Like a moth to a flame I am drawn to the new Willy Wonka movie. I have seen enough previews to know that it is going to be really bad but somehow I have to see it. The original movie IMO was one of the best movies of all time. When I was 10 and mom would go out on dates we would pop the "kids tape" in our VCR and have hours of entertainment. For some reason when you are that young you are able to view the same thing over and over and over again and have it be enjoyable every time. Now I can't even play a video game for over an hour without getting bored. As time went on I memorized every line and eventually could recite the whole movie. I wonder if the new movie will have the same lines and the same humor. It actually looks kinda dark. The VCR we had was an ancient beast. It had big push buttons and popped open at the top. I think Wonka was copied off of HBO because we were missing some scenes that later on I realized we never memorized. I think the big missing scene was where Wonka tells Charlie Bucket to go home and doesn't give him the chocolate. Next on the kids tape was Mary Poppins and some cartoon show we taped in Alaska. I always remember the commercial for Channel 9 CBS - "Serving Alaska's Great Interior." Yet I don't remember exactly what I did yesterday.

Thought of the Day
You get blue
Like everyone
But me and Grandpa Joe
Can make your troubles go away
Blow away
There they go
Cheer up Charlie
Give me a smile
What happened to that smile I used to know
Don't you know your grin has always been my sunshine
Let that sunshine show
Come on Charlie
No need to frown
Deep down you know the world is still your toy
When the world gets heavy
Never pit-a-pat 'em
Up and at 'em boy
Someday, sweet as a song
Charlie's lucky day will come along
Til that day you've gotta stay in strong Charlie
Up on top is right where you belong
Look up Charlie
You'll see a star
Just follow it and keep your dream in view
Pretty soon the sky is gonna clear up Charlie
Cheer up Charlie do
Cheer up Charlie
Just be glad you're you