PiratesAgain

Lauren, who works at the Chicago Field Museum said all tickets were sold out yesterday for the new exhibit on, what else? Pirates--the trend continues. She had taken her 12-year-old brother.

This blog talks about Pirates so much, I should have an eye-patch.

See entry from Oct. 15,'06 "Yo-ho-ho and a stick of gum," or Jan 15,'07 "Pirate in the Phils," that page also sports a Disney pirate ship promo spotted in Istanbul (far from the Caribbean).

Kids properties to watch

A friend of mine wrote from Atlanta to ask what properties were catching my eye in the kid world. Here's my quick reply:

-Yo Gabba Gabba for very young kids, is super hot

-In books it's The Twilight Saga — huge with teens, now I'm hearing adults talking about reading it

-Worth keeping an eye on: Word World (animals are formed from the letters that spell their names) on PBS

-Pirates of the Caribbean, the Massively Multiplayer Online Game from Disney is getting kids and adults who aren't quite geeky or devoted enough for World of Warcraft

-AddictingGames.com draws bunches of boys

-I guess I have to mention HS the Musical and Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, but I know you know them already