Phone photo 1872

Two eagles

North Cove, Washington

$25 Sale - Retreads 1

Retreads, 1st edition, 1983, Olympia, Washington, 46 copies, salmon cover, enlarged digest size.

Contains reprints from miscellaneous sources, 1976-1983, including the earliest known drawing of a dog called "Mortie."

In excellent condition.

 $25 ppd
Check or money order to
Steve Willis
PO Box 390
McCleary, WA 98557-0390

or order through PayPal

Phone photo 1871

Pacific Ocean, North Cove, Washington

Someone left a rock arrangement

Buttons - Union - 1990s?

 

UFCW Local 44, AFL-CIO-CLC

Under the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Phone photo 1870

North Cove Pioneer Cemetery

Estab 1892, Eroded 1977

This small cemetery was relocated when the original spot was reclaimed by the Pacific Ocean. The new location is next to SR 105, and is also literally a stone's throw from the beach.

Phone photo 1869

It isn't often one sees a headstone on the very spot where they crossed over:

"In Memory of my good friend & buddy/helper Don Kiel who died on this spot 5/24/04 2:45pm while mowing."

"By Pic-n-Pa"

North Cove Pioneer Cemetery

Buttons - Union - 1979

IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 9th District, Local 46, May 1979

Under the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Phone photo 1868

Pacific Ocean near North Cove, Washington

$25 Sale - Odd Dog

I have copies from three distinct printings of this 1978 book published by the Olympia School District for early readers. Odd Dog can be counted among Morty the Dog's ancestors. This book has not been fully scanned and posted on this blog.

For some reason my memory tells me this was drawn in 1976, but the 1978 date is on all three printings here. 

Mimeograph edition: I have two copies. Mimeo guts, cardstock blue cover.

Light Blue edition: Photocopy. Light blue cover, regular stock

Blue edition: Photocopy. Cardstock blue cover.

All copies are in fair shape. Copies of the Blue ed. have obviously been in the hands of little readers, but they have survived pretty well.

Regular digest size (letter size, folded).

Please specify which edition you would like when ordering.

$25 each, ppd.

Check or money order to
Steve Willis
PO Box 390
McCleary, WA 98557-0390

or order through PayPal

Phone photo 1867

Meet Officer Mannikin of the Westport, Washington Police Department. You can see him parked alongside the busiest road in town.

Buttons - Union - 1945

Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2761, U.B.of C. & J. of America, Labor Omnia Vincit, A F of L, Jan Feb Mar 1945

Curl has: Pac Coast Stamp Wks, Seattle

Phone photo 1866

Fishing boats at Westport, Washington

While the rest of the nation bakes, the Washington Coast gets rain

Phone photo 1865

Fleet Park Sequoias

Montesano, Washington

Buttons - Union - 1944

Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2761, U.B.of C. & J. of America, Labor Omnia Vincit, A F of L, Oct Nov Dec 1944

Curl has: Pac Coast Stamp Wks, Seattle

Phone photo 1864

Mysterious row of Sequoia cones found in Fleet Park, Montesano, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Maverick

"From the moment I slapped eyes on this hombre I smelled trouble, and refried beans."

Buttons - Union - 1942

Lumber & Sawmill Workers Loc. 2761, U.B.of C. & J. of America, Labor Omnia Vincit, A.F. of L., Oct Nov Dec 1942

Curl has: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Phone photo 1863

Goodbye Neil

When Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon in 1969, I wasn't glued to the television. I was camping, sitting by a campfire on a starlit night, staring at Luna in total wonder and amazement, knowing people were up there. The launch of Sputnik, the first satellite, had only been less than a dozen years before, so the enormous technological strides to achieve this goal in such a short time was truly impressive. As Neil said, this really was a giant leap for mankind.

1000 years from now, probably the only event of our time that will earn a notch on any chronology will be the 1st Moon landing in 1969. Real heroes are hard to come by. Neil Armstrong was a real hero.

Bumper Stickers - State Campaign - 1960-1964

We're for Rosellini, Democrat

A bumper sticker for Washington State Gov. Al Rosellini's 1960 or 1964 re-election campaigns. This was given to me by my old friend Rex Munger a few years ago.

Geographic Newave/Underground Comix Index: Washington (Seattle)-Wyoming + Canada

Phone photo 1862

Hettie at Dawn

Phone photo 1861

Buttons - State Campaign - 1988

Re-Elect Bob Basich, State Representative, Democrat

Washington State House Rep Basich served the 19th District (Grays Harbor area) in the 1980s and 1990s. I am pretty sure I picked up this button in 1988.

Under the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Phone photo 1860

What I love about this necktie is that I can spill all kinds of junk on it, and no one will ever know!

Geographic Newave/Underground Comix Index: New York (Brooklyn)-Washington (Seattle)

Phone photo 1859

Olympia, Washington

$25 Sale - The Glass Doll

The Glass Doll, Jan. 1979, designed for early readers in the Olympia School District and starring Morty the Dog prototype, Odd Dog.

I have several copies for sale at $25 each. All of them bear markings of having been read, but they are in very good shape.

$25 ppd each
Check or money order to
Steve Willis
PO Box 390
McCleary, WA 98557-0390

or order through PayPal

Favorite Movie Quotes: Bad Girls

"Grand territory, Oregon. I spent a couple of years there, once. A lot of rain, a lot of logs. I don't like either."

This film would've been more appropriately entitled: Bad Movie

Buttons - State Campaign - 1988

Max, Demo.

Max is Max Vekich, State House Rep from Washington State's 35th District (chiefly Grays Harbor area) in the 1980s. I believe I picked up this button in 1988.