Show Notes

This episode won Michael’s Storytime a 2018 Telly Award in the Online Education category. I had mixed feelings about entering and winning the award, but months later, when the statuette arrived—it looked pretty nice. Nicer than I expected. It scared me. So, I did what I usually do when something scares me; I hid it in the closet. When I finally had the courage to set it up, every now and again I’ll catch a glimpse of it and remember the days when we shot six lead-ins and closing all in one day. I had six costume changes, sang thirteen songs, did multiple retakes; we lit, loaded, and unloaded the heavy set into the back of my uncle’s van, and had to be out of the studio by 4 pm—and all in a single day, just me and two friends.

Those days are behind me, but I’m glad to look back and consider what we accomplished in a single day.

One other quick side rant, the author of Buster the Little Garbage Truck was coincidentally a mutual acquaintance. Now, I like to think of her as a friend, but Marcia and I attended meetings at the San Diego SCBWI (The Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators) chapter. We’d never met formally, but after the episode was ready to upload, I sent it to her. Marcia responded soon after, and right away, I felt at ease by her loving reception.