![]() ![]() And Princess Diana was the first to pop into my head. We donned a tiara and chatted with Emberli about the new Princess Diana book, her fairy tale series, and the inspiration she hopes it will provide for a new generation of little princes and princesses.ĬultureMap: W hy did you decide to do a children's series on the topic of "real-life" fairy tales? Are these the kinds of stories you enjoyed as a child, or read to your own children?Įmberli Pridham: My daughter Brooke, actually! I was reading to her a fairy tale one night and went down a bunny trail of wanting to read to her about a real-life princess. The Pridhams live in Dallas with their three children, Brooke, Noah, and Graham, and are involved in a number of philanthropic organizations throughout the city. Pridham, along with her husband, David, co-authored the Amazon best-selling STEM book series, If Not You, Then Who?īut this one had extra special meaning, she says, because of her desire to share Princess Diana’s legacy with younger generations like her daughter - who inspired the book. ![]() She is no stranger to writing books for young people. The book will be the first in a series of "Real-Life Fairy Tale" stories about inspiring and influential people that Pridham intends to write. The foreword is written by her friend and well-known interior designer Carleton Varney. It succinctly chronicles Princess Diana's life, from her childhood to her life as a royal and mother, and showcases her impact on the world as "the people's princess."įamous vignettes from her life - including her engagement, wedding, charity work, and White House twirl around the dance floor with John Travolta - are also depicted in whimsical illustrations by Danilo Cerovic. The 48-page hardcover book is a charmingly illustrated biography intended for children ages 3 to 8. Emberli Pridham's A Real-Life Fairy Tale: Princess Diana will be published through Gatekeeper Press ($21.95) on September 1. Of course, the British royal couple's real-life fairy tale did not end in a "happily ever after."īut now, 25 years after the tragic and untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales, a Dallas mom-and-author wants to introduce children to the parts of the beloved princess' life that really were storybook worthy. Reptilian Overlord is out now through Rubber Records.“Here is the stuff of which fairy tales are made," the Archbishop of Canterbury famously declared at the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer to Prince Charles in 1981. That was the inspiration behind the song!” “It is not something that I would subscribe to and whether or not you believe his idea that there is some kind of reptilian elite that rules the world from behind the scenes it makes for a good story regardless. “I got stuck down a rabbit hole of David Icke videos,” says Boyce laughing. That’s not because I want to be retro that is just the sound that I like.Īnd if you are wondering where the theme found throughout the single came from, well you can blame Youtube for that. ![]() I have all this vintage gear and we recorded with Mark Opitz who is an old school AC/DC and Rose Tattoo style producer so that is the kind of vibe that we go for generally. “I mean my equipment is all very much old school. “I guess it is,” says Boyce after thinking for a moment. That leads me to ask about the old school raw sound that is very present with the single as well. It is a bit heavier than the other tracks but that certainly doesn’t mean the rest of the album is lightweight by any stretch of the imagination. “A lot of the album is hard rock and heavy metal but that one is much more Black Sabbath/Metallica like. “It is probably the heaviest track on the album,” says Casanovas guitarist Tommy Boyce as we talk about the single. Now with their new album Reptilian Overlord out there for all to hear the band have delivered another surprise – the title track from the album as a single. It is hard to believe that hard rockers The Casanovas have been rocking the fairy city of Melbourne for over a decade now. ![]()
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