I have very fond memories of Woody Woodpecker, and on this date in 1940, this character first appeared in the animation short Knock Knock.  Mel Blanc (I love him!) was the original voice of this woodpecker.  Woody made his television début in 1957, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For more info: http://famousdaily.com/history/woody-woodpecker-first-appears.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Pajaro_Loco

Well, Christmas is coming.  That’s right.  I’m sure you know that, but I thought I would do a Top 11 list.  I also needed a Christmas post for an upcoming giveaway, so this seemed like a good time. Our family has always loved Christmas movies, and I thought I would list our top 11.  I’m not going to list Christmas […]

When I was growing up, it was the 1980’s, and the biggest thing in video games was Atari.  I remember that they were way too expensive for us to own one.  I do recall that one of the earliest games was Donkey Kong.  When I learned about the opportunity to review a new DVD featuring this character, I knew I […]