Brian Eno - Before and After Mystery Cakes
Pop Eye - Georgia Straight.
The Name of the Game...
For people who love people. And getting drunk in a complicated and messy manner.
This ad just confuses me. And I think its creators were a little confused too. Or were they? Maybe I'm just not such a worldly guy, but how do bibs and cardboard things you paste onto your forehead equal ka-chow ka-chow time swinging? Okay, the booze part kind of makes sense, but why would you...? And then with the...? Yeah, I don't think I'm getting it. But that guy with the sexy orgy bib top right seems to be onto something.
Tacky Plax
Who can resist the laugh-filled allure of these novelty klassics? Not me. I scooped this up with great gusto in a groovy little Los Angeles doo-dad shop. Kipling West can't resist them either - check out her wacky collection.
I apologize in advance for any damage done to your ribs.
William Bendix Can't Stand That Monkey Music
Ain't the internet grand? Who knew there was actually William Bendix memorabilia out there? Or people who collect it? I'll tell you one thing - if it weren't for my somewhat Hunular aversion to collecting stuff, I'd probably collect Bendix memorabilia. I'd collect it plenty.
It's too bad, but we don't have Bendix equivalents today. They disappeared into the mists of time like blue clouds of Chesterfield smoke into a barroom haze. Today's non-Bendixes dangle no meat-hooks, no lines and lumps adorning their fussed-over faces, no verisimilitude behind the feisty bickering that passes for wise-ass tough talk. They wouldn't even know from meat.
"When I bite a steak, I like it to bite back at me" - Bendix as henchman Jeff in The Glass Key - (1942).
Smulk Hash! No, wait...
Straight Blog - Hulk For Dummies.
It Takes Two
Pop Eye - The Georgia Straight
Lament of the Farrah Fawcett's Nipples Generation
Pop Eye - Georgia Straight.
2010 Mascots: the Excruciating Wait is Over
Reflecting Vancouver's ongoing near-paralyzing identity crisis, these three critters - or whatever they are - sum it all up nicely: a little bit Asian, a little bit Native, a little bit imaginary, and a whole lot cute! And meaningless! I take it as well then that the Olympics are for babies and very young children? I didn't get that update, but now I'm looking forward to the revamped Games - Jolly Jumper Gymnastics, the Drooling, Pissing, Pooping Triathlon, Hide and Seek Marathon, Peek-a-Boo on Ice, etc., etc.
Personally, I had been thinking of a character called "Junki" - the cute little Eastside addict who just happens to be a squirrel! Awww! Or "Tazey" the cuddly, capering cop with the electric personality. Hey? Huh? Huh? How about "Frenchy" the adorable Hells Angel? He could have a tiny politician in one of his pockets...
These characters fill me with nothing but despair.
