Pal Mickey's got his rain slicker on...the weather doesn't look too good.
We recorded this show about the lousy economy a little more than a week ago…then watched with sadness as Disney announced significant layoffs, following up on the executive buyout offers a couple months back. Our thoughts go out to all those who have lost their jobs, at Disney Parks or anywhere else!
Jennifer needed a little cheering up after all this bad news, so she sat down with The Watchamacallit and reminisced a bit about their 2002 trip to Sanrio Puroland, in Tama City, Japan.
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Some images from that happy trip to the home of Hello Kitty, which you can also read about on Jennifer’s blog, Broke Hoedown:
Hello Kitty in the 3:00 parade
Dear Daniel, the Ken of the Hello Kitty universe
No, I'm not sure what's happening here...but it's from the Sanrio Characters Boat Ride
Who doesn't like Pom Pom Purin, especially when he's baking cake?
Those Darn Cats 
i am not sure that daniel and kitty are two different people. i think it is kitty in drag.
I REALLY enjoyed this episode once again, it provoked such a long response that I made that response into a blog post.
http://bigbrian-nc.livejournal.com/#entry_12145
Thanks very much Brian! I hope our listeners will check out that blog post.
I’m just now getting around to listening. Another great show 🙂
did someone say drag?