IMT: tree
The inspirational word this week on the Inspire Me Thursday website is “tree”. After years in the jungle, Tarzan never imagined he’d spend his golden years in a tree.
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IF: unbalanced
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “unbalanced”. They don’t come much more unbalanced than Armin Meiwes. WARNING! His story is not for the faint of heart. Armin Meiwes was an active member on the fetish fantasy website, The Cannibal Cafe. In December 2001, he posted a message seeking a dinner guest. After screening several …
from my sketchbook: erin fleming
Thirty-year-old Erin Fleming was hired as secretary to eighty-year-old Groucho Marx in 1970. The two began a relationship. She persuaded Groucho to perform a one-man show that proved to be wildly popular. A performance at Carnegie Hall was recorded and released as An Evening with Groucho. That, too, was a huge success. Groucho’s son, Arthur, …
from my sketchbook: tod browning
Charles Browning grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a huge baseball fan and he was pals with his uncle, “Old” Pete Browning, a 3 time batting champ, who stole 103 bases in 1887. Charles’ Uncle Pete’s commissioning of a bat provided the start of the Hillerich & Bradsby bat company, famous for their Louisville …
DCS: willie best
Willie Best arrived in Hollywood by way of Sunflower, Mississippi as chauffeur for a vacationing couple. He began performing with traveling shows in California. He became a regular character actor in Hollywood after a talent scout discovered him on stage. Along with black actors like Lincoln Perry (better known as “Stepin Fetchit”), Willie was usually …
IMT: spain
The inspirational word this week on Inspire Me Thursday is “Spain”. Once I was the King of Spain (Now I eat humble pie) Oh my unspeakable wife Queen Lisa (Now I eat humble pie) I’m telling you I was the King of Spain (Now I eat humble pie) Now I work at the Pizza Pizza …
IF: blur
The weekly challenge word currently on the Illustration Friday website is “blur”. Seven hours ago, Henry went to mail a letter. The rest is a blur.
from my sketchbook: my greatest job
As I watched the 2009 baseball postseason, I thought about my long association with the Philadelphia Phillies. As a kid, I was never a sports fan. My brother and father would park themselves in front of the television and rabidly watch anything that remotely resembled a sporting event. Depending on the time of year, our …
DCS: alberta nelson
Alberta Nelson played “Puss,” one of the Rat Pack Gang members behind dim-witted leader Eric Von Zipper, as played by Harvey Lembeck, in seven “beach” movies produced by American International Pictures in the middle 1960s. Alberta, the tall, leather-clad blond, had only a few lines of dialogue, but she was the only actress to appear in …
Monday Artday: chicken
This week’s challenge on Monday Artday is “chicken”. In 1930, Harland Sanders owned a gas station in Corbin, Kentucky. He would cook chicken dinners, using his own secret recipe, for travellers stopping to refuel. He served his customers in his living quarters in the service station. Through word of mouth, his local popularity grew, and …