woah, been making a few trips down memory lane this weekend...

first off, we see it announced that the movie e.t. will be re-released in theatres in march for it's 20th anniversary. twenty years ago!! i have very vivid memories of going to see that movie - i had been sick in the morning and didn't go to school, but by afternoon i was feeling better and so mom took me to see the movie at the general cinema at glendale mall, and she bought me reese's pieces for the movie as well. very happy childhood memory, playing hooky with mom and seeing such a cool movie. so now i'm encouraging mom to play hooky on the friday that it opens up so we can go see it again, twenty years later...

another childhood movie memory came to me as i was reading the tv guide - urban cowboy was on one of the cable channels today . i went and saw that one with my "dad" at the theater when it came out as well...i really didn't want to go see it (er, what 7 or 8 year old would?!?!?) but dad picked the movie and we went to see it...it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be, but it certainly wasn't one i would've picked....

then tonight i'm reading on fark that Schoolhouse Rock is coming to dvd in august! way cool! conjunction junction, what's your function?

so that led to other memories of saturday morning tv in the 70's and early 80's...Timer, the yellow blob that encouraged us to make popsicles with toothpicks and ice cube trays...the one that sang about the joys of cheese -

“I hanker for a hunka,
A slab or slice or chunka
A snack that is a winner,
And yet won’t spoil my dinner,
I hanker for a hunka cheese… Yahoo!”

damn, i guess this impending 30th birthday's really making me feel old these days....*8-)