While reading his new memoir, It's Kind of a Cute Story, I discovered another reason to like him. The man appreciates a good martini.
Among the personal artwork in his book is more than one drawing of my favorite tasty beverage. There are lobsters with martinis, a bathtub martini, even a topless woman holding what has to be a martini.
Mr. Crump, sir, allow me to invite you to The Mouse Castle Lounge. I think we'll find a lot to talk about. I'll even forgive you your preference for gin (I'm a vodka man myself). I suppose, if you'd like, we could discuss some of the amazing projects you helped create over your lengthy career as an artist, designer and Imagineer at Disney: The Enchanted Tiki Room, It's a Small World and The Haunted Mansion to name just a few.
What? You can't make it right now? Well, send your co-author Jeff Heimbuch over and we'll have a chat.
And we did.
In The Mouse Castle Lounge this week, Jeff and I talk a lot about Rolly and the fun journey that led to It's Kind of a Cute Story, a clever, insightful and beautifully designed book from a man who considers himself very lucky to have had the career he did and who succeeded by working hard and always keeping a positive outlook. Rolly had no formal artistic training when he arrived at Disney, but he still managed to make his way by showing plenty of determination and just a bit of chutzpah, qualities that ultimately endeared him to his boss, Walt Disney.
Please be warned, my interview with Jeff contains profanity. We're pretty sure Rolly would approve.
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