http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/14/wild-things/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 27 May 2012 00:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/14/wild-things/comment-page-1/#comment-175465 Belle Waring Sun, 15 Oct 2006 04:09:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/14/wild-things/#comment-175465 Yeah, Russell, my girls marched around chanting 'I'm in the milk, and the milk's in me, God bless milk, and God bless me.' Yeah, Russell, my girls marched around chanting ‘I’m in the milk, and the milk’s in me, God bless milk, and God bless me.’

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/14/wild-things/comment-page-1/#comment-175373 Russell Arben Fox Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:47:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/14/wild-things/#comment-175373 We just picked these up ourselves, John; it was Peter Schickele's involvement in the narration that sold us. And I agree, his rendition of "In the Night Kitchen" is the best of the bunch (though Carole King's songs, particularly "Chicken Soup," are a whole lot better than I thought they possibly could be). I know Sendak held out for years, resisting any adaptations of his work; but with Deitch & Co., he (or his lawyers) made the right choice. We just picked these up ourselves, John; it was Peter Schickele’s involvement in the narration that sold us. And I agree, his rendition of “In the Night Kitchen” is the best of the bunch (though Carole King’s songs, particularly “Chicken Soup,” are a whole lot better than I thought they possibly could be). I know Sendak held out for years, resisting any adaptations of his work; but with Deitch & Co., he (or his lawyers) made the right choice.

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