If you watched yesterday's video of Dick Sinclair's Polka Parade, you may have recognized the young gent doing live commercials for Farmer John Sausage. Yes, that was Tom Kennedy, who later became a top game show host. Also, I should mention that Dick Sinclair's Polka Parade was sometimes called Dick Sinclair's Polka Party when it popped up in various forms over the years. I know not why.
I am told there are but a few openings left in the class I'm teaching this Sunday for the Women in Animation group — and by the way, you do not have to be a woman to sign up for it. It's all about how to get work (and how not to get work) in Cartoon Voiceovers and how to do the work (and how not to do the work). Details on the class are here.
The dates of Comic-Con International next year are July 18-21. No, I don't know when memberships or hotel rooms will be available. I'll do my best to let you know in advance but don't count on me for this. We still, by the way, don't know where or when the 2013 WonderCon will be. I'm hoping for that town where Tony Bennett left his heart.
Here's another (brief) rave review for The Nutty Professor, which is trying-out in Nashville. The first one I linked to was from the website Broadway World and it was from a reviewer who, to put it nicely, likes an awful lot of things, especially if they contain strenuous dance routines. I'm told the New York Times sent a critic who'll soon be reporting on the production. At some point, the show will get a non-rave review and we'll probably see Jerry call a press conference to denounce the sick, troubled individual who just had to go piss on the dreams and hard work of the show's beloved cast and crew.