Mr. D.F. Rogers of Massachusetts writes,
Okay, what’s with the new header? I can’t place it. Hmm, an old Popeye background?
Glad you asked. You are correct! Good catch. It is indeed the background to an old Popeye cartoon.
This is another photo taken of the projection screen with the ol’ 1.3 megapixel digital camera sitting on top of the Panasonic PT-AX200U. Why did I use this image for the blog header? No particular reason. I just thought it looked neat and weird. As you can see, I added some tint to it.
This is the sort of imagery that I assume seeped into Robert Crumb when he was a kid watching TV in the 50’s.
It’s like a French Impressionistic Cafe scene, populated with Eastern European immigrants in turn of the (20th) Century New York City. Strange But Cool! Just like Popeye and Olive’s odd dance of love.