IF: metropolis
Not just any city. My city.
Archive of entries posted by joshpincusiscrying
from my sketchbook: frank christi
You’ve seen Frank Christi before. His chiseled mug has graced the big and small screens countless times. The New York native brought his craggy streetwise visage to villainous roles in Baretta, The Rockford Files, Kojak and other police dramas. In movies, he appeared on the wrong side of the law in Terminal Island, The Hit …
IF: sleep
To sleep, perchance to drool.
from my sketchbook: marjorie white
Marjorie Guthrie began performing in her native Winnipeg at the tender age of 8. She was part of a group of child entertainers in a troupe that toured throughout Canada. As a teenager, Marjorie traveled to San Francisco to take a stab at vaudeville. She partnered with Thelma Wolpa as a comedy duo under the names …
IF: noise
“Hey! Stop making all that noise, you goddamn neighbor kids!”
IF: jagged
Wyatt was proud of his smile.
IF: passion
Passion is no ordinary word.
IF: toy
In the pre-hand held electronic device days, before Nintendo DS and iPads, toys didn’t take batteries. Board games, like Mousetrap, Hands Down and Mystery Date (for girls) were powered by a roll of the dice or a flip of a card. When we played politically-incorrect games like Cowboys and Indians, we used die-cast cap pistols …
IF: nefarious
This nefarious crew made Batman’s life a living hell, but at least they gave him something to do.
from my sketchbook: donna douglas
Granny: Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again. Jed: Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed back. Granny: It ain’t her shoulders that have been poppin’ these buttons. — The Beverly Hillbillies Doris Smith, a pretty Southern tomboy, was voted Miss Baton Rouge in her home state of Louisiana. The …