Here are some characters I drew in the mid-1960s on giant sheets of construction paper. Why a certain vermin bearing a strong resemblance to a certain rodent we all know is showing up as a background figure in these I cannot say.
The Diogenes Club
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Faces from the 1960s
Here are some characters I drew in the mid-1960s on giant sheets of construction paper. Why a certain vermin bearing a strong resemblance to a certain rodent we all know is showing up as a background figure in these I cannot say.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Steve Charak's Beatles Lists
My friend Steve Charak and I shared an enjoyment of compiling useless information. We also liked the Beatles and seeing if we could stump each other with questions of trivia.
Here are some lists Steve compiled, I'm betting they are from the early 1990s. In the last list, Steve knew I acquired cover versions of the Fab Four and was wondering if I would ever find cover versions of this particular set. I did. Here they are:
You Know My Name, Look Up the Number
Ballard Beatles (Bruce and Joan Chrislip)
Beatles (Anthology)
Micky Saunders
Greg Stomberg
Inner Light
Beatles (Rarities)
Micky Saunders
Soulful Strings
Dan Susnara
Blue Jay Way
Bentmen
Buddha Pest
Ken Clinger (2 versions)
Mike Grossman (2 versions)
Steve Kahn
Lord Sitar
C. Newman
Poets
Micky Saunders
Bud Shank
Squires of the Subterrain
Flying
Beatles (remastered)
Big City Orchestra
Ken Clinger (6 versions)
Joe Goldmark
Mike Grossman
Residents
Micky Saunders
Bud Shank
Shockabilly
Frank Sidebottom
Russ Stedman
Don't Pass Me By
Beatles (Anthology)
Beatles (Rarities)
Contrello
Georgia Satellites
Micky Saunders (2 versions)
Yes It Is
Beatles (Anthology)
Don Henley
In-Sect
Robert Quine and Jody harris
Peter Sellers
Dan Susnara
And Your Bird Can Sing
Ann Dyer & No Good Time Fairies
Beatles (Anthology)
Ray Carmen
Charles River Valley Boys
Food
Jam
Roger Klug
Laxton's Supreme
R. Stevie Moore
Stars On 45
Joemy Wilson (as I recall, Steve Charak himself told me about this one)
Wretched Pinhead Puppets
No Reply
Banda de los Corazones Solitarios
Beatles (Anthology, 2 versions)
Big Ben Banjo Band
Cavemen
Floyd Domino
David Dziubcyzynski
Hollyridge Strings
Last Words
Leeves
Jeff Olson
RRSO Symphony Orchestra
Stars On 45 (3 versions)
Only a Northern Song
Beatles (Anthology)
Empty Set
Micky Saunders (3 versions)
I'll Follow the Sun
Chet Atkins
David Ball
Brothers Four
Floyd Cramer
Floyd Domino
Hollyridge Strings
Glyn Johns
King's Singers
Koppykats
Kit Walker
In addition, here are the least covered Beatle songs I gathered (by Beatle song I mean one they composed and recorded themselves):
All I've Got to Do
Lester Lanin
George Martin
Another Girl
Lester Lanin
Ask Me Why
Beatles (bootleg)
Rosy Beats
Dig It
Beatles (2 bootlegs)
Laibach
Don't Bother Me
Big Ben Banjo Band
I-Tones
Bob Leaper
Dr. Robert
Mike Grossman
Laxton's Superb
Micky Saunders
Hold Me Tight
Baroque Beatles
Rubber Soul
Treasures
I Need You
Bee Gees
Lester Lanin and his Go-Go Getters
Micky Saunders
I'll Get You
Beatles (Anthology)
Big Ben Banjo Band
Leon Young String Chorale
Long Long Long
Moon Flower
Phish
Micky Saunders
Love You To
Bongwater
Don Randi
Micky Saunders
Tell Me What You See
Mike Grossman
Teenage Fanclub
What Goes On
Charles River Valley Boys
Orphan
Micky Saunders
What You're Doing
Lester Lanin
Micky Saunders
When I Get Home
Micky Saunders
You Like Me Too Much
Waikikis
Matt Groening Greeting Cards
I found a couple of Matt's early greeting cards while cleaning out the studio. In college you could find Matt frequently camped out in the library periodicals area, devouring a stack of magazines.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Moonshine: How It Works
A diagram I drew under my Dad's expert supervision about how to make moonshine. He built an authentic still as a display for the McCleary Museum many years ago. He's gone but his exhibit is still with us to this day. Illegal booze was a very big part of the history of McCleary, Washington.
The Willis family were involved in the trade both in Dickenson County, Virginia and Pacific County, Washington. Dad served as a lookout for his older brothers in Virginia.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Space Cat
An enormous drawing probably made in the 1990s. I left it down at the local United States Post Office last Sunday. Exactly why and when it was originally produced, I cannot recall.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Dylan Williams
Sad news from The Beat that Portland cartoonist Dylan Williams lost his battle with cancer.
I had met Dylan at the last couple Oly Comix Fests. A nice guy and wonderful cartoonist. He was one of the official Morty the Blog followers.
Dylan on the left at the 2011 Oly Comix Fest.
I had met Dylan at the last couple Oly Comix Fests. A nice guy and wonderful cartoonist. He was one of the official Morty the Blog followers.
Dylan on the left at the 2011 Oly Comix Fest.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Theme Park of Terror!!!
I visited one of these in 1979 in Quebec. Seeing a giant Fred Flintstone running around and speaking in French as he horrified small children was a disjointing experience.
Note how Barney and Fred are about to steamroll over that little guy! The addition of Dino gives the place a Jurassic Park edginess.
Steve Stwalley Package of Comix!
Last month I found a big packet of comix in my PO Box from Minneapolis cartoonist Steven Stwalley. You might recognize his name as the cover artist to both Morty the Blog jams We Rode With the Clowns and Terminal.
Great stuff in here! Follow the link to his name for more info. I especially liked the one-of-kind 100% Genuine Counterfeit Morty Comix # 2,368,147 ("I've got more issues than a psychopath!")
This will all be donated in turn to the Washington State University Comix Collection. Many thanks Steven!
At Matt Groening's Front Door
Here's a photo of yours truly taken by Steve Layton in the Fall of 1974. The door in the background opened into the room of my neighbor, Matt Groening, at The Evergreen State College.
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