Oh boy. I don't know what the heck I'm doing! But I think I'm having fun learning how to draw letters. I was just inspired by this FANTASTIC TV Guide 1978 Fall Preview cover that turned out to be by this really prolific artist and designer named George Giusti. It's true: I'm a Google Master. And you know this, man!
And the sweet find is all thanks to Shawn from Branded in the 80s, which is one of the single most wonderful/enlightening/"awesome, totally awesome!" resources on the internet, if you ask me. Go ahead; ask me. I double dare you. You won't take the physical challenge! I know you won't, because you don't have the balls, son! yeah that's what I thought.
Well hey, if anyone needs me, you know where I'll be. See you on the flip side, turkeys!
So when my new e-friend-turned-real-life-cool-dude Dustin aka Upso aka "Hello, I'm Johnny Stache" and I decided to get some beers, I wanted to try someplace new. He said "Why don't we try out that 'Coop' place?" Which is this biker bar by my house that I've been telling everybody about for months since it changed owners and they got a new name and a cool new sign that totally jacked this sweet artist Coop's world-famous devil illustration foritslogo- *catches breath* Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?
I love dive bars. But this one was weird, man! It's the only biker bar I've been to whose storefront is made up of floor to ceiling windows. It's kinda like the place is a scary bar by night, and a beauty salon by day. I don't know how you're supposed to do any good drinking with all of that pesky natural light filtering in, but bless that friendly batch of biker drunks, because they make it WORK, dammit!
My favorite part was when I went in for another round, leaving Dustin outside on the "smokers' patio" just as one of the guys asked what he does for a living. Haha. An artist! What a nerd! Oh wait. Anyway, it probably won't become a favorite hang-out of mine, but I told him we gotta go back. They LOVE us there! But this time we're going at night. During bike week. Dressed in khakis. and I hear that if you bring your sidearm, ladies get in free!*
*=I already used that joke somewhere else. But I don't care because I'm not letting it go to waste.
I gotta admit, though, they played some AWESOME tunes on that jukebox! So enjoy some Mitch Ryder & The De-troit Wheels now, lest I beat your face in with your own boot.
So everyone and his mother have been e-mailing me, yelling at me, and otherwise beating me viciously about the head and face to update my blog. But it's okay because I know it just means that you care! :D Now come 'ere and give us a kiss, you old softy, you. *smooch!*
Stay tuned, guys, because tomorrow I'll give you a spacesick overload of such massive proportions that your children's children will one day be reading about it in history class!
Adam White is getting what every child of the 80s worth his or her snot has always dreamed of: his very own Garbage Pail Kids card! Well, the best damn GPK-style card you'll ever see, at least. And what makes me so sure about that? Because he's getting the LEGENDARY John Pound of GPK fame to do it for him! :D
I'll let the man behind Craze One. Clothing speak for himself since I'm way too freakin busy. I mean these bootleg Salute Your Shorts DVDs aren't gonna watch themselves.
"For almost a decade now, I have been planning with John Pound ( artist over 400 of the approximately 700 'original series' GARBAGE PAIL KIDS®. Including the iconic Adam Bomb, and the entire first 2 series ) to create a Garbage Pail Kid style parody card for me, and as I type this, it's almost finished!
I am printing a full color vinyl sticker, complete with the die-cut peel out center. First printing is a limited run, each one individually hand numbered.
If you are interested, or just want to see more details, including the final artwork unveiling, check it out HERE.
or click on the image below.
See you in the garbage! Adam White"
The pre-order page just opened up today! I can't wait to get this sticker in my hands. If only to be sure that it's not all part of some magical dream. And I swear to god... if I can't find a Trapper Keeper to slap a copy of this badboy on... I'm gonna buy one. ASAP. Tell me you think I'm lying.
Ooh, what a busy nooz day! My good e-pal Justin White (no relation to that other^ guy) is putting on his first gallery show! But it's not all stupid and boring-looking like the ones you were guilted into going to by your Photography Major friend. Entitled The Beauty of Graduation: A look back at the class of '76, he describes it as "a collection of caricatures referenced from the '76 graduate class of SDSU." I dare you to look at these and not laugh. Don't believe me? See for yourself! :D
If this thing was ANYWHERE near me, I would do whatever it took to get there. But since it's in Cali and there's all these pesky states in the way, I'll just have to wait for some pix of the shindig. If you're in that area, though, I urge you to check it out! As you can tell from this preview page, it looks like a whole hell of a lot of fun.
Ooh, a new header! I wonder if anyone will see it. Anywho, I just finished up this new design called "Buy My Zine!" It's an ode to all of my kooky outsider artist homies who I have nothin but love for! *respeck* I mean hey, if we can't laugh at ourselves, then what the hell are we doing?!
If you like it and want to see it on a shirt, you can click on either of the pictures below to go vote and leave a comment for it. If you do, you have no idea how much I'd appreciate it! :D Thanks for looking! Later, gator.
