It’s true that honey lasts indefinitely, and that’s certainly true for Herb Alpert’s timeless recording of ‘A Taste of Honey’, recorded 55 years ago today, at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles.
Breaking Wind… Stereotypes
Sailors know the value of Mr. W.
Mr. W.’s incarnation appears to be something of a tribute to Rondo Hatton. Svengoolie, a pal to misunderstood misfits everywhere, explains.
https://youtu.be/hHl2MG0vqfc
Shop Talk With Colleen Doran
Standing between Superman and Wonder Woman is Supergirl, in her glasses-wearing secret identity of artist Colleen Doran.
Colleen’s Patreon page is accessible under my “Links” header and, yes, I am one of her supporters. I have always enjoyed watching people drawing and talking about drawing, which is what Colleen does in this video she posted a few days ago.
This painting is Colleen’s wraparound cover for ‘The Aria’, Book 3 of ‘A Distant Soil’, her self-described space opera. The original hangs in my living room.
Movie Going
I need to get out of the house. The next showing of this is in an hour.
Cartoony Looney – 132
This is the first in a series of posts that collects some of the sketches that I try to post each day as blog logos. They’ll probably go from more recent to less recent.
Sherlock Hound of the Baskervilles
One of the finest examples of animation ever made for television, if not the finest, is Sherlock Hound, from 1984-85. I am in the middle of watching the series on DVD, and even if not all of the stories are particularly compelling, every one of them is charming and a visual treat of exceptional quality. Here is some more background from a video blogger, but note that some of his attempts at humor are confusing and undercut the point he is trying to convey.
I strongly prefer watching anime with its original Japanese soundtrack and English subtitles, but the only episodes of Sherlock Hound available in decent video quality on YouTube are dubbed in English.
https://youtu.be/SHsAi0jtN_w