Walt Disney Classics Collection Brer Rabbit

Barbie bought me this Limited Edition Brer Rabbit Classics Collection figurine for Valentines Day last year.

Our garden is filling in for the Briar Patch.

In fact, the title of this piece is Born and Bred in a Briar Patch. It was released in 1996 to commemorate Song of the South's 50th Anniversary. The production mark is the Sailor Hat which represents Donald Duck's on-screen debut in The Wise Little Hen in 1934.

He is 4 3/4 inches tall. The thorny vines are made of metal.

 

Let's get him back to his "Briar Patch".

 

We hope you all have a Zip a Dee Doo Dah Day!

Interview with Disney Historian Jim Korkis - Part 2

In Part One of my interview with Jim Korkis, he discussed his book "Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories" and "The Revised Vault of Walt" . In Part 2 he talks about how he got started as a Disney Historian. Or, should I say, THE Disney Historian?!
As we begin, I had just asked Jim how he got started:

Interview With Disney Historian Jim Korkis - Part One

In January, while at Walt Disney World, my wife and I took a brand new tour being offered at the Boardwalk Resort. I saw a man taking notes, and thought he looked familiar. A quick Internet check confirmed that this was indeed Disney Historian Jim Korkis. In fact, Jim created the term "Disney Historian"!

I struck up a conversation with Jim, and he was very gracious when I told him I too was a writer for a blog, and asked if I might interview him. We wound up talking for over 2 hours, with about 30 minutes recorded on video.

Part One of the interview is about his newest books, "Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories" and the "The Revised Vault of Walt."

I can't tell you how great it was to spend time speaking with Jim, we discussed many different topics, which I will be sharing in the future.