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Nick Spooner's avatar

Ha! So great. After college, with little to show for the experience other than an animated thesis, I moved to LA thinking I was going to work at Spümcø. Once I arrived, I realized A) no job awaited, and B) I wasn't actually qualified to do anything. Luckily, I did find work as a Junior Art Director / Storyboard Artist at an ad agency on Wilshire that I could walk to. And as fate would have it, I ended up working on The Red & Stimpy Action Figures line for Hasbro. And now I'm rich! RICH, I tell ya!!

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

I adore Blossom Dearie. Her song selection was brilliant and her sidemen were tops; usually Ray Brown played bass. She was awfully hip and pitch perfect and fun. Give it a shot now that you're almost grown.

Great reminisce.

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Paul Nesja's avatar

Blossom Dearie is great! Listen to Multiplication Rock Figure Eight and tell me you don't think Blossom is great.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

“Give Him the Oo LaLa,”, “Tea for Two”, “Always True to You Darlin’, in my Fashion”...

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Michael Pershan's avatar

I love our comment section.

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Bev Potter's avatar

Omfg

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Wabi Sabi's avatar

Fascinating!

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JD McBride's avatar

Quote of the day:

“One of the Ren & Stimpy episodes I wrote got me my first Emmy nomination, but we lost to a Shakespeare special that many on our staff complained was poorly written.”

Take that, Bard!

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