Simon Thompson is a freelance journalist, producer and broadcaster originally from the UK but now living and working in Los Angeles. He has worked for, and with, the biggest brands in the industry including Reuters, E! News, BBC, ITN, Euronews, Sky News, Digital Spy, IGN, SciFi Now magazine and more. Simon has covered everything from red carpets to the Oscars as well as having created, scripted, produced and presented a range of primetime entertainment news shows on major networks and interviewed the biggest names in the industry. Simon is also currently developing his first documentaries and feature film projects. He can be found on Twitter @ShowbizSimon and you can see more of his work on his website.
Www.thisissimonthompson.com The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. ‘The Karate Kid’ took $90.82 million at the domestic box office against an $8 million budget – adjusted for inflation the figure increases to $248.12 million. The Karate Kid is heading back to the big screen for one night only – and it’s finding a whole new life online. The revival of the classic, a joint venture between and YouTube, will screen in nearly 700 movie theaters on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. The screening event will also feature an exclusive advance screening of the first two episodes from the new YouTube Red Original Series, Cobra Kai, based on the Karate Kid franchise.
The Karate Kid was an instant commercial success on its release in 1984. It took $90.82 million at the domestic box office against an $8 million budget – adjusted for inflation the figure increases to $248.12 million. To celebrate the new series, I caught up with The Karate Kid’s Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, aka Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, to talk about the film’s legacy and YouTube Red’s Cobra Kai. Simon Thompson: The Karate Kid transcended being a hit movie and became a pop culture phenomenon and the dialogue has become part of our lexicon. Ralph Macchio: The one thing that I felt was, at least when we were making the movie, Pat Morita and I had the potential for creating something special.
It was more from the aspect of how easy it was to work with him and how it all naturally fell into place. As an actor, scenes you can very often take a lot of effort and energy and come out spectacular but then there are others that are effortless. The Daniel and Miyagi dynamic was very easy and it just unfolded right. As far as the movie itself, we wondered if it would work, we wondered if all the elements come together or would it be too corny?
We wondered if the bully was too cartoonish or if the ending was too much? Seriously, you have no idea. We just trusted it. We had John Avildsen as our director and a great script but to say did I think that in 2018 I’d be talking about this with you? The pop culture side of it is even more unbelievable.
That fact that phrases from the movie have become part of the lexicon, as you said, is incredible and wonderful in the same breath. William Zabka: It was my first film so, at the time, I had nothing to compare it to. So, from me, if nobody ever saw the film, if it went no further than the experience of learning the martial arts and filming it, it was still the highlight of my life. Nobody could have ever seen the course that The Karate Kid took.
When you’re 18-years-old, you can’t imagine that 30 years later you’ll be talking about the same movie. It felt like every actor in the story in the show really personified the characters in such a way that it even lived off camera. There was something organically happening, in the energy of all the relationships and everything beyond. I think the month-long rehearsals added to that too.
It was like the cameras were capturing an event that was happening and not just a movie. We knew it was special but not this kind of special. I don’t know what to attribute it to exactly but it has snowballed, became part of popular culture and it has touched so many lives.
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Actors Ralph Macchio and William Zabka of ‘Cobra Kai’ speak onstage during the YouTube Red Originals Presentation in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) ST: Cobra Kai can’t be the first time that a revival, reboot or continuation of The Karate Kid has come up.
WZ: I think the writers and creators of the show took a really smart and fresh approach that’s not just nostalgia, it’s very relevant for today. If the show started now and there never was The Karate Kid, the show would still work. Linkin park cd. It’s such a sacred film to so many people. It’s a memory that they’ve seen 100 times, so to toy with the legacy of it, I think everybody’s a little bit gun shy. Ralph and I have both been pitched different versions of some kind of a sequel or continuation over the years but none of them felt right. They were all weighted too far one way or the other and this one just kind of threads the needle, it felt safe and it felt right. When I left the meeting where these guys pitched it to me, I walked away and I didn’t send a text to Ralph because I didn’t want to jump the gun.
It felt like an old girlfriend coming back and wanting to try it again. It was like the Johnny in me just woke up from a deep sleep, opened one crusty eye and saw a vision of Ali standing in the corner. What they pitched to me hit a nerve, it felt right and then they got Ralph and the same thing happened to him. Our pitch meeting to YouTube was actually April 25th of last year which, unbelievably, happens to be the same day as our one night premiere of the original movie for Fathom.
RM: I feel this is the exact right time. The original Karate Kid was a combination of the right time, the right cast, the right filmmakers, the right story and the right summer. This feels that same way to me now for the launch of the Cobra Kai series. Everyone from the taxi driver on the street to the guy at the bakery on the corner, to a studio executive and a top writer, everyone has their own idea and their own take on what would work. I’ve had everything from Daniel having his own kid who is in trouble in New York and he becomes the Miyagi for his kid to maybe Elisabeth Shue coming back as Ali and she’d be with Johnny but Daniel has a kid with her. Seriously, we’ve had a million ideas come our way.
Cobra Kai is, we feel, the right story with the right people at the right time and being available the right way. ST: How was it going back to the world of The Karate Kid? RM: It was surreal just being called Daniel Larusso again. Mind you, I’ve been Daniel Larusso on street for the past 34 years so it wasn’t it wasn’t completely out of the realm of something I’ve heard before.
Even Billy and I looking at each other was surreal. They show some flashbacks throughout the show and there’s footage that’s never been seen before from the original shoot intercut into the story, it’s amazing. First of all, you’ve got to get past how awesome it is to see yourself at 21-years-old as opposed to 51, but once you get past that it’s just unbelievable.
Miyagi is woven into Daniel’s life and his family’s life in so many ways. If Daniel loses his focus or is not in a place that he should be, the Miyagi-isms have to be woven into these stories. For me, it’s almost like working without my partner but they’ve done a beautiful job.
ST: Is Cobra Kai a one-off or are we looking at this as the start of something bigger? WZ: Absolutely something bigger. The ending of the first season is really the turning point.
If this was a script, this would be page ten of the story and this is where it all starts to happen. Season one is really setting the stage for a long run. Well, for as long as people are interested. RM: We are hoping to do this for many seasons.
The arc is really a film cut up into 10 half hour parts but the stage is set for more, absolutely. That’s the plan. ST: William, you mentioned Elisabeth Shue earlier. Can we expect to see her show up at all? WZ: Well, you have to sign into YouTube Red to find that answer out but she’s certainly a big part of Johnny Lawrence. The origin of The Karate Kid was really a fight over a girl.
She’s a part of Johnny, I can tell you that much. RM: Everything is on the table and everything is being discussed. There will be surprises peppered throughout and hopefully, moving forward, even bigger and better ones. It all depends on how the stories drive forward and in what direction. Tickets for Cobra Kai: Premiere Feat. The Karate Kid can be purchased via t or at the box office of participating theaters. Simon Thompson is a freelance producer (TV & Digital), film & entertainment journalist and broadcaster.
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Cobra Kai Season 2 is officially happening! No one will be putting this show in a body bag, since Season 2 is a done deal, with another 10-episode run (half-hour each), now set to arrive on YouTube Red at some point in 2019. Upon Cobra Kai‘s May 2 premiere on YouTube Red, the show appropriately struck first and struck hard, delivering no mercy to low expectations. Indeed, the TV sequel to the classic 1980s The Karate Kid films – after initially coming across as farcical – managed to take fans and critics alike by surprise (,) with its entertaining earnestness; a deadly move that would make the proverbial dojo of any other karate series look like a knitting class (yeah, that's another movie reference). Showrunner/writer/director/executive-producer trio of Josh Heald ( Hot Tub Time Machine), Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg ( Blockers) are all set to return for Cobra Kai Season 2. They will, again, be joined by executive producers Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett, who are onboard on behalf of Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios. As the Heald/Hurwitz/Schlossberg trio express in a statement: “Continuing the Karate Kid saga with YouTube Red has been a dream come true. We are grateful to all our creative partners for giving us the freedom to revisit and expand the LaRusso/Lawrence rivalry.
And we are truly exhilarated by the tidal wave of support from fans of this story, both old and new.” As Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content, YouTube lauds in a statement of the Cobra Kai Season 2 renewal. Peyton List is the latest cast member to join Cobra Kai Season 2,.
She will field the recurring role of Tory, a troubled teenage newcomer to the Valley. List, a longtime Disney teen actress from shows like Bunk’d and Jessie, co-stars on the new Hulu horror series,. She’s appeared in films such as Then Came You, Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, The Outcasts and Diary of a Wimpy Kid sequels Rodrick Rules and Dog Days. Interestingly, List previously worked with YouTube Red, having co-starred in its 2016 horror film, The Thinning, opposite prominent YouTube vlogger Logan Paul. Martin Kove will return for Cobra Kai Season 2 to reprise his role as John Kreese from The Karate Kid films, this time as a regular, according to, which the actor has.
Kove, a veteran actor who's banked myriad television guest roles, was best known as series regular Victor Isbecki on Cagney & Lacey before setting his handprint in the cement of cinematic history as the sadistic Svengali sensei, Kreese, in 1984’s The Karate Kid (and its two subsequent sequels). He was also prominently seen as Ericson in 1985's Rambo: First Blood Part II, along with a sizable CV of made-for-video/DVD efforts that spans to the present. Of course, those who saw the entirety of Cobra Kai Season 1 know that Kove's character has already showed up on the series.
He was seen in the finale’s closing moments, confronting his long-estranged student, Johnny, in a moment that resembles the tone of a Marvel movie post-credits scene, teasing a turn for Season 2. Interestingly, Kove might not be the only movie series alumnus to show up for Cobra Kai Season 2, since Sean Kanan as his The Karate Kid Part III villain, Cobra Kai tournament ringer Mike Barnes. Plus, in, the showrunners even tease the possibility that Hilary Swank could show up (at some unspecified point,) as her Miyagi-trained protagonist, Julie Pierce, from 1994’s The Next Karate Kid. Cobra Kai Season 2 Release Date Cobra Kai Season 2 has not set a specific release date other than the declaration of it being in 2019. However, the show was confirmed to go into production in the fall, which makes a return around the same time next year – May 2019 – a realistic prospect.
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The first Karate Kid movie that debuted in the 1980’s was one of the most popular movies of its time and rightly so. The movie didn’t just thrill us with the somewhat generic story of a new kid standing up to the local school bully and coming out successful. The movie was also not exactly a karate movie too; it was more like a mixture of both.
One of the things that made the Karate Kid very popular among its viewers was how inclusive it was for different people. It had a bit of comedy to lighten up the serious parts and appeal to those who enjoyed a good comedy.
And it was spiced up with a little bit of chick flick to entice the girls. The movie was so good that it was able to seep into popular culture while also standing through time. Everyone knows that one of the things that makes a movie good is the characters. A movie could have a good storyline, and screenplay but a poor choice of characters would make it a colossal failure.
This was not the case for The Karate Kid. Its characters were well picked, and to that effect, they boosted the movie even more. However, it’s been so long since we have seen our favorite characters and now we would love to know what they are doing right now and where they are today.
Here is a list of the characters of Karate Kid and what they are doing with their lives today. Ralph Macchio, Daniel LaRusso Then: Ralph Macchio was not the first choice for the role of Daniel LaRusso. It was first given to Charlie Sheen as a matter of fact before it was finally offered to Macchio. In the movie, Daniel LaRusso is a teenager who has just transferred to a new school. But unfortunately for him, he has been targeted by the bullies in his school who had been training themselves in the form of martial arts that wasn’t ethical.
While that movie was being filmed, Macchio was actually 22 years old, and after his success in Karate Kid, he went on to star in the 2 sequels of Karate Kid. Now: Macchio only just had a role in an episode of “How I Met Your Mother.” He also landed a supporting role in the movie, “Hitchcock.”. Pat Morita, Keisuke Miyagi Pat Morita had already made his mark in the movie world by the time he was offered the role of a mentor to the Karate Kid. In the movie, he was known as the wise Keisuke Miyagi. He also landed another role in Happy Days, a series that lasted from 1975-1983 in which he appeared in 20 episodes.
Pat Morita was nominated for an Oscar Award for his role in the Karate Kid in 1985. He also acted in the other sequels following the original movie.
Until his death in 2005, Pat Morita was a fixture in TV and Film. Elisabeth Shue, Ali Mills Then: When Elizabeth Shue landed a role in the Karate Kid, she was an upcoming actress whose name wasn’t known. She was opportune to act the role of Ali Mills, Daniel LaRusso’s crush and girlfriend of one of his bullies Johnny. Now: Shue decided to move out of her comfort zone and take on a role that didn’t cast her as a teen queen when she starred in the movie, ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ in the 90’s. It was a rousing success, and for her performance in that movie, she was nominated for an Academy Award. She also did a stint in the comedy, ‘Hamlet II’ after which she became a regular actress and part of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ‘ series. She has since then also acted in’ House at the End of the Street’ and ‘Chasing Mavericks’ 4.
William Zabka, Johnny Lawrence Then: William Zabka’s first movie on the big screen was the Karate Kid in which he played the role of Johnny Lawrence, a jerk and one of the chief members of the Cobra Kai. Now: Zabka’s role in the Karate Kid as the villain made him a popular choice as the villain in most of the movies that were filmed in the 80’s. Zabka is an actor, but that does not stop him from also directing movies, writing and producing. For his work in writing and producing the movie “Most” in 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award. Zabka just like Macchio was given a role in the series, “How I Met Your Mother” and he also appeared in the comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine.”.
Ron Thomas, Bobby Brown Then: Ron Thomas played the role of Bobby Brown, one of the members of the Cobra Kai. In the second part of the movie, he also played Bobby Brown again.
Now: Thomas stopped acting in1987, but in 2011, he showed up on the web comedy show ‘Tosh.0’ as “Bobby Brown.” 6. Chad McQueen, Dutch Then: Chad McQueen, the son of Steve McQueen, one of the movie greats was cast in the role of Dutch as one of the members of the Cobra Kai.
He appeared in Karate Kid one and two. Now: Chad McQueen was given several roles in many movies within the 80’s and the 90’s, but he didn’t stay in the industry as his real love was for racing cars. He decided to pursue a career in it and was successful.
He made a good career in racing around the 00’s and currently owns a custom motorcycle and race car company. Tony O’Dell, Jimmy Then: Tony O’Dell who had previously made his mark in ‘Dynasty’ was cast in the role of Jimmy in the Karate Kid as a rich kid. He also got another role in ‘Head of the Class’ as Alan, the rich kid. Now: O’Dell hasn’t really been a fixture in the movie industry, and of late he has only just appeared in ‘Shake it Up’ and ‘George Lopez’.
Martin Kove, John Kreese Then: The rumor mill says that Chuck Norris was offered the role of the Cobra Kai leader, John Kreese but rejected it because the role did not really keep in line with his martial arts belief. As for Chuck, he claims that the role was never offered to him, but we still think that he would have abhorred the role and still rejected it even if it were given to him and for the same reason. However, the role was offered to Martin Kove who had already starred in the movie, ‘The Last House on the Left” and Death Race in 2000 Now: Kove showed up as the Cobra Kai’s leader in the two other parts of the Karate Kid.
He has since shown up in movies like’ Black Sheep’ and’ Middle Men’.
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The Karate Kid A fatherless teenager faces his moment of truth in The Karate Kid. Daniel (Ralph Macchio) arrives in Los Angeles from the east coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. However, he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, when he strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue), the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend.
Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend but afraid to confront the dangerous gang, Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), whom he learns is a master of the martial arts, to teach him karate. Miyagi teaches Daniel that karate is a mastery over the self, mind, and body and that fighting is always the last answer to a problem. Under Miyagi's guidance, Daniel develops not only physical skills but also the faith and self-confidence to compete despite tremendous odds as he encounters the fight of his life in the exciting finale to this entertaining film. The Karate Kid: Part II The price of honor.
The power of friendship. The Karate Kid, Part II. Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita re-create the roles that brought them international acclaim in The Karate Kid. Karate student, Daniel Larusso (Macchio), accompanies his wise and whimsical teacher, Mr. Miyagi (Morita), to his ancestral home in Okinawa. For the boy, it's a journey to an exotic new world offering new clues to his mentor's secret past. For Miyagi, it's an opportunity to see his father one last time and to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart (Nobu McCarthy).
But Miyagi's return also re-ignites a bitter feud with long-time enemy, Sato (Danny Kamekona) - a feud that involves young Daniel in a brilliant collision of cultures and combat. Now, far away from the tournaments, the cheering crowds and the safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when teacher becomes student and the price of honor is life itself. The Karate Kid: Part III Karate Kid, Daniel Larusso, risks losing it all when he places pride before principle in this dramatic film that reunites stars Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita.
When Daniel (Macchio) decides not to compete in the upcoming karate championship, he becomes the target of vicious Cobra Kai student, Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan), who's determined to win the title back. Standing firm, Daniel's mentor and trainer, Mr. Miyagi (Morita), instructs him to ignore Mike's threats - and stay away from the tournament. But when Mike's relentless abuse escalates into blackmail, Daniel finds himself forced into competition - and at serious odds with Miyagi, the one person he cherishes most.
Desperate, Daniel turns to another karate instructor, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), whose violent combat techniques are directly opposed to Miyagi's wise instruction. But when Daniel realizes that Terry and Mike are allied with Mr Miyagi's old nemesis, Kreese (Martin Kove), in an elaborate set-up for revenge, he also knows he has alienated the only person who can help him. A riveting story of independence, inner strength and self-enlightenment, The Karate Kid, Part III is a powerful new chapter in this popular series of films. The Next Karate Kid Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita and Acacemy Award winner Hilary Swank co-star in this story of a rebellious teen, Julie, who blossoms with a little help from her friends - in this case, the wise Mr. Miyagi and a trio of buddhist monks! A sizable hit with both teen audiences and sports-themed movie enthusiasts, 1984's The Karate Kid had the right combination of heart and action to spawn three sequels of varying quality between 1986 and 1994; all four features have been packaged together in this three-disc set. Though plot elements varied from film to film, the core story (and the series' greatest strength) remained the same-the relationship between a wise Japanese martial arts teacher (skillfully underplayed by comedian Pat Morita) and his young American student (Ralph Macchio in the first three films, and future Oscar winner Hilary Swank in the final entry, The Next Karate Kid).
The first of the Morita/Macchio matchups remains the best of the four features, with excellent performances from both leads and director John G. Avildsen (who also handled Rocky and the first two Kid sequels) expertly balancing the emotional moments with the pure excitement of the martial arts tournament that serves as its finale. The subsequent sequels with Macchio seemed pulpier (especially The Karate Kid, Part II, with its rekindled wartime romance subplot), and the inevitable come-from-behind competitions lacking the impact of the original; 1994's The Next Karate Kid (directed by Christopher Cain) put a slight spin on the formula by replacing Macchio with belligerent teen Swank, but it too seems like a retread of the first film. Still, the messages inherent to each film-finding one's inner strength, trusting your heart-should ring true to new generations of younger viewers. Fans may find the Collection light on supplemental features-while all four films are presented in anamorphic widescreen format, only the original (which was previously released in pan-and-scan only) offers commentary by Avildsen, Macchio and Morita and several making-of featurettes; the three sequels, packed into two discs, offer no extras.Paul Gaita Proud partners in the business. If these two young Dine' girls, don't melt your heart with their smile and pride of what they are doing, then I feel sorry for you.
Read their story and I hope you stop by the bakery (and buy something). So far on this twelve day road trip we had tent camped at the City of Rocks and Echo Park in Dinosaur National Monument. The third night we stayed at a motel in Montrose, Colorado.
The fourth and fifth nights we tent camped at Devil's Canyon campground, just south of Monticello, Utah. We were now ready to turn our attention to the upcoming backpacking trip at Keet Seel.
We had thought about camping the night before our backpacking trip at either Canyon View (where I had camped before) or Sunset View near Betatakin in Navajo National Monument (close to Shonto, Arizona). We then could attend the orientation the next morning and begin our backpacking trip shortly afterwards. Our permit for backpacking Keet Seel was for the 6th & 7th of June (Wednesday & Thursday). After talking it over at our camp at Devil's Canyon we decided to get a motel room in Blanding for two nights; get up at 4 am; drive to Betatakin; attend our orientation; and then start our hike into Keet Seel. This would allow us to use the motel room to pack our backpacks the night before; take a nice hot shower the night before and morning of the hike; and sleep on a bed, the night before backpacking. So that is what we did.
We checked into the Gateway Inn in Blanding, where we had stayed many times before around noon on Monday the 4th of June 2012. We headed immediately to the Laundromat to wash the five days of 'camping clothes'.
At the Laundromat in Blanding, there was one older Navajo (Dine') woman, doing her laundry. She ended up giving us advice on the best washers and dryers to use and finally our conversations expanded and we got to know her pretty well. Her name was Daisy Cowboy and she was really a nice lady, one of the many nice people we would meet in Blanding as we rested up and organized for our Keet Seel backpacking trip. Daisy invited us to a 'fellowship meeting on the Navajo Reservation on Saturday but we told her we would be on our way back to the Pacific Northwest by then. A really nice lady. We drove to the local market to pick up some last minute food items for our backpacking trip and on the way back to the motel we saw the bakery in town was open. I had wanted to stop there on previous visits but it was always closed in the afternoons.
So into the bakery we went. I had scones on my mind, both to snack on during our stay in Blanding and to take for Keet Seel. We were greeted by Elaine Borgen wearing a stylish red 'baker's hat'. She had two young Navajo girls working with her. Her husband Arlen sat at one of the two small round tables in the small bakery.
Elaine told be that the chocolate scones in the glass case were the only scones she had. I knew those would melt on the trail so asked if she ever baked peach or cherry scones. 'What kind would you like and how many of them would you like' she replied. 'I will have them ready for you at 8 tomorrow morning. I liked that. So I ordered four cherry scones for the next morning and then ended up striking up a conversation with her husband Arlen. We talked Anasazi, cliff dwellings, pottery, and hiking, while Elaine told my wife the story of their bakery.
Their story (short form): Arlen and Elaine came from Oregon seven years ago and opened the small bakery. Navajo kids came in often and soon began to ask for 'spare money' for the movies. There is a quaint small old movie house just down the street from the bakery in Blanding. To the Borgen's credit, they offered the Navajo kids a deal. They could become partners (not hired help) in the bakery and share in the profits of the business, and learn about running a business. They could then 'earn' some movie money. The kids took them up on it.
I may not get all the details right but the kids came up with 'Lickity Split Chocolates' as their idea for what to sell at the bakery. They used Indian feathers and candy with tribal designs and stories attached. Their effort prospered and Utah state government became aware of the efforts, inviting the kids to present their story in Salt Lake City (which they did with a positive response from the attendees).
The ultimate recognition though came from Washington D.C. Where they went to the White House and got to meet President Bush and received an honor for their 'entrepreneurial efforts'. Not bad for a small bakery in Blanding, Utah eh? So some of the Navajo 'partners' have graduated and moved on but there are new young ones eagerly taking their place. Arlen and Elaine have hopes to spread the model to the Ute nation as well. Tuesday morning at 8 am sharp my wife and I strolled into the bakery.
I smiled and asked Elaine 'By any chance would you have 'The ad hoc Bakery council'. L-R: oldmantravels; professor Jon Moris; one of the Sampson sisters and partner in the bakery business; Arlen and Elaine Borgen -people with a heart and a smile. Photo credit: One of the young Sampson sisters, and partner in Lickity Split Chocolates. So far on this twelve day road trip we had tent camped at the City of Rocks and Echo Park in Dinosaur National Monument. The third night we stayed at a motel in Montrose, Colorado.
The fourth and fifth nights we tent camped at Devil's Canyon campground, just south of Monticello, Utah. We were now ready to turn our attention to the upcoming backpacking trip at Keet Seel.
We had thought about camping the night before our backpacking trip at either Canyon View (where I had camped before) or Sunset View near Betatakin in Navajo National Monument (close to Shonto, Arizona). We then could attend the orientation the next morning and begin our backpacking trip shortly afterwards.
Our permit for backpacking Keet Seel was for the 6th & 7th of June (Wednesday & Thursday). After talking it over at our camp at Devil's Canyon we decided to get a motel room in Blanding for two nights; get up at 4 am; drive to Betatakin; attend our orientation; and then start our hike into Keet Seel. This would allow us to use the motel room to pack our backpacks the night before; take a nice hot shower the night before and morning of the hike; and sleep on a bed, the night before backpacking.
So that is what we did. We checked into the Gateway Inn in Blanding, where we had stayed many times before around noon on Monday the 4th of June 2012. We headed immediately to the Laundromat to wash the five days of 'camping clothes'.
At the Laundromat in Blanding, there was one older Navajo (Dine') woman, doing her laundry. She ended up giving us advice on the best washers and dryers to use and finally our conversations expanded and we got to know her pretty well.
Her name was Daisy Cowboy and she was really a nice lady, one of the many nice people we would meet in Blanding as we rested up and organized for our Keet Seel backpacking trip. Daisy invited us to a 'fellowship meeting on the Navajo Reservation on Saturday but we told her we would be on our way back to the Pacific Northwest by then. A really nice lady.
We drove to the local market to pick up some last minute food items for our backpacking trip and on the way back to the motel we saw the bakery in town was open. I had wanted to stop there on previous visits but it was always closed in the afternoons. So into the bakery we went.
I had scones on my mind, both to snack on during our stay in Blanding and to take for Keet Seel. We were greeted by Elaine Borgen wearing a stylish red 'baker's hat'.
She had two young Navajo girls working with her. Her husband Arlen sat at one of the two small round tables in the small bakery. Elaine told be that the chocolate scones in the glass case were the only scones she had. I knew those would melt on the trail so asked if she ever baked peach or cherry scones. 'What kind would you like and how many of them would you like' she replied. 'I will have them ready for you at 8 tomorrow morning.
I liked that. So I ordered four cherry scones for the next morning and then ended up striking up a conversation with her husband Arlen. We talked Anasazi, cliff dwellings, pottery, and hiking, while Elaine told my wife the story of their bakery. Their story (short form): Arlen and Elaine came from Oregon seven years ago and opened the small bakery.
Navajo kids came in often and soon began to ask for 'spare money' for the movies. There is a quaint small old movie house just down the street from the bakery in Blanding. To the Borgen's credit, they offered the Navajo kids a deal.
They could become partners (not hired help) in the bakery and share in the profits of the business, and learn about running a business. They could then 'earn' some movie money.
The kids took them up on it. I may not get all the details right but the kids came up with 'Lickity Split Chocolates' as their idea for what to sell at the bakery.
They used Indian feathers and candy with tribal designs and stories attached. Their effort prospered and Utah state government became aware of the efforts, inviting the kids to present their story in Salt Lake City (which they did with a positive response from the attendees).
The ultimate recognition though came from Washington D.C. Where they went to the White House and got to meet President Bush and received an honor for their 'entrepreneurial efforts'.
Not bad for a small bakery in Blanding, Utah eh? So some of the Navajo 'partners' have graduated and moved on but there are new young ones eagerly taking their place. Arlen and Elaine have hopes to spread the model to the Ute nation as well. Tuesday morning at 8 am sharp my wife and I strolled into the bakery.
I smiled and asked Elaine 'By a karate kid 2 cast. Karate Kid I From Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen (1976, Rocky) comes the highly entertaining, coming-of-age classic that will have you cheering! Starring Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki “Pat” Morita in his Academy Award®-nominated performance (Best Supporting Actor, 1984) as Mr. Karate Kid II Returning with Daniel (Ralph Macchio) to his Okinawa home for the first time in 45 years, Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita) encounters Yukie (Nobu McCarthy), the woman he left behind when he immigrated to America.
The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen not only directed Rocky, he tried remaking it over the years in a dozen different ways. One of them was this popular 1984 drama about a new kid (Ralph Macchio) in town targeted by karate-wielding bullies until he gets a new mentor: the handyman (Pat Morita) from his apartment building, who teaches him self-confidence and fighting skills.
The screen partnership of Macchio's motor-mouth character and Morita's reserved father figure works well, and the script allows for the younger man to develop sympathy for the painful memories of his teacher. But the film's real engine, as with Rocky, is the fighting, and there's plenty of that. Elisabeth Shue is on board as the girl the klutzy Macchio dreams of winning.Tom Keogh The Karate Kid, Part II Literally picking up about five minutes after the conclusion of the 1984 The Karate Kid, this 1986 sequel, also directed by John G. Avildsen, sends Ralph Macchio's and Pat Morita's characters to the latter's home turf in Japan, where the older man is confronted by an old rival, and Macchio's newly confident fighter gets a tougher challenge than the punks back home. Sillier than its predecessor, this follow-up at least has some distracting soap opera elements in Morita's coming to terms with an old flame, while Macchio woos a lovely local girl. Ironically, it's the action that evokes laughter, particularly a climactic fight that gets over the top quickly.