LJ Idol Week #10 - Topic: "Pinnochio's First Date"

[prog_schlock]

This is my entry for week #10 of therealljidol

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Dreams Come TrueCliff Edwards - the man who voiced Jiminy Cricket - died in poverty in 1971 and his body was donated to the UCLA medical school. Disney learned about this and offered to buy back his body. They ultimately paid for his headstone. It was the least they could do for the man who sang their

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[topum]

Great.

[prog_schlock]

Thank you so much for reading and leaving a comment!

[eternal_ot]

You sure are an encyclopedia when it comes to music...may be you could turn all of this into a coffee table book. Very informative and liked your take on this topic. A good read.

[prog_schlock]

Whenever I hear the phrase "coffee table book," I imagine a book that folds out into a coffee tables. I love this idea so much. Not especially a literary book, but a great little piece of furniture that could easily be stored on a shelf until it is needed.

Thank you for reading and commenting!

[eternal_ot]

Ha! That could be so much fun...loved where your mind went..:)

[rayaso]

I am constantly impressed by your musical knowledge, and I love your entries!

[prog_schlock]

Its funny because I know some humans who are real musical encyclopedia's and my knowledge pales compared to theirs, so I don't even perceive myself as knowing an especially large amount about the subject. Isn't it strange how we can always lower our opinions of ourselves based on the greater achievements of others? The human brain is a cruel thing. :D

Thank you for reading and commenting!

[rayaso]

While I love music, my knowledge of the types of things you write about is nonexistent, so while you know musical encyclopedias who impress you, I remain impressed by your entries, and I hope you write more.

[whipchick]

This is so interesting! I always love how you shine a spotlight on some dim corners of musical history. And it's so sad how many people languish in obscurity after doing one really great thing...

I will defend Disney on one thing - because of the way copyright/trademark law works, you have to defend your intellectual property every time. If you find out Miss Jane's School for Orphans is using Mickey to bring joy to terminally ill teddy bears and you don't make them take it down, you have less legal standing when Jim-Bob's Corporate Behemoth uses Mickey to sell Oldsmobiles. So it means being mean to people who don't have the wherewithal to defend themselves, because the alternative is to lose your intellectual property when the big boys come around and say "well, you didn't care about your trademark last week."

[prog_schlock]

I've heard that argument before and there is truth to it, except...

You have Lucasfilms, who have encouraged fan films (and, really, all kinds of fan service) and some other behemoth companies who don't seem to have any issue with fans using their images so long as they're not trying to profit off of them. You also have Warner Bros, who stepped in to some of the schools that Disney threatened to sue and just let them use their images. It wouldn't have taken a lot for Disney to say "you know, we're going to officially give you permission to use our images - just add a 'used with permission' sign and its all good."

That's not the way the mouse roared back then, though. :D

Thank you for reading and commenting!

[dmousey]

Ye gods, I loved that song. Thanks again for another look behind the musical curtain. Peace~~~D

[prog_schlock]

Its really a beautiful song and the Edwards version never fails to make me a little misty-eyed. Its essentially a song of hope and the way he delivers it suggests both that hope and a little bit of the depth of heartbreak of wanting something you'll never have.

Thank you again for reading and commenting!