Today, as of a few hours from now (2:45 to be exact), I was born...25 years ago. Happy 25th Birthday Celebration to me! Woo! P-A-R-T--Why? 'Cause I gotta and it's my maker-day, for pete's sake!

Remember how I mentioned several months back in a previous blog that The Muppets were returning? Well, it is OFFICIAL. With the 40th season of Sesame Street sweeping clouds away in November, Fraggle Rock: The Movie being in the production phase (after being in pre-production for ages) alongside a laundry list of related merchandise so vast that it would "curl your baloobius", and Stoller and Segal finally getting the greenlight for their re-imagining of a film that returns The Classic Muppets to their roots...the Muppet family is back in business and hopefully, better than ever before (or at the very least, better than most of the post-2004 things involving Jim Henson's creations)!

*laughs insanely at the Muppet parody posters of High School Musical (with The Electric Mayhem) and Hannah Montanna (with Miss Piggy donning the title role and doing a far better job at being a ham than Miley ever could ever dream of being)*

"The Rainbow Connection" is back!

*in Kermit-waving-arms mode* YAAAAY!

That's right, Disney and Mickey fans alike would be striken to find out that on May 18th, 2009, Wayne Allwine, the voice behind the world's most famous mouse for more than a few decades--1977 to 2009--has passed away. With that said, my condolences are sent out to The Disney Company, especially to Russi "Minnie Mouse" Taylor, who may not be up to voicing Minnie anymore now that her husband is no longer with her. Having noted this, I wonder who Disney will get to play the infamouse mice couple, if anyone. Anyway, rest in peace, Allwine. Disney and Mickey fans everywhere will miss you dearly.