The Kristi Yamaguchi Friends and Family show is just around the corner! This Sunday (October 12th) Olympic Hall-of-Famer Kristi Yamaguchi will be joined by a cast of amazing skaters including Olympic Gold medalists Jaime Sale and David Pelletier, as well as two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan and much more! The latetest Disney music phenomenon The Jonas Brothers will be the musical headliner for this event that is all about family.Kristi Yamaguchi (mother of two with husband Bret Hedican of the Carolina Hurricanes) has always been involved with children's organizations, and even started her own Always Dream Foundation for children in 1996. Something that sets this show apart from many other skating shows is the fact that many of the skater's children are expected to participate in this one-night-only event.
On to the free stuff! One of the sponsors of the event is CrocPond's, a children's entertainment and educational company that uses film, online/interactive products, merchandise and publishing to "provide a solid foundation for children, upon which wise choices can be made within a world of infinite possibilities." They will be giving each family that attends the Kristi Yamaguchi Friends and Family show a free copy of CrocPond's "RINDIN the Puffer" storybook, which includes an animated short on DVD. I watched the DVD and it's actually really good...OK, I said it. I'm a 24 year old guy and I like watching cartoons about goofy fish that learn the importance of being yourself. It was heart-warming, alright. I'm not made of stone. All of these goodies are compliments of CNW Entertainment and CrocPond's. For more information on CrocPond's check out their website (which has an epic flash intro) at (http://www.crocpond.com/)
You can even have the cast sign your copy of the book. Kristi Yamaguchi will be visiting the FatCat Animation Studios where CrocPond is made on Saturday. Jealous? I am.
If you aren't in the Phoenix area the show will be televised on NBC at a date to be announced. As soon as I know, you will know too. We have an excellent team of people that will be blogging directly from the show and sending pictures from the event. If you are like so many people I know that just crave constant updates and instant informational gratification (I just coined that phrase...It has a nice little ring to it) follow us on Twitter if you have an account and if you don't have one, it's free and takes only a couple minutes to be ensured you are getting up to the minute accurate updates on the skating world and the amazing athletes we've all come to love. Go to (http://twitter.com/) For those of you who are unfamiliar with Twitter it's basically what would happen if myspace and instant messaging went out on a date, fell in love, then felt things were going to fast and broke up, then reunited, married, had a baby and BAM! you've got Twitter. Sounds kinda weird (I guess it is) but trust me, it's pretty cool. When have I ever steered you wrong?
We'll keep you updated on all the skating happenings.
Cheers Friends!
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so the whole cast is going to be signing autographs, can we get some more information about this ASAP, I leave for Phoenix on Friday! I'm so excited about the show, and would love to meet the cast and have them sign ANYTHING, even a kids book! thanks.
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