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Monday, February 16, 2009

Purgatory - Image File

Purgatory comes to circuswater.blogspot courtesy of SEA PREACHER/R. Lewis

Written, performed and recorded by Robert M. Lewis

Graphics/Photography by Robert M. Lewis

Khrushcev Political Button

I won this button playing bingo at the Minnesota State Fair. I wrote on it with a day-glo marker for when I went to teen clubs that had black lights.

I'm not much into politics. I tend to agree with everyone about everything so they'll stop expressing their political opinions, but being that it's Presidents Day, I feel pressed to make a comment. I did like James A. Garfield in 1881, even though they gave him the boot after only 6 months in office when they discovered he was a werwolf. And "I like Ike," because it rhymes so well.

Hurray for one a-day multiple vitamins

Bobby Pins

Career In Caricatures

I tried my hand at caricatures for a time, but my renderings weren't as well received as I'd hoped. Instead of tiny cars or skate boards, I always added a red hair bow and a large facial boil to each customer. Many cheapskate, shallow people were angered by my compositions and refused to pay! Some demanded that I burn the pictures! I saved a few. Here's Ann.

Note: I had to label the photo with Ann's name because my likeness' are so right on that I often times can't tell the photos from the drawings.

Piece Out

Bobby Pins

Few Cheer #6

Labels, Logos and Wrappers

Well, there just might be something to it.

White Zombie - Big screen thrills

This showing was circa 1971. Was anyone else out there in attendance?

White Zombie is without doubt my personal favorite, my number one pick, top of the list movie of all time. Yet I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Shot in black and white, slow paced, over acted, much like a silent film, only with sound. If you haven't grownup with this film, I doubt that you'd enjoy it. But then I haven't grownup much, and I enjoy it. I suppose I'm just easily amused.

Released in July, 1932. Directed by Victor Halperin. Screenplay by Garnett Weston. Starring the magnificent Bela Lugosi along with Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn, Robert Frazer, John Harron, Clarence Muse, Brandon Hurst, Dan Crimmins, John Peters and George Burr MacAnnan.

The Reel White Zombie

Nice composition in this shot of Bela, surrounded by his gang of zombies, stricking a deal with Robert Frazer.

The Reel White Zombie

The beautiful Madge Bellamy rearing a knife while under Bela's spell. Robert Frazer, helplessly looks on as the zombie formula enters his system. "Just a pin point, in a flower, or perhaps a glass of wine." The pattern on Madge's gown appears several times through out the film.

The Reel White Zombie

Nice glossy 8x10 still from WHITE ZOMBIE. Character Murder Legendre (Bela Lugosi) about to receive a clout on the noggin from from the island doctor (Joseph Cawthorn).

Just for the Record - Beefheart decal

Came with the Record Album. I'm not sure if this record is available on CD, but if it is, I doubt that this excellent decal would be included. Na, na, na, na-na!

Circus Wagons

Kangaroo Tableau Wagon

Photo courtesy of Circus World Museum

Roy the dapper amphibian

Water hoppers have hotter whoppers!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

A chick kissing a rabbit

Well this is just plain weird!

The Girl Who Laughed At The Moon

THE GIRL WHO LAUGHED AT THE MOON

1953 Young Pictures

PRODUCERS: Zhiyong Wu, Ken Chu

DIRECTOR: Jinfu Xu

SCREEN WRITER: Qin Yasuda

Based on a childrens book written by real life, death row convict Yue (the Seraphic Strangler) Yang. Set in the 1800's where a weepy child from a dreary town over comes her fear of the sun by laughing at the moon. An awkward, all American cast in China with seemingly endless footage of Wee Donna Durkee crying and Laughing. With David Nutter, Candy Rollin and introducing Wee Donna Durkee.

"What depth, what meaning! I cried...I cried like a baby."

Mario Stavoli

Film critic for The Silent Fish

In later years, Donna Durkee would begin a professional relationship with Philip Roscoe of Roscoe Entertainment Inc. and tour for seven weeks starring in Rubber Nose, the longest running one/woman show in staged history, based on the true adventures of the legendary American tax lawyer - Maria Belle Bonds.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Singer (she is a) - Image File

Singer (she is a) comes to circuswater.blogspot courtesy of SEA PREACHER/R. Lewis

Written, Performed and Recorded by Robert M. Lewis

Art Work/Graphics by Robert M. Lewis

Singer (she is a) - Sound File

Autograph: Clint Howard

Clint Howard is not even pictured here, but he signed anyhow. Plot wise, it was drug cultivator Jarvis Tanner's (Clint Howard) hybrid pot that got the ticks ticking.

Giant Heart On The Outskirts Of Town

Happy Valentines Day

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Hitler gets his come-up-pance

Bobby Lewis Jr. sketched this last night while we were watching the History Channel.

Another fine holiday, ruined!

So, If I seem a bit out-of-sorts today it's because I am! I don't want to sound like a Gloomy Gus or a Grumpy...blast it, I can't think of another name that begins with the letter G. But, here it is Friday the 13th, the only decent holiday on the calendar, and I don't have a good coloring book, I don't have a blue top hat and I've got to work tonight! And why does Patty get all the attention? Anyone can be lovable when they're wearing a fine chicken costume. I'm the one who has to wear a Minnie Pearl shower cap and execute a peppy two-step with empty kleenex boxes for shoes! I hope we don't even book a fourth season.

Yeah, it's a great holiday - for you!!!

Grrrrr!

Bobby Pins

Oh I thought of one...a Grumpy Gene..no, wait a minute, that's no good...Gunther! Yeah, a Grumpy Gunther!

p.s. I was just kidding about not booking the forth season.

p.s.s. And if Patty is listening, I'm a romantic, poem card person.

Coloring Book - Puss In Boots

As I recall, only awful children got CRAYON coloring books. Wonderful children received PAINTING and DRAWING coloring books. I was given pieces of cardboard, a pie tin filled with motor oil and a carpenters pencil. But seriously, I remember a place in the Chicago Loop (before they ruined everything with big chrome beans and fancy-shmancy boutiques) called Puss In Booths. I think it was on Wells street. Great place! Waaay better than fast foood! Actually they didn't serve food, but I can't resist jabbing that horrible Wendy Long Stockings hamburger cartoon girl. She's even worse than that disgusting "da da da da da, I'm Lovin' It" routine. Well, maybe I'm just jealous because they're doing so well and my hamburger stand "Bobby's Budget Beef Burgers" failed miserably after only being open for two and half hours.

I gotta take my medication and go to the garage so's I can finish my cardboard coloring project.

Give Pizza a chance,

Bobby Pins

Sacred Comic Books - Li'l Bad Wolf

Before my addiction to Warner Brother's, Sylvester the Cat, kicked in "Big Bad Wolf " was my everything. I'm sure you remember the Disney classic cartoon that put him in pursuit of the Three Little Pigs. Well these Li'l Bad Wolf comics take us to a time somewhere after the 3 pigs had foiled Big Bad Wolf's follies. Now Big Bad Wolf has a son, Li'l Bad Wolf, but his son is not really bad. In fact, Li'l Bad Wolf is best friends with, you guessed it, the Three Little Pigs. The plots usually involve Big Bad Wolf in pursuit of the 3 Little Pigs, with his sensitive son, Li'l Bad Wolf, making every effort to ruin his father's chances of capturing and eating his delicious little friends. Of course Big Bad Wolf, who is often called Zeke by other woodland residents, is disappointed in his son who seems to shun his lessons in being bad. I too was and am, disappointed in Lil Bad Wolf's lousy attitude. Here he's lucky enough to have a father who encourages him to be BAD, but he chooses to be some sort of peace creep bent on protecting his crumby pig friends from his hungry, adoring pap.

Sin Sara Lee

Bobby Pins