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Land of Mickey News

2010-12-13T20:16:08Z

Land of Mickey

EAR-lectronic News

Week of December 13, 2010

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Hi All-

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Edited by: Mark Hildenbrand

email to: mark@landofmickey.com

www.landofmickey.com

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I think this is one of the best articles I�ve read in a long time

regarding the relevancy of The Walt Disney Company � Editor

Why Walt Disney Still Matters

By George Prentice / from Boise Weekly

If I were to recommend one of the best movies of 2010 as visually stunning, full-hearted and character-rich, I would hope that you'd put it on a must-see list. But if I were to tell you that it's a cartoon, would you consider taking a date to see it? If you choose to dismiss Tangled as just another animated feature, you'll deny yourself a Christmas present. It may well be the season's biggest surprise.

With the success of Tangled bundled with this year's Alice In Wonderland, Toy Story 3 and Tron, I dare say we're currently in a platinum age for Walt Disney Studios. Pound-for-pound, the House of Mouse continues to produce the most entertaining, story-driven films of our era.

You have to go back to a post-war America to consider Disney's golden era. The man had already changed the entertainment landscape in the late 1930s and 1940s by introducing feature-length animation. From 1950-1965, Disney gave us a score of classics including Cinderella, Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp. As a complement, his live-action fare included Davey Crockett, Treasure Islandand Mary Poppins--genius filmmaking--but from the late 1960s through the 1980s, Disney sputtered with constant attempts to reinvent itself. When Michael Eisner took charge in the mid-1980s, he had more hits but also a fair number of misses. For every Little Mermaid there was Dick Tracy. For each Lion King there was Oliver and Company. Eisner went to the well too often, and on his watch, Disney simply made way too many movies. In spite of occasional winners, the Disney brand was diluted.

But the last several years have been pretty great with Pirates of the Caribbean, Enchanted, The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice In Wonderland, as well as wonderful animated classics that are among the best in the entire canon of animated films: Ratatouille, Wall-E, Cars, Up, Toy Story 3 and now Tangled.

DreamWorks has posed a little competition with Madagascar, How to Train Your Dragon, Megamindand and Shrek. But there's a cotton-candy-canyon of difference between the two studios when it comes to how to tell a story. Time and again, Disney films have characters to care for and themes to dream about.

Tangled is a prime example of how. Think you know the story of Rapunzel? Think again. It turns out that evil stepmothers may simply be misguided with good intentions and even bad guys can be heroes now and then.

And in these uncertain times, dreams can still come

true and you can still wish upon a star!

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The Land of Mickey

will be holding our

very special

Holiday Party

January 9, 2011

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon � 4PM

What a great way to wrap up the holidays! Good friends gathering to enjoy the company, the food and the fun!

Maggiano�s is welcoming us with their unique blend of great food and old fashioned hospitality. There�s a lot waiting for you!

Delicious home style lunch!

Great table gifts!

�White Elephant� gift exchange* (if you wish).

Hope To See You All There!!

Maggiano�s Little Italy

At the Streets of Woodfield

1901 E Woodfield Rd.

Schaumburg, IL.

(847) 240-5600

Time: 12:00 Noon

Adults: $30.00

Children under 12: $15.00

* In addition to some other fun things we have in store, don�t forget the white elephant gift exchange. If you would like to participate, please bring a wrapped gift � (preferably Disney) - that you would like to see OUT OF THE HOUSE � Permanently! You know what I�m talking about. It�s the �must have� piece that you picked-up on your last WDW trip that you simply could not live without - that now occupies a very special place in your junk drawer or just holds the door open. Remember � there is no telling what you�ll get in return, so come prepared with your thumbs and sense of humor firmly attached. In fairness to all, it should have a original value of $20.00 - $25.00

Please make your check payable to Land of Mickey and return by January 4^th to:

Debbie Hildenbrand

PO Box 17

Lincolnshire , IL . 60069

This is the one NOT to miss!!

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!!! IMPORTANT !!!

At our March meeting we will present our slate of Club candidates who will stand for election at our April meeting.

Now, come on folks. A club like the Land of Mickey can only survive if there are volunteers to hold office. The work isn�t hard � maybe a couple of hours a week and some meetings to ensure everything is moving forward. So how about it? Ready to help out a little?

These are the offices and current officers

President � Bob Murphy

Co-President � Marilyn Murphy

Treasurer � Debbie Hildenbrand

1^st Vice President - Activities � Steve Kwate

2^nd Vice President - Communication � Mark Hildenbrand

Secretary � Bonnie Goodman

Membership � Steve and Debby Jacobs

ALL positions are open to ALL members who wish to run. At this time, we have several members who have indicated an interest in several positions:

President - Steven Kwate

Treasurer � Debbie Hildenbrand

1^st Vice President - Activities - OPEN

2^nd Vice President - Communication � Melody Danley

Secretary � Marilyn Murphy

Membership � Steve and Debby Jacobs

If you are interested in ANY of the above positions, please email

Steve Kwate: steve@landofmickey.com

Mark Hildenbrand: mark@landofmickey.com

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NEXT UP:

December �

NO MEETING

January 9, 2011

Club Holiday Party!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR�.

�.for the most anticipated Club event of the year

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon � 4PM

March, 2011

Slate of Candidates

Place: TBA

April, 2011

Club Elections

Place: TBA

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Land of Mickey News!

2010-11-28T21:35:16Z

Land of Mickey

EAR-lectronic News

Week of November 29, 2010

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Hi All-

Best Viewed Full Screen

Edited by: Mark Hildenbrand

email to: mark@landofmickey.com

www.landofmickey.com

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The Land of Mickey

will be holding our

very special

Holiday Party

January 9, 2011

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon � 4PM

What a great way to wrap up the holidays! Good friends gathering to enjoy the company, the food and the fun!

Maggiano�s is welcoming us with their unique blend of great food and old fashioned hospitality. There�s a lot waiting for you!

Delicious home style lunch!

Great table gifts!

�White Elephant� gift exchange* (if you wish).

Hope To See You All There!!

Maggiano�s Little Italy

At the Streets of Woodfield

1901 E Woodfield Rd.

Schaumburg, IL.

(847) 240-5600

Time: 12:00 Noon

Adults: $30.00

Children under 12: $15.00

*If you would like to participate, your �White Elephant� should be something found around the house. In fairness to all, it should have a original value of $20.00 - $25.00

Please make your check payable to Land of Mickey and return by January 4^th to:

Debbie Hildenbrand

PO Box 17

Lincolnshire , IL . 60069

This is the one NOT to miss!!

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!!! IMPORTANT !!!

At our March meeting we will present our slate of Club candidates who will stand for election at our April meeting.

These are the offices and current officers

President � Bob Murphy

Vice President � Marilyn Murphy

Vice President of Finance � Debbie Hildenbrand

Vice President of Activities � Steve Kwate

2^nd Vice President of Communication � Mark Hildenbrand

Secretary � Bonnie Goodman

Membership � Steve and Debby Jacobs

ALL positions are open to ALL members who wish to run. At this time, we have several members who have indicated an interest in several positions:

President - Steven Kwate

Vice President � OPEN

Vice President of Finance � Debbie Hildenbrand

Vice President of Activities - OPEN

2^nd Vice President of Communication � Melody Danley

Secretary � OPEN

Membership � Steve and Debby Jacobs

If you are interested in ANY of the above positions, please email Steve Kwate: steve@landofmickey.com

Mark Hildenbrand: mark@landofmickey.com

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NEXT UP:

December �

NO MEETING

January 9, 2011

Club Holiday Party!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR�.

�.for the most anticipated Club event of the year

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon � 4PM

March, 2011

Slate of Candidates

Place: TBA

April, 2011

Club Elections

Place: TBA

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Land of Mickey meeting 3

2010-11-18T22:36:33Z

Hi all-

Just a quick reminder to whoever can make it.....

A bite to eat before the meeting at the Corner Bakery at Maggiano's

Streets of Woodfield

Whenever you can get there after work

Or, for those of you who are retired, 4PM for the early bird specials!

Land of Mickey meeting 2

2010-11-17T07:34:22Z

Land of Mickey

EAR-lectronic News

Week of November 15, 2010

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Hi All-

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Edited by: Mark Hildenbrand

email to: mark@landofmickey.com

www.landofmickey.com

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But Wait!

There's more!!

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Meeting This Friday, November 19

Time: 7:30 PM

The Land of Mickey has always been very generous to those in need. This year is no different. Please remember that we will be collecting donations for the MooseHeart, as well as Kohl's gift cards for the family that the club is sponsoring this holiday.

We'll also be holding another raffle to use 1/2 of the funds toward charity. So be prepared to purchase your raffle tickets for some nice rare items! If you would like to donate an item to use toward the raffle, please bring it on Friday.

Where: Schaumburg Community Recreation Center,

505 N. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg , IL

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm

Location: Off of Schaumburg Road between Barrington and Roselle Roads

NEXT UP:

January 9, 2011

Club Holiday Party!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR�.

�.for the most anticipated Club event of the year

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon � 4PM

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Land of Mickey Super Secret

2010-11-16T18:43:18Z

Land of Mickey

EAR-lectronic News

Week of November 15, 2010

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Hi All-

Best Viewed Full Screen

Edited by: Mark Hildenbrand

email to: mark@landofmickey.com

www.landofmickey.com

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There will be a SUPER SECRET meeting of the Land of Mickey Club very soon!!

So grab your SUPER SECRET Mickey Mouse Club de-coder ring to decode the following SUPER SECRET message:

eetingM hisT ridayF, ovemberN 91

opeH oT eeS ouY llA hereT!!

If you misplaced your SUPER SECRET decoder ring, the SUPER SECRET message has been unscrambled at great risk by SUPER SECRET agent D23 as follows��

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Meeting This Friday, November 19

Hope To See You All There!!

Time: 7:30 PM

Join us for our November 19 meeting featuring special guest speaker
Ron Roberg, retired National Accounts Manager for Walt Disney Records.
Ron will share many stories of his 26 years with the Walt Disney Company and the
business of distributing Disney music including the time he met Michael Eisner.

Where: Schaumburg Community Recreation Center,

505 N. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg , IL

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm

Location: Off of Schaumburg Road between Barrington and Roselle Roads

NEXT UP:

January 9, 2011

Club Holiday Party!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR�.

�.for the most anticipated Club event of the year

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon � 4PM

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REVISED - Land of Mickey News

2010-10-31T22:15:42Z

Land of Mickey

EAR-lectronic News

Week of October 25, 2010

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Hi All-

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Edited by: Mark Hildenbrand

email to: mark@landofmickey.com

www.landofmickey.com

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REVISED!!!! - Please see NEXT UP

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Your Land of Mickey Meeting Dates:

Following are our future meeting dates through January, 2011.

Please see event for start time and location.

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NEXT UP:

Friday, November 19, 2010

Time: 7:30 PM

Where: Schaumburg Community Recreation Center,

505 N. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg , IL

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm

Location: Off of Schaumburg Road between Barrington and Roselle Roads

January 9, 2011

Club Holiday Party!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

.for the most anticipated Club event of the year

Maggiano's, Schaumburg

Noon 4PM

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Members Corner

Tell us about any special date or event you want to share with the rest of the

club. Some examples are birthdays, anniversaries and special events. Please

send your notices at least TWO (2) weeks in advance to: mark@landofmickey.com

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25OCT10

Travel Tips

Hotel Health

Its a dirty little secret. When you travel, everything you touch in your hotel room is a public surface, and many of the surfaces you touch are not cleaned after each guest check-out.

Bed Bugs are Back

Virtually eradicated in the United States in 1950s, bed bugs have made a resounding recovery, and infestations have been found in the finest domestic and international hotels. While they dont typically carry disease, bed bugs cause itchy bites, and may hitch a ride home with you on your clothing or luggage. Once established in your home, they are very difficult to get rid of.

As soon as you arrive at your hotel, look for small rusty or dark brown spots on the bedding, mattress, and in the corners of the room. Bed bugs love the dark, so check the nightstand, behind the headboard, and under or behind any other furniture or fixtures within 15 feet or so of the bed. Use the luggage stand to keep your bags off the floor, and check your luggage and clothing carefully before you leave. Should you find evidence of bed bugs on your belongings, treat your luggage and contents immediately.

Bedding

The bed is typically the largest feature of the room, and as a result the bedspread gets a lot of use sitting, reading, watching TV, etc. Bedspreads are not washed daily in fact they may be cleaned just once a month or less. Blankets and pillows are not on the daily laundry list either, and dust mites, dander and other human detritus can be a problem for those with allergies.

As soon as you enter your room, remove the bedspread, fold it up, and stow it in a corner for the duration of your stay. If you wish to avoid contact with pillows and blankets, use a sleep sack.

Carpet

While carpets are vacuumed daily, they are rarely shampooed, and dirt and germs are left behind. Wear shoes or slippers, and never walk barefoot on the carpet.

Drinking Glasses, Ice Buckets and Coffee Makers

Several news reports have captured hotel housekeeping on tape giving glasses a just cursory rinse, wiping them clean with the same rags that cleaned the bathroom and drying them with used towels in preparation for the next guest (ice buckets and coffee makers often receive the same treatment). Many viruses and bacteria can live for extended periods on these surfaces.

Wash glassware, ice buckets and coffeemakers in hot, soapy water before using, or bring your own travel cup for extra peace of mind.

TV Remote, Phone, Alarm Clock, Light Switches and Doorknobs

It is unlikely that any of these often-touched items are cleaned on a regular basis. Clean them with disinfectant spray (a small can of Lysol packs very nicely!) or wipes, and use hand sanitizer frequently.

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