Sean Callaghan
Bio
Neurodivergent, Writer, Drummer, Singer, Percussionist, Star Wars and Disney Devotee.
Stories (87/0)
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 3
When I saw the Special Edition of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1997, my 7-year-old self found it boring. But two years later, when I saw Episode I: The Phantom Menace, hooked I was. I immediately went home and borrowed the original three movies from my neighbor Lee, watched them endlessly and made my parents buy me copies of my own. I finagled all the merchandise I could find, even collecting all the Pepsi cans with the characters on them that were on the shelves at the time.
By Sean Callaghan6 months ago in Chapters
- Top Story - October 2023
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 2
I remember distinctly my preparation day for kindergarten. All the parents and future students were ushered into the large auditorium and heard a speech or something (okay, some details are somewhat fuzzy). The students were then treated to a preview ride on the school bus, which was a very different experience than being in the car with your parents. It looked like a lot of fun. What I remember most about my Kindergarten Year were the Art and Music Classes, maybe because they were the most involved. It was only in the morning so I would go home every afternoon and do whatever I did in those days. We had our first School Musical, based entirely on Disney music. I was cast as one of the Donald Duck characters in the Mickey Mouse March, which I guess thinking back was appropriate since I probably frequently interrupted teachers and threw temper tantrums.
By Sean Callaghan7 months ago in Chapters
Life On The Spectrum: Chapter 1
Sean Michael Callaghan was born on March 22, 1990, to Lorry and Michael Callaghan. Lorry and Michael had known each other for only about a year before they were married. Michael had grown up in a family of 6 kids in Northeast Philadelphia. Lorry grew up in West Caldwell, New Jersey, about 15 minutes from New York City. They met through a College friend of Michael’s, who had been a childhood friend of Lorry. As they spent time together, they fell in love and were married in May 1989. I came along less than a year later. I was 8 pounds 6 ounces at birth. They brought me home to a twin house in Horsham, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb.
By Sean Callaghan7 months ago in Chapters
Life On The Spectrum: Introduction
The young boy had recently finished Kindergarten and was ready for First Grade. One day toward the end of the summer he asked his mother “Mom, what comes after First Grade?” “Second Grade” she responded. After that the young boy asked what about after that, she replied “Third Grade.” The young boy continued to ask his mother how many more school years he had and when she finished with 12th Grade, the young boy’s heart sunk as he realized that he would remain in school 10 months out of the year, every year until age 18, which to the 6-year-old kid felt was long after the happy portion of his life, which at the time he considered would be “third grade.” He wanted to continue the life he had known at the time, playing and doing whatever his heart desired. He foresaw not having back control of his life back until age 18 and adulthood, He was terrified!
By Sean Callaghan7 months ago in Chapters
The History of the "Heart" of Disney's Haunted Mansion
Change is supposedly one of the foundational principles of the Disney Parks. However, one attraction, The Haunted Mansion remains largely as it did when it opened over 50 years ago on August 9th 1969. That is except for one scene The Attic, which has seen several drastic changes over the years while retaining basically the same premise.
By Sean Callaghan11 months ago in Wander
'Hell Freezes Over'
In 1990, after a decade of solo projects and television/film work, the Eagles attempted to reunite in the studio; however, when Glenn Frey pulled out at the last minute, prospects again became cold. Then, three years later, Eagles manager Irving Azoff was putting together Common Thread, a country music tribute album to the band, when Travis Tritt, who was covering "Take It Easy" for the collection suggested that members of the Eagles appear in the song's video, which all of them did.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Beat
'Hotel California'
Following the success of One of These Nights and the subsequent monstrous success of their Greatest Hits album, Eagles were flying high. But both Glen Frey and Don Henley knew the next album would have to be something special, the non-compilation that would stamp the Eagles as THE band of the 70's.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Beat
'One Of These Nights'
With the success of On The Border, Eagles, in particular Glenn Frey and Don Henley, felt vindicated in their desire to go in a tougher, more rock-oriented direction. The pair bought a house in Beverly Hills with a panoramic view of the city of Los Angeles, where they wrote the majority of the songs that would make up the One Of These Nights album. Bill Scymczyk, after doing most of the work on On the Border, returned to produce his first full Eagles album, recorded in late 1974 into early 1975, at both the Record Plant in Los Angeles and Criteria Studios in Miami.
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Beat
'On The Border'
Following the relative disappointment of Desperado, at least in the minds of the group itself, the Eagles once again went to London to record their third album with producer Glyn Johns. However, the sessions began with a surly attitude between Johns and the band, and after just six weeks--in which they recorded only two songs--arguments with Johns over the sound of the recordings made the sessions unworkable. Don Henley and Glenn Fey decided to end the sessions with Johns, and return to Los Angeles to record at the Record Plant with Navy veteran Bill Sczymzyk, fresh off recording guitar hero Joe Walsh's hit LP The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get, and its still in rotation hit "Rocky Mountain Way."
By Sean Callaghan2 years ago in Beat