Disney Deprogramming

So, I went to a conference last week at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort. I figured I'd make the most of going down there by meeting up with my mom (my parents and Grandma live in Longboat Key, Florida) to do the Disney thang that weekend -- cheesy, but fun. We had a really great time. As usual, the highlight of the trip for me was visiting the Rose and Crown pub in the phony England part of Epcot. I know it's lame, but it's tough for me to get my fave drink of all time, a snake bite black, anywhere in the states but there (and this place in NYC, the Telephone Bar). It's a snake bite (half hard cider/half lager) with a bit of black currant juice. Sure, I could just buy the damn black currant, but I like the whole bar thing.

Actually, the highlight this time was Animal Kingdom. Hey, I got to see a gibbon piss and shit during a rope-climbing escapade (definitely aiming for the people below), a gorgeous male lion, some beautiful Asian tigers, these cool endangered zebra-like creatures called Okapis, and these awesome li'l primates called Tamarins. There were six of 'em, two to a cage, and they had names like Houdini and Medusa. Medusa was hilarious. She insisted on obsessively grooming her mate, Houdini (I think), even though he was bug-free. And he, as any well-trained male eventually does, succumbed willingly to her psychotic whims. She also had a wicked jealous streak; when she noticed her caretaker, she became threatened, worrying he'd steal her man (er...monkey). So, she stuck out her tongue at her. It was pretty damn cute.

Anyway, I forgot to bring a good camera, so I captured a few moments on one of those crappy recyclable things. No doubt it was a Kodak since Disney kisses Kodak ass throughout the park, including any other sponsor of its rides and spectacles. I'll put a pic or two up if any turn out.

It was fun. Plus, I was heartened to see at least two Ramones shirts on other Disney denizens. I wore my Angry Youth Comix shirt to ward off any Disney magic I might have unwittingly soaked up along the way....