Gosh, I hope not!
This is the quality of graphics you could expect from a tabloid newspaper in Philadelphia around 1980.
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What I Miss About Comics…The 98lb Weakling Epidemic
I don’t think First Lady Pat Nixon fretted about this particular plague at the time.
This is also from Charlton’s All New Fightin’ Marines No. 116 which has been a positive treasure trove for these terrific ads!
Plastic Spaceman Head
This was an old astronaut toy that predated the Apollo missions probably belonged to my older brother John. Brian Bubonic and I used him as the evil Cosmonaut that would fight Major Matt Mason.
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Gaiety Sandwich Shop
Another one of my art school photos from Philadelphia in 1982 although I didn’t really intend this shot to be art. We would get these assignments to shoot some subject matter or other, and rather than waste shots, I would try to use up the 36 exposure roll of Pan-X. This was one of those frame wasters which is a lot more interesting than the images I purposefully shot.
I’m not sure of the exact location, but it was probably East of Broad Street right in what is considered Center City.
I don’t know who the guy is either. He’s just somebody who walked into my frame as I was trying to adjust the focus and exposure.
17,000,000 Commodore 64 Users Can’t Be Wrong
The best-selling personal computer model of all time. It was cheaper, faster and better than the Apple computers out at the time. Why these guys aren’t ruling the world is beyond me.
Today, I continue my exploration of the digital versus analog debate with my own experiences with computing. So if your eyes haven’t rolled up into your head, come on along… Continue reading “17,000,000 Commodore 64 Users Can’t Be Wrong” »
What I Miss About Comics…MONSTER S-I-Z-E MONSTERS
I miss the lurid ads with the offers that were too good to be true. If Mom came through with that check or money order, would you have really received a 7 foot tall monster-sized monster that would have impressed the crap out of all the kids and made you the undisputed king of grade school? Continue reading “What I Miss About Comics…MONSTER S-I-Z-E MONSTERS” »
Ode to a Long Gone 5 & 10¢ Store
This is a shot I took back in 1982 at around the same time I took this shot recently used by Philadelphia Magazine. This Woolworth’s was on Chestnut Street just off of Broad. It had everything you could want from a Five & Ten, and the place was always packed. It’s now an upscale furniture store that is nowhere near as packed as the former tenant and the basement is an enormous art supply store.
I took this shot to use up a roll of film for a photography class I had at the time. These frame wasters are a lot more interesting than the acts of art I was trying to commit at the time.
Raining on Raine’s Parade
Last week, I rushed to the defense of Raine Szramski and her time proven choice to use traditional methods in the creation of her art. She had received some unsolicited advice that she should cast aside all of the ancient brushes and tubes of paint and embrace the current era by diving into the digital domain. What was ridiculous was that this guy acted as if it was as simple as flicking a switch, and I described some of the considerations that would have to be made as far as going digital, and in Raine’s case, it would be a waste of time. Rather than struggle with the learning curve and expense of a computer as well as all of the peripherals that you just have to have, she could be happily creating her art, and we could be happily consuming it.
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