Monthly Archives: May 2012

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Mrs. Crankipants

 Be good to your Mom, she spit on a tissue to clean your face!

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Mother’s Day Circa 2002

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Joe_Williams

It was 2002 and Sam Raimi’s take on the wall crawling web-head had just been released smashing box office records and forever raising the bar on what to expect from films about costumed crime fighters. I was fired up about … Continue reading →

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Friday Five – Number Nineteen

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Nineteenth in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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Wading Children and a Rowboat

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I’m trying to stick with the watery theme I’ve been keeping in recent posts. This was shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey although I doubt that this is Westville. I don’t think it’s the Delaware River either. … Continue reading →

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Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Tina Garceau

I had a bake sale this week. I needed something that wouldn’t take up a huge chunk of time, and as luck would have it – I found another cheat! This recipe for Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes comes from the folks … Continue reading →

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Ivins, Dietz & Magee

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Here’s an advertisement for Ivins, Dietz & Magee from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.

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…But I am also a client!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joe_Williams

$2.50 for a life-like head of either blond or brunette hair?! There’s no way Sy Sperling could beat this!!!

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Sleepy Sunday

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Tina and I are working on finishing up Chapter 2 of Monkey & Bird. This was a sketch I did in my sketchbook looking for a comfortable and humorous sleeping position for Mickey the Monkey. It’s a fun sketch, but … Continue reading →

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Don’t Tell Disney!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Joe_Williams

This is sort of a follow-up last week’s post about the Boot and Saddle Bar. The Del Borrello family which owns the Boot also owns Bambi Cleaners at Broad and Porter Streets in South Philadelphia. From the information I could … Continue reading →

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