Disney Walk In

We are currently in the midst of registration for next semester, a semester that will see me offer the Disney class for the third time. I'm of course pleased that students want to take the class -- it's filled again and has a wait list already, and we still have several days left for registration.

And that is, of course gratifying.  But even more so was something that happened today at the office.  The father of one of a Butler student came in to see me unannounced. His purpose was to get my book on Disney autographed. His family, like ours has a "Disney Problem," his daughter happened to see my book in the campus bookstore, and sent him a picture.  As he was visiting on campus today, he bought a copy and came by to see me.  We had a pleasant chat and he walked out with a signed edition of Dis-History!

World Cat and Dis-History

Today, so they say, is National Cat Day.  Now it is true that we don't have any cats, and it is also true that it seems like any group can claim that it is "national _____ day" with relative ease, but it is for sure true that today, Dis-History made it officially onto World Cat, the online library information search engine.  So, while I won't be celebrating any cats in my house, I will be thanking Ceaderville University for its purchase of Dis-History and for entering the following description:

"Dis-history is the term used by the author to describe the influence that Walt Disney and the Disney company has had on modern American culture. This book specifically focuses on the Disney theme parks role in shaping that culture." 

As the Fall semester begins to wind down, and we prepare for the Spring, and with it, the return of my Disney and American Culture class, this is welcome news indeed!

Prohibition in Greenfield

Tonight I had the good fortune of talking about my very first book, Prohibition is Here to Stay, at the Hancock County Public Library in Greenfield, Indiana.  It was a pleasure to be the guest of both the library and the Hancock County historian.  It was fun to revisit the Reverend Edward S. Shumaker and the Dry Crusade, while also talking about how Prohibition continues to shape Indiana and the nation in very real ways.

I hope to have a couple of major announcements about Rebel Bulldog (and maybe even Dis-History) soon.  Additionally, one of these days I'm going to do a post about what I'm currently working on...a project that is coming together very quickly and in ways that may one day help create a "Butler at War" series!