1955, Whitman Tell-a-Tale book
illustrated by Clarles Clement
Saturday, October 14, 2006
1971
"Sometimes I don't pee straight.
And Jimmy next in line always reports me.
I guess Jimmy pees straight all the time.
Is that why he's you're favorite?"
Friday, October 13, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Hires hamburger neon
"One night the neon on this burger looked brighter and more beautiful than usual to me. Here's a previous photo I took a while back of the whole sign: www.flickr.com/photos/43638298@N00/247884555!"
'Chez Paree', 1958
"Cover of folder for 10" x 8" print - a pastiche of 20s design elements.
see www.flickr.com/photos/jcoplest/267873422/in/photostream/ for the image inside"
Out comes a duck
"Look! Look! A Clown Book by Seymour Reit, illustrations by Joanne Nigro, 1962, 1969 ed.
"a lively account of circus clons and their amusing antics, all described in spirited rhyme and rollicking pictures."
One of my favorite books, despite my coulrophobia. "
Halfnelson / same
"ARTIST: Halfnelson
TITLE: Halfnelson
LABEL: Bearsville
COUNTRY: USA
DATE: 1971
Later reissued as the first "Sparks" LP. Produced by Todd Rundgren."
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
First Class, Third Class
From 'GWR Holiday Haunts', 1938 - First Class: this man can stare at girls' legs even if the girls are flattering him by asking him for help with the easy 'Telegraph' cross-word; in Third Class it's a case of "Oh God, they're coming in here..."

















































