Today’s old A&J is from 2014. Seems like yesterday, doesn’t it? I think cartooning is eerily analogous to hitting in baseball. If a baseball player hits the ball successfully 30 percent of the time he comes to the plate, he is a superior hitter. This would hold true even if every hit were a single. If a player hits home runs at a rate above average, he might hit successfully 25 percent of the time or less and still be considered a valued hitter. The rare batter who averages 40 percent over a season is a player of historic proportion. It almost never happens. I think those numbers come close to what a comic strip artist can reasonably expect. Of course, success is a little more subjective in cartooning. As in baseball, a cartoonist will whiff a lot, but there’s one big difference. The cartoonist will be standing on the bag after every turn at bat but will anyone be in the stands applauding, or watching at all? I am speaking here for myself; other cartoonists might see it differently. I think if I can be proud of one out of three cartoons I do, a batting average of .333, I’m doing well. To be proud of half of them (.500) is tremendous! That and better is possible over a week or two, as in baseball, but to sustain it over time? Very difficult. More often than not, I just try not to look foolish striking out.
Pillow Stalk
By Jimmy Johnson
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31 responses to “Pillow Stalk”
Recently watched a b&w video of Maria Callas doing the Habanera from Bizet’s “Carmen.” She was supposed to be the sine qua non for this piece, but [IMO] acted a bit flaky. This mezzo may have her beat. Hope I have the right URL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FM6585CHCw
Peace,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jackie!!! I hope you and Ghost have a wonderful day.
Rick in Shermantown, Ohio: Many of us still have older cars with CD players but no USB ports or other ways to play our music without wearing earbuds or headsets. We prefer to hear the traffic noises while driving as a safety issue.
TODAY’S JACKIE’S BIRTHDAY…HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY…MY CATS AND I SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TODAY!!!
Seriously…the best is yet to come my friend
on a less serious note 🙂 https://www.birthdaywishes.expert/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Wise-Kung-Fu-Master-Funny-Birthday-Meme.jpg
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Happy Birthday Jackie! Hi Ghost Sweetie!
Ruth Anne, I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but someone suggested the story Sharyn was looking for is Jesting Pilot by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore. If you have a Kindle you can buy it from Amazon for $.99.