On October 1, 1982, the first commercial compact disc, Billy Joel’s “52nd Street,” was released in Japan. When the first CD player was released that same day, it was described as a “new digital record player, using laser beams” by United Press International. According to Wikipedia, which knows all, the compact disc was actually invented…
Walt Disney World’s EPCOT celebrates 30 years today. There’s some great merchandise out to celebrate the milestone. As always, shopping is one of my favorite things! But I wanted to celebrate today with some fun facts about EPCOT. • Epcot was opened 1st October 1982 after three years of construction. • The pavements at Epcot…
An added bonus to all that food, wine/beer and shopping is music. Not only free music – but great music!!! Here’s a look at the lineup for the 2012 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival’s Eat to the Beat concert series: 9/28-9/30: Night Ranger 10/1-10/3: Sugar Ray 10/4- 10/7: STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas 10/8-10/10: Boyz…
You can’t go to Disney, at least with me, and not do some shopping. It’s just not right. There are some great new items this year to explore at the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. Check out the latest from Disney…. (I’m really excited about the beer-themed merchandise this year!)
It’s my favorite time of year again – the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. And you should know – it’s not all about the wine either. Beer lovers will also find a happy place, so let’s get over that right now. I will be checking out the event this weekend, and most likely going…
I love television…. I love music… I love television theme songs. When I was younger, I used to win TV Theme Song name that tune in music class all the time. I was/am a junkie. Making the rounds on the internet today, a GENIUS mashup of TV Theme Songs by one of my many boyfriends,…
A new season of television is upon us. There’s a lot of new and old out there. And with hundreds of channels, the the non-networks getting better all the time, there’s a lot to weed through. So here’s my DVR record schedule for PM shows only – I can’t even begin to add in the…
I’m afraid of bridges. Especially drawbridges – if you are on a road, and it’s designed to actually open at some point, it’s not really a road and I’m not interested in being on it. But really bridges in general freak me out. I mean, freak.me.out. I like to think it all started when I…
Florida might not ever feel like “fall.” But there a ton of great events to try to help you get into the fall spirit. For me, it’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Yes, it’s expensive. But it’s the perfect family Halloween event. The special ticket entitles you to the park after it…
I got this in my inbox today from Disney. If you’re a Bravo/”Housewives” junkie like me, this is the BEST NEWS EVER! “Today, we’re happy to announce that entrepreneur and sassy television star Bethenny Frankel has been added as a last-minute addition to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival lineup. Hey, a lady always…