IF: satellite
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “satellite”. One night I walked home very late and fell asleep in somebody’s satellite dish. My dreams were showing up on TV’s all over the world. Steven Wright
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DCS: linda lovelace and marilyn chambers
Because of her straight-laced upbringing, Linda Boreman earned herself the nickname “Miss Holy Holy” at her strict Catholic high school. Later, in the “free love” times of the 1960s, Linda gave birth to a son. Her mother insisted the boy be given up for adoption to spare humiliation and preserve the family’s good name. Soon …
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DCS: johnny stompanato
In 1958, Lana Turner was between husband number five and husband number six when she entered into a torrid and volatile relationship with Johnny Stompanato. Johnny was the bodyguard for notorious gangster Mickey Cohen. Lana didn’t care about Johnny’s connections. She was content with his dark good looks and expertise as a lover. So, he …
IF: paisley
The current Illustration Friday challenge word is “paisley”. Gerome Ragni performed in several small theatre productions until he collaborated with fellow actor James Rado on the first Broadway musical to celebrate hippie culture Hair. Hair was unlike anything that was previously presented on the Great White Way. Audiences were assaulted and enraptured by free-form dancing, …
from my sketchbook: meredith hunter
Eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter, known to his friends as “Murdock”, picked up his girlfriend Patty Bredahoff early on December 6, 1969. Meredith, a flashy dresser with a large Afro, was decked out in a lime green suit and matching derby hat. His destination was an all-day concert at Altamont Speedway featuring some of the top …
IF: ripple
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “ripple” and it came with a brief request. I will paraphrase from the weekly notification email: “The subject should pertain somehow to the Gulf – the oil spill – the oceans and the creatures that live in it and around it.” “Where did you get this bottle of …
from my sketchbook: conflict on mockingbird lane
With their time winding down on the popular sitcom Leave It to Beaver, Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly began working up ideas for a new show. It would be a parody of the typical depiction of the American family à la Donna Reed. Only this family would be a family of monsters. Mosher and Connelly …
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IF: trail
This week’s challenge word on Illustration Friday is “trail”. Ghost hunters, ghost seekers, paranormal investigators, ghost busters, ghost chasers. Whatever they wish to be called, they are always on the trail of a ghost. They come armed with an arsenal of sophisticated hi-tech equipment like true infrared digital cameras, non-contact infrared thermometers, microlight red light …
from my sketchbook: wally cox
Wally Cox hated the role that made him famous. After beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he starred for three seasons as mild-mannered science teacher Robinson Peepers in “Mr. Peepers”, an early sitcom that co-starred Tony Randall, Jack Warden and Marion Lorne. In interviews, Wally constantly argued unsuccessfully that he was nothing like the shy and timid character he …
IF: slither
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “slither”. The remarkable Prince Randian was one of the most successful sideshow performers of the 1930s. He was brought from his native British Guyana to the United States by showman P.T. Barnum in 1889. Despite being born with no arms and no legs, Prince Randian demonstrated his ability …