The Floating Head of Humptulips was a jam on Mini-Comics Day by Frank Young, Jim Gill, Paul Tumey and Morty the Dog. The "occupency" sign (by Paul?) is a real-life typo from a public notice posted by the City of McCleary in the Community Center. Yes, Grays Harbor County is indeed in the Third World, where literacy is not first nature and dictionaries gather dust. It is even evident on street signs and newspaper headlines. On the public health index and unemployment, this county ranks dead last out of 39 counties in Washington.
Still, I love Grays Harbor County. This place is one of the last islands of the old Washington State, the real Washington we rural Boomer natives knew as we were growing up. Sasquatch is safe out here. We can still scratch where it itches.
Wild Russian boars run amok.
I think it was Frank Young who drew the page commemorating the "occupency" sign. I love that he has someone reading it thru the humptulipification hole. That sort of play is what jams are all about. The last page of the comic that you drew blew me away -- a perfect ending!
ReplyDeleteDon't let our jokiness kid you. McCleary was delightful! I felt the tension melting away the further we got from Seattle. Misspelled signs were a bonus!
ReplyDeleteWe Seattleites sepll real godo.
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