Magic Mike & Mickey Mouse
Posted on June 19th, 2009
http://barronmagic.com/
Our son, stage name Michael Barron, is moving on up to tour with Disney’s magic show! He’s been performing daily at ArabianNights but it’s time to go on the road.
Think it’s going to be a very exciting way to see the world for him. The first six months are in Latin America. It should be great fun … an a bunch of hard work! Catch the show when he comes to town. They’ll be in the USA in 2010. Congratulations MIKE … don’t let the STARS blind you (it’s Dad’s Day Sunday!)
Read about the tour;
http://www.feldentertainment.com/productions1.htm
Blu-Ray Black Stallion
Posted on June 11th, 2009
Had an interesting question from Peter about when we are going to have an “enhanced” Dvd … well you can help by writing the head of home entertainment for MGM-UA, Eric Lomis. Here is his email address:
elomis@mgm.com
read more (more…)
30th Anniversary Beucephalus
Posted on June 4th, 2009
Gift Store Open
We have made a NEW version of the Beucephalus figurine inspired by the movie “The Black Stallion” (1979) for the thirtieth anniversary of this Academy Award winning film.
Take a look!
Tell us what you think!
I don’t know if we’ll have them forever, they’re more work, it depends on YOU!
These are cast bronze, then oxidized and hand rubbed to give a wonderful aged patina.
Truly a one-of-a-kind.
The perfect gift!
We have them in silver and finished bronze, as well.
About 1.75 inches tall & nose to tail. Approximately one ounce.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
Black Stallion in Lakeland Florida
Posted on June 3rd, 2009
It was another great 2 days of the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation in Lakeland Florida.
If you can’t come to Orlando for the show … the show will come to you!
This time we had to be outside which is a bit tougher but Alec is used to being on an island and the Black is a desert horse!
There’s more coming this summer with camps and after school programs so be sure to check out BSLP.org!
Navajo and Little Black, a Pony
Posted on May 22nd, 2009
Hi all,
We just returned from our eventful trip to Arizona and New Mexico wqhere we were working on a partnership with the Navajo Department of Education and the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation. The “Little Black, a Pony” Navajo translation book, is going to be distributed all across the Navajo reservation. That might not sound like a BIG deal but it is … it took a few years and lots of help to get the people in place to make it happen … in all four states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado)!
I want to send a special THANK YOU out to our friends in Window Rock that helped SO much … Irving and all your friends are doing a Great job. Thanks again Louise, and special thank you to Mr. Ayze and all the council members.
I have included the description of the partnership if you are interested in the details … it’s a beautiful world in the southwest … visit soon and often!
A special event is scheduled for Jun 5, 2009 in Window Rock, AZ. (more…)
Preakness
Posted on May 21st, 2009
Corky Randall / The Hollywood Reporter
Posted on May 5th, 2009
Thought you all might be interested in this nice piece by Mike Barnes
Hollywood horse trainer Corky Randall dies
‘Indiana Jones,’ ‘How the West Was Won’ among credits
By Mike Barnes
April 27, 2009, 03:02 PM ET
Buford “Corky” Randall, a horse trainer in Hollywood for a half-century, died April 20 in Newhall, Calif., after a prolonged illness with cancer. He was 80.
Randall’s career included feature films “The Alamo” (1960), “The Misfits” (1961), “How the West Was Won” (1962), “Soldier Blue” (1970), “Hot to Trot” (1988), “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), “Buffalo Girls” (1995) and “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) and the 1950s TV shows “Spin & Marty” and “Zorro.”
However, it was the film adaptation of Walter Farley’s novel “The Black Stallion” that established Randall as a a trainer in his own right. Released in 1979, the Carroll Ballard-directed production (executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola) contained some of the most challenging horse scenes ever filmed. (more…)
Derby 135
Posted on April 26th, 2009
It’s that time of year again! The Roses … the Derby … is only a week away!
Who’s your pick?
Pioneerof the Nile
I Want Revenge
Desert Party
Regal Ransom
Chocolate Candy
Quality Road
Hold Me Back
Dunkirk
Friesan Fire
Papa Clem
or an outsider?
the whole list below: (more…)
CORKY RANDALL, trainer, teacher, classic cowboy & HORSEMAN, we will miss you!
Posted on April 22nd, 2009
Corky Randall, the horse trainer on the Black Stallion films passed away this week. He was a fantastic horseman with generations of knowledge and wonderful stories he had collected in a lifetime of working in the strange and demanding world of horse movies. His credits range from “3 Amigos” to “Zorro”, from “The Cowboy Way” to “Texas”. (more…)
Happy Easter and Passover!
Posted on April 12th, 2009
Hope you all are doing great! Saw the sunrise on the beach, a beautiful start to a wonderful day.
Take a look at this video of Kelly Reno my good friends Todd & Dr. Anna Marie (of the Weather channnel) shot a few weeks ago;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVRy1×7I5YU