inktober52: balance
Part of a balanced breakfast. (Elephant shown as a serving suggestion.)
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inktober52: gauntlet
In his speech at his first inauguration as Governor of Alabama in 1963, George Wallace said: It is very appropriate that from this cradle of the Confederacy, this very heart of the great Anglo-Saxon Southland, that today we sound the drum for freedom as have our generations of forebears before us time and again down …
inktober52: brain
“I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That’s like a free compliment and you don’t even gotta be smart to notice it.” — Mitch Hedberg Mitch Hedberg was a favorite comedian of a lot of comedians. His offbeat delivery and awkward stage presence set …
inktober52: tail
Jim suddenly realized that he was the only job applicant wearing green.
inktober52: ufo
George Adamski built a wooden observatory to house his six-inch telescope and foster his interest in astronomy. Friends and acquaintances called him “professor” and assumed he had some association with Cal Tech’s nearby Palomar Observatory. George rarely denied the title, despite having only a third grade education. In October 1946, during a meteor shower, George …
inktober52: sandy
In 1978, the film version of the stage musical Grease was released to theaters. It was a huge hit. Personally, I didn’t like it. However, a recent theory concerning the true story of Grease has been making its way across the internet — making the film a bit more enjoyable… at least to me. According …
inktober52: garden
I came upon a child of God/He was walking along the road And I asked him, where are you going/And this he told me I’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm/I’m going to join in a rock ‘n’ roll band I’m going to camp out on the land/I’m going to try an’ get my soul …
inktober52: wires
“I don’t believe it! / There she goes again! She’s tidied up, and I can’t find anything! All my tubes and wires / And careful notes / And antiquated notions.” — She Blinded Me with Science Magnus Pyle was a well-respected scientist, published author, admired expert and Chairman of the Nutrition Society of Scotland long …
inktober52: eyes
Peter Lorre commanded the screen in the 1935 thriller Mad Love. Those eyes….
inktober52: half
“I’d marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he’d be dead within a year.” Bette Davis didn’t pull any punches. + + + + + + HERE is a color-variant version of the illustration. HERE is the original line drawing.