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What a most excellent memento! I too wish you still had the pens. But at least you have that letter!
"Two for the Money" TV Show Prize—A Pen Set
My mom, Christa Paul, was on the "Two for the Money" TV game show in 1955. She won a pen set, engraved with her signature. Wish we still had that! Here is one I found online, at Peyton Street Pens. They look nice.
Wow. I am officially impressed. Even more than I was before! I never met Mort Walker, but felt like I knew him, his sense of humor was the kind I grew up with. I remember really getting a kick out of Hi and Lois -- even though I was just a kid. I love how even the package has a cartoon on it!
Mort Walker
Mort Walker, who passed away on January 27, was a funny man, and a great draftsman. At a National Cartoonists Society conference, he was kind enough to hand out signed copies of Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook, and it was obvious from just a quick look that he could draw anything exceptionally...
Most excellent photo, Jim. Even more excellent memory
New York City Docks, August 1,1956
A photo of a porter with my parents' luggage on their return from their wedding in Sweden. You can see the stickers on the luggage here.
Very funny. I read it aloud to myself (in my head, but you know what I mean) and you write just like you speak. Amazing. And compelling. Wonderful!
New Piece in Funny Times
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How hilarious! And how timely! One of my friends, Durrell Godfrey, just published her second Grownup Coloring Book, the name of which I've forgotten (!) But her first one was called 'Color me Cluttered'. I'm not sure I could get into it, even with whiskey. But I do like to support my friends, so I bought one anyway.
New Piece in Feb. Funny Times
Click on image to enlarge. And, on the same page, a cartoon by Isabella Bannerman on the same theme.
OMG! You guys! So perfect. In fact, I went to a friend's book signing a couple of weeks ago. Guess what her book was/is? 'Color Me Home' (or something). Seriously good. But I'm with you. Coloring? And INSIDE the lines???
New Piece in Feb. Funny Times
Click on image to enlarge. And, on the same page, a cartoon by Isabella Bannerman on the same theme.
OMG! Intellectual AND hilarious! Go, Isabella!
Monday Bannerman Cartoon
Also condemned to shovel the driveway, only to have it plowed in. Great one, Isabella!
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
Today's Isabella Bannerman Cartoon
One way to make a salad, for sure.
Wow. Well, I just have to say that, having voted -- and voted with great pleasure and satisfaction not just today, but every single election since I've been eligible -- I certainly appreciate their efforts. And I certainly appreciate this cartoon, as well. Brava, Isabella!
Monday Bannerman Six Chix Cartoon
Wow, I just love this cartoon. Great one, Isabella.
Absolute Parental (and hysterical) Genius!!!
Monday Bannerman
A virtuous circle, for sure. Cartoon by Isabella Bannerman.
This made me laugh out loud. But then all your pieces do! Fun footnote for you: my Haircutter Guy also cuts male celebrities' hair. (He 'does' Woody Allen and John Tuturro, for example.) Anyway. He was approached by The Donald's 'people' early in the campaign about a hair makeover. Once he told them that he would have to assess la Trump's locks in person, the deal was off. I guess somebody was afraid to expose what -- if anything -- was under there. Or, as I told Haircutter Guy as he snipped away on my own personal locks, 'branding is all; they wouldn't DARE change that hair!'
New Piece in Funny Times
Super excited to see this in the new (Sept.) Funny Times! Men, use a little product and brush before reading. Click to enlarge for bigger type.
Love love love this one. If one wishes, one can read tons (hah) of political significance into it as well.
Monday Bannerman Cartoon
That elephant in the room is hard to miss.
Yes, I cringe when I think of this today. You Buffalo Kids must have been a more humane bunch. It was one of my brother's friends from California who admitted to doing this -- and thus reminding me. And yes, we did have a fab 4th! Thx!
Fireflies Cartoon
Enjoy your 4th! Hope you catch some fireworks, too.
Oh wow. Not only is this cartoon funny, but it brings back memories. When my brothers and sister and I were small, we used to catch fireflies. (Or 'lightning bugs', as we called yhem in Southern Illinois). The lucky ones ended up in mason jars. The unlucky ones decorated our ring fingers as 'diamonds'.
Fireflies Cartoon
Enjoy your 4th! Hope you catch some fireworks, too.
Hah! this is not only very funny, but also a great comment on the overblown weddings people seem to have these days -- I've heard of cakes that cost thousands of dollars! (the Dude and I had a Carvel wedding cake; tasty AND economical)
Monday Bannerman Cartoon
A multi-purpose cake. I'd stay there. Cartoon by Isabella Bannerman.
Hah! The Dude says this kind of thing all the time about The Child (!) I tried explaining that young beauties don't wear makeup because they need makeup; it's fashion, and it's playful. Even for racoons!
Makeup Cartoon by Isabella Bannerman
I guess if raccoons can wash their food, they can apply mascara. Cartoon by the great Isabella Bannerman.
I wish my Weber had a steer head stencilled on it (!) I'm eager to follow the renovation process on this spiffy grill!
1960s Weber Westerner Grill Goes into Shop
This is my friend Harley Spiller's rare Weber. He has recently taken it "into the shop." I have asked him to keep us posted on the project. Note the metal handle, which is what they used before they switched to a wood handle, because wood doesn't get as hot. This was told to me by Weber expert...
Delicious AND cute! Save some for me.
Brady Gibson Qs Some Chiavetta's Chicken
Adam Gibson's son Brady workin' some nice-looking chicken on the Broil-Air on a warm day on the Lake Erie lakeshore. Adam recommends Chiavetta's Barbeque Marinade, which I haven't tried but will. And there's a take-out location in Lockport, NY. That chicken looks really good, Brady!
What a perfectly lovely card, Jim. Isabella is right; the watercolor is exquisitely done. How old was she? She looks so young in the photo (which, incidentally, looks a lot like you, except for the pageboy haircut, of course). Happy Birthday, Jim's Mom! You did a beautiful job with your son as well as your card.
Happy Birthday, Mom
Mom has a big birthday today. I thought I'd post this picture of her from November, 1943. It's a Father's Day card she made while living with relatives in Sweden and Bengt was working as a journalist in Berlin. Love you, Mom.
Like a perfect doll. And the shadows are very Lady From Shanghai, don't you think?
Film Still with Brenda Lo Dress
Photo credit: Brenda Lo Collection Great dress, great shot.
Wow. What memories! And what a gorgeous postcard. So glad your mom saved it. How did she get it back from her grandmother? Merry Christmas!
MS Kungsholm Postcard
A postcard from my mother, Christa Paul, to her grandmother Natalie Paul. Mom and Dad had just returned to America via the MS Kungsholm after their wedding in Stockholm. Natalie had moved from Berlin to Säffle, Sweden. I wonder if she had the bust with her. Her husband Adolf had been dead ...
I will have to ask my nephew, who is 3/4 Swedish (!) This reminds me of the tradition of the swans. Did you know that in England, all the swans are owned by the Queen?
"The Charm of Sweden" from 1956
Click to enlarge. Really neat little tourist book with illustrations by Charles Behrens. I love this story about fisherman in Stockholm. Do any of my Swedish friends know if this trade still exists?
Wow. Gobsmacked by memories seeing that heating grate. I think I may have already mentioned that the old Henry Homestead had those. We cousins used to gather around the one upstairs so we could eavesdrop on the grownups playing poker at the kitchen table directly below us. Those grates were good at conducting sound, too!
Staying Warm in Buffalo and Berlin
The top is a panel from a piece by Isabella Bannerman called, "As a Child She Devoured Cartoon Collections." It appeared in a 2002 Trina Robbins-edited collection called She Draw Comics. Isabella is relating how she sat on the heating grate on cold Buffalo days to stay warm and cozy. I just...
And I love the way you still have all those marvelous Svenska Stamps!
Swedish Horse Stamps
I love the way these stamps seem to face one another. Sent from Linköping in May, 1973.
I love this one, Jim. It's sort of like if Van Gogh were a Swedish kid. Merry Christmas!!!
Swedish Santa Stamp
I believe this stamp is from 1973, sent to us in Buffalo, from my Uncle Heye in Rappestad, which is near Vikingstad, which is near Linköping.
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