Breathing Fire Into A Weekly Interview

This week I've got the creator of the twitter Audio Animatronic craze, MurphyTracker! 

Because of being busy, this interview is relatively short. But that means you get a broader range to ask whatever questions you want! Serious, stupid, or seriously stupid, ask away! 

As always, e-mail them to me here: mainstreetjake@yahoo.com, or tweet at me here: Mainstreetjake either just mention me, or use the hashtag #FQF 

Enjoy! 

>Jake

Name: Do you want my human name or dragon name? Either way, it’s Maleficent during dungeon hours, and when I’m performing people call me Murphy. It’s not the prettiest name, but it fits. Somehow.

Age: well, I’ve been around for a bit. But I act like I’m in my twenties. That’s the best time of everyone’s life, right? We’ll go with 25.

Hometown: The Pit, Rivers of America, Disneyland.

Favorite Disney Character: Myself! Conceited, but hey, I change from an evil human into a fire breathing dragon. You can’t beat that.

Life motto: Don’t lose your head over a piece of tail.
Tail being Mickey? Something like that, yes.

Favorite Disney Ride: I can’t fit on most, but I love riding Autopia. I can use the cars as skates and if I use my dew claw just right, I can trip the governor on them, and go faster than the guests can.

iPhone or Blackberry? iPhone! Although I have to say, the AT&T iPhone is horrific. Hardly any service in the pit! So I’ve got the Verizon iPhone now and it works like a charm!

What’s something you do every day, without exception? Molt. My fragile skin doesn’t last long.

$100,000. What do you do with it? Buy Ted a crate of butter, Norm a year’s worth of Dent fixing classes, Meangull a vacation all to himself (he needs a break from controlling those two..) Harold a private groomer, Red Head Pirate a year’s worth of massages to help her relax from the stress of dealing with those lustful pirates screaming her name all day, and then I’d buy out MiceChat.

If you had a 'celebrity hall pass' who would you pick? I don’t know how to answer this really. Boys name, girl’s body..ok, I’ll do both!

Boy: uhm…I guess Gerard Butler.

Girl: Holly Madison!

Favorite musician? Eddie! He plays his guitar in New Orleans Square a few times a week, and I can hear him from my pit. He’s really good!

Best text you’ve ever gotten? “HAROLD LOVE YOU, MURPHY. I AM TINKERBELL. WANT TO MAKE PIXIE DUST?” Total blackmail material. Love it when Harold gets crazy at the parties.

Mac or PC? WWSJD? What would Steve Jobs Do?

What do you think will happen in 2012?
I’m finally going to be put into A-Mode and work right! But that’ll only happen the night the world ends.

You’re in charge of the Disneyland resort for a week: what do you do?

Repaint Main Street to more ‘period appropriate’ colors. Add a loop to every attraction (horizontal loops! Got to be family friendly.). Tear down the new Little Mermaid building, move it one centimeter, and rebuild it so it’s right on track with the railings in Paradise Park. Bring back the PeopleMover so the ‘passionate fans’ have a moving bench to sit on. Oh, and install interactive queues to every single attraction. You can thank me later.

Best Disney Park? Disneyland, duh!

How do you think you'll die? Another faceplant to the concrete.

Favorite Johnny Depp movie? Pirates one! But after glancing over at the Festival Area, the fourth looks really good!

Mickey D’s or BK? McDonalds! I loved eating the fries at Westward Ho!.

Pizza: Chicago or New York style? Whatever style they make the Pizza Port pizza. I love that pizza!

Best thing a guy/girl's said to you? Guy: This show is way better than WaterWorld! Girl: (cheerleader from this past weekend during the show) OHEMGEE, her makeup is so delish!

Buddah or Jesus? Walt.

coke or pepsi? Coke. Only because it’s the only soda they serve in-park. Otherwise, pepsi.

Favorite Medical TV drama? Medical TV? Why watch that when I can go see Norm get his skull smashed in every so often?

Favorite shoes? Sanuk!

(or my Mickey crocs.)
If you were to be a professional athlete, what sport do you want to be in? Well, if Abe was still around, I think we’d be a good tag team at poker.

That’s not a professional sport.

It’s not?

No.

Oh. Well, I guess curling. I’m good at heating the ice, and I don’t even need a broom.

Blond or Brunette? Blondes taste better going down, but brunettes have some more definition and meat to them….wait, oh… I thought you meant like if I were to eat them…got it.

What's your biggest fear? Falling.

Do you twitter? Yes I do!

favorite idol (not the show)? My cousin Pete.

What was your dream job as a kid? You mean as a pup? I always wanted to test the durability of fireman’s suits.

Best song on your iPod? Fantasmic! Show audio

Worst song on your iPod? World of Color show audio.

Any Apologies? I’m sorry to the cheerleaders who I attempted to burn last weekend. But you had it coming.

Best Concert you've ever been to? Steve Rushton at the Tomorrowland Terrace on ’09. Summer Nightastic rocked that year.

Ok, now that we’ve got the stock questions out of the way, let’s get personal. What do you think is going to happen to your new family member in Tokyo?

Wow Jake, you don’t hesitate to get right to it, do you? Haha I think it’s really terrible what happened in Japan. All that water and debris throughout the country, it’s really horrific. But I think my cousin is going to be fine, and like me, he likes to show up late to the party.

Good way of putting it! Ok, when you fell the first, and then the second time, did you think there was any hope of you even just performing? Even in the lowest mode possible?

It was definitely really hard to think about. I was supposed to be a huge ending to the show, and yet I can’t even get up and out of the pit without having problems? It was miserable! I’m glad everyone worked round the clock with me to get me where I need to be to stay in the show, and I hope I don’t have any more incidents! Haha

I was worried for a while I’d never get to see you in action. With the rest of the twitter accounts on here, what do you think of them?

Well, originally I started this twitter account to keep the fans up to date on my well being after my second fall. And then I decided to mess with them, and show them what really goes on inside my head. I showed them the left and right sides of my brain, but I couldn’t handle the two accounts. Then Harold joined, and soon followed by many others. I don’t have a problem with the other accounts, but I think that just like any good story teller, or….whoever that writes stuff that’s cool, they need to find a niche, and stick with it. Have their style, and get creative with it! Otherwise they’re not going to get popular and gain followers.

That’s a very good point! I love reading your account, Harold’s, and the Nemo Birds. You guys come up with some very funny stuff!

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy it.

I really do, as do a lot of other people. Ok, last question, do you think there’s going to be any new upgrades to your show?

I love how you mention ‘my show’. It is MY show, isn’t it? Well, right now I don’t know. There isn’t anything I’ve heard of, but I’d love my bosses to find a way to get some World of Color magic over here and upgrade the fountains. Imagine seeing butterfly fountains wave across the water as the princes and princesses float by, and then chasers race around as the monkeys and King Louie dance in the jungle! Oh! And a blow pop or two for Captain Hook and his Cannonball fighting with Peter Pan! Not only those but also possibly some in crowd effects, and possibly bring back the Ursula barge! She was such a great addition to the cast from what I heard. Bucky was always so fond of her.

Those are some great ideas! I hope something like that comes together! Thank you so much for your time, and we’ll be chatting later this week to go over the fan questions if we get any for you!

Thank you for the interview, always glad to chat about myself, haha.

Interview delayed until tomorrow

Because I had to go up to Fresno (or as I like to call it, Fresyes...yea it's lame but whatever..) today, I had to delay my web interview with The creator of the Murphy Tracker twitter account until tonight. I'll be asking my questions for him/her tonight, and then until Wednesday, if you have any questions, e-mail (mainstreetjake@yahoo.com), or tweet me @mainstreetjake your questions. If there are not enough questions (10 minimum) then the Fan Question Friday is canceled (like last week's interview with Harold's twitter account).

Check back tomorrow at 10am for the full interview!

Mortensen Dumps Pig Hearts for Krpytonite?

According to IMDB, Viggo Mortensen is no longer in talks to act as the Huntsman in Universal's Snow White and The Huntsmen. Instead, he's considering playing the villain General Zod in Superman. I'm actually bummed he's not going to be the huntsman. I think he can be a great Huntsman in the Snow White story. He has that quiet, but powerful feel to his acting. Not only that, but his look seems to fit the Huntsman character. It seemed perfect casting, but in Hollywood, things change ALL the time, some at last minute.

Now we'll have to see how it works with the potential casting as the General in the Krypton classic.

Serve Here, Born Elsewhere

Just read an article about a 95 year old guy who served during World War II, only to recently find out he's not even a U.S Citizen. Now he's being told he might face deportation. The full story can be read HERE.

To be honest, I think it's really lame they're worrying about it. We have bigger issues to face than a 95 year old man who put himself in the line of fire for this country not being a citizen. I can see the argument of 'well he's not a citizen, so just like every other non-citizen, he needs to be deported'. It's a tough spot really, because he didn't know he wasn't a citizen. And what makes it harder is that he served during one of the toughest wars America went through. I'm torn between thinking it should be left alone, since he's so old and lived here peacefully, but at the same time, there's families from around the world doing the same thing. Trying to survive and make the 'American Dream' their own. The other side that makes it hard to decide what side I'm on is that 'illegal' immigration isn't right, on any level. Come into the country legally with the right paperwork, and there's no problem. But slipping under the radar and getting into here for free isn't right.

This can also be harder to figure out when compared to something like the illegal immigration of Mexican citizens. I know this is a change of topic, but I live in an area where there is a LOT of agriculture. How many white people are going to be out there in the sweltering summer heat, and rigidly cold winters keeping the crops healthy? Not many, IF any (mainly because the white man thinks he's above it, and we're not even talking about being racist. Blog post later on this specifically.). The problem here is, many immigrants come up from Mexico illegally to work the fields around Kern County because it's cheap labor, and they can get immigrant housing very easily. The problem is, they're here illegally.

I would have absolutely no objection to any immigrant, be it from any country outside the United States, to enter our homeland if it was legal. The paperwork is not that hard to get, and once you get it, you've got it. It's a done deal. But the issue is that people slip in and out of here in cargo ship crates from Asia and Africa, and in Jeeps and vans from Mexico. There's got to be a way to fix the issue of overall illegal immigration. Make it harder to slip under the radar, and if caught, they shouldn't be allowed in legally. Why be later rewarded to come back in when you were originally trying to get in free?

Like I said, it's a really tough situation to handle, and this is just ideas and thoughts I've had on it.

Shoot To Thrill

Here's a story I wrote a while back just for kicks. Thought I'd blog it and see what everyone thinks.
Feedback is always welcomed. :)

>>Jake

“Taxi! Hey, Taxi!” screamed businessman Richard Bentley. He was late for a board of directors meeting at Reliant Energy Corporation. He decided upon a dark blue suit with a thin white and pale green striped tie to wear to the meeting. He thought if he’s going to make the sale, he might as well do it in style. “Thanks, I need to go to 1313 South Katella Drive.”, said Richard in a very succinct tone. “No problem” said the taxi driver.
The Meeting
As the president of Reliant Energy opened the meeting, Richard Bentley was preparing his final slide of his slide show presentation. “Ok Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get this meeting started. Today we have Mr. Richard Bentley from Oscorp Inc. and he is here to explain the possible merge with both companies. Please give him your undivided attention.” “Thank you Mr. Wayne. I’m here today to expound the possibility of the merge between Reliant and Oscorp. We will still keep all of our employees, and change both names, to one. All plants are going to be put under the new name, and owned by the
New company – “What if one company decides to be too dominant over the other? What then?” asked a board member in an odious tone. “We will have a board of equal members from each company, it will be a democracy. Everything will be equal. No one will be left out. But, it is still equivocal that we will merge.”
Richard’s Home
“Honey, I’m home!” His somewhat melodious voice pleased his wife as he walked through the door of his new $3,000,000 home. His wife was very beautiful for her age. Her dark brown hair was pulled up into a loose clip, and she had a very natural, vintage look to her. Almost like a cheerleader from the 30’s or 40’s. A very beautiful, both inside and out, Richard knew he made the right choice when he asked her to marry her. High school sweethearts since their sophomore year, they were conjointly together even before that. “Hi Ritchie” replied Rebecca. The wet, sticky sweet feel of her lips made Richard remember the night her first kissed her. A cold, wet and rainy night inside his Dodge Camero on the banks of Lake Michigan by the Navy Pier was the best night of his life. “How was your day Becca?” he inquired. “Good, Cassandra called, said she’s with a guy named Brad now. She still won’t tell me where she’s at. She’s still really mad at you for having her cut ties with Cody. He was a good kid, and never meant any harm. “Well, I don’t care. She will come around again. I know she will, she always has. And I’m still trying to get the board to approve the merge. It’s a pain talking to them. They sit, listen, and then argue about everything they just heard. I hope it goes through. If it doesn’t then it’s my neck that’s going to get wrung.” “Well, we’ll be fine. I’m sure it will go through, and all will be fine with the board. Don’t worry about them.” He sighs,” Ok, I guess you’re right. Hey I’m going to be back in time for dinner. I want go take a drive to clear my head of all this stuff.” “Ok, dinner’s going to be ready in about an hour.” He responds with a quick grin and says, “Perfect.”
Drive to Kill.
As he hops into his forest green Jaguar XK-8, he grabs his black tomcat handgun with a silencer. It was nothing special, just a typical run of the mill handgun. Along with the gun, he takes a box of clear plastic bags and zip ties. He is an intemperate murderer. He commits such atrocious acts only at night. By day, he’s just Richard Bentley, another businessman in Chicago. Once all of his equipment is in the trunk, he gets in, and turns on the radio. Ironically, Shoot to Thrill from AC/DC comes on as he pulls into the cool winter air.
The Shot
“Ok where do I want to go….south of town? No, that’s too poor; no one will care to notice that. Uptown is better. A rich man getting killed will make the news.” As the car roars down the highway he decides to kill the board member that spoke out earlier that morning at the meeting. “Once he’s gone, he’d be out of the way for the merge.” He thought to himself. Once he pulled up to the house, he attached his silencer to the gun; put a bag over it, and zip tied it around his hand. All the lights were out except the far right room on the second level of the house. He walked up to the giant oak doors and jimmied the lock. They opened without the slightest sound of a squeak. Once inside, he hung his coat on the coat rack as if he was family. Next, he slowly and gracefully made his way upstairs. Taking time to look at the perfectly level family pictures all in the same style cherry frames, he began to wonder what this man’s life was outside the office. Nonetheless, he already committed himself to killing this man; he had to finish the job. “His kids are already out of the house, they have to be in college when the last Christmas photo was taken...so it’s just him and his wife….perfect.” He slyly thought to himself. As he rounded the corner he could hear some slight banging and what sounded like a clinking of a champagne glass. As he neared the door, he could hear a light giggle and a woman saying, “Oh John, we haven’t had this much fun since the kid were born.” A rather heavy and slurred voice replied, “Mary, I must say, you are without a doubt, the best lover a man can have.” While this was going on Richard slowly opened the door, and casually walked in. Without saying a word, he raised his gun, and pulled the trigger. With a small thump, he hit the man in the leg. “AGGHHHHHH!!!!! What was that?!” “The woman looked up and let out a long and rather high pitched scream. As she tried to cover herself up with what was left of the lacy red lingerie, he fired a shot towards the woman, penetrating the woman right below the neck. She fell right beside the man. As he stares in shock, Richard walks in close, and casually says, “Don’t ever cross me like that again.” And he places the gun right next to John’s ear, and pulls the trigger.
The Office
As the friends converse over the water cooler, someone pips in and says, “Did you hear? John from the Oscorp board of directors got shot last night! No one, not even the cops know who broke in and killed him. But apparently he and his wife her having some fun last night, at least they got to have fun before they died.” Another speaks up and says “I heard there were him and his wife, but there was another couple there too, but they escaped before they got shot. Richard overhears, and responds, “What happens at home stays on youtube, right?” Everyone laughs at his rather rude joke, but he just grins, because he knows what really happened. His secretary calls him and informs him that Deputy Branson would like to speak to him in his office. As he begins to walk back to his office, he wonders, “Am I going to get caught? I just have to remain calm, and act stupid. There’s no real reason to panic. I have all my stuff well hidden at home. No one, not even my wife knows about it.” “Mr. Bentley, I’m Deputy Branson. I’m here to ask a few questions about the murder of John Washington. How was your relationship with him?” “Well, I barely knew him. We had a board meeting yesterday to discuss some business, but that’s about it.” Richard replied almost imperceptible. “Ok, did you ever get into any conflicts with him?” “No sir. But I feel a great remorse for his family.” “Ok, well thank you for your time. I greatly appreciate it. If you see anyone around the office, please, give me a call. Here’s my number.” As he receives the business card, he thanks the Deputy and offers to buy him coffee sometime. “I’d do anything to get this guy of my back.” He thinks to himself.
One week later
He pulls out the same gun, same silencer, and a new bag with new zip ties. “This time, it’s going to be random. I want to find another couple somewhere. This time I’ll go to the downtown district and get another co-ed couple. Maybe college age, who knows?” As he passes the Sears tower, he rounds the corner and pulls into a parking garage. His black trench coat is far from unusual on a rainy night like this. He walks across the street and begins to make his way to the Parkview Apartments. He enters the lobby elevator and presses level 7. As he exits the elevator, he makes sure to hold the door open for a mother and her son. He then walks down the quiet hallway covered in new carpet with abstract looking trees and flowers. “Huh, PARKVIEW Apartments. That’s ironic. There’s no park in the downtown area.” He begins to overhear some laughing, and a loud crash. “Hmm, this sounds promising.” To his surprise, the door is unlocked. So, he slowly opens the door, and besides the small whine, of the door opening and the reverberation of the door closing, he was perfectly silent. “Oh Brad, you’re so bad!” “Cassie, if I was any worse, you’d have to throw me in jail.” “Haha you’re so funny! I love you!” “I love you too. Now, what else are we going to do?” “How about we order take – what’s that?” “What’s what?” “That! I heard something in the kitchen” “Cassie, it’s just you and me. No one else is here.” Replied Brad.“Go check it out.” Cassie said in a incumbent tone.“Fine. Let me get my boxers on.” Brad replied as he succumbed to his girlfriend. As all this was going on, Richard stood silently in the kitchen, waiting for his victim to arrive. As Brad leaves the premises of the bedroom with his bravado, Cassie calls after him, “I called my mom last week; I want to take you to meet my parents soon. You’ll love my dad. He works for the biggest electric company in Chicago.” “Really? That’s cool. My dad works for Oscorp. I haven’t heard from either of my parents. I wonder what’s up.” As soon as Richard heard this, he immediately made a break for the door. He shut the door just as soon as Brad walked into the kitchen. Brad replies,” See honey, there’s nothing here.”. “Ok. I could have sworn I heard something.”

Did Richard ever decide to kill again? Did he calm his ungovernable thrill to kill? He once jeopardized his daughter’s life, and also, the possible life of his grandchildren. He could possibly live a normal life, and never kill again. Or, he could forget what almost happened on that dark, cold, wintry night, and keep on killing. The end is up to you.

Yo Ho Let's Go!

Hey look! It's me!

I know this show has been around for a while now, but I just now have gotten around to seeing an episode of it. I really am impressed with it. I was expecting something like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (horrible animation, and not using classic characters to their advantage and full potential for a childrens show.), but it really did exceed my expectations.


The show itself is really well animated. The thing I don't like about Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Winnie the Pooh is that the classic hand drawn characters were taken from their original beautiful state, and transformed into a very plastic design. To me it lost a lot of heart when it was animated that way. But with Jake and The Neverland Pirates, it's got a new 3D style, but also with a hand drawn feel. It's almost a synergy of the two which I can definitely appreciate.

Not only is it presented well visually, but the actual stories and setup is more traditional mixed with the educational feel of today's kid shows. By traditional, I mean the cartoons I grew up on (Goof Troop, Recess, etc). Each episode has mini episodes within it, and just like Recess or Goof Troop, fades in with a Title, then fades out to start the show. I felt it gave the show a closer style to what I grew up with. Not only that, but the story has better scripted stories, that make you actually care for what is going on.

What's really cool is Disney has a pretty good cast on this show:
Colin Ford (Jake) - Played Young Nick in Push, and some other small TV spots. (New Teen heartthrob in a few years?)
Madison Pettis  (Izzy) - Roles in The Game Plan, Seven Pounds, and Phineas and Ferb (I can see her going a long way in Hollywood with the right roles)
Jonathan Morgan Heit (Cubby) - Acted in Date Night, Valentine's Day, and Bedtime Stories (new face of family comedy?)
oh, and some guys that have been around for a bit:

David Arquette (Skully) - Casted in Never Been Kissed, Scream, and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl
Corey Burton (Captain Hook) - voiced in many video games, and television shows.

All in all, I think this show will be around for a while. I've heard that it is now the most popular show for the target age range (boys, ages 2-5), and I hope it stays that way. Even my little sister (still in that age range) loves the show.

Now back to watching these pirates 'yo-ho-go!'...

The One Sided War.

First things first: I'm a member of both sites and I enjoy both sites, so I'm not going to be ripping on just one site.


Good, got that out of the way. Now for my thoughts.

Lately it seems that there's been a small undertone of tension between the sites. Not really so much on Westcoaster's side, because the site's personality, much like it's owner is "I'm going to make fun of something I think is funny. If you're offended, then I'm sorry, but it's only a joke. Have a backbone and live a little." Micechat is a site that is very well known to be all about Disney. There's entertainment sections, sports spots, and tech hideout areas on their site, but those areas don't get nearly as much traffic as the Disney Park side of the site. With this side, you get a variety of people, much like in the park. Here's a list of the people in categories by personalities.

The Average Joes - You get the normal people who enjoy the park for everything it is, and love to see what goes on backstage and what's coming, but also love their other non-Disney interests just as much. These people understand that there are other things in life and need to worry about the finer things in life.

The 'everything' fans - These are the fans that need to know everything about the park, and need to collect everything the park sells. This includes Club 33 napkins. Actually, even regular napkins are included too. The fans that dress up really close to CM costumes, or close to their favorite character. Online, these are the people that complain about anything the park does.

The Foamer fan - I don't even get why these people call themselves fans. They complain about EVERYTHING the entire Disney company does. From down to the Main Street paint scheme (those close to me know this joke well. If you don't, then expect a blog post later on..), to the hiring of a new Executive. They apparently don't like anything Disney does.

With all these people in there, you definitely get some arguments going, but even worse, you get some site calling outs going on. Check it out on Micechat for example:

Some fans actually think what they have to say is funny, and others...er, most, get totally hurt over it.

My opinion? Get over it. Everyone has the right to free speech, and can say what they want. This world in general has become so soft in regards to the 'offensive'. People will be mean, people will be rude. It's a fact of life and if someone can't handle it, don't cry about it in front of those who can handle it.


To be fair, here's some screenshots of what WestCoaster has to say about their apparent 'enemy'.

In the end, if I had to pick a side, I'd sit with WC on this one. Some fans don't get that they have NO control over what Disney does. Sure, take their fan surveys at the park or inside your blu-ray packs, but other than that, sit back and see what the mouse is building. Why cry over something you can't control? And if you don't like something so much, why waste your time talking about it? I don't like Justin Bieber, so do I talk about him? No. 

Damn. I just talked about him.

you get what I mean though. 

I still support Micechat, and have a lot of great friends from the site, but the friends I have are like me. Enjoy what's coming to the parks, and if you don't like something, find a positive way to look at it.

 Otherwise, why waste time with being negative? There's better things to think about.

Now back to that project tracker.

Bashing the West Coast

Dad, Emily, My friend Casey and I went up to Six Flags for West Coast Bash Saturday. It's an event that Theme Park Review hosts every year at Six Flags, and then on Sunday they go to Knotts'. The whole event includes ERT (Exclusive Ride Time), free food, backstage tours, and some extra surprises along the way. It's a great event they put on each year, and I really can't wait to go back next year. I'll definitely be in attendance for both days.

It was just KINDA cold up on the mountain.

Got to ride the new version of Superman! For those that don't know, they got new cars. Oh, and it no longer goes forwards. Instead, it goes BACKWARDS. It was definitely a great ride, and super fun.

self photo!

Hmm..this sign looks just like the signs you buy at Home Depot. Way to be cheap Six Flags.

Backstage awesomeness!

This is the new site of their next coaster they're getting this summer. The Green Lantern is going to be a great ride!

Hmm...

We're cool.

We really are...

there's a awesome amount of coolness...

....no there's not.

One of the last rides we got on. One of the best wooden coasters I've ridden so far.

A Word, Mr. Harold?

Good afternoon Harold, thanks so much for doing this at the last minute. I've been incredibly busy lately, and am so glad you could take time out of scaring the bobsledders to sit down and chat with me! First question...uhm...how long do you have before the CM's realize that Matterhorn really didn't 101?

YOUR WELCOME JAKE. ME ALWAYS LOVE TO CHAT ABOUT...UH....ME! HEHEHE
CAST MEMBER STILL WORKING ON GETTING FAT MAN OUT OF BOBSLED. HE NO FIT LIKE HE USED TO.
haha I bet. Alright, let's get these stock questions out of the way.

Name: HAROLD THEDORE SNOWMAN

Age: 33 YEARS YOUNG :D

Hometown: DISNEYLAND!!! HEHEHE

Favorite Disney Character: ME LIKE HAROLD...AND TED....AND MURPHY.......AND......EVERYONE!!!! :D

Life motto: ANCIENT YETI PROVERB: "RAAAAWWWWRRR RAAWWRR RAAAWWWRRRRR!!!!"

Favorite Disney Ride? ME LIKE BOBSLEDS!!!!!! AND TRAM!!! :D

iPhone or Blackberry? ANDROID, ME ALWAYS HAVE SUPERIOR ANDROID.

What’s something you do every day, without exception? WAVE TO GUESTS ON RIDE! AND SING WITH TED!!!

$100,000. What do you do with it? BUY CHURROS!!!! AND BUTTER!!!!!! LOTS AND LOTS OF BUTTERS.

If you had a 'celebrity hall pass' who would you pick? ……......HOLLY MADISON…….

Favorite musician? I ENJOY AN EVENING WITH MOZART AND BEETHOVEN, WITH AN OCCASINAL SPRINKLING OF BACH. OH AND DAPPER DANS! THEY GOT CURLY MOUSTACHES! :D

Best text you’ve ever gotten?
TED-“HAPPYS MUNDAYS HARRY FURMONSTER!!”
HAROLD- “HAPPY TUESDAYS TED!”
TED-“WAIT? ITS TOOESDAY!?”
HAROLD-“HHEHEHEEHHE”

Mac or PC? MAC….ME LIKE APPLES!! ☺

What do you think will happen in 2012? DCA WILL GET MORE POPULAR…..

You’re in charge of the Disneyland resort for a week: what do you do? GIVE AA’S A WEEK OFF. WE HAS TO WORK 24/7!!

Best Disney Park? DISNEYLAND, CUZ IT’S THE ONLY ONE WITH HAROLD! ☺

How do you think you'll die? POWER OUTAGE…..

Favorite Johnny Depp movie? ME JUST WATCHED RANGO, ME LIKEY THAT MOVIE! OR ED WOOD. HE HAS MOUSTACHE! HEHEHHE

Mickey D’s or BK? WHO BK? ME EAT AT MICKEYS HOUSE A LOT. HE HAS GOOD CHEESE FRYS

Pizza: Chicago or New York style? PIZZA!!!! WHERE!!!????

Best thing a guy/girl's said to you? TEAM HAROLD :D

Buddah or Jesus? ME NO MEET EITHER….ME JUST SAY WALT DISNEY!

coke or pepsi? PEPSI! HAROLD WANT TASTE OF NEW GENERATION!

Favorite Medical TV drama? SCRUBS. ME LIKE JD ☺

Favorite shoes? UHHH JAKE….. ME NO WEAR SHOES…….

If you were to be a professional athlete, what sport do you want to be in? IS THERE A SPORT WHERE ME CAN WAVE HI?

Blond or Brunette? NO HAROLDS HAIR IS WHITE!

What's your biggest fear? REFURB…..

Do you twitter? UHHHH DUH JAKE? ME @HAROLDSNOWMAN! :D

favorite idol (not the show)? WALT DISNEY……HE LIKE HAROLDS DADDY!

What was your dream job as a kid? ME DOING IT! EVERYDAY! :D

Best song on your iPod? CALIFORNIA GULLS!!!

Worst song on your iPod? THE HAROLD SONG BY KE$HA….. ME THOUGHT IT ABOUT HAROLD!?

Any Apologies? TO MURPHYTRACKER, ME STELDED ALL HIS FOLLOWERS ;D

Best Concert you've ever been to? THE HAUNTED MANSION SINGING BUSTS CONCERTS, THEY ARE REAL GOOD LIVE


Alright, now that we've got the 'stock' questions out of the way, let's get more in depth.


What is your best memory with the rest of the AA twitters? ME AND TED FLYING TO FLOURIDA TO RESCUE NORMIE!


What do you think of being upgraded? I've had an idea to make you more fluid, and flexible, so you can really lean out and swing towards the guests as they whiz by on the bobsleds. WHAT SO ME CAN BE LIKE COUSIN DISCO YETI? ME CLASSIC ME NO NEED UPGRADE!....DOESN’T MEAN I WOULDN’T WANT ONE THOUGH……



What do you think of the twitter accounts (Jack sparrow, pirates dog, etc) that seem to be here just because accounts who are more popular (Like you, Murphy and the nemo birds.) have the limelight? Seems to me like they're trying to latch onto the fame. I mean, for goodness sake, Holly Madison follows you! ME THINK THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE A VOICE, BUT ME BE HONEST SOME THING’S WERE NOT MEANT FOR A VOICE, HAROLD THINK AT LEAST THEY SHOULD BE AN AUDIO-ANIMATRONIC FIRST OF ALL, THEN REWARD FOLLOWERS WITH CONTINUED CONTENT AND CONSISTENT CHARACTER. THERE PLENTY OF AA’S WITHOUT TWITTER’S YET THAT ARE A LITTLE SHY AND NEW TO IT ALL. ME TRY AND REWARD ONES ME LIKE BY GETTING PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THEM, LIKE @NEMOSEAGULLS, CAUSE THEY GET WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN AA TWITTER. AND ME KNOW BEAUTIFUL GIRL, HOLLY MADISON FOLLOWING HAROLD!! OMG!! :D

Being around for a while, you've scared many children, and even grown men. What's some of the best scares you've done to people? ME ASCARED TED ONE TIME THAT HE REBOOTED! :D AND ME SCARED GROUP OF TEENAGERS BECAUSE THEY NO CARE ABOUT RIDE AND WAS TALKING ABOUT SIX FLAGS SO ME GRAB CAR AND YELL” RAAAWWWWRRRR” RIGHT IN THERE FACES! THEY ALL SCREAM LIKE LITTLE GIRLS! TEEHEE HAROLD LAUGH FOR WEEKS!

Whatever happened to the mountain climbers that used to climb outside the mountain during the day? MOST OF THE TIME THEY JUST HANG OUT WITH HAROLD IN CAVE AND PLAY BASKETBALL IN MOUNTAIN. HAROLD ALWAYS WIN THOUGH….

Are they going to come back? ME HOPE SO! ☹

Are you related to Sully from Monster's Inc? ME PLAYED HIM! ME UNCREDITED.

Was that REALLY you as the Yeti in the movie? Heard a rumor that you cameo'd in it. YES ME PUT ON EXPENSIVE MOTION CAPTURE SUIT AND ACT LIKE YETI, BUT ME SURPRISED CAUSE THEY GOT SOMEONE ELSE TO VOICEOVER MY BODY. ME FEEL LIKE DARTH VADER…

what do you think of a movie being made about Matterhorn Bobsleds? The Jungle Cruise might get one, Pirates had 4 made, and the Mansions' movie is being redone. There's even rumors of a Big Thunder film. Why not one about the Icy Peaks you live in? ME WANT MOVIE! ME WANT MOVIE!! ME NO KNOW WHY THEY NO MAKE MOVIE!? MAYBE CAUSE THEY KNOW HAROLD WOULD BE MORE POPULAR THEN PIRATES :D

Even better, why not a reality TV show about your life? ME WOULD LIKE THAT TOO! WE CAN CALL IT HAROLD AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE! WHY YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD JAKE?

Alright, that's all the questions I've got right now. Thank you so much for taking time to sit down with me and chat. I really appreciate it! ANYTIME BUDDY! ME LOVE TO ANSWER FANS QUESTIONS! NOW TIME FOR YETI HUG!!!!!!! :D

Ok readers, if you have a question for the Harold Snowman twitter account, either leave a comment here, tweet it to me, or send me an e-mail at mainstreetjake@yahoo.com All the fan questions will be posted Friday morning!

> Jake

Learning School, But Not Life.

As a guy that's been in public, private, and homeschooling, I've been able to get around and see different styles of how things operate and run. The inner gears that make a style of school tick and run. In short, the politics of it all. I might blog later about public and private school, but right now, I want to focus on homeschooling. For those that know, I'm not a huge fan of school right now, because I'm at home, with free time when I'd rather be out at a school, cramming to get essays and homework turned in, with little to no free time, but God dealed me these cards, and I make the best of it.

Thankfully I get invited to parties and school functions by my friends back at BCHS. In fact, next Friday night I'll be at the powderpuff game supporting my girlfriend and then we'll be hitting up the Sadie Hawkins dance after the game. But what I find entertaining is making fun of this whole homeschooling deal. I'm a part of some organization that gets homeschooled kids together to science labs, or creative writing, and...

...wait for it...

...Proms and Homecomings.


I got an e-mail the other day with an invite to go to the annual Formal dance party the organization puts together. Now to keep other people out of this, I've blocked out names addresses and such, but this is what I got in my e-mail.
My comments on this e-mail are in green.

FORMAL TIME FOR 9th-12th GRADE HOMESCHOOLERS

Hi everyone, it is that time of year again. Formal Time!

This year will be a little different. We are going back to an era when ladies were ladies and gentlemen were real gentlemen and they both acted like it!

It's

Dancing Under the Stars 40's Style

Get out your best ,most conservative evening wear, your dance card and come have a blast.

(dance card will be provided)

What's a dance card? Do I have to apply for it before dancing?

Do I show my dance card to the girl I wish to dance with? And if she accepts my dance card, is there a transaction of some sort? punch a hole in it? Scan it? gold sticker it?

What happens if I get denied?

We will be serving a sit-down dinner under the stars and enjoying a night of food, friends and fun.

Our most important guest will be our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We will have an ice breaker with an appetizer.

 Then we will praise and honor the One who gave

us the freedom to join together. The night will keep moving

40's style with a fun game, then dinner will be served. While dinner is being served, we will enjoy a

fun video of days gone by and not-so-gone-by!

not so gone by...does that mean we're celebrating today?

To keep the night moving, there will be give-aways (used erector set? deck of cards from the 'field trip' to the Grand Canyon?), prizes, games, ping-pong, air hockey, basketball, billiards, volleyball and dance-card dancing. (again with the dance card dancing! I swear this sounds like a Fall Out Boy song title.)

1- 5x7 photo will be provided with each paid attendee

(this means they're using up the extra rolls of film from the grand canyon field trip)

It will be held at the XXXXXX's house 

 Saturday May 21, 2011 

Considering the fact that the party will be held at the XXXXXX's home, there are a few things everyone should be aware of:

First and foremost our house is the Lord's, and everything we do here we try to do to honor our Savior.

That said, here are the rules.........which we feel will help us honor God with all our soul, mind, strength and heart.

There will be NO:

foul language

dirty dancing

public display of affection

mini skirts

strapless or skinny straps on dresses (unless covered with a wrap that is worn AT ALL TIMES)

overly tight clothes

under garments showing

backless clothing

cleavage

vulgar words or pictures on clothing

rudeness

over-all disrespect for each other

(needless to say, if Charlie Sheen and his girlfriends do it, you can't.)

There WILL be:

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control, along with a H-U-G-E amount of fun!

(I'm calling them out. Plagiarism on the Bible!) 

I am sure there will be some who think these guidelines are a bit over the to (a bit? I'm a pretty modest guy, but dang...); if that is your view, then this formal IS NOT for you.

Don't waste your time or ours.  If you still want to attend and do not follow the guidelines our family has in place, you will

be asked to spend the rest of the night inside (give me a deck of cards and a glass full of water, and I'll show you a better time inside doing card tricks than the whole party will have combined.), will be asked to wear a t-shirt over your outfit, or told to leave.

This is not a joke, and shouldn't be taken lightly. All who know us are aware of the high standard we

have when it comes to functions at our (the Lord's) house. We are not perfect, but we are to be like Christ more and more each day.

If you have doubts about an outfit.......don't wear it. Or you may send a picture of yourself in the outfit to me and I will either "ok" it or give "thumbs down"(can you say 'hot or not'?).

This goes for any person who accompanies you. We encourage no boy friend/ girl friend relationships here, but if you do bring your "friend"(just a hunch here, but I think they're not big on teen relationships.) he or she will be required to follow ALL of the above rules. It will be your responsibility (the home schooler) to inform your friend of the guidelines.

If you are interested in attending, email me and I will send you the acknowledgement form. You can send the paperwork back along with your check.

The cost will be $45.00 per person. (Remember, that is a meal, 5x7 photo, snacks and attendance to the formal)

 There will be no ticket sales at the door.  All tickets must be bought in advance by May 14th.

Sorry, no refunds.

Parents, I would like to have chaperones for the whole night (even if you can only help part of the time).

 If you are willing to handle this job I will need to have 6-8 parents who will agree to chaperone at a certain station and refrain from congregating with other adult chaperones. (this is what got me. You want parents to help out...with homeschool kids. Who are stereotypically undeniably antisocial...and yet you want them to REFRAIN from CONGREGATION with other adults. You're asking them to come watch a collection of socially awkward boys and girls, for a full night, without talking to other parents encompassing the rest of the dance floor. That is insane. No thanks.)

Dinner will be provided for your service.

 Please RSVP ASAP so I can pass on that info to the other families. If you are willing to help, email

me and I will send you the list of stations and times that I will need covered.

This will be a blessed night that could provide godly, uplifting memories. Please come and join us.

I'm a Christian, but I'm not strict like this. I think families like this fail to realize that Jesus hung out with the non Christians who swore, had PDA, and excessive skin showing. And that's what I base my life off of. I hang out with everyone. I don't care what you believe. If we can find a common ground on sports, movies, music, whatever it may be, we're good. I'm not gonna judge because it's not my place. If you want to live your life one way, go for it. It's your life, not mine.

But this not only gives off a bad image, it just makes Christians look really pious and uppity. I can't help but make fun of it because it's so absurd. I think Christians really need to realize that we can't be Bible thumpers who damn people to hell because they don't believe in what we do. Not everyone is going to believe the same thing. If they did, then we'd have a utopia, and that's never going to happen.

And as a final note, I think homeschoolers miss out on life at times, because some don't really get out. To live in the world, you don't need to be of it, but at least see what's out there.

It's funny how some miss the boat on things.

Blog posts and decisons..

After getting feedback on what people think I should do regarding my blog, I've figured out what I want to do.
Some said I should have a theme, and should talk about specific topics, and leave it at that. Others said that I should post on who I am, and my life which to some is apparently interesting.

There are already enough blogs out there releasing legitimate news, breaking stories, covering events, etc. on certain themes, and people devote their time to finding those stories and news to post. I don't have time for that. I have to spend time working on school, and focusing on that, and really, posting a story hours after the news has been broken isn't cool, and is already considered old.


So what I'm going to use this blog as is a blog about everything. Anything. If I see a story that happens to come up that's 'breaking news' or exciting, and it piques my interest, I'll blog about it. I want this blog to be for everyone. Not just a direct audience of Disney fans, Sports fans, coffee fans, etc. 

Cars 2 Daytona 500 TV Spot

Just saw these on youtube. It hasn't really gotten out much, with only 7,200 views, but this shows a few new scenes to a movie I think is going to be really entertaining. Some say Cars 2 is overdone with the spy part of it, but honestly, there isn't much shown that really reveals the plot. All we know is there's spies, and races around the world Lightning McQueen and Mater take part in. We'll see the final product this summer, and I can hardly wait.

Enter Facebook

Tonight after getting home from running errands, I hop on Facebook like I always do. Check my comments and inbox, see new friend requests, etc. But when I go back to reply to my comments, I notice something 'new'.

If you notice from this picture, look at where I start to comment back on my photo. There's NO enter/comment button. Where did it go? Now to reply to comments, all you have to do is press enter. It's cool that it's consolidating a bit, but at the same time,  not a lot of people are going to know until Facebook blatantly says 'Use shift + enter to jump a line while commenting back'.

I am usually a big fan of Facebook's changes, but this is one that I really just don't like. Leave the button there.

Having it all, and losing it.

DISCLAIMER: This is a very lengthy post. Read if you wish. 

Ever have those moments you just want to scream? Where you had things that you loved and wanted to keep working at, but get it yanked out from underneath you, and forces you to work with a lot less? I do, and still do.

I’m homeschooled. Not by choice. I went to Bakersfield Christian High. Basically the best school in town. Tuition costs more (now) than Cal State Bakersfield. It’s insane, but the education is worth it. Mac desktops with programs that give you wonderful amounts of access to information, teachers that take time before, during lunch, and after school to sit down with you and talk you through a problem, thesis, or even just to chat about the school sports. I was never top of my class, but I was a good student. I got relatively good grades, and some bad grades (almost didn’t pass Spanish ), but I did ok. I played baseball and football. I helped out with theater when they needed it. I loved it. I loved being at a school where I could be my average self in a crowd of kids that have been raised with silver spoons in their mouths. I had a lot of friends from various 'cliques', and was pretty well rounded overall. I was doing great until December of 2010.

Last year I was signed out of BCHS halfway through my Junior year. It sucked. It hurt like none other to have to take that final walk out of the parking lot, leaving behind numerous good friends, and teachers I really loved spending time with inside and out of the classroom. I had to leave because the economy fell flat and my dad’s company went bankrupt. I can remember pretty clearly that the school handed me a box full of Christmas dinner items. A turkey, stuffing, canned cranberry sauce, etc., And not but an hour earlier I was in a conversation with friends hearing how one was flying to Paris for break, and another was going to New York to see a few Broadway shows. Question came around to me. Not 'what are you going to do on break?' but 'WHERE are you going on break?' I had no answer. I wasn't going anywhere but back to my house thirty minutes from campus. This was one of the lowest points I've had in my life. My family has never been rich, but we've been stable. Enough to live comfortable, but never extravagantly. But walking away from the school, holding that box of Christmas dinner items, I felt worlds away from those kids. I felt defeated, and severely hurt. I was on financial aid trying to stay at the school, but we couldn't even afford it then. I lost.

I’m now home every day. Some say that’s awesome, and at times it is nice to be able to go do whatever you want whenever you want. But that’s not me. I hate not having the 45 minute class periods where I know that I only have 45 minutes of class time to learn what I need to learn. Where I have to get in, listen and study, get out and move on. It may be crazy to some, maybe even most, but I don’t like having the leisure time to learn. It can be great, because you can go in depth with topics for as long as you want, but I miss the tight schedule. I miss it, because I get too loose. If I know I have a lot of time to work on things, I procrastinate. I check Facebook continuously, tweet frequently, text excessively. It’s undeniably hard to focus when I’m here, because I know I’ve got time. I want to have no time, and I want the ‘crunch time’ back.

It hurts. I miss that school like none other, and I’m cringing at the thought that I won’t be up there with my friends this year on stage graduating with them. I’ll be in the audience, and cheering along with everyone else when their names get called and their diplomas handed to them. But it’s going to hurt.

 A big thing with my family is Disney. I've grown up with watching their movies, going to the parks, reading the stories, and playing with the toys. Ever since the second grade, I've wanted to work for them, creating magic, and more importantly, memories for families to remember for years. It's been a part of me for as long as I can remember. As I've gotten older I've learned more, and started to talk more with people in the company. I've had lunch with Dave Smith, the then head archivist for the company. I spent two hours chatting with Steve Davison, the VP of parades and spectaculars about World of Color, how he started with the company, and just life in general at the public premier of World of Color.

I know many cast members, and enjoy talking to them on a frequent basis. I'm starting to find ways to start a career there in the near future. But with all those times talking to the cast members, I try to frequent the parks as often as possible. My family loves going down there to spend a day, or even just a night at the parks riding a few rides, getting dinner, and just enjoying the time together. Some say I go too much, but my answer to that is 'well, you go to the dunes on the weekend to ride quads right? (or whatever frequent activity they do) That's the same thing for me, only with Disney.'

But this year, We're probably not going to renew our annual passes. Why? Because money is tight, and people love to watch and complain about what we do. It may seem a juvenile reason with the family, but it is really hard when you get brow beaten about everything you do. Not even with Disney, but literally EVERYTHING.

The biggest reason I'm posting this, is that I've been struggling on how to cope with some things. First thing is manipulation. I can't stand it when people tweak things to their advantage. If someone gets lucky, and gets something cool handed their way, that's awesome. Good stroke of luck. But to demand the uses of others to force your own 'success' and well being is flat out wrong. I feel like I've been cheated out of things because people close (not emotionally, but unfortunately literally) put a strain on things and drains everything from us. I lost BCHS, and I'm going to probably lose my pass to one of the few earthly things I live for, all because of the manipulation of others.

 Another thing is prying into other people's business. See, I'm a pretty transparent man. I feel that I will let others know the majority of things on my own time. But when people start to poke and prod at me for info, I turn into a snail. If you poke me, I will hide in my shell until you leave, and you won't get anything out of me. It's like my family and I have no privacy anymore. I know we have our family blog, and I have this site, but at least we can moderate what we want readers to know about us.

It's incredibly frustrating when you live in a bubble, and you're forced to put a smile on and deal with other people's stupidity that surrounds you. I wish I could tell these people off in person, but it won't work. All that will happen is they'll think I'm attacking them. Hopefully they see through this post, in simple black and white letters that I won't take their crap anymore.

Things will get better though, I'm sure.  College is this fall, and I’ll be able to do things on my own a bit more freely, and create my schedule that works for me. I'm going to be so busy that I won't have to be around the people that bring us down as much, and if they want to be nosy, well they can see what I do. AFTER I do it, and AFTER I post it online. Otherwise, they'll have no clue, and that's going to feel so great. Knowing they know nothing about me, and have no room to complain and nit pick at my life.

Now its time to count down the days to when I can spread these cramped wings and fly.