HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! And to my twinster, Jean. The day is almost over, but it took time to get the video for this post ready.
Jeanie Beanie and I watched a lot of TV together while growing up, and Popeye cartoons were among our favorites. For my birthday I got what I wanted, the new Popeye DVD set. It was in expectation of that I made the new banner, with Popeye and Bluto, using a couple of cardboard puppets from the Kenner Super Show I won on eBay.
The Popeye DVD has been getting rave reviews. How good is it? Watch the 3-minute video I made, transitioning back-and-forth between the DVD and a VHS that is typical of what’s been available until now.
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All but two of the cartoons are in black & white, but are just as stunning in their own way. To order a copy of this must-have 4-disc DVD from Amazon.com, click here.
An off-topic comment, but we’ll allow the banana connection! 😉
The bananas in the scene (nice on DVD, by the way), bring up a coincidence. I’m back doing my gig as a disc jockey reading for the blind on WJUN 670, which is a radio reading service for the blind, covering most of central PA. It’s a two-hour daily show, mixing news, sports, grocery specials, you name it! Often I throw in fun stuff like items from “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader.” I’ve been reading the story of the banana to them. DID YOU KNOW ITS ORIGIN IS NOT THE TROPICS, but, as this cartoon shows, THE MIDDLE EAST!
“Open, sez me!” a CLASSiC! Of course, the irony of us watching this on 9/11. However, I AM glad to see that the media is finally putting the story on the back burner today. Happy Birthday, Dougie! I’m mailing your present tomorrow.