I research a lot. I am always scouring the far reaches of the internet for interesting stories to illustrate. Several weeks ago I came across the story of Jimmy Boyd. In 1946, seven-year-old Jimmy Boyd was singing with his brother at a barn dance in Colton, California. He was approached by a local radio host …
The inspirational word on inspiremethursday.com is “bamboo”. House of Bamboo (as recorded at various times by Earl Grant, Andy Williams and Southern Culture on the Skids) Number fifty-four/The house with the bamboo door/Bamboo roof and bamboo walls/They’ve even got a bamboo floor! You must get to know/Soho Joe/He runs an Expresso/Called the House of Bamboo. …
This week’s illustrationfriday.com‘s challenge word is “intricate”. Now, I need to buy a new Micron 01 pen.
In 1960, 22 year-old budding DJ Robert Smith began his career as Daddy Jules on a Newport News, Virginia station. In 1962, Smith moved to a station in Shreveport, Louisiana and became Big Smith. It was here that he first began to develop his famous alter ego Wolfman Jack. Later in ’62, Smith was recruited …
The current challenge on Monday Artday is “mad tea party”. This could have been avoided if they would have just let Alice have a cup of tea. Just one lousy cup of tea.
The challenge word this week on Illustration Friday is “breezy”. Even with the advancements in technology, pinpoint accuracy in monitoring devices and sophisticated prediction equipment, TV weathermen still don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
The following is a transcript of a recently discovered recording of a conversation from the command module of Apollo 11 on July 19, 1969. Michael Collins: Well, here we are, heading to the moon. Man, this is cool! Neil Armstrong: It sure is, Mike. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin: Hey, Mike…. um, you missed the meeting we …
I was eight years old in 1969. I wore cool green and blue plaid bell-bottom pants. I watched The Brady Bunch on Friday nights. I watched The Banana Splits on Saturday mornings. I went to third grade at Watson T. Comly Elementary School. I remember being worried that my older brother might have to go to …
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One more in a series of illustrations based on movie quotes, the current challenge on Monday Artday. “Drainage! Drainage, you boy. Drained dry. I’m so sorry. Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that’s a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw …
The Monday Artday current challenge is “movie quote”. A lot of my illustrations are based on movie quotes. Here is another… “You know… for kids.” Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) in The Hudsucker Proxy
