tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004575200320231085.post2970514207001817836..comments2024-01-22T02:15:32.357-08:00Comments on Larry Marder's Beanworld: A Grand Holiday Tradition!Larry Marderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936917049779513696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004575200320231085.post-55347111786603844942009-12-23T02:47:32.682-08:002009-12-23T02:47:32.682-08:00Nothing says Christmas quite like... yodeling?
Bu...Nothing says Christmas quite like... yodeling?<br /><br />But I still really like this. It is its own thing, completely happy to invent its own little piece of Christmas mythology instead of riffing off of some establish element such as, oh, the reindeer.<br /><br />I think that the evolution of these kinds of traditions is actually slowing down. The mass media is a powerful force for establishing an "official" version of holiday mythology, and that saddens me. (The same thing has happened with classic monsters like vampires, werewolves and zombies, popular depictions of which which have been repeatedly confirmed by movies and TV.)Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004575200320231085.post-13370177350109135022009-12-22T16:57:42.465-08:002009-12-22T16:57:42.465-08:00For the third year in a row, I'm compelled to ...For the third year in a row, I'm compelled to put up this post!<br /><br /><br />As my ol' pal Steve Bissette wrote of this cartoon "a Wah Chang creation; he did HARDROCK, COCO & JOE the same year (as Suzy Snowflake)under his 'Centaur Productions' banner. Chang went on to join Projects Unlimited, creators of special effects (including stop-motion animation creations) for George Pal films and THE OUTER LIMITS, among other vintage 1960s classics, chestnuts and artifacts!"Larry Marderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936917049779513696noreply@blogger.com