Mouse Lounge Podcast

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge gets in the Christmas spirit, Disney style First, in From the Vault, we dust off an old radio recording of Walt and his gang of cartoon characters circa 1934.  You’ve never heard Donald Duck more irascible or the Three Little Pigs repressible, despite the Big Bad Wolf’s insistence that they, come over for dinner.  My wife was shocked to hear this sequence, commenting, “I’m so used to hearing Walt when he was older and had smoked for so many years.  I can believe this voice could be Mickey Mouse.  He was a tenor when he was a young man!”  Indeed he was. Next, we journey to the Disney properties and take in live performances.  You’ll go into the now long gone Adventurers Club, visit Yehaa Bob, hear the Daper Dans, DCA’s Miner 49’ers, The Jambalaya Jazz Band, and Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. Then, we take a spot in the shadow between the Matterhorn and Sleeping Beauty Castle to watch, A Christmas Fantasy Parade.  This is a special Mouse

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge gets electrified! I recently announced that I will be blogging for The Disney Driven Life.  The focus of my articles will be on Disney music, from the films, parks, Walt Disney Records, and even those great 78s that preceded the formation of Disneyland records in 1955. Of course I began planning my articles right away, and in doing so remembered I had produced a gem of a mini documentary nearly five years ago when I was living in Colorado.  I looked up the show it came from and dragged it out of digital mothballs.  Back then I believe the Mouse Lounge had two listeners, and I was one of them. So, it pleases me greatly, now that the show has grown and matured to at least a half dozen DFs with positively nothing else better to do, to bring you, The Musical History of the Main Street Electrical Parade.  You’ll learn the evolution of electronic music and along the way meet such luminaries as Bob Moog, Don Dorsey, Rick Wakeman, and Jean-Jacqu

This week, the Mouse Lounge goes from Jungle to Jungle!  First, Liana and I go Behind the Mickey Bar to discuss Jungle Book, the film then we chat about the Jungle Cruise, the attraction.  Then, from BBC Radio, Phil Jupitus gets down to the Bare Necessities with the last of his five part series on the work of Walt Disney, in Disnified.  Next, in From the Vault: Most fans of Disney animated features have seen the Jungle Book and remember how it ends, with Baghera and Baloo the Bear dancing into the sunset.  But!  On Disneyland’s Little Long Playing record, “More Jungle Book” your story reader, Robie Lester tells you the epilogue of the story.   The Jungle Book just wouldn’t be the favorite it has become without the songs that run throughout the film.  The Sherman Brothers talk about how Walt got them involved in the show and the songs they wrote… and the ones they didn’t!  Most fans can’t imagine Jungle Book, or for that matter The Aristocats or Robin Hood without the remarkable, indelible voice of Phil Harris

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge plunges into the briar patch! First, Liana and I go Behind the Mickey Bar and discuss the film and the controversy that surrounds it.  Be sure to login to the Mouse Lounge Blog at mouselounge.com and read my piece about the issue. Next, we go in to the Disney Vault.  Song of the South hasn’t been on the big screen in over 25 years, and has never been released on home video in the U.S.  As a result, an entire generation has never seen Disney’s take on the Joel Chandler Harris stories and the exquisite performance of James Baskett, who utterly inhabited the role of Uncle Remus.   We first dust off a delightful 1946 five-minute promo of the film featuring composer Johnny Mercer, Walt Disney, and the… uh… unflappable… Donald Duck. Then I’ll tell you the tale of Song of the South with clips from the original film.  It certainly doesn’t replace watching it, but if you’ve loved Splash Mountain for more than two decades but still don’t necessarily

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This episode, the Mouse Lounge pillages and plunders with Pirates, parties with curious  in a private club, and other alliterative nonsense! From the World of Color:  Walt gives Disneyland Ambassador Julie Ream a tour of the future New Orleans Square and we’re there on a drizzly morning on opening day of Pirates of the Caribbean!  In from the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, Disneyland Record.   This episode we pull out a 1966 vinyl classic, as Thurl Ravenscroft narrates the story of Pirates of the Caribbean. Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.  With all due respect to Pirates-lite in the Magic Kingdom, this show we features the original and arguably the best.   Next, we move from Pirates to Epicureans as I share with you the origins of the mysterious Club 33, which opened to members only at the same time as Pirates.  Then join Liana and I as we discu

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Episode theme: Journey Into Imagination   Before we delve into this episode’s theme, we take in part three of three of a very special feature.  Back in 2006, yours truly sat in on a Walt Disney World Audition Workshop.  It was an intense couple of hours of enthusiastic performers needing a reality check and casting directors there to provide it, all in the spirit of better preparing those auditioning so they could earn one of the coveted performing spots.  Whether you’re a performer a not, enjoy an inside glimpse at what it takes to audition for Walt Disney World.   Next I’ll introduce you to Shawn and Katie, hosts of the popular, Waltcast.    Next, learn about the history and rumored future of one of Epcot’s most beloved and missed attractions, Journey Into Imagination.   Next, from D23s Destination D in May 2011, composer Richard Sherman is joined by none other than the Dreamfinder from the original Journey Into Imagination for a delightful sing-along.   Then, from the

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge celebrates Labor Day with a special labor of love, a glide-thru Disneyland. Now allow me to take just a moment to explain the Glide-thru.  Most of us have heard many different live recordings of attractions and shows from the parks.  Often, these include dialogue with the host and his guests.   The Glide-thru allows you to take in the soundscape with only the sounds of the park, as you would hear it if you were somehow floating through the park by yourself, allowing you to take in details of the ambience.  So far that may sound somewhat familiar, but the Glide-thru is crafted such so you will also enjoy a show, attraction, or live music performance during the journey, always something special.   You never know where you’ll start, or where you’ll end up, but the Glide-thru will always be entertaining as you float through the parks on the breeze of the stereoscape. What you are about to hear was recorded Saturday, September 3rd, Labor Day we

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge explores what its like to have very little brain, which honestly isn’t all that different from most days. Before we delve into this episode’s theme of stuff n fluff, we take in part two of three of a very special feature.  Back in 2006, yours truly sat in on a Walt Disney World Audition Workshop.  It was an intense couple of hours of enthusiastic performers needing a reality check and casting directors there to provide it, all in the spirit of better preparing those auditioning so they could earn one of the coveted performing spots.  Whether you’re a performer a not, enjoy an inside glimpse at what it takes to audition for Walt Disney World. In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.  Before Disney made their now classic films, several audio interpretations of the Pooh stories were made.  Some thirty years after the book’s initial publication, RCA’s Little Nipper s

Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the Mouse Lounge.  While I'm currently in production on another epic show (the first cut was three hours!) I thought I'd drag out of moth balls an episode that hasn't seen the light of day in those five years: the very first episode of the Mouse Lounge. Listening today, to me it sounds positively painful.  However, it demonstrates how the show began, how many of the original concepts still survive, and how much it has evolved. The Mouse Lounge thrives as part of the Disney fan culture because of YOU, my listeners.  You have stuck with me through four moves and hardships that have resulted in more than a few sabbaticals.  After five years, I still love what I do, and love the people for whom I do it! With martini in hand... here's to the next five years!!! P.S. The artwork included with this episode is that which I scanned from a souvenir notebook I bought in the Magic Kingdom.  It was the art I used until the brilliant Dave Laitinen designed our logo, still in use today! Al

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge explores what its like to audition for the Disney Parks and boards a pair of boats… one little, one big.   Whether you’re a performer a not, enjoy the first of this three part series to get an inside glimpse at what it takes to audition for Walt Disney World. In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, from Melody Time, we listen to Billy May's Capitol Records classic, Little Toot. Next climb aboard a much larger vessel and circumnavigate Top Sawyer Island circa 1962.  From Walt Disney’s, World of Color episode, Disneyland After Dark join in on the fun aboard the Mark Twain with Louis Armstrong, the Dapper Dans, and blues legend, Monette Moore. From the Disneyland Attraction Archives:  Stay aboard the Mark Twain and listen to the narration and soundtrack that echoed through the decks of this classic Disneyland water faring vessel.  Then, take a music

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge gets glittered and gowned with the Disney Princesses!   In “Behind the Mickey Bar”, Liana and I sit down and discuss the phenomenon that is the Disney Princess franchise.   In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   From April 1946, during the first re-release to theaters of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, we hear a radio dramatization of the film, with many from the original cast.  This is truly a brilliant time capsule of post war in home entertainment with a wonderful performance by the still very young Adriana Casselotti as Snow White.   From the Walt Disney Archives:  Let’s go back in time and back again, and hear for ourselves the difference sixty years can make as we listen to “Someday My Prince Will Come” from Cinderella and the Seven Dwarfs, and “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog.  Two princesses, two very different ways of living.   Each show

This week the Mouse Lounge joins (for an hour at least) the mainstream media visiting with San Luis Obispo radio talk show host, Dave Congalton in the 920 KVEC studios. We take several calls as we discuss what's new in Disneyland and how to make the most of your time in the parks during the peak summer season. The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness, nor do they assess, verify or guarantee the suitability of information.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) A familiar tune from a very funny cartoon, "The Humphrey Hop" from the Disney short, "In The Bag" gets a Mouse Lounge Mix treatment.  The song was so popular it was re-arranged and provided lyrics and released in 1956 as a single. Gary Chambers (805) 270-5785 The Mouse Lounge http://www.mouselounge.com Subscribe to our write a review about the Mouse Lounge Podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=180696323   The Mouse Lounge is a fan-based podcast and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  Non factual statements made by the Mouse Lounge hosts, Gary Chambers and his guests are their current opinions only and are subject to change without notice.  All copyrighted material used with permission or under the Fair Use Doctrine in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act.  Although the information in this program is believed to be reliable, Mr. Chambers, and Mouselounge.com do not make any representations or

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week, the Mouse Lounge gets soaked, under the sea! In From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, we journey to the bottom of the beautiful briny sea and bob along with Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson in this classic scene from the 1971 motion picture, “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”! From the Disney Company Archives:  Take a plunge into the depths of the Making of the Little Mermaid.   Next, join Gary, Jim, and Liana behind the Mickey Bar at the all new Trader Sam’s where we sit with martini in hand and chat about the new haunt at the Disneyland Hotel, and an all new attraction in Disney California Adventure. Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we board our clamshell conveyance and again dive under the sea to enjoy, The Little Mermaid, Ariel’s Under Sea Adventure. We'll close this week’s

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week on the Mouse Lounge, The Dapper Dans of Disneyland present a whirlwind musical celebration of the "Happiest Place on Earth!" Recorded live at the firehouse on Main Street USA in Disneyland on May 20, 2011.

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week on the Mouse Lounge, we glimpse into the future, Disney style.   Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, from 1979 we journey to the future then beyond time, into The Black Hole!   From the Walt Disney Family Museum:  Walt Disney was a filmmaker, a showman, and a brilliant storyteller; but he was also a futurist, way ahead of his time.  Learn how Walt saw the future.  His optimism is positively infectious.   From the Walt Disney Archives:  Leonard Maltin interviews the incomparable Ray Bradbury, getting his thoughts about Walt Disney in this excerpt from the Walt Disney Treasures DVD, Tomorrowland.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West.   This week we see the future from the perspective of the past, from the turn of the last century into the early eighties when our featured attraction was built. 

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) Pixie Dusted Productions presents... Disneyland's, "Mark Twain Riverboat"!

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED))) This week on the Mouse Lounge, we have an e-ticket to adventure with Indiana Jones!   Each week, in From the Vault we sample a clip from a classic Disney film, short, television or radio program, or Disneyland Record.   This week, we dust off a 30 year-old See… Hear… Read record of Raiders of the Lost Ark.  You’ll know it’s time to turn the page when you hear the crack of a bullwhip!   From the Walt Disney Archives:  From the depths of the archives in a box labeled “Do Not Open Under Penalty of Death” is a VHS copy of a 1995 television special, “The Making of Indiana Jones.”  While we can’t subject… I mean show you the video… you’ll get a very real feel for what passes as infotainment in the mid nineties.   Next: Belly up to the Mickey Bar with Liana, as she and I chat, laugh, and generally carry on before finally arriving at the topic at hand, the Indiana Jones Adventure.   Each show we present a high definition ride-through from a Disney Park East or a Disney Park West

Show Contents: Show: Mouse Lounge Mix: World of Color  S04E05 06-11-2010 Attraction (Disneyland): Alice in Wonderland  S04E06 06-23-2010 Live Performance: Disneyland Band (Music From America) S04E07 06-30-2010 Attraction (DCA): Mouse Lounge Mix - California Screamin' S04E08 07-07-2010 Archive: The Magic Skyway (Narrated by Walt Disney) - S04E10 07-21-2010 Attraction (EPCOT): Futureworld - Test Track S04E10 07-21-2010 Music: "The Monorail Song" from A Musical History Of Disneyland S05E02 09-12-2010 Disney Film History: The Story Behind "Pinocchio" S05E02 10-04-2010 Gems From the Vault: Bing Crosby "The Ride of the Headless Horseman" S05E06 10-17-2010 Live Performance (DCA) Laserman from ElecTRONica!  S05E09 11-14-2010 Music: Pogo "Wishery" S05E09 11-14-2010 Evening Spectacular: Disneyland Castle Lighting Ceremony / Believe in Holiday Magic S05E10 12 12 2010

(((HEADPHONES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)))   Merry Christmas from the Mouse Lounge!!   Featuring:   "A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland"  Source: Disneyland Records DQ-1355 ©1973   "A Muppet Family Christmas (Finale)"  Source: A Muppet Family Christmas ©1988   "The Country Bears Christmas Special"  Source: A Musical History of Disneyland ©2005   "Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle Lighting (Snowfall)"  Source: Recorded live at the Disneyland Resort ©2007   "Believe in Holiday Magic"  Source: Recorded live at the Disneyland Resort ©2007   Trans-Siberian Orchestra: "Christmas Bells, Carousels, and Time"  Source: Christmas Eve and Other Stories ©1996   Trans-Siberian Orchestra: "Christmas Eve"  Source: Christmas Eve and Other Stories ©1996   First Call: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"  Source: An Evening in December ©1985   Louis Armstrong: "Christmas Night in Harlem"  Source: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong ©2003   Take 6: "Hark the Herald (Angels Sing)"  Source: He Is Christmas ©1991