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Published: 2008-10-16 04:38:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 26127; Favourites: 691; Downloads: 0
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This is the cover and back cover to my daughter's birthday party invitation. We are only inviting immediate and extended family so I feel bad that I'm only sending a few of these out in the mail.I wanted to recapture the grungier Sesame Street from my childhood days. The Sesame Street books back in the 70's were illustrated with such a unique group of artists. I still have all of mine!
Now Elmo and Zoe rule all with their neon poppy colors and mass produced clip art illustrations...DAMN YOU ELMO...DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!!
I miss all the un-PC characters like Roosevelt Franklin, The Two-headed Monster, Frazzle, Herry Monster, Bruno the Construction Worker, Guy Smiley, Sherlock Hemlock, The sleazy street vendor guy, and that crazed piano player that used to smash his head on the keyboard.
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Hey! how's it going? Little girl actually...she does kinda look like a boy in the picture! HA!
Any news on the job? i hope all is well!
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I received an email from Blue Sky last Wednesday, theyre going to fly me to New York for an interview next Wednesday! They are paying for all transportation and the hotel!!! I am so excited and nervous at the same time. Wish me luck!
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i miss all of that too.... especially the crazy piano guy and Herry Monster.
my kids are both toddlers and all we watch is Sesame Street and its sooooooooo depressing
i found a video tape i made a few years ago of some classic sesame street and electric company, now thats more like it! AND my kids paid more attention to it!
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GOOD TO HEAR! I saw an ad for Electric Co on dvd and i had some major flashbacks!
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awesome! i did a quick search in amazon.com for Electric Co and sure enough there are a few to choose from
i'm adding them to my wish list lol
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cool!!!! Great old show!
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beautiful card! Wow- in your description of sesame street, it really did seem so gritty-!
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thanks!!! i tried to avoid the bright colors as much as possible!!!!
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Aw man you even included Wormy!
That's pro work man...pro work.
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thanks Nick, I appreciate that.
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I'm sure you hear it a lot.
I need to start doing more work if I'm gonna get to your level.
Though...I hate painting.
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Watercolor is the only kind of paint I can handle, i suck at the others!
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I want to try my hand at Spray Paint...but before that I'm gonna get me a tablet.
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god, sometime I just pickup my old copy of There's a Monster at the End of This Book, just to bask in the glory of my childhood.
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I have that one!!! Great memories....
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Instant fave!
She is very lucky to have invitations as detailed as this one.
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why thank you very much!
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The cookie monster was always a fave of mine
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he is a fun character, pretty crazy and original!!!
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As usual, I love it! You captued the colors perfectly. Those were the days... when Sesame Street was more realistic and the set had a slight overtone of danger. Nowadays, Cookie Monster occasionaly steals iPods for cookie money, but everything else is so cleaned-up and pristine.
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I know...all the little puppets are so bright now...Elmo's world has taken over too.
I THINK I EVEN SAW LL KOOL J ON THERE!!!
We should get some of you and Joel's old puppets and we'll do our own Sesame street...
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And who the crap is this "Abbey" character I keep seeing floating around on merchandise these days? Excellent job, I love how you snuck in Oscar and Slimey too ^_^
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ABBEY CADDABY.....pink...pink...and more pink.....GGGGAAAGGGGHHHHHH!
I do not know what she is...but she scares the bejeezus out of me.
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Geez, I didn't know she had a last name that automatically makes here MORE irritating.
Since when did the fey start infiltrating Sesame Street?!
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HAHAHAHAHAH! I think sometime i nthe late 90's it started....
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Man. Makes me feel old. Ow.
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thanks buddy!!!!!
How goes it?
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I heard that on the re-released DVDs of the original Sesame Street episodes, there's actually a warning saying that the show is no longer appropriate for little kids. That's how much society has changed since then.
But, anyway, adorable illustration! I really love the Cookie Monster's face! his expression is so cute. It makes me want to hug him.
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I have that dvd! I love it!
I think the old show was grittier and less pre-school sensitive. Still a very innocent show.
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The piano guys name was "Don Music". I still laugh like an idiot at his skits. My middle daughter was somewhat traumatized by me letting her watch them tho. She made me draw him about a thousand times in the weeks that followed so she could come to terms with it...
I love this piece man! Brings back so many memories
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you have awesome work man, LOVE your style.
Your story reminds me of when I was a kid. I think I used to try to get my folks to draw stuff I was creeped out by, none of my parents are artists, so i started drawing it myself...therapy.
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man those puppets you named aare all my faves! whats so un pc bout 2 headed dude? man... THIS looks BEAUTIFUL by the by, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your daughter, 1st of many to come!
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thanks buddy!!! you are always so kind, and compliments from you are like gold in my book.
I think the 2-headed monster was not so much un-pc...but i think they thought he...or "they" was making fun of people with speech impediments. Not sure if that is 100 percent true or not...
I loved that muppet though...
what is new with you?
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I love this!
I like how Oskar's sitting in the trash can on the side, I didn't even notice him at first!
I have "There's a Monster at the End of This Book"-best book I ever read
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i love that book!!!
I used to draw Oscar all the time when i ws a kid. i used to sculpt him from clay also...
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Nice! We just celebrated my son's first today!
You can get those good 'ol claic seasons of SS on dvd now.
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Cool! I did not know you had a one year old!! CONGRATS TO YOU!!
I have volume 2 of the OLD SCHOOL disks. 1974-1979 which is when i mostly watched the show. I have so many great memories of that, along with the merchandising.
I'd love to see your take on some more Sesame street stuff. i remember the Bert & Ernie sketch you did! HA!
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Wow, these drawings of the Muppets are excellent.
BTW, congratulations for your daughter.
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Someday, your daughter will be old enough to realise just how COOL a Dad she has! What a beautiful card.
MJB
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thanks man!!! you are TOO KIND! I will have some sexy cavewomen for you shortly....
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Oh Boy! I shall look forward to that! And you are certainly a cool Dad!
MJB
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thanks man!!!! i appreciate that!
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