balcony drop. He faces toward the riders and seems terrified of you.Could be totally accidental, could be an intentional subtlety by the designers, but either way I’ve never looked at that ride the same way again.
Six Flags Over Texas started distancing from the Confederate battle flag decades ago – The park does fly the Confederate flag, but it uses the lesser-known first national flag of the Confederacy. Texas is represented as one of seven stars that form a circle in the upper left corner of that flag . . . the first Confederate national flag was chosen by the park since it was one of the six displayed on Texas’ state seal. – For you LiberallyLean.com readers, the article mentions a Barry Green, but it’s not that Barry Green.
After ‘Mad Men’, I thought Christina Hendricks would do something a bit grander than becoming a regular on a Comedy Central show. At least I thought she would be one of the leads.
Senator Ted Cruz wrote the following piece for Politico, actually it’s an excerpt from his book – From Doubles Tennis to Internet Porn: My Year as a Supreme Court Clerk – That first paragraph will get your attention, he knows how to capture a reader’s attention. Interestingly, he mentions that Justice Clarence Thomas is a Cowboys fan and added this tidbit, “Thomas had a framed picture of himself with quarterback Troy Aikman in his office.”
I think Another Period is one of those short comedies actors do for fun like they do on Adult Swim. I think they have about as much fun off camera as on. AP is wicked funny, too.
The history of The Haunted Mansion's development is really fascinating. Unlike many Disney attractions, it wasn't designed with a specific story line, but began as two completely different concepts. One Imagineer (Yale Gracey) wanted a carnival-type spook house, with cartoonish sight gags. Another (Rolly Crump) wanted a super-creepy "Museum of the Weird" that featured ghoulish sights and "exhibits." It was originally going to be a walk-through attraction, but over time that changed, as the Imagineers realized that using an omnimover system would allow them to better control guest throughput. The attraction was first announced in the early '60s, and the exterior was completed in 1963, but it didn't open until 1969, thanks to the company's involvement in the '64-'65 Worlds Fair and Walt's death. There is a great book by current Imagineer Jason Surrell that details the development of the Haunted Mansion, not only at Disneyland, but also at each of the Disney parks worldwide. It's the only attraction that exists in all the "Magic Kingdom" style Disney parks but is in a different land in each one.
Anyway, the end result of the weird saga of its development was a combination of the cartoonish spook house and the super creepy. Because there is no "official" story line, there are tons of fan theories as to the true story of Gracey Manor. The one you referenced is my favorite, as I feel like it is the most "logical" explanation based upon how the attraction flows.
Another random tidbit for the next time you ride the attraction: the narrator was originally going to be a raven, but this idea was scrapped in favor of the current Ghost Host, voiced by Disney Legend Paul Frees (aka Boris Badenov & hundreds of others). Because of the late timing of this decision, however, the raven audio-animatronics had already been designed, built, and installed, so they were left in the attraction. Keep an eye out while riding through, and you'll see that red-eyed raven staring down at you numerous times throughout the attraction.
Based on your post, I sought out Another Period and watched the pilot last night. Like RPM said, it is one of those funny ensemble comedies with lots of recognizable faces (think: Wet Hot American Summer), and I got quite a few laughs from it. You should give it a shot. (And mild spoiler: based on the pilot, I'm thinking Christina Hendricks may have a bigger role than you might otherwise be led to believe.)
I think Another Period is one of those short comedies actors do for fun like they do on Adult Swim. I think they have about as much fun off camera as on. AP is wicked funny, too.
The history of The Haunted Mansion's development is really fascinating. Unlike many Disney attractions, it wasn't designed with a specific story line, but began as two completely different concepts. One Imagineer (Yale Gracey) wanted a carnival-type spook house, with cartoonish sight gags. Another (Rolly Crump) wanted a super-creepy "Museum of the Weird" that featured ghoulish sights and "exhibits." It was originally going to be a walk-through attraction, but over time that changed, as the Imagineers realized that using an omnimover system would allow them to better control guest throughput. The attraction was first announced in the early '60s, and the exterior was completed in 1963, but it didn't open until 1969, thanks to the company's involvement in the '64-'65 Worlds Fair and Walt's death. There is a great book by current Imagineer Jason Surrell that details the development of the Haunted Mansion, not only at Disneyland, but also at each of the Disney parks worldwide. It's the only attraction that exists in all the "Magic Kingdom" style Disney parks but is in a different land in each one.
Anyway, the end result of the weird saga of its development was a combination of the cartoonish spook house and the super creepy. Because there is no "official" story line, there are tons of fan theories as to the true story of Gracey Manor. The one you referenced is my favorite, as I feel like it is the most "logical" explanation based upon how the attraction flows.
Another random tidbit for the next time you ride the attraction: the narrator was originally going to be a raven, but this idea was scrapped in favor of the current Ghost Host, voiced by Disney Legend Paul Frees (aka Boris Badenov & hundreds of others). Because of the late timing of this decision, however, the raven audio-animatronics had already been designed, built, and installed, so they were left in the attraction. Keep an eye out while riding through, and you'll see that red-eyed raven staring down at you numerous times throughout the attraction.
Based on your post, I sought out Another Period and watched the pilot last night. Like RPM said, it is one of those funny ensemble comedies with lots of recognizable faces (think: Wet Hot American Summer), and I got quite a few laughs from it. You should give it a shot. (And mild spoiler: based on the pilot, I'm thinking Christina Hendricks may have a bigger role than you might otherwise be led to believe.)