If you live in Portland, Oregon and you're interested in the late 'n' great Mel Blanc, you're in luck. The Mel Blanc Project is kicking off shortly with lectures, t-shirts and even a walking tour noting the first great cartoon voice actor. The walking tours will take folks to the location of Mel's childhood, including the school corridor where he says he first invented the Woody Woodpecker laugh with the help of the acoustics. The lecture series covers the area and time period of Blanc's Portland residency…but the schedule on that site only lists one cartoon being screened — the 1936 I Love to Singa. That's a great cartoon but I hope they don't think Mel's in it because he isn't.