Morty the Dog

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Morty Comix # 2674

Morty Comix # 2674 was used as a bookmark (and left there) in an old Reader's Digest in the waiting room of my eye doctor in Olympia. The article was entitled, "Are You Normal of Nuts?"

The Belmonts Sing Bacharach

The Bell That Couldn't Jingle

Doo-wop meets Bacharach at Christmas in someone's living room.

And you know, in a weird way, it works.

"Depoe Bay, Oregon. Overlooks rockbound bay and picturesque cave-harbor. Spouting horns, marine gardens, caves and colorful shore. Unexcelled deep-sea fishing. Annual Fleet of Flowers Ceremony, Memorial Day, every year."

Early 1950s

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Figuring Out George Carlson, Pt. 1 / by Paul Tumey

Our friend Paul Tumey of the Screwball Comics blog has just appeared in a Comics Journal column in the first of a two-part series rediscovering the work of cartoonist George Carlson:

Check it out at THIS LINK

Great work, Paul!

Morty Comix # 2673

Morty Comix # 2673 was folded and wedged into a cupholder slot at Safeco Field in Seattle during a baseball game. The Oakland As defeated the Seattle Mariners, 9-0.

Postcard - Bend, Oregon

"Skyline Steak House -- for the finest in Seafood, Steaks and Chinese Food. Skyline Drive-In -- Curb service Deluxe, On South Highway, 855 Wall St., Bend, Ore. Phone 1255-W."

1950s?

Jerry Lewis Sings Bacharach

The Sad Sack

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Morty Comix # 2672

Morty Comix # 2672 was placed in a gas pump brochure box in the Gull Harbor area, north of Olympia, Washington.

Meeting Notes, Oct. 2013

Phone photo 2929

Olympia, Washington

Postcard - Astoria, Oregon

"The bridge across the mouth of the mighty Columbia River linking the southwest corner of Washington State with Astoria, Oregon."

1960s.

This photo was taken from the Oregon side. Driving on this bridge can get pretty exciting when the wind is kicking up.

Phone photo 2928

Tumwater, Washington

Big Al Downing Sings Bacharach

The Story of My Life

Phone photo 2927

The Fabs Flake Out

Dreamer, Charlie, Buster, Hettie

Monday, October 7, 2013

Morty Comix # 2671

Morty Comix # 2671 was drawn on my half-swept driveway using special Spongebob Squarepants chalk. It felt quite prehistoric to be doing this, and I realized the image was a bit on the basic/primal side. Hard to draw much detail with the implements and "canvas" on hand. By the next day our famous Washington State rain washed it completely away. When the rain returns after a dry summer we Mossbacks are happy.

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Day the Earth Stood Still

"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."

Phone photo 2925

FREE (they are clean)

McCleary, Washington

Alma Cogan Sings Bacharach

The Story of My Life

Phone photo 2924

One Way

McCleary, Washington

Postcard - Ashland, Oregon

"Elizabethan stagehouse of the Oregon Shakespearian Festival, Ashland is patterned after the Fortune Theatre of 1599 London. Desgined by Richard L. Hay, it features multiple playing areas with varying levels, allowing the production of Shakespeare's plays in one continuous flow of action. This is the home of America's First Elizabethan Theatre, the oldest in the Western Hemisphere annually producing the plays of Shakespeare on the type of stage for which they were written."

1980s.