Favorite Movie Quotes: The Magnificent Seven

"Yeah, sure, everything. After awhile you can call bartenders and faro dealers by their first name-- maybe two hundred of them. Rented rooms you live in-- five hundred. Meals you eat in hash-houses-- a thousand. Home-- none. Wife-- none. Kids-- none. Prospects-- zero. I suppose I left anything out?"

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Oyster country, Bay City, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Magical Mystery Tour

"Good morning Miss Winters Miss Winters Miss Winters."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 70]

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The dental patient's view

Morty Comix # 2344

Hey, it's that mysterious Relay for Life outhouse again! This time it was found in front of a business owned by our friend Helen here in McCleary. Since it was raining, it looked like Morty Comix # 2344 would be nice and dry inside.

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McCleary, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Madness of King George

"Peace of mind! I have no peace of mind. I have had no peace of mind since we lost America. Forests, old as the world itself, plains, strange delicate flowers, immense solitudes. And all nature new to art. All ours. Mine. Gone. A paradise lost."

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McCleary, Washington

Morty Comix # 2345

Morty Comix # 2345 found a dry spot at a phone booth on a very rainy day in Montesano, Washington

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McCleary, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: M.A.S.H.

"I wish they wouldn't land those things here while we're playing golf."

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McCleary, Washington

Morty Comix # 2343

Morty Comix # 2343 somehow found a safe place in the observation tower in Westport, Washington overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I believe that is Ocean Shores, Washington on the horizon line.

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McCleary, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Lost in Translation

"Well, she is closer to your age. You could talk about things you have in common like growing up in the 'fifties."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 21]

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Georgia Munger 1929-2012

Over a half century of great memories. I'm going to miss hearing that wonderful laugh.

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Morty Comix # 2342

 

Morty Comix #2342 joined other announcements on a bulletin board at The Evergreen State College.

Come to think of it, over 30 years ago I used to distribute little comix drawn on labels and stick them up around this same campus. So this method of comix distribution isn't exactly new for me.

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This phone is tapped

Favorite Movie Quotes: Lonesome Dove

"Women."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 23]

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Morty Comix # 2341

Morty Comix # 2341 was tucked into a cyclone fence spot where smokers go on work breaks.

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Have Fun

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. 

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The Olympia Airport Tree

Tumwater, Washington

Box Art

Here are some images I created a year or two ago using preprinted letters and numbers on boxes provided by book vendors.

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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!

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Kiosk honoring Tumwater pioneer George Washington Bush