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About Uncle Maffy

producer of printed matter | designer of graphic stuff | family man | comics and animation nerd | absorber of social media and entertainment | film nut

Classic Cartoons and Classical Music

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Uncle Maffy

I’m relatively certain that I would have had little to no exposure to classical music without having watched copious amounts of cartoons. Those of us fortunate to have grown up during the 1970s will undoubtedly have feasted our eyes on … Continue reading →

Arrivederci, Robo! Hunting for Anime on an Italian Holiday

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Uncle Maffy

As a child growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late ’70s and early ’80s, I was presented with many options for watching Japanese animated and live-action programming. Kids on the playground in elementary school would invariably … Continue reading →

My Conversation with Richard Donner

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Uncle Maffy

A former family friend friend works in the publicity department of a major film studio, so we used to get invited to a lot of industry/press screenings and film opening events. In the fall of 2003, I was lucky enough … Continue reading →