tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7143392639224139287..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Walt Disney's Boyhood HomeJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75531749975422687432015-10-20T10:28:18.949-04:002015-10-20T10:28:18.949-04:00As a child I used to go to Marceline with my dad. ...As a child I used to go to Marceline with my dad. There was an antique dealer there that he used to by from. I will have to see how far it is from my hometown in Mid-MO. We took many a trip after school (Dad was a teacher) going around to small towns buying antiques from pickers, this was a good 35 years ago. I remember many a night doing my homework by the dome light in the cab of his pickup truck.J. Anthony Stubblefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194463145900580639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71801239237780285512015-10-20T10:21:54.678-04:002015-10-20T10:21:54.678-04:00I love this delightful post, including your painti...I love this delightful post, including your painting. Somehow the colors you've chosen read "Disney" to me, in some sort of home-y way.<br /><br />I also like and am struck by your observation (re: Disney) that "the reality sometimes has a hard time keeping up with the dream." I agree. Disney was flawed (as we all are!) and surely criticism is correctly leveled at him. Pesonally, I cringe at the accounts of his vilification of unions and union supporters and especially his McCarthy hearing testimony. But those were different times - which is not at all to excuse his actions. History will, and has rightfully judged. Those faults are best remembered. But all the same, I am so grateful for what he created and inspired.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-29109334408762660822015-10-20T09:02:24.812-04:002015-10-20T09:02:24.812-04:00Im going to enjoy your documentation of your trip!...Im going to enjoy your documentation of your trip! Small town USA is really my kind of subject matter. Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204321150567582226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72978651102389496672015-10-19T20:54:20.122-04:002015-10-19T20:54:20.122-04:00Interesting! Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado,...Interesting! Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado, I was often told that it was OUR architecture that served as inspiration for Disney's Main Street. Turns out it was both towns: http://www.9news.com/story/life/2015/07/17/fort-collins-inspiration-disneyland/30316549/Laura G. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698929175179994511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14244232802838790052015-10-19T18:26:49.777-04:002015-10-19T18:26:49.777-04:00Joe, yes, on the long driving trips we try to stop...Joe, yes, on the long driving trips we try to stop to walk around a small town every few hours, and we try to allow an hour or two a day for painting. <br /><br />Jessica, yes, the town seems to like having artists and cartoonists. The library has a framed drawing by a cartoonist who visited during Toonfest. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17244529079414204352015-10-19T16:21:30.696-04:002015-10-19T16:21:30.696-04:00They also have a plein air competition every year....They also have a plein air competition every year. I went this year and had a great time. That hardware store saved my butt when my easel broke first thing of the day. Jessica Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309598212840457710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-51537880321004359582015-10-19T15:03:41.743-04:002015-10-19T15:03:41.743-04:00Thanks for sharing, it's all such great inspir...Thanks for sharing, it's all such great inspiration. I was wondering, as you travel do you build in an hour or two painting/sketching time? or just wing it get to your destination later?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01265025062634314415noreply@blogger.com