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An Alien Concept: Morgan Taylor

Image courtesy Apple Eye Productions SATURDAY: Performer Morgan Taylor serves as singer-illustrator for Gustafer Yellowgold, an alien creature with some crazy companions. Kids will be entranced by this extraterrestrial that lives in Minnesota, while adults will wonder which drug they need to take to understand this perplexing space invader.

» Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW; Sat., Feb. 14, $8.50 general public, $5.50 Avalon Theatre members; 202-966-6000. (Friendship Heights)

Written by Express' Eric Anderson
Image courtesy Apple Eye Productions

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COMMENTS (2)

  • Perhaps reviewer Eric Anderson needs to be on a drug to understand why Gustafer Yellowgold was the recipient of an award from the National Librarians's Council, winner of the John Lennon Songwriter competition or why the NY Times calls its creator "the next Dr. Suess."

    Or perhaps he just didn't actually WATCH the project he was supposed to be reviewing.

    Whatever the excuse, this cheap shot review shows not only an ignorance of the subject, but of children's media.

    Families of every stripe will delight in Gustafer Yellwogold, an innovative and decidely un-psychedelic project that appeals equally to kids and sophisticated adults and teaches easy lessons about friendship, acceptance, loyalty, nonconformity and creativity to early readers with humor and exquisitely catchy songs.

    By Ohioan , Posted February 12, 2009 2:45 AM

  • Wow. Sounds like "When the Tripods Came" by John Christopher. Using mind control to make the kids love and accept an alien takeover.

    By Loralea , Posted February 12, 2009 10:44 AM
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