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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Phone photo 1388
Favorite Movie Quotes: Lonely Are the Brave
"Have you ever noticed how many fences there are getting to be? And the signs they got on them-- no hunting, no hiking, no admission, no trespassing, private property, closed area, start moving, go away, get lost, drop dead! Know what I mean?"
So far as I can see, this is the finest film Kirk Douglas ever made. It deserves more recognition.
So far as I can see, this is the finest film Kirk Douglas ever made. It deserves more recognition.
Phone photo 1387
Box Art
Here are some images I created a year or two ago using preprinted letters and numbers on boxes provided by book vendors.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Evergreen Lecture
Last night I had fun talking with a classroom of 40 plus students in "The Women's West" program taught by Jolie Sandoz and Ann Storey at The Evergreen State College. My talk, which was a bit rambly, attempted to tie together the threads of the Baby Boom, the history of Evergreen, and Newave Comix and the creative freedom afforded by photocopy technology. Most of the students were in their 20s, the same age I was when I attended Evergroove.
I printed up special TESC editions (75 copies each) of Write-In Morty the Dog for McCleary Mayor, Dante's Coat, Ambergris, To Touch the Face of Larry, and As I Recall The 'Sixties, as well as a sample of Bezango WA 985.
For you bibliographic completists, the above minis also had a blue test copy, except for To Touch the Face of Larry, which had two copies. I used the lecture opportunity to promote Mini-Comics Day in McCleary and who knows? Maybe we'll see some future cartoonists come out of this.
I had a blast and this was the first time I have given an academic lecture in several years. This was also my first time talking to an Evergreen audience, and it was sort of strange delivering this in a building that didn't exist when I was a student there. They were a good group, very attentive and asked good questions. We even had a drawing exercise.
Thanks for having me over, fellow Geoducks!
I printed up special TESC editions (75 copies each) of Write-In Morty the Dog for McCleary Mayor, Dante's Coat, Ambergris, To Touch the Face of Larry, and As I Recall The 'Sixties, as well as a sample of Bezango WA 985.
For you bibliographic completists, the above minis also had a blue test copy, except for To Touch the Face of Larry, which had two copies. I used the lecture opportunity to promote Mini-Comics Day in McCleary and who knows? Maybe we'll see some future cartoonists come out of this.
I had a blast and this was the first time I have given an academic lecture in several years. This was also my first time talking to an Evergreen audience, and it was sort of strange delivering this in a building that didn't exist when I was a student there. They were a good group, very attentive and asked good questions. We even had a drawing exercise.
Thanks for having me over, fellow Geoducks!
Labels:
Ambergris,
Ann Storey,
As I Recall the Sixties,
Bezango Wa 985,
Dantes Coat,
Jolie Sandoz,
Mini-Comics Day,
The Evergreen State College,
To Touch the Face of Larry,
Write-In Morty the Dog for McCleary mayor
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Phone photo 1385
Kiosk honoring Tumwater pioneer George Washington Bush
Labels:
George Washington Bush,
Phone photo,
Tumwater
Morty Comix # 2340
Morty Comix # 2340 was left inside a local free publication as a "supplement" available in a place where Washington State Dept. of Corrections personnel go to consume food
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Favorite Movie Quotes: Live and Let Die
"Don't worry darling, its just a small hat, belonging to a man of limited means, who lost a fight with a chicken."
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Morty Comix # 2339
Morty Comix # 2339 was left in a free distribution box for real estate pamphlets
Tumwater, Washington
Monday, April 16, 2012
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Favorite Movie Quotes: Little Big Man
"Men will believe anything, the more preposterous the better. Whales speak French at the bottom of the sea. The horses of Arabia have silver wings. Pygmies mate with elephants in darkest Africa. I have sold all those propositions. Well, maybe we're all fools and none of it matters."
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Favorite Movie Quotes: The Lion in Winter (2003)
Henry II to King Philip of France: "We are the world in small. A nation is a human thing. It does what we do for our reasons. Now, if we're civilized we can put the knives aside, we can make peace. It's in our hands."
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Favorite Movie Quotes: The Lion in Winter (1968)
"I've snapped and plotted all my life. There's no other way to be a king, alive, and 50 all at once."
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 46]
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 46]
Labels:
Buster,
cats,
Lion in Winter (1968),
Movie quotes
Favorite Movie Quotes: Liar Liar
Phone photo 1376
I have no idea what this groundcover is, but for the past few years I have mowed around it. It is not spreading quickly but returns every spring. Anyone out there know what this is?
Midnight Fiction Going Into Hibernation
One of the treats of Saturday mornings, besides not having to commute to work, is visiting Richard Krauss' Midnight Fiction site, where I can catch up on news about this thing of ours. In addition to being a really nice guy and fellow Pacific Northwest comix artist, Richard has provided a real service to those of us who publish our own work. He has extended the Newave philosophy into the 21st century.
When I was at SPACE last year I was asked more than once: Is Richard Krauss really as nice as he seems? And of course the answer was a big YES, based on my in-person contacts with him.
Today's installment has some news, which I'll abbreviate:
"An assignment for a class in Dreamweaver, with content fueled by Newave comix pages, soon took on a life of its own with comix, reviews, small press news, interviews and special features. MidnightFiction.com has served the small press scene nearly every week, since Oct. 2006."
"It's been a good run, but I'm ready for a break ..."
"I'll continue to keep the site online as a resource, but after next week ... MF.com will for the most part be on hiatus."
I left out all the individuals he thanks. For that I suggest you visit his site.
Having edited City Limits Gazette for nearly three years, I can totally understand Richard's reasoning. And my deal was only bi-weekly! Five and a half years, weekly, of Midnight Fiction is a very good show.
So thank you Mr. Krauss for providing a major contribution in telling our story to the world at large. You done good and my Saturday morning ritual will take awhile to get used to the void. In the meantime, I hope your newfound free time is used in endeavors you find creative, original and expressive.
When I was at SPACE last year I was asked more than once: Is Richard Krauss really as nice as he seems? And of course the answer was a big YES, based on my in-person contacts with him.
Today's installment has some news, which I'll abbreviate:
"An assignment for a class in Dreamweaver, with content fueled by Newave comix pages, soon took on a life of its own with comix, reviews, small press news, interviews and special features. MidnightFiction.com has served the small press scene nearly every week, since Oct. 2006."
"It's been a good run, but I'm ready for a break ..."
"I'll continue to keep the site online as a resource, but after next week ... MF.com will for the most part be on hiatus."
I left out all the individuals he thanks. For that I suggest you visit his site.
Having edited City Limits Gazette for nearly three years, I can totally understand Richard's reasoning. And my deal was only bi-weekly! Five and a half years, weekly, of Midnight Fiction is a very good show.
So thank you Mr. Krauss for providing a major contribution in telling our story to the world at large. You done good and my Saturday morning ritual will take awhile to get used to the void. In the meantime, I hope your newfound free time is used in endeavors you find creative, original and expressive.
Favorite Movie Quotes: Lawrence of Arabia
"Young men make wars. And the virtues of war are the virtues of young
men-- courage and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace, and
the vices of peace are the vices of old men-- mistrust and caution."
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 50]
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 50]
Labels:
Buster,
cats,
Cheaper by the Dozen,
Lawrence of Arabia,
Movie quotes
Favorite Movie Quotes: Laura
"I must say, for a charming intelligent girl you have certainly surrounded yourself with a remarkable collection of dopes."
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 35]
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 35]
Labels:
Cheaper by the Dozen,
Laura (Movie),
Movie quotes
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