The mean little kitty is a superstar.
Happy Friday!
No cutie pie calendar kitties for me! I like my cats, well, catty. Which is why I LOVE this thing by Corey "Mr. Safety" Williams, a Los Angeles-area independent video producer inspired by his newly adopted cat. It's a paean to all things feline: Watch Sparta drink out of the toliet, stalk Corey through the halls of their apartment, and practically unhinge his jaw, like a python, trying to stick Corey's entire hand inside his mouth.
Oh, and the song is a total head spin.
"Hey Little Sparta, what's with all the fight?
Little bitty kitty wanna bite, bite, bite."
Keep reading for the surprising back story about Sparta.
Turns out that Sparta orginally was the cat that nobody wanted.
His first family decided they couldn't keep him. So the little girl hauled Sparta from door to door, begging neighbors to take the cat, saying her mother was going to send him to the animal shelter.
Corey's friend agreed. But then the friend's first child arrived and Sparta had to go.
So he landed on Corey's doorstep.
And now, a YouTube video with more than 8 million hits later, the rest is history.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. 
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
Comments
OMG! This is so funny, because I spent a long time last night on Youtube looking at Sparta and Corey and their latest vids! In fact, I had thought about e-mailing some to you....and here they are! There is something really cool about that Mean Kitty vid and Corey and the cat and the song...its just GREAT! I love the sequels, too...Sparta is kind of a "Blue Dog," for Corey, given that he kind of wandered into Corey's life....and the rest is history!
Posted by: TJ | May 9, 2008 7:06 PM
Yeah TJ, I love this song. I sing it to Frances Jeanne sometimes, when she gets frisky and wants to "play" with my hand:
"Hey little Franny, what's with all the fight?"
(Yes, I sing silly little things to my cats.)
Posted by: Diane Lade | May 12, 2008 2:17 PM