Monday Artday and SFG: olympics

The challenge word this week on both Monday Artday and sugar frosted goodness is “olympics”. There are things I don’t  like. I don’t like being manipulated and told what to like. The media in the United States has been manipulating and telling us what to like for years. The influence of the US media combined …

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Monday Artday: 1 character, 4 panels

The challenge on Monday Artday this week is “1 character, 4 panels”. This challenge was posted on August 4 as a two-week challenge because the person who mantains the Monday Artday illustration blog was going on vacation. So was I. So, I’m walking across Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, California, with Pudge’s Mom and Captain Wow. …

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from my sketchbook: bob crane

In 1956, Bob Crane was the number one morning disc jockey on Los Angeles’ KNX-AM radio. He filled the broadcast with sly wit, drumming, and guests such as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Bob Hope. Crane became known as “The King of the Los Angeles Airwaves.” With high ambitions, Crane pursued acting opportunities. He subbed for …

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SFG: mischief

The current challenge word on sugarfrostedgoodness.com is “mischief”. In Northeast Philadelphia where I grew up, as in most places thoughout the United States, the night before Hallowe’en was recognized as “Mischief Night”. In the 1960s, the time in which I grew up, the so-called mischief was usually of the “prank” variety and, for the most part, …

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IF: poof

The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “poof”. I have always loved magicians. My mom introduced me to magicians when we watched Tony Curtis’ totally inaccurate portrayal of Harry Houdini in 1953’s “Houdini”. When I was a kid, on every “Ed Sullivan Show” on Sunday night — between a performance by Vikki Carr and Morty …

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IF: canned

The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “canned”. Arthur Godfrey ranks as one of the important on-air stars of the first decade of American television. As the new medium was invading American households, there was something about Godfrey’s wide grin, his infectious chuckle, his unruly shock of red hair and his folksy ukelele playing …

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Monday Artday: opposites

Bewitched‘s Samantha Stephens was a typical late-1960’s housewife. She was demure and straight-laced. She had a loving husband, Darrin, a hothead who was incompetent in his job. She had an adorable daughter who followed in her mom’s footsteps and an infant son. Her mother, Endora, who was estranged from her father, disliked Darrin. Oh, and …

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