Author Archives: budgra5_wp

Very sorry. I was at the bar drinking with my best buddy, Fred. We’ve been close friends since 5th grade when he moved to Florida from Indiana. One day we kids were waiting in line at the back of the … Continue reading →

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From the beginning of December 2003…. . . . . . All of these are songs I really love, except for the few that I don’t mention below. I included them because the titles are funny. You can’t get any … Continue reading →

Last week I raved on about what a terrific comic book Little Lulu was. Dr. Fang sent me this link to this recent New Yorker article. Thanks, Fang. Can anybody identify this little bird I saw in the mangroves? I … Continue reading →

They’re circling my house. That’s a bad sign. There were about 25 of the carrion eaters in the scouting party. If you click on the emblem at the lower right side of the video window you can see them. I … Continue reading →

The comic publishers did their best to separate little kids from their allowances. I always wanted a pair of those x-ray specs. Wow! you could see through ladies’ clothes! How about the surprise package? Only a dollar!  Those tiny cameras … Continue reading →

I hope all of us here in the States had a good Thanksgiving. Frau Grace always does a terrific job. I chop the onions, that’s about it. My childhood friend Fred joined us. . . . . . .

When I was a little kid I bought little kid comics, Donald, Mickey, stuff like that. My sister, with her allowance money always bought Tarzan for sure and usually cowboy comics. When I grew up (?) I bought Tarzan… I … Continue reading →

My favorite action comic when I was a little kid was Blackhawk. The Blackhawks were all allies during the Second World War. Blackhawk, whose real name was Bart Hawk, was Polish, Olaf was Danish, Chuck was a Texan, Hans was … Continue reading →

If you haven’t heard, Gahan Wilson passed away a few days ago. He was one of the best. Back to comic books, I liked these which were not main stream: I especially liked The Creeper. I’d buy weird stuff. For … Continue reading →