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School Days – The Swinging Algebra Teacher
School days, school days, dear old golden rule days, Readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic… Yeah, right. We’ve arrived at ‘rithmetic with The Swinging Algebra Teacher.
Posted in Illustration, Vector Illustration
Tagged 1970s, Affinity Designer, algebra, Cartoon, cartoons, club, dance, digital illustration, disco, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia, USA, vector art, vetor
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Temporary Tattoos
Back when only bikers, sailors and circus freaks had tattoos, kids could exhibit their countercultural zeal and longing to be different like everyone else by donning a tee-shirt emblazoned with a garishly colored, usually rudely humorous decal. Along the boardwalks … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Cartoon, comic, comic book, comics, Eerie, humor, iron-on, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, tattoo, tee shirt, Warren
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The Old Homestead
Here is a shot of my parents’ house in Westville, NJ that I took sometime during the Fall of 1982. The Sears branded SLR camera I shot this with was borrowed from my Father and was loaded with either a … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 35mm, analog, antique photograph, black and white, home, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, Westville
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Peekers and Other True Facts
My brother Brian took this picture in the Summer of 1982 of the marquee on the side of what was the GCC Deptford Mall movie theater. He always meant to send it in to National Lampoon magazine which had a … Continue reading
A Capewell Descendant Reaches Out
One of the things I’ve said about the internet and our website in particular is that there is always a new reader out there somewhere. Even if there is an article I published years ago, it’s always brand new to … Continue reading
Things to do about four decades ago…
These ads were on the back of an article in what was probably The Courier Post that I thought was very important at the time. This was before the home video market took off and not everybody had cable television … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter
Tagged 1941, Animal House, drive-in, Linda Manz, movies, New Jersey, Tacony Palmyra, The Wanderers
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Jersey Tomatoes
It’s officially summer when Jersey tomatoes show up on 9th Street! I bought some of these perfect, imperfect beauties this morning while shopping for tomorrow night’s dinner.
Posted in Glorious Food, Italian Market, Photography
Tagged 9th Street, Italian Market, New Jersey, tomatoes
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Pink Zeppelin – The Vector Version
IN THE FUTURE… is how these things usually start, but this terrible tale takes place IN THE PAST… A nuclear conflagration ended the world as we knew it in 1980. Hellfire rained from the sky leaving pitiful few to battle it out … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1980, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Atomic Warrior, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, digital illustration, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, nuclear war, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pink Zeppelin, Records, Sketch, vector, Willceau
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Just Like Heaven
A year ago I was polishing off what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite sketchbooks which I referred to as The Sketchbook from Heaven. I tried to find or, in some cases, make a replacement, but nothing … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Apocalypse, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, handmade, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pink Zeppelin, sketchbook, The Atomic Warrior, USA, WW III
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