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Martha Goldman Sigall worked at the Termite Terrace, Leon Schlesinger's Studios in 1939 when Bugs Bunny was created by Ben Hardaway, whose nickname...
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Martha Goldman Sigall worked at the Termite Terrace, Leon Schlesinger's Studios in 1939 when Bugs Bunny was created by Ben Hardaway, whose nickname was Bugs.
Ben announced one day that he was going to create a rabbit based on Daffy Duck. Im going to put a rabbit suit on that duck, he said. The result was Porkys Hare Hunt (1938). Chuck Jones then used the rabbit in Presto-O Change-O (1939). Bugs Hardaway then directed Hare-Um Scare-Um (1939). Chuck Jones directed Elmers Candid Camera (1939) with the rabbit.
Tex Avery was assigned to do A Wild Hare (1940) and in that cartoon, the rabbit says Whats up, doc? for the first time, to Elmer Fudd. Martha Goldman asked him why he said that, and Tex said it was a popular thing to say when he was in high school.
In A Wild Hare, they decided to name the rabbit. Tex Avery wanted to call him Jack E. Rabbit. The model sheet listed him only as Bugs Bunny, since Ben Bugs Hardaway had created him. The PR person, Rose Horsely looked at it and recommended Bugs Bunny. Leon Schlesinger liked it and thats how he came to be named.
Martha Sigall was 92 when this video was recorded. She worked in animation for 53 years and when she was 88, published Living Life inside the lines: Tales from the golden age of animation. Its available from Amazon.com. In 2005, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Annie award.
Martha speaks to conventions and groups in Los Angeles. Contact her at Sigall@Yahoo.com.
Her son, Bob Sigall, recorded this in her home studio in Culver City California in June of 2009.
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http://tinyurl.com/yb4twul This song went from being banned on youtube to making the entry ballot for the 2010 Grammy Awards.
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http://tinyurl.com/yb4twul This song went from being banned on youtube to making the entry ballot for the 2010 Grammy Awards.
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The company that owns A.I. had this video removed from youtube claiming copyright infringement. This is BS since there are tons A.I. parodies on youtube and they aren't having them removed. The only difference is that they are not being critical of the show, and we are.
We fought them and won.
We couldn't have done it without the help of the EFF
www.eff.org
AMERICAN IDOL BY TJR and Kathy Barrett
ITS ANOTHER FRIDAY EVENING
AFTER A COUPLE HOURS OF SINGING
SOMEONE IN THE CROWD HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
HE COMES TO ME AND TELLS ME
JUST HOW GOOD HE THINKS I AM
THAT I SHOULD BE ON TV RIGHT AWAY
AMERICAN IDOL HE SAYS IS THE PLACE I OUGHTA BE
AND LOOKS AT ME AS IF HES MADE MY DAY
WELL HE AS NO IDEA AT ALL WHAT HES JUST SAID TO ME
I REVEAL THE TRUTH AND THIS IS WHAT I SAY
CHORUS
WELL I WISH I HAD A DOLLAR
FOR EVERYONE WHOS HOLLERD
SON, YOU OUGHTA BE ON AMERICAN IDOLS STAGE
ITS NOT LIKE IM UNWILLING
AND DONT WANT TO BE APPEARING
BUT THOSE FOLKS DONT CARE
FOR PEOPLE MY AGE
(Spoken) Its true....They disrciminate against people of age, If youre over 29. You aint getting on that stage.
NOW THIS GETS ME TO THINKING
WHILE EVERYONE IS DRINKING
JUST WHO THE HELL DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?
DOES TALENT STOP AT 30?
ARE THE REST OF US UNWORTHY
HELL, CASH RECORDED UP UNTILL THE DAY THAT HE DIED
CHORUS REPEAT
WELL ILL SAY IT ONCE AND ILL SAY IT TWICE
ILL SAY IT LOUD AND I WONT SAY IT NICE
AMERICAN IDOL DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE OF AGE
Copyright (c) 2009 by TJR & Kathy Barrett
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Let's be clear about one thing
I would NEVER want to be on American Idol
I wrote this song for two reasons.
1 I Know a lot of good vocalists who should be allowed to audition for this show but can't because they are over 29 years of age.
This song is for them.
2 I got tired of people coming up to me at gigs and asking why I don't audition for American Idol
At he end of the day AI is a singing competition with no emphasis placed on musicianship or songwriting. This is why the show has yet to (nor do I think it ever will) give us any future iconic music artists that we will be talking about 20 years from now. Here is a short list of musical icons whose vocal ranges would probably be considered to limited to ever make it on the American Idol TV show:
Johnny Cash, Neil Young,Willie Nelson,Bono,Mick Jagger,Beck,Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan,Bruce Springsteen,David Bowie,Jim Morrison,Fiona Apple,Perry Farrell,Jimi Hendrix,John Lennon,Keith Richards,Kurt Cobain,Tom Petty, Dave Matthews....And I am just scratching the surface.
They are icons not for their vocal range, but for their ability to create and perform songs that speak to our humanity. I think that is also why so many idol albums tank or just do moderate business at best, Only a few idols have had any lasting success).
Although this could change with the introduction of Adam Lambert who is cross between Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury and Rob Halford. If he puts together a killer band, he could actually go a long way towards saving Rock'n'Roll (provided this is what he wants to do
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