IF: paper
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff.
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IF: smooth
Nothing beats a close shave.
IF: puppet
Wayland Flowers began making puppets by hand. A shy child, he was able to express himself through his puppets. One in particular, a loudmouth, crass “old broad” named Madame was his favorite. He patterned the character after a restaurant hostess famous for her outrageous eye shadow and her extremely colorful language. He landed his first …
IF: trouble
When Donald wandered into SMC Cartage garage to pick up his car on that February morning in 1929, he didn’t know he was walking into a heap of trouble.
IF: octopus
In 1968, The Beatles began recording their ninth studio album, a self-titled release, more commonly known as “The White Album.” Tension was heavy and tempers were high during the sessions, as the four band members were experiencing creative growing pains. Feeling claustrophobic between a controlling Paul McCartney and a passive-aggressive John Lennon, usually easy-going drummer …
IF: silence
In 1936, Charlie Chaplin made his last silent film, Modern Times. It featured the star battling against progress. * * * * * * In 2011, the Illustration Friday word was “silent.” Here is my illustration from then.
IF: wish
I wish all the stupid people would shut up!
IF: novelty
“Sorry, fellas… we ain’t lookin’ for any novelty acts right now.”
IF: money
Recently, I had a Twitter conversation with my internet buddy, Philadelphia singer-songwriter-holder of a Guinness Book World Record* Adam Brodsky. Evidently, folksinger Loudon Wainwright III is featured in a current commercial for retail giant Walmart and Adam didn’t like it one bit. In typical “Josh Pincus” fashion, I smart-assed him. Our exchange went like this (including “two …
IF: radio
Long before Jeff Dunham, even long before Paul Winchell, there was Edgar Bergen. Bergen started off as a ventriloquist in vaudeville. He was offered an appearance on Rudy Vallee’s radio program. Bergen proved himself so popular, he was given his own radio show, The Chase and Sanborn Hour (sponsored by the then-famous coffee company), in 1937. Bergen and his …