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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Mar 18, 2010 0:12:33 GMT -5
That's great news; I hope it'll lead to greater things!
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Feb 24, 2010 7:13:43 GMT -5
Thank you, Kitckw, for making this video for me, as well as to KC5 for letting me know about it. ;D ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Feb 10, 2010 21:17:02 GMT -5
My thanks go to my friend, Bucky Kit, for putting this together and sharing it with me...and in turn, with you. He couldn't have chosen a better time to do it! ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Feb 3, 2010 2:45:08 GMT -5
I had a DVD of the 1960 drama Pollyanna, which I thought was very good. It starred Hayley Mills in the title role, as well as Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, and Karl Malden.
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Jan 27, 2010 22:11:10 GMT -5
I remember reading another comment somewhere that said Kit looked more like a monkey than the bear he was intended to be.
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Jan 27, 2010 11:44:46 GMT -5
Hey there, Jungle Aces!
For several weeks now, I’ve tried to concoct a logical reason behind going to bat for a cartoon series that seemingly has been overlooked and dismissed for twenty years now. I’m abandoning that direction in favor of simply giving it to you from my heart.
I’ve gone on since I first became aware of the TaleSpin fandom five years ago about the show in general and about one component especially, a component which has gone to my heart and somehow made a difference the way few things of its kind can, a cartoon which has gone to my heart and soul with something that not many series have…a heart and a soul. A vital component to this series had grabbed a hold of me when I first started watching it back in 1991 and has not let me go to this day. Something about it has stayed with me all these years and I’m at the age where, if I’d care about a cartoon at all…it wouldn’t be this one. Why?
We’ve gone back-and-forth like a tennis match about how we’d like to see a third volume of TaleSpin come out on DVD and come full-circle with the original series. Should they bring the series back and make new episodes and add continuity to the development of the characters? That’d be nice, although I must admit, it’d also be unlikely. Some have stated that many of the fans who thought TaleSpin was a good show then don’t seem to care now. They’ve moved on, and I’m still here boosting a twenty-year-old cartoon in the same fanatical way I, a forty-something man, should be doing for the Philadelphia Phillies. Why on earth am I doing this?
Maybe, I need to see a psychiatrist?
Maybe, a reason would be that I see something in this series like I haven’t seen much of before or since on television. Maybe, there’s a special component, even one component, that got my attention and made me look at a contemporary (for 1991) cartoon and made me change my outlook, not just on television cartoons, but on my personal consciousness as well. To me, and probably to you as well, that one vital component takes the form of a big, little, wonderful something that can be summed up in three letters…K-I-T.
Something about this character made an impact on us…at least at one time in our lives, this character made an impact on us…in a way that no other character, animated or live-action, ever could. He is a character who has seen the soft, white, underbelly of life at a time of extremely tough economic conditions. He’s known hunger, homelessness…and hopelessness. With the care and support of a cargo pilot, his life turned around from seeming like a dead-end street, to where the open skies are his personal playground. He is a sky-surfing wunderkind whose antics with a metallic board have made many people look up in wonder and even some of them have panic attacks! A character like this has offered so much in the past and he’s got a lot more to him besides.
At this point, I’m not entirely concerned about whether to bring back TaleSpin in any form. Now, I realize that might go against the grain to some. My primary concern is this character…this one vital component…Kit Cloudkicker. What he’s done before and what he can do in the future can get the attention of new fans for Disney, if they only wish him to. Kit is my primary concern…bordering on becoming my exclusive concern. There’s a lot a character like this can still teach us about reaching for a star and hitching a tow-rope to it…and just fly, boy, fly!
There’s so much he can teach us in the realm of social responsibility and making a difference in our own lives, and in the lives of others. Take another look at those old TaleSpin cartoons and just follow Kit and what he says and does to help someone else. From helping a seemingly hopeless cause like Oscar Vandersnoot join the Jungle Aces…to helping his Papa Bear come to terms with himself and just who he is in the eyes of this brave little bear cub.
In my mind’s eyes and heart…it’s all about K-I-T, Kit Cloudkicker. Whatever else happens in Disney’s Corporate Realm, my hope remains that one board member will ask: Ladies and Gentlemen, may I propose a new project with this character, Kit…um…whatshisname again…oh, yes…Cloudkicker! May I propose this new idea for this character? It’d go something like this…”
With eyes on the skies, and heart on the future,
Tom Cloudkicker
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Jan 20, 2010 22:58:44 GMT -5
Here you can share your other dedications to the World of Disney, outside of the universe of TaleSpin.
Please keep it under the PG threshold and mind your spelling and punctuation. Have fun! ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Jan 12, 2010 22:20:27 GMT -5
I believe that Duke Igthorn is right; making up a petition on a site which houses thousands of others like it wouldn't make any difference at all. Disney should hear directly from fans like you and me about TaleSpin, as well as other things we enjoy from them. Any company that provides a product or service would welcome hearing from it's customers about how their product or service is appreciated, or sometimes how it can be made better. I'm sure NBC received a lot of fan letters appealing to keep the Fresh Prince running longer than it would have otherwise. I seem to recall CBS had a similar experience with fans asking them to let a 1980's series, Beauty and the Beast, continue. I think the best way to let Disney know we appreciate TaleSpin and its characters would be to directly let them know how we feel about the show and how we would really like to see a third volume released to add to our collections. If a certain character stands out, let them know about that, too. Tell them why this character has stood out for you all these years. I'll leave all that up to you; it's your letter, your feelings will be going into it. Of course, be friendly, courteous and professional. Imagine you're writing a cover letter to enclose with your resume. Businesses like Disney appreciate professionalism. Am I saying that if we all send a letter to Disney (or any other company) they'll respond favorably to our request? They might not, or, they just might. Either way, you've let them know how you feel about something they've offered, and, in the case of TaleSpin, you'd just love to see more! I'll leave you with this little line of encouragement from jazz artist, Fats Waller: One never knows, do one?
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Jan 10, 2010 16:02:42 GMT -5
Hey, Static! You've scored the "holy grail" of TaleSpin memorabilia; congratulations! ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Dec 23, 2009 23:18:51 GMT -5
I really need a bear hug. (((((((((( Aaron ))))))))))
You've got one, dude! ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Dec 12, 2009 5:40:32 GMT -5
(((((((((((((((((((( CMB )))))))))))))))))))) (((((((((((((((((((( Pashka )))))))))))))))))))) (((((((((((((((((((( Aaron ))))))))))))))))))))
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Dec 9, 2009 20:33:49 GMT -5
Awww...ain't he kyoo-oo-oot?! ;D
With the permission and blessing of Fred Vegerano, the original artist, I am happy to share with you his work featuring Kit Cloudkicker as a baby. I'm very fond of the top one because of that bright little smile Kit has on his face.
I wish to extend to Mr. Vegerano my thanks for the kind permission he has given me to share his work here on CMB.
Please visit his DeviantArt page: fredvegerano.deviantart.com/
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Nov 3, 2009 20:13:47 GMT -5
Here you go, The Cloudkicker Trio (Kit and Chris sort of adopted their cousin, Jeffery as a third, surrogate brother, as they interacts so much like brothers when they're together) Eclipse, me and Kit_Lee would like request for you do something similar to this, Kit_Lee and I just love your work of art and I personally love anything that looks better than done with Paint. I sense that Jeffery is an Eagles fan (dig that Green)! ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Sept 29, 2009 22:55:40 GMT -5
Eclipse has done it again, another brilliant masterpiece by Eclipse! Let's give a round of applause for Eclipse and his amazing artistic skills! *claps loudly* Eclipse has a great talent for drawing our buddies! ;D
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Post by Tom Cloudkicker on Sept 29, 2009 22:52:15 GMT -5
Hey Guys! This was not drawn be me but by the artiest at the costume shop making my costume for Jeffery thanks to my buddy Kc5 for making a image postable link for me. Heres Jeffery wearing kits sweater this was before his last final sketch hope you all like. drawing by Bo Bryson. Celebrate studios Costume shop Sincerely. Your friend Kit Lee Christopher. :0) Aka Jeffery yes Jeffery is me well based on me:D Hey, that looks like another swell bear! ;D
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