Gell Train

While riding on the commuter train, I doodled in my notebook. Instead of using my usual ultra-fine point marker or a pencil, I was using one of those "gell" pens. Here are some drawings:

Is the woman pictured above worried that her hairstyle makes her look like a member of Deep Purple, circa 1968?

Whatever happened to the "classic" convict look? The orange jumpsuits just don't just don't seem to have the same comic possibilities.

Just an ape-y lookin' thing

Grungy old car. When you see a junky old car sputtering down the street, do you ever think "boy, where ever that's going, I want to be there!" ? -- I didn't think so!

Thinking About Food

I thought that maybe it was about time I did another robot drawing, but this idea was eating away at me, so I drew this first.

Perhaps this fellow just watched The Wizard of OZ, and can't get the Scarecrow's song out of his mind.

Do you suppose Swanson will ever come out with a Hungry Zombie TV Dinner?

Industrial Memorabilia

They've got these conventions & memorabilia shows where they've got actors and other celebrities that will personally autograph photos, books, records and other memorabilia, usually for a fee. Fun and interesting for sure -- But what if they had such autograph/memorabilia shows for working stiffs?

Wouldn't it be fascinating to talk to the last guy (or gal) to make a living operating a Univac Keypunch? A telegraph operator? An eight-track tape deck installer? Yes, one could round up hundreds of ordinary workers from dead industries and have a Festival of Obsolescence!

Applied Anxiety

Just something that popped into my head