I ran across this image in my digital files, and, as we in the deep south are anticipating sub-zero wind chills and our second snow of the season, I thought I’d post it again. The genius behind one of the greatest comic strips of all time, Polly and Her Pals, was Cliff Sterrett. At least he was a native Minnesotan! Speaking of influences, as I was in the previous post, it isn’t purely coincidental that the relationship between Paw and his cat Kitty is similar to the relationship between Ludwig and Arlo, though Kitty served more as a silent Greek chorus. I wonder if Sterrett ever caught any grief about the way Kitty walks? I’m always hearing, “Cats don’t really walk that way!”
I wouldn’t bring this up if I hadn’t made such a big deal out of it last week. I did not color the current strips this week. I did send in colorized versions, but apparently there has been some kind of technical miscommunication. It’ll all work out.
61 responses to “Paw and Kitty”
I was looking at old archives of the Blizzards or 1977 and 1978 that roughly the same day a year apart. I was a sophomore/junior at Purdue and class was cancelled. I also worked in the Food service at the dorm and we put in extra hours. Fortunately we always had extra food available, but we did run out of milk. In 78 we planned a “Blizzard Dance” to honor the 77 storm. We had a record turnout as no one else had any activities due to the storm.
I also turned 21 about a month before the 78 storm and my roommate was about a week from turning 21, so I had to venture out to pick up “supplies”.
The first time that I watched Casablanca was at a theater. My wife and I were dating and she had only watched it once. It was one of those movies where everyone was saying the dialogue right before the characters on screen said it. The movie itself has a very interesting history. There is a line about ” a story without an ending.” When the line was written the ending had not quite been decided.
My wife once lamented that they should have filmed the scenes in Paris in Paris. My MIL told her “Hon, they couldn’t at the time that they were filming.”
Well JJ is looking in the window again.
We do not let ours out when it is below 0*.
Or VERY windy.
Jackie it is “Hot Dish” not Casserole. On the program “State Plates”
one of the items was Hot Dish, the others were Walleye, Morrels and Lefsa.
At the end of Casablanca the plane was a 1/3 size model and the ground crew were
midgets.
that sounds more like a ’cause of death’ than a dish to share with grieving family. NC /Florida folks didn’t do that one either.
On the pineapple casserole/hot dish thing, I grew up on Episcopal church suppers, funerals, and Eastern Star suppers, and never have I run across that particular casserole. Honestly, I think I’m glad of that.
Steve from Royal Oak – you should have gone to school in New York state – you and your roommate would have had been buying “supplies” for years. 🙂 Also, re Casablanca, though Paul Henreid was sure “our side would win”, at that time, no one was really sure.
Good morning Villagers….
Just have to add my two cents in….when they had those Sunday meals, it was heaven, all that food….and the only thing I would take was Ian and my appetites 🙂 I called them “Praise and Graze” dinners 🙂 🙂
Now, back to the last half of Star Wars…The Force Awakens….I almost started crying when I saw Carrie Fisher in this episode….sigh!!
Debbe, on the Star Wars movie. One thing popped into my mind that I haven’t seen addressed. Carrie Fisher’s character was Princess Leia, and according to the storyline developed through the series, Luke Skywalker was her brother, right? So why was he never referred to as Prince Luke?
My family by proxy and marriage often cooked what food writers euphemistically refer to as “white trash cooking”. Those of us born and bred poor out on the farm tended to cook what we grew which tended to be organic and fresh.
Our Episcopal church in Houston was mostly populated by NASA engineers and astronauts, doctors, teachers so church socials tended to involve vegetables I recall.
However I did serve on at least one cookbook committee and I remember the mushroom soup, cheese, butter, tuna, potato chip dishes. Or variations.
I always thought Arlo and Gene’s interactions were similar to Paw Perkins and Ash, particularly when Gene grew older. Never really analyzed the Arlo and Luddy dynamic in terms of Paw and Kitty, but in retrospect it’s obvious.
Casablanca was filmed entirely on sets in California except for airport sceene.
Story is Epstein brothers came up with ending and classic line “Round up the usual suspects” before filming began.
Did you know they were identical twins?
Mark…could it be he was ‘Jedi’ Luke 🙂 Ian did a ‘spoiler’ alert….when Han walked up to his son….Ian says “I hate this scene”….he wouldn’t tell me….RIP Han Solo.
Birds are eating the cat food on the outside porch. Despite my putting out bird seed.
On to the next movie….think I’ll watch “Burn after Reading”……I have it started, but need to restart….temp out is a pleasant 3 degrees
Jackie, the airport scene was filmed at Van Nuys Airport in the San Fernando Valley. I’m not certain, as it was before my time, but I’m fairly sure that it was already part of the City of Los Angeles.
Grr.. once again I wrote a carefully-worded comment that disappeared completely when I clicked submit.
Maybe if I break it into two posts? I have watched and enjoyed Casablanca on TV many times. My appreciation for it has grown as I have learned more about the war refugee status of many of the actors in the supporting and minor roles. The scene where they defy the Germans by singing La Marseillaise has always brought a lump to my through. Now I know that for many of the singers the tears were only too real.
There must be something odd about the link I’ve been trying to send, so I recommend searching these terms – Casablanca actors refugees – and then reading the article in The Asylumists. This one from BBC isn’t bad but has less detail about individuals. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171124-why-casablanca-is-the-ultimate-film-about-refugees
Typos above – throat not through; Asylumist is singular
Cliff Sterrett!! Jimmy! I never before thought about the resemblance.
Ludwig and Kitty even have the same sort of ears!
Did you really borrow them—or coincidence?
I learned about “Polly and Her Pals” from Richard Marschall’s book, “America’s Great Comic-Strip Artists.”
I had never known about Polly before.
Thanks to Chris’s comment, above, too.
DJJG7 and others who want to know more about comic books, look for All In Color For A Dime and the Comic Book Book, both by Lupoff and Thompson.
Also the two Smithsonian books on comics and comic strips by Bill Blackbeard.
Cliff Sterrett
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sterrett.htm
http://cdn.nybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/krazy-lead.jpg
I think this is another of Ludwig’s ancestors
Well, Krazy, sure! Thanks, Mark!
Welcome DJJG7.
Morphy: https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/26907997_1970495436299849_7578655995251341520_n.jpg?oh=e5ea555819d468cb1f36ca0ff616d9e1&oe=5AF44352
Thank you kindly! But we’ve exchanged posts before. You explained that TTown is not Tinseltown.
Don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but I am a drawing nut. This one may be charcoal.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-new-van-gogh-drawings-go-display-180967853/
Above landscape has a quarry in it. The photo to its right looks to be a naturally eroded area, but it ain’t; it’s also manmade, though abandoned. You’d not want to drink the water downstream from those rivulets. You’re welcome for the apostrophe lesson.
Peace,