Saturday, August 26, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Shag
Shag told me he is working on his Mad Monster Party art right now! I should have a teaser sometime next week! #shag #madmonsterparty #westhollywood #palmsprings
The Dragon Wagon
Monday, August 21, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Will the real Jerry Lewis please sit down?
I
created both of these 8-1/2" x 11" colored pencil drawings based on the
Filmation design of my favorite comedian Jerry Lewis, who passed away
today at the age of 91. I was fortunate to meet him back in 1982 on a
book signing tour and he signed some cool things for me! After
becoming the Rankin/Bass historian/biographer, I learned that Arthur
Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass tried to launch several projects with Jerry
over the years and visited the set of THE BIG MOUTH with Maury Laws.
In my second book, The making of the Rankin/Bass Holiday classic:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I included a full proof sheet of Jerry
Lewis as an Animagic figure. They
were going to do a show called HEY, BELLHOP. They were also going to do
an episode of THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF DANNY KAYE of Punch and Judy, with
Carol Burnett and Jerry Lewis. None of these projects ever got past the puppet making
stages. After my Rudolph book came out in 2001, I heard from Jerry via
email. He wanted to resurrect these projects and I put him in touch
with Arthur Rankin, Jr.. Arthur told me he talked with Jerry, but
didn't have what he wanted anymore. Eventually, Jerry went with
Filmation and the series, Will the real Jerry Lewis Please sit down.
Photos of Punch and Judy can be seen in all of my books as well.
Jerry Lewis R.I.P.
I knew it was coming! Things have been quiet since he entered the hospital about three months ago. Still kind of shocking, since he has always been around and still active for so many years! I have binders full of Jerry Lewis original stuff! My mom drove me to see him in high school at a book signing and he signed some rare things for me and was very cool! A life long fan of his work! He will live on through all of that wonderful work!
Sunday
To celebrate the Bears win, I will include a DVD of this bear with a book bundle order on Sunday at www.miserbros.com #chicsgobears #jamescagney #smokeythebear #rankinbass #animagic #sunday 🏈
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