A Christmas Post In April

 

Ever just found something very interesting and cool at a store and you just want to post it even if it's something related to the holidays but we're (sigh) only 7 1/2 months away from it?!

This is what I bought at Goodwill. Yes, call me silly but Goodwill can be fun sometimes, it ain't only clothes, there is some cool collectibles and DVDs. 

There's barely any recognition for the oldies especially Bing Crosby. I get the change of what's trending or poppin' lately and people come from what they're drawn to best. I mean I'm definitely not that person who wants to say, "EVERYTHIN', EVERY PRODUCT HAS TO BE SOMETHIN' FROM THE 1920s T' THE 1940s!" No. I get people's appeal to things. 

To me I think it just has to do with the enjoyment and joyfulness. And to me when I listen to stuff from Como, Day, Nat King Cole, Bing and Louis I just smile. I have no problem being happy with musicians I enjoy listening to. Maybe it's just the smaller elements, the lyrics the melody the tone of the singer's voice etc.

This holiday season, I'm in to introduce these greats of vintage music to my loved ones. They'll show you what the true spirit and love of Christmas is really about. 

Is it me or does the red highlighting give off the feel of the nostalgia that I remember hearing these artists and hearing the warm vintage quality of the songs?

I was surprised when there was a flip book for this CD songbook. It just made the whole thing alot more impressive. 

Whoa, I actually never heard of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" ever. Sure I'm not a Christmas songologist, but I can't wait to get myself into that song eventually, but those lyrics! 

There were some Christmas songs that not only became hits on radio, but movies too. What great sense. It has happened with non-Christmas songs as well. Also very neat and generous for them to text "Happy Holidays!" 

Overall a rare but neat collectible find. I'm liking the appreciation. 

There will be another Golden Age on my exploration blog someday but almost 2 years and 300 posts, it's safe to say I done a whole lot. And me taking breaks from it is necessary.

Artmania Christmas Special - Songs

 

Last time I talked about a song I will definitely make official with my christmas special and that's my own version of 12 Days Of Christmas.

It'll be a funny one.

But what are some other songs that I have planned?

This is going to be remarkable. I have to hire an actual band to play a wintery like song for everyone. 

Vinn Kringle is a spoof of Glenn Miller. He's the main leader of the band and plays the trombone just like Miller.

His team consist of many unique traits. 

You can have people to be normal.

Or someone internally insane.

I called the song "The Merryside Melody". I was originally going to name it The Merry Melody but that seems obvious right? 

We're back with the tree. I'm actually going to name him Truffles. Yes silly, but works and is quite rare too.

Truffles appears in a few music sequences throughout the special. 

I already made it clear that he will be in a top hat while the Vinn Kringle Merryside Melody plays.

But he'll also perform his main song, "I Know I'll Get There"

It teaches how strong and alive you really are if you want to find a good place to be.

I was thinking about what Truffles's singing style will act like. Definitely mixed with my favorite classic actors, Gene Kelly.

This man was awesome.

The next song will be more shorter than usual. I would like to hire a soothing vocalist with this one. I call it Walkin' In Snow. It's sort of more relaxing and is a slow ballad type but not too emotional or sad.

THE MILKY FACTORY

This factory was a close companion next with The North Pole. It was founded in the early 1950s. The factory consists on 7 factory workers in a middle sized area where they engineer trees and make delicious hot chocolate in medium sized cups. 

This is what there outfit looks like.

Note : Rarely do humans actually were serviced in this place. There was a total of 6 humans in the last 70 or so years. 

The current 7 workers in the Milky Factory are a deer, dog, cat, bear, duck, bird and apparently a sock.

I got that idea from a Bing Crosby album cover. It has a sock in the tree and I thought it was funny so I went on making a character of it. 

The reason why The Milky Factory was such a good idea was that it was a inspiration on the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White. I thought they were fantastic in that film. And the simple, unoriginal names I gave my characters were referenced by the names of the Dwarfs.

And what is the song going to be about?

Making hot chocolates!

Lastly is the finale song. I don't have an official name with it yet but it centers around Truffles finally finding his good place, he will be staying with a bunch of energetic amusing trees like this. 

The finale song has to be incredible somehow. It's the final song of the special, so we can't make it too disappointing. 

I certainly had inspiration for an energetic feel of this one like with the 30s Fleischer Cartoons like Bimbo's Initation (1931).

And of course the other songs will be the first 2 songs, White Christmas and Silent Night, both at the same time.

Next time... 👀 

Sunday Drawings

 I made this Sunday a drawing gallery day.

Some of these are made further back but I managed to make some art on my free time.

I like drawing rabbits alot. 

Also today, drew a colorful looking dog.

Remade characters I made back in 2019.

A random dog I made, that I felt proud of since I drew him well.

Buster Bear is a cartoon character I made recently that is supposed to be a poorly made ripoff of Mickey Mouse. But in all honesty, his design is safe, because Mickey's early design seems to be in the public domain nowadays.

I loved drawing this. It's a few of my favorite musicians. Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and Chromeo's Dave 1 and P Thugg.

Did some of my own created characters. 

Next time I'm going to be talking about what I love about Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoons. I haven't watched all of them, but I have watched more than half of these.

Artmania Cartoon Cats!

 Pretty much the first post on my blog that only includes my current artwork. I didn't want to keep on talking about cartoons I didn't make for a long streak, so I decided to take a break and show you my new recent characters.

Artmania Party Cats!

Ralph The Cat. He's the most recognizable of the bunch even though he's a bit of an introvert. He always has the right to speak.

Gilbert The Freckled Cat is the main lead singer. He has alot of energy, hardworking, efficient, and has a perfect voice. He also loves to sing 40s music. In my opinion my favorite decade of music ever.

Roots The Cat is the smooth singer of the bunch. He's also light-hearted. Earning himself as a hippie like personality since his name is Roots, he examines more grounded experiences.

Ol' Hiredhand is the most helpful member in the party. He's also got a smoky tail, some say that his tail can literally make it hazardous. You have to be careful about this cat because if you dare step on his tail, you might experience something burning on your feet.

"Ay, fellas this guy has two-tails! Why would we never be born like dis guy?" said a bunch of alley cats meeting on one of the most unique and surprisingly overlooked member in the cat party, Roscow the Double-Tailed Cat is known for being playful, energetic, and is good at sports. 

Marcoco Polo-Lolo is the shortest of the lot. His name obviously is a inspiration on the famous explorer, Marco Polo. Unlike Polo, Marcoco Polo-Lolo rarely explores at all and likes to be mischievous and quick witted.

One of the latest posters I made was a pitch on Glenn Miller's classic song, Kalamazoo. When I made this poster, I loved the original song. Glenn Miller is one of my favorite musicians and his songs can be really relaxing, and this is by far his best. When I'm going to make fanmade animations on classic music, the first one I planned on doing is the Artmania Cats sing Kalamazoo in a Bob Clampett like cartoon. Bob Clampett is one of my favorite animators. 

When this amazing song gets into the public domain in like the late 2030s, or if i can get rights to it, I will be making it into an animated music video. 

The cats were inspired by my favorite cartoon, Kitty Kornered (1946) with the 4 zany cats. Highly recommend you watching it, it's hilarious, and also features my favorite character, Porky Pig. 

Maybe soon I should talk about Classic Cartoon Cats and Dogs on my blog presumably this month.

Have a good day and I will make another post tomorrow like always. 👍