OT- But shocking news- Roy Disney Resigns...

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JeffNOrangeCounty

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And even with the Angles, er I mean Angels..

..Victory celebration. He was upstaged by Gene Autry (via Mrs. Autry) who had been dead a few years back!

Irony digs deep.
Jeff
 
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Michael Zielski

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What is the soul of the man?

Darn.....missed that LOTR special.....but needed some pizza and beer after a day of putting up(and falling down) The Tree........

But did check out Jim Hill's site today.......Wall Street, investment analysts, "golden parachutes," "the data shows......."--I'm just sickened by the attention "the numbers" always get. But hey, isn't this what's most important in 2003? I'm faced with this grim, cold reality every day in my profession......

For some reason, a Blind Willie Johnson song(getting back to some music) from the 20's popped into my head yesterday. As he literally growled this question, I couldn't help thinking that this is what Roy Disney, Stanley Gold--and all of us--are simply asking:
"I want somebody to tell me,
answer if you can,
I want somebody to tell me,
just what is the soul of a man?"
Hey, so what--for the moment, the all-holy numbers don't look too bad for "Mike"(I like that, he doesn't like that nickname.....henceforth, that'll be how I refer to him)--but it's the soul of the man that really sickens us all.

I suppose it's "old fashioned" these days to look for integrity over what "the numbers" show us--but it will always be right.

Carry on, Roy and Stanley, and whoever cares to join the Fellowship(can't get away from LOTR--'cause when you're talkin' good vs. evil.......).

Mike
 
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JeffNOrangeCounty

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Eisners Charity Ball

Its all about the $.........
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Eisner Says It's Wonderful Week at Disney


By Richard Verrier, Times Staff Writer


Singer Phil Collins had just finished a rendition of his hit single "Against All Odds" when he turned to the man of the hour, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner.

"Hello, Michael," Collins said Thursday night from center stage at the Century Plaza Hotel's Los Angeles Ballroom. "I know this has been a bit of a lousy week, but we're here to help you forget about that."

The line drew light laughter from the 1,000 or so people at the banquet, where the 61-year-old Eisner was honored for his service to the community and his achievements at Disney and was named 2003 Pioneer of the Year by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund, a charitable organization.

Collins continued with a lively 30-minute set that began appropriately enough with "Heaven." ("We've had our problems, but I'm on your side.")

After a glowing tribute from Motion Picture Assn. of America President Jack Valenti, Eisner took the microphone and challenged Collins' assessment of the week, which saw Roy E. Disney and his lieutenant, Stanley P. Gold, quit the Disney board and call for Eisner's ouster.

"I want to say this has been a great week," Eisner said, making his first public comments since the dramatic resignations.

Eisner said he had much to be thankful for ? "First of all, you're living and you're healthy." He went on to say he was particularly grateful that his sons were doing so well: Breck, who is directing a movie for Paramount Pictures Corp., and Eric and Anders, who Eisner joked had shaved and were wearing ties for the event.

"So to say that I've had anything but a wonderful week would be an understatement," Eisner told the crowd. Among the celebrities there were actors Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, actress Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

Gold and Disney chose not to attend the dinner.
 
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Michael Zielski

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C'mon Bill, stop listening to "Haunted Hits" for a minute-- the 20's and 30's was a key time for acoustic blues--Blind Willie Johnson is actually more known for some slashing slide guitar work(Ry Cooder pays him homage on the "Paris, Texas" soundtrack).

Being an animator, you gotta know that cartoonist R. Crumb "lives" for 20's music--check out "That's What I Call Sweet Music," a collection of some real fun 20's dance music taken from his own personal collection of 78's.

Just ask Sharon......some of the Disney stuff in her Pile is just plain too scary to listen to......

OK, enough OT, back to work(man, what a snowstorm we're having here in Maine),
Mike
 
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X-S Tech

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Aawww poor Mike. Too bad he doesn't keep closer tabs on the fan discussion boards. If all he wanted was a legacy that could have been taken care of long ago. The parks are now littered with his influence, and not Walt add ons; these are things that anybody would only be too happy to give him full credit for. Rocket Rods, the closing of Subs and 20K at WDW, DCA, WDStudios Paris....Shall I name more? What about little tombstones at each closed unsused space at the parks that says something along the lines of..."Dear Departed Uncle Walt, A Lot of This is Michael's Fault"
 
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Jessica L

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Fluppy dogs? Aw, I loved them!
 
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JeffNOrangeCounty

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A Legacy of...

.. Landfills of plush,
A failed Alien Encounter,
Rising Theme Park prices,
Less animatronics,
Less E ticket attractions,
the general rape of whimsy,
and..
Sequels .. we got sequels here!

Jeff
 
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SFMike

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Don't forget Mikey's grand monument to himself, "Disney's California Adventure." Maybe they should go ahead and rename it "Eisner's California Adventure" because it has Eisner's "touch" all over it. Cut rate attractions with a premium price tag. It was the forerunner of the sad "Disney Studios Paris." If I was Roy I would be mad too to see my families name on these second rate projects.

And let us not forget that Mikey personally designed the parking structure at the Disneyland Resort. I think he wanted this listed as an attraction on the Disneyland Brochure. Another monument to his monumental creativity. Also, when in Southern California which shopping area is the most "Disney?" The Grove at Farmer's Market or Downtown Disney? Take this shopping test yourself. You see it seems EVERYONE gets the concepts of entertainment and quality that Walt pioneered better than the talentless bean counter that has strip mined the Disney organization to its current state of creative malaise.

It?s crazy when you are the head of a production company in the entertainment industry and you don't appreciate creative people or thinking. It is a collaborative medium. You can only increase profits by cutting back staff and projects for only so long and Mikey its time to trim the dead wood in your office chair. Go ruin another company or go do whatever multimillionaires do for fun. We are quite sure that that does not include visits to theme parks with our unsophisticated kind. Maybe his Ivy League dislike and incomprehension of the common person is a big part of the problem of running an entertainment company. Don?t think I?m harsh. This is the weasel that reportedly said he hates hanging out or dealing with the Disneyland employees who he referred to as "overpaid carnies." Can you imagine his high opinion of us non Ivy League folks that attend his theme parks or watch his direct to video movies? I get the impression he feels we will buy whatever junk he puts out there as long as the marketing department tells us it is wrapped in Disney "magic." He has worn the "magic" threadbare. We are the ones the walls on his gated community are meant to keep out.

Walt liked his audience. He walked the park. He made entertainment that pleased himself and hoped would please others AND make a profit. I believe he loved the process of creating a quality product as much as the end product or profit. Eisner's ONLY product is profits and he has streched that artform to the limits at the Disney company. It will take someone new that understands art, entertainment, and what the public wants to put the company back on course.
 
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JeffNOrangeCounty

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SF Mike - "We are the ones the walls on his gated community are meant to keep out. "

LOL! Great post SFMike. I have hope that DCA can be rebuilt into something fun and happy someday, but only by bulldozing about a 1/3rd of it. The tortilla factory and the salute to "industry" thing could only fascinate someone that does not "work" in an industry.

Less innoventions, more entertainment.
If Mike had had a paper route when he was a youth like Walt's, instead of the finishing/graduate schools, he would know what was fun for the comman man.
But I guess cashing in his 5mill bonus is fun.

But tell me Big Mike, when you are looking at the profits you collected on the backs of overpaid carnies, family vacations, gouged Disney-freaks and pasholders, foreign & domestic sweatbox animators and sweatshop clothiers, don' you have just a bit of guilt? Does the Torah not say "Love your neighbor as yourself"?
Be careful, such guilt could give one a heart condition..or something.
JNOC
 
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SharonKurland

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My husband knows someone whose wife works at WDW. I don't know the details but she somehow went to a CM event where Roy and Mike were in attendance. Roy was a social butterfly, meeting everyone, shaking hands, smiling, etc. CMs were told to not approach Mike, not to talk to Mike, and, no uncertain terms, to leave Mike alone.

Nice. real nice.

-Sharon-
 
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xfkirsten

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Sharon -

I'd believe it. I worked at MK when Roy was there last year for the rededication of one of the trains. He was a GREAT guy, very happy to just hang out and talk with the CMs.

-Kirsten
 
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