Given the date, I would suppose this is the first cartoon in The New Yorker that made reference to the stock market crash of October, 1929. Would be interesting to know if it was drawn before the event.
Leonard Dove in The New Yorker, November 2, 1929
Here’s a good use or, depending on your viewpoint, misuse of Flash animation. After clicking the link, move your mouse. Click to change color, and vary the speed and motion. Press the space bar to clear the display. [Link]
If you saw this past Sunday’s Parade magazine, you saw the ad (click to enlarge) for “the irresistibly cute… Bulldog Christmas Tree.”
Eric spotted this and stared in stunned disbelief, as did we, his humble parents. What possible connection could bulldogs have to Christmas? Then we realized. Of course. The three wise men, bearing gifts of gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And their bulldogs, bearing hot dogs. Added spice for me is the fact this never-to-be forgotten — or even gotten — treasure of a collectible is from the Danbury Mint in Norwalk, CT.
The weather improved a lot from what it was earlier, so when the Boston Marathon started this morning it was raining lightly and the wind had dropped considerably. Now I wish I could have been in the pack, instead of being merely a spectator!
Due to the weather, the crowd at the starting line was smaller than usual. My vantage point was right behind where the “W” is in this TV image. I took a few pictures. Click the thumbnails to enlarge.
It’s a very, very bad day to run the Boston Marathon. Worst weather I’ve ever seen, with heavy rain and very strong wind. I picked a good year to be injured!
If you’ve been reading the interviews with Petula Clark I’ve linked to, you may have caught a comment about her being in a certain place at a certain time. Don’t blink, or you’ll miss her in this video clip.
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Why was Pet there?
“I’d been staying in French-speaking Canada but was starting to have hits with records in English as well. So when I was booked to perform at the Place des Arts in Montreal, I thought I’d do a bi-lingual show. Wrong. It was open war.
“After the show, I was upset and I went to John’s hotel to ask his advice. I didn’t really know him that well, but I do remember he was very rude about the audience.
“There was a very strange atmosphere in the suite and I remember the cameras being there but I really didn’t realise [sic] they were making Give Peace A Chance at the time.”
Al “Capp” Caplin was a full-time jerk. I never did much like Li’l Abner. But in fairness, John Lennon was a part-time jerk. It would have been much more interesting seeing Pet, instead of Capp, talking to John. Recognize any other faces in the crowd?
