Friday, November 20, 2009

Ball Point Pen on Scrap Paper Cartoon

This really happened to me in 1973 when I was having a spot of lunch at Grubby's Diner on the Green Island turnpike just west of Domebox. It turned out to be misunderstanding due to a combination of poor penmanship and a flare tip pen used on damp paper.
RL

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

MYSTERY BOX - HELLRAISER

1987
Clive Barker's - HELLRAISER
with Andy Robinson, Clare Higgins and Doug Bradley
I love this movie. HELLRAISER II is also a dewsey, but HELLRAISER III flails miserably. I hear there's a HELLRAISER remake in the works. I won't cast judgement, but I've seen very few remakes (other than Yentl II, III, IV and The Son Of Yentl) that stand up to the originals.
It's been years since I bought this nifty li'l HELLRAISER Mystery Box fun toy and I've yet to open it, not because I'm preserving its condition, but I'm actually a little afraid of what the outcome might be: Demon to some, Angel to others. A Demon might be fun, but I just couldn't manage a smarty-aleck Angel flitting around and constantly giving advice.
Bobby Pins

Monday, November 16, 2009

BIG SHOW - DEVO: Friday 13th, November 2009






DEVO perform the entire FREEDOM OF CHOICE album
Friday the 13th, November 2009
encore tunes: BE STIFF & BEAUTIFUL WORLD
The spud boys put on an astounding, bigger than life show! Performing with precision at full tilt. On Friday the 13th, DEVO had to the greatest show on earth!
Abram Ovicci

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Two Moons






For reference of the above panel: See THUNDER BOX COMICS No. 1, April 2003


FIN

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Annie Mation - Pappy Nappin'

PAPPY NAPPIN'





THE END
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Affectionately,
Abram Ovicci

p.s. Hey fellas, don't forget to trim your sideburns evenly. Nothing says "Hey team, I'm a team player too!" like a fresh pair of evenly trimmed sideburns. And ladies, try to cover up your un-sightly tattoos and blemishes with band aids and/or spray paint. Un-healthy, decorated skin may look "cool" under the disco lights, but in the work place the signal reads "Hey everybody, look at me! I despise team players and would rather be at a rodeo doing drugs!"
A message from:
Mayor Mae Knottbe in conjunction with The Pinhook County Counsel of Better Living Through Model Citizenship and H.T.H - Hide The Homely foundation

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Great Records from the Midwest - Gregory Dee and the Avanties


Gregory Dee & the Avanties
While growing up in Minneapolis during the early - mid 60's, I was blessed with dozens of opportunities to see great bands like Gregory Dee & the Avanties. The big regional hit for Gregory Dee & the Avanties was an instrumental titled The Grind which show cased the great Gregory Dean Maland on Hammond Organ. Gregory Dean Maland changed his middle name to Dee because it must've sounded better. The Grind is available on a 2 CD boxed set titled The Big Hits of Mid-America...the SOMA records story 1963-1967. SOMA backwards spells AMOS. Amos Heilicher was the great man at the wheel of the legendary record company. I can't remember how I acquired this promo copy 45 record pictured above. It's always been a favorite spin from my collection. I especially love the haunting song Keep Me. I'm not sure which cut was intended to be the A-side, but considering the song Because of You is a more up-beat tune, I would suspect it was the intended hit. My 45 record still plays fine. It's a bit scratchy, but there are no skips. These songs are still mesmerizing without the aid of CD quality clarity or re-mastering.
RL