TDF (Non)Update; Big Idea in Big Trouble
Too busy to blog about the Tour de France...nothing of note happened today, anyway. No changes in top standings. Here's a better TDF blog anyway, in case you prefer getting your cycling news from the blogosphere.
On an entirely unrelated note, I see where Big Idea Productions -- the company that produces the wonderful "Veggie Tales" videos and related kitsch -- is looking for a financial bailout/buyout after losing an $11 million verdict. Big Idea was sued by its former distribution company after it switched to another distributor. Big Idea claimed it had only a verbal contract, and that even that agreement was nullified when the former distribution company changed owners. The jury didn't agree.
The good news is that Phil Vischer and crew say they'll continue the creative end of the business, regardless of the ownership. That's good news for kids of all ages. If you've never watched a Veggie Tales video, you're missing something special. I defy you to view "Rack, Shack & Benny," and then go a week without constantly replaying "The Bunny Song" in your head!
Yep--another BIG Veggie Tales fan here. Several years ago, my gf and I bought Silly Songs for her niece, and we've been lost causes ever since :)
Posted by: Victor at July 21, 2003 08:30 AMI HAVE A COUPLE VEGGIE TALES VIDEOS BOUGHT FROM OUR LOCAL FLEA MARKET(USED)AFTER THAT I WAS HOOKED!...BUT I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE "THE STAR OF CHRISTMAS"FOR HALF PRICE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS..WHEN BOB THE TOMATOE GOES BACK TO VISIT THE MAN IN PRISON AT THE END,I CRIED...THESE VIDEOS ARE REFRESHING TO MY SPIRIT,AND THE SEEDS THEY PLANT WILL HAVE A LASTING VALUE FOR THOSE WITH OPEN HEARTS AND A THRIST FOR THE TRUTH..I AM A KID AT HEART..ALTHO I WILL BE 56 ON MAY 13TH!
Posted by: sandie medlin at February 17, 2004 11:36 PMAbout the publisher
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I bought Silly Songs for my granddaughter. There has got to be something sinister going on because I can't get "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" out of my mind! I am serious ... there is a musical hook in there that is lodged deep within my gray matter.
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