June 6, 2010

June 6, 1944.



I am re-watching the extended version of The Lord of the Rings.



Love that Treebeard.



The Hobbit movie is experiencing money issues and the expected director ,Guillermo del Toro, recently quit. Fan sites include The Hobbit Movie and Theonering.net .



R.I.P. Coach Wooden.



AT&T is playing this commercial over and over again, especially during the Yankee games. Still, it's a nice tune.



A little research, and here is the original: Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley / arr. Craig Skeffington

Come with me and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination

We'll begin with a spin
Trav'ling in the world of my creation
What we'll see will defy
Explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world, there's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there, you'll be free
If you truly wish to be

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world, there's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there, you'll be free
If you truly wish to be