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The Greatest Store That Ever Was

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I was digging through a dusty 4-drawer filing cabinet in my studio when I came upon this catalog for a sadly gone but not forgotten store  — Rocketships & Accessories!

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Faster than a Speeding Primate

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I was stumped for an idea for a Valentine this year so I sat with a sketchbook and hoped my pencil would do my thinking for me.

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Cylons is Golden

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Sorry. I can’t resist a pun, and I’ve been itching to use this since the late 1970s.

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W, is that you?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Is it just me or does this guy look like the 43rd President of the United States?

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The Lone Star State – an Inch at a Time

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Back before you could name your very own star supposedly all official-like, you could own a Mini-ranch measuring one inch square in the great state of Texas. For two bucks you would get a legal deed to your real estate … Continue reading →

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So Long, Son of Sketchbook From Hell

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Another old sketchbook that has withstood every attempt to commit a decent drawing to it’s pages has bitten the dust. It continued to fight my efforts, but occasionally when I cracked it open on the Market-Frankford El without a notion … Continue reading →

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Jocko Madigan

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Joe_Williams

I wrote a post recently about another cursed sketchbook that I bought back in the ’80s. I called this particular book The Son of Sketchbook from Hell. It was a hardbound, squarish book that resisted all efforts of committing something … Continue reading →

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