Sean Callaghan
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Neurodivergent, Writer, Drummer, Singer, Percussionist, Rock Music Star Wars and Disney Devotee.
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'Regimental Sgt. Zippo'
Released over 50 years after it was originally recorded on Record Store Day 2021, Regimental Sgt. Zippo shows an Elton John debut that could have been. Produced by longtime associate Caleb Quaye who also plays guitar and adds backing vocals along with some familiar names as Dee Murray on bass and backing vocals and not-so familiar names like Dave Hynes of the band The Mirage on drums. Elton (Still known at this point as Reg Dwight) plays acoustic and electric piano, organ and harpsichord at various points during the album. Zack Laurence wrote the arrangements performed by the Paul Fenoulhet Orchestra which adds additional color to the album.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Beat
The Wanamaker Christmas Light Show.
The Light Show at the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia has been a Philadelphia Christmas tradition since 1956. It started when Frederick Yost, a theatrical lighting graduate working for John Wanamaker's leased the "Dancing Waters" technology patented by New York Showman Harold Steinman. The waters were set in the orchestra pit in front of the world famous Wanamaker Organ the largest fully functional pipe organ in the world, which was installed in the store in the early 1910s and expanded through the years.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Wander
The Unnecessary Changes To Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion.
While Walt Disney Imagineering insists change is a tradition at the Disney Parks there are some instances where rather than enhancing attractions the "everything must change" mantra can either cause significant damage to beloved attractions or are just completely unnecessary. Here we will take a look at many of the changes made to Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion over the last 18 years.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Wander
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 4
"Ah look at all the lonely people! Ah look at all the lonely people! Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been. Lives in a dream, waits at the window wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door, who is it for? All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Chapters
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 3
When I saw the Special Edition of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1997, my 7-year-old self found it boring. But two years later, when I saw Episode I: The Phantom Menace, hooked I was. I immediately went home and borrowed the original three movies from my neighbor Lee, watched them endlessly and made my parents buy me copies of my own. I finagled all the merchandise I could find, even collecting all the Pepsi cans with the characters on them that were on the shelves at the time.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Chapters
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 2
I remember distinctly my preparation day for kindergarten. All the parents and future students were ushered into the large auditorium and heard a speech or something (okay, some details are somewhat fuzzy). The students were then treated to a preview ride on the school bus, which was a very different experience than being in the car with your parents. It looked like a lot of fun. What I remember most about my Kindergarten Year were the Art and Music Classes, maybe because they were the most involved. It was only in the morning so I would go home every afternoon and do whatever I did in those days. We had our first School Musical, based entirely on Disney music. I was cast as one of the Donald Duck characters in the Mickey Mouse March, which I guess thinking back was appropriate since I probably frequently interrupted teachers and threw temper tantrums.
By Sean Callaghan3 years ago in Chapters
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 1
Sean Michael Callaghan was born on March 22, 1990, to Lorry and Michael Callaghan. Lorry and Michael had known each other for only about a year before they were married. Michael had grown up in a family of 6 kids in Northeast Philadelphia. Lorry grew up in West Caldwell, New Jersey, about 15 minutes from New York City. They met through a College friend of Michael’s, who had been a childhood friend of Lorry. As they spent time together, they fell in love and were married in May 1989. I came along less than a year later. I was 8 pounds 6 ounces at birth. They brought me home to a twin house in Horsham, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb.
By Sean Callaghan3 years ago in Chapters
Life On The Spectrum: Introduction
The young boy had recently finished Kindergarten and was ready for First Grade. One day toward the end of the summer he asked his mother “Mom, what comes after First Grade?” “Second Grade” she responded. After that the young boy asked what about after that, she replied “Third Grade.” The young boy continued to ask his mother how many more school years he had and when she finished with 12th Grade, the young boy’s heart sunk as he realized that he would remain in school 10 months out of the year, every year until age 18, which to the 6-year-old kid felt was long after the happy portion of his life, which at the time he considered would be “third grade.” He wanted to continue the life he had known at the time, playing and doing whatever his heart desired. He foresaw not having back control of his life back until age 18 and adulthood, He was terrified!
By Sean Callaghan3 years ago in Chapters
The History of the "Heart" of Disney's Haunted Mansion
Change is supposedly one of the foundational principles of the Disney Parks. However, one attraction, The Haunted Mansion remains largely as it did when it opened over 50 years ago on August 9th 1969. That is except for one scene The Attic, which has seen several drastic changes over the years while retaining basically the same premise.
By Sean Callaghan3 years ago in Wander
