Mag Pad News: August 2014

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Santino Fontana and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

I enjoyed watching the Pioneer Day Concert this past July on my computer. I didn't know much about the guest singer, Broadway singer and actor, Santino Fontana before seeing the concert. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's webpage describes him as: The artist who brought magic to life as Prince Hans in Disney's blockbuster film Frozen.

This video help me learn a little more about Santino and his thoughts and impressions of singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

You can also view this video by clicking here.

You can see the the entire concert by clicking here. Enjoy!

Whimsical inventions? In 1962, yes. In 2014, a reality.

This is a picture of me in 1962.

I was 6 years old and in the 1st grade.

On September 23, 1962 the The Jetsons TV show debuted.
I watched that first show along with all The Jetsons shows.
I have fond memories the Jetson family.

Wikipedia explains:

The Jetsons live in the year 2062 in a futuristic utopia (100 years in the future at the time of the show's debut) of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions.

Whimsical inventions. What are whimsical inventions?

home computers?
the Internet?
microwave ovens?
cell phones?
modern medical technology such as an EKG or MRI?

NONE of these whimsical inventions were around when I was 6 years old.

You can also see the video by clicking here.

As a 6 year old I would have never imagined that I would "Skype" with my grandchildren who live in Idaho while I live in California.

I tried explaining to my son how cool it was to imagine these things as a 6 year old kid. I never thought that what I saw on The Jetsons show would ever happen in my lifetime. Now I am experiencing many of the Jetson's ways of life today as a 57 year old....just 51 years later.

He wasn't impressed.

I'm just wondering when Rosie, the household robot maid, will be part of my life!