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You know me. Planes, trains and automobiles, right? Well, it's close this week. So settle for two out of three and read along... Presidential travel is usually a bit more than complicated that calling for someone to bring the Chevy sedan around from the back. In fact, it's downright plush. If you've...

Starting off with a couple of housekeeping items today. Slow down, drive safe. We want you back here next week, A few extra minutes is worth it. Trust me on this one. I send way too many tow trucks to pick up after folks in all too much of a hurry. Oh, and put down the cell phone and drive. There’s...

What is this? the new JHM Control Center? Nope. It's the old "Mission to Mars" Mission Control center, under the watchful eyes of Mr. Johnson. Enjoy your pizza, pasta or salad here now at Redd Rocket's Pizza Port, one of the few bright spots in the current incarnation of Disneyland?s Tomorrowland. From...

One of the things promised by our new Webmaster was the chance to share photos with you on a regular basis. So here I am with a sample from my iPhoto collection. Roger's all dressed up for a backyard showing of "Paint Your Wagon" complete with a fine jug of Platte River corn whiskey. Monorail Orange...

JHM NIGHT AT THE MOVIES! Mark the Calendar for Friday, August 27, 2004. The Place? How about Oakland's Paramount Theater! This classic art-deco movie palace is just right for our first "JHM Night At The Movies", with a great film to start it off - Walt Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea". In the...

Here's hoping that you and yours enjoyed the long midsummer holiday weekend. A lot of us likely ate (and drank) too much of that fine picnic, spent more time in traffic than you do in your weekly commute and managed to "ooh" and "ahh" with the best of them during the local pyrotechnic spectacular. If...

Oh, where to begin... How about Disney Home Video? July 6th will bring a quartet of DVD titles that are old favorites for many of you. As these were some of the classic content of Vault Disney and even earlier seen on the Wonderful World of Disney, it's some what surprising we that they are out at all...

"No rabbit in there, Doc! You've been robbed!" Bugs Bunny, "Hare Tonic" (1945) Well, I wasn't alone in watching CBS on Tuesday night for the latest installation of the American Film Institute's 100 Years of Film series. And like you, I wasn't alone in having a disagreement with the choices. Okay, it...

On the Road or If it's Friday, this must be Reno? Wasting no time, I'm taking a page from the Editor's book and have placed my series on various Bay Area amusements on hiatus. It will be back, but not for a couple of weeks, I think... I'm in Reno today attending the memorial service for a great-uncle...

"Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Doctor Sam Beckett led an elite group of scientists into the desert to develop a top secret project known as "Quantum Leap." Pressured to prove his theories or lose funding, Dr. Beckett prematurely stepped into the Project Accelerator, and...

This coming Sunday sees the sixtieth anniversary of the Normandy landings of 6 June, 1944. D-day While I may not have a personal connection to events that took place, I do consider it as the single most important day in modern history. The actions of the men and women of the Allied nations involved in...

It's that time of year again. Weather is generally nice and folks head off to their favorite places for a bit of rest and relaxation. Sometimes, it's a weekend or longer, but most likely is the day trip. Up this way in Northern California, that's been something of a tradition for a long number of years...

Starting the week with jury duty, Roger's reflecting. That and a few extras along the way, so read on... Things don't' always go as planned, do they? Well, here we are. Another week gone by. Admittedly, this wasn't the column I had in mind to write this week. That's out there, and I know you'll enjoy...

You never know what you'll stumble on to out and about on the 'net. And so it is that you're the beneficiaries of three little gems unearthed from the Information Superhighway. So, buckle up and away we go! Once upon a time, no Saturday was complete without a visit to your local movie palace (or shack...

This is the second of two parts adapted from two articles that appeared in Issues Four and Five of YARF! way back in May and then July of 1990. Originally done with an absolutely ancient version of Aldus Pagemaker on a Macintosh SE, they were an interesting look into the printed page. This time out,...

Frankly, the amount of reference material on animated films is somewhat astounding. And the volumes might seriously tax your favorite bookcase. Here's a sample of what I mean with a look at characters from animated films. Particularly, Warner Brothers and Disney as they constitute the bulk of the product...

"This is the only stop we'll be making between here and Washington D.C. So I suggest you take care of whatever necessities come to mind." -- Principal Moss, "Senior Trip" (1995) When last we left you, I was in Baltimore with Ken Mitchroney. Looking around for something to do on Monday after sleeping...

Ok boys and girls... It's baseball season, officially! Started Sunday, April 4th in Baltimore at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with the Red Sox in town to take their chances with the Orioles... So, let's start with a little baseball humor -- heck, the king of all baseball humor! And would you believe it...

We have a saying about late trains. They become only one thing. Later. The same can easily be applied to airplanes crossing the nation. That's why it's almost one in the morning on a Friday, and I'm here at the keyboard. (Don't fret. The Baltimore tale will appear next week, complete with art.) I don...

Well, looks like we renewed our Disneyland Premium Annual Passports just in the nick of time. Seems that, surprise! Last Sunday, the suits at TDA figured they could sneak out a price increase all around for guests. Now I'm not insensitive to the foibles of business and that from time to time, an increase...