Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that protects against truth decay!
This week: protect your privates; joke choke; the broken crown affair; fluorider; Jacques et Gilles; top North-earners; rocky start; magic water; little green; off basso; having a Paul; Starr time; long levity; lasting kiss; health Sherpa; career sabotage; Dave takes a bite out of Abigail; guilty pleasures; crowd funding; bad ends; in the back seat of your car; inevitable gloom; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; cheese pleaser; dream reunion; bowling, bowling, bowling; out of a limb; kalimotxo man; fill your cavities; branch stressing; snackmania; Slurpee-based travel; self-ceviche; and, finally, Sill-crazy after all these years.
Question of the Week: What is a movie that you think is better than the book?
Sub-question of the Week: What is something that bothers other people, that is no big deal for you?
Thanks for listening.
Chris Roberts provided a link to the article about the doctor with the interesting understanding of his Hippocratic oath. Go here.
Maire provided some great pictures of her amazing snack skills. SNACKALANCHE!
Don’t forget MEAT!
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It would be unfair to compare a kid’s picture book to the hugely-successful movie it inspired, but I have to applaud the folks at Dreamworks for recognizing the potential of Shrek! by William Steig. One of their producers pitched a film adaptation because their kids loved the book. Take that, proponents of A.I. story development! “Can it touch…feel…love?” (Star Trick quote.) I wonder if the movie’s use of “Hallelujah” contributed to Leonard Cohen being on that list of highest earning Canadian musical artists that Ian quizzed David about last episode. After John Cale’s version was used in the movie and Rufus Wainwright’s was on the soundtrack album, it seemed like everyone and his donkey was covering it. (I’m partial to kd lang’s.)
I love Lang’s version! Deeply emotional. But don’t get me wrong, Cohen in general is one of my all time heroes. Even as I type this I realize one of his songs was in my dream the night before last!
It WAS the animated Tarzan that terrified me! It’s the bit at the end of the trailer, and yes it’s not scary at all now haha. Thanks for returning to my question!
Things that don’t bother me that bother others: injections is one. I am very prone to phobias (after all, I couldn’t handle the Tarzan trailer as a child) but needles aren’t among them.
I’m also not bothered by the bizarre plot of Flight 714! Come on, fellas, it’s so weird and wonderful after we’ve been lured into a false sense of realism with Castafiore Emerald. (Totally Tintin was a major highlight of lockdown for me).
I also didn’t know the context of Tarzan and never saw the movie, I’m not averse to it now though of course.
Greetings to Sneaker hosts and Sneakers worldwide!
I can remember the Gary Wolf book “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” on the shelf at Lone Star Comics. His version is based on comic strip characters with word bubbles that popped up when they spoke, takes place in the 80’s and is much darker. I can remember my boss being the first to tell me about the Zemeckis film and how it would be a much different story with cartoons instead of comic strips taking place in a post war noir time period. I was sold and I went opening day to see “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and pretty much left Wolf’s book behind. Two things come to mind when I think about the 1988 film: I’m still amazed how it holds up and how flawless the toons are integrated with reality, Zemeckis really was ahead of his time and not only with Roger Rabbit. And can you imagine how difficult it must have been to get all those animated intellectual properties in line for the film?! Could that even work out in today’s market? I’d like to read the story on how that was hashed out, I mean Mickey Mouse hanging out with Bugs Bunny for the first time ever, Donald and Daffy Duck battling it out with pianos onstage with Betty Boop working the floor. That was gold to me, that these characters all knew one another and this would most likely be the only time we’d ever see it.
Something that’s always rolled off my back was the career status that many professionals in the office have sought after. I’ve seen my share of fellow employees that were angered and bothered by their status in the workplace when it was represented by a larger office, who they reported to or what their title was. I’ve seen people quit over it these decisions or worse, fired because of it. I guess I’m just content to do my best at what I do and make an honest living with no regrets. I don’t need a lot of space to do my job, just a desk and computer, two monitors with some extra space to draw if needed. I’ve never been a ladder climber and I can remember those who were didn’t understand why I wasn’t. The sad thing is some have confused my status with being complacent and decided that I didn’t have the progressive drive they did…I just love doing what I do and I’m good at it and I work well with my peers. That’s enough.
LOVE all the great food photos from Maire. Remind me never to look at this page on an empty stomach…some delicious food going on there.
Have a blessed weekend all and a better week to follow!!