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 …
The illustrationfriday.com word this week is “enough”. Dayenu is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The word “Dayenu” means “it would have been enough for us”. This traditional Passover song is about being grateful to God for all of the gifts he gave the Jewish people, such as taking them …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “foggy”. Let me start off by stating that although this story ultimately ends with THIS, it is not the same type of celebrity story found elsewhere on this blog. Mel Tormé was most famous for his beautifully mellow voice, but he accomplished so much in his career. He …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “sour”. The Fox and The Grapes One hot summer’s day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” quoth he. Drawing …
The illustationfriday.com challenge word this week is “fierce”. Henry Rollins is a fierce figure onstage. Born Henry Garfield in Washington, DC in 1961, Henry’s parents divorced when he was very young. He suffered from low self-esteem, a poor attention span, bad grades, a confrontational attitude, bad behavior and an uncomfortable feeling around women. He was regularly …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “hoard”. hoard (hawrd, hohrd) noun a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc. Throughout the nineteenth century, the United States boasted many regional bakeries, such as Chicago’s American Biscuit and Manufacturing Company, the New York Biscuit Company and the United States …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “punchline”. I know so many jokes and choosing the right one to illustrate was difficult. Plus, I have already done illustrations for two of my favorite jokes, The Zoo Joke and the Desert Joke. I decided on this joke for “punchline”. and here’s the actual joke….. WARNING! THIS …
If you are 25 years old or younger, you probably don’t know Carol Wayne. Even if you were around during the height of Carol’s popularity, she is most likely forgotten to you now. Carol Wayne was a former professional ice skater and Las Vegas showgirl whose “dumb blonde” persona gave her tremendous, but brief, fame …
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “baby”. Nobody puts Baby in a corner. Thanks to pudge’s mom for inspiration.
The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “worry”. In the 1976 episode of M*A*S*H entitled “The Interview”, a war correspondent interviews members of the 4077th. Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly was asked how he feels about the South Koreans. He answers “I worry about them.”
