The weekly challenge word on the Illustration Friday website is “rescue”. In February 1953, 1st Lieutenant Charles Spath was forced to abandon his jet over North Korea. Using his survival radio, Spath reported to a flight mate that he had broken his leg. A nearby ground squadron followed his radio frequency and they were able …
This week’s challenge word on the Monday Artday illustration website is “awake”. This post marks the third anniversary of the josh pincus is crying blog. “Honey? Sweetie? Are you awake?”
It was 1978. I sat behind the wheel of my mom’s ’69 Ford Galaxie trying out my newly acquired driver’s license. Sam sat on the passenger side of the huge vinyl bench seat. We talked as I maneuvered the Galaxie down Bustleton Avenue in northeast Philadelphia, when suddenly Sam screamed “What the fuck are you …
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This week’s challenge word on the Illustration Friday website is “expired”. “I’m sorry, Mr. Voorhees, I can’t help you. Your license is expired.”
The current illustration challenge on the Monday Artday website is “monkey”. The early morning campfire gathering that is the current “Today” show came from very humble beginnings. “Today”, the brainchild of then NBC vice-president Pat Weaver (actress Sigourney‘s father), made its debut on January 14, 1952. Weaver hand-picked Dave Garroway, a television journalist who hosted a …
The new challenge word this week on the Illustration Friday website is “subterranean”. Okay, I went with the obvious (as in “homesick blues”). And, although he appears on my blog, as of this writing, Bob Dylan is not dead. (But, these people are.)
The current challenge on the Monday Artday illustration website is “castaway”. Earlier this week, Corey Haim, another former child actor with a hard-luck story, passed away at a young age. Corey was just another in a long line of former child actors following an unfortunate path Dana Plato at 35, Brad Renfro at 25, …
In 1980, a little band from Akron, Ohio called The Waitresses released the catchy novelty song “I Know What Boys Like” to relatively no recognition. The song was re-released in 1982 as the first single from the Waitresses’ debut Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful. This time, the song reached number 62 on Billboard Magazine’s Top 100. In …
The current challenge on the Monday Artday illustration website is “circus”. The 1953 Best Picture Oscar went to Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth, an overblown, long-winded, documentary-style film depicting the many aspects and personal stories surrounding a travelling circus. The thin main plot involves a love triangle between Holly (as played by Betty …
This week’s Illustration Friday‘s challenge word is “brave”. John Sedgwick graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1837. He entered the artillery as a lieutenant and fought uneventfully in the Seminole Wars and the Mexican-American War. However, upon his return from Mexico and he entered the U.S. Cavalry as a major. Sedgwick …
