The new word to inspire on Inspire Me Thursday is “fuse”. If you were not a moviegoer before 1948 or at least a film buff, you most likely don’t remember Edgar Kennedy. A former professional boxer, Edgar started his active film career in 1911. He was one of the original Keystone Cops. He worked with …
The word of inspiration on Inspire Me Thursday is “elephant”. The first thing I thought of was a joke that I, unfortunately, couldn’t use. My second thought was the classic line by Grouch Marx (as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding in the 1930 classic Animal Crackers ): “One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How …
The first word of the new year on illustrationfriday.com is “resolve”. “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” — General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was arguably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. Military historians consider Jackson to be one of the greatest tactical commanders in United States history. …
For my first post of 2009, I’ll relate an interesting story that I recently came across. As I write this, incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken are battling for the lead in a heated race for a US senator from Minnesota. A tedious recount has taken place since November 2008 and a winner has …
1930s radio comedian Harry Einstein changed his name to Harry Parke. But, he was most famous as “Parkyakarkus”, a name taken from a line in his act. When he asked you to sit down, hed say park yer carcass! He became known by his character name rather than his stage name. He was a featured performer …
The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “clandestine”. Meeting on deserted streetcorners, their clandestine relationship was doomed from the start.
You may not know Paul Frees, but you know his voice. Paul had one of the most sought after and recognizable voices in movie and television history. At one time, he was employed by nine different animation studios. He started as a voice actor in the 1940s in radio. His career led him to movies, …
You know the song “Ho ho the mistletoe/Hung where you can see/Somebody waits for you/Kiss her once for me”. Aside from a creepy vision of Burl Ives asking you to plant a wet one on your wife on his behalf, these lyrics bring to mind the question “why do people kiss under the mistletoe?” …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “rambunctious”. Carl Switzer, and his older brother Harold, were discovered by producer Hal Roach while they were on a studio tour with their parents. The Switzer brothers were singing in the studio commissary and Roach was impressed by the performance. He signed the Switzer kids to appear in …
The word of inspiration at Inspire Me Thursday.com is “dress”. “Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of sins.” Mae West
