collecting oddities is a fun hobby !

little things and stuff

Oddities ... on the shelf

And don't forget , If you click on the pictures they open in a much larger size so you can see them better ... if you wish

Scrap Book Photos

I needed a smooth transition into posting photos .... So , here are some pictures from my scrap-book ... collage style ... sorta? Either way , they amuse me so hopefully you will enjoy them too .
Next ... I'm thinking of posting a bunch of photos that I like . in no particular order ... just pictures from diferent photo albums that I like

Happy Easter ! ... those Easter malt balls are fun the way they paint your mouth different colors

My Niece and Nephew ... dressed up for Halloween (they're all grown up now) This is one of my favorite pictures of them

Ruthie ... cute as a bugs ear ... those rich - bright colors look great on her !

Kiki and Me ... she loved me (and only me) and always enjoyed sleeping on my knee .. silly little kitty ... I'll post some pictures of her in her later years ... she got really fat !

Me and My Brother ... being the pose-monsters that we are ... and being a bit goofy (as usual)

Me and My Brother ... being the pose-monsters that we are ... I LOVE looking like a DORK !

... about these pictures ...

The little pictures around the border are from a photo shoot we did for Spencer Sheeer ... He won 1st place in a contest with one of them

My Brother ... modeling in a "new wave" fashion show back in 1982 (to the tune of Adam Ant)

I did a little bit of modeling for Joel in my younger days ... I think I was 19 or 20 yrs. old in this one

... another one that I took of myself ... it was 120 degrees that day , that's why I look so HOT !

I'm a Hippy !

I took these of myself back in the 90s , before I had a webcam, if my arms were a little bit longer ... maybe they would be centered better, but I still like 'em

Scruffy Me ... I'm not bad ... I'm just drawn that way

Scruffy ! ... I look stoned , but I'm just happy

I can't remember if I already posted this one ?

A Blog ... finally

OK... OK ... Everyone has been pestering me because I haven't posted any pictures in such a long time . Mostly, I haven't been drawing lately... so I don't have any new pictures to post (soon I will ... I promise) ... in the meantime, Enjoy these old post-cards that I dug up and dusted off ... later this week I'll post some PHOTOS that I'm sorting out at the moment ... I hope you like them

Post-Cards

Here are a Dozen Post-Cards that I made (and sent) back in the late 1980's - early 90's ... (trying my hand at collage) I know they are a bit weird , but I like them still... mostly I like the colors

Merry Christmas - Santa Kaleidoscope

Pigs in Zen ... I made this as a Mothers Day card ... My Mom still talks about it as one of her favorite cards from me

Kisses ! ... Roger Rabbit (it must have been a Valentines card)

psychedelic Roger Rabbit (Jessica Rabbit)

Another one that I focus on Color more than subject matter ... this is from the Roger Rabbit series

Trick or Treat ! (the EAT is on the other side of the card)

Happy Halloween !

Prospero's Books ... one of my all-time favorite movies by Peter Greenaway based on shakespeare's "the Tempest"

Drumming ... I have no idea what this one is about ... but I like the colors and it's a really good picture of me playing drums (Pattie-Poo on guitar)

Drumming again ???

This was created as as a travel post-card when Ruthie and I took a road trip to Oregon and collected a lot of junk that piled up on the motel table ... I'm not sure why Tom is standing there looking like a nerd, I guess I thought it was funny at the time

A Dark Mess

A Dark Mess ... I changed this one a little from the original

Gobble Gobble ... Gobble up some yummies for your tummies

Happy Thanksgiving ! ... this is from the full-page newspaper ad , so it is too big for my scanner to scan it ...bla bla bla ... but you get the idea... this is what it looks like in color

everything you say is amusing !

1969 - Sometimes you climb into my lap and say; "Let's Laugh !" and you proceed to get hysterical, and so do I, it's contagous!
(written by my Mom)

Birthday !

well ... Yesterday was my birthday ... I had apple pie for breakfast, went out to lunch with my sister, and ordered pizza for dinner (1st time since 1997) so, I did spoil myself a little. I dug out my "baby book" of birthdays and christmases and other important holidays ... so I am sharing a few pages from that book ... I belive my Mom has all the pictures of holidays after 1970, I'll hunt around for them and post some later if I find them ... in the mean-time... I hope you giggle along with me

Birthday 1970 ... this is the only birthday party I remember as a child ... the next was my 18th Birtday (over 100 people showed up for that one) ... those sure are some ugly cupcakes , I wonder what flavor they were

Birthday 1969 ... GITARINA!

Birthday 1968

1967 ... Belive it or not, this was my Birthday suit (not Halloween) ... mom says; "...it turned out so cute, but you then proceeded to bound from one chair to the other til we swatted you for jumping on the furniture!"

1966 ... I'm the little bugger striking a pose up front ... what a beautiful family !

oh ... my sister showed me this ... see my pictures are being used for other things besides Rockin' Rudy's ... I just wonder if they know who the artist is ? ... I feel happy that someone has chosen one of my pictures to represent their event, of all the billions of pictures in the world ...

Halloween 1966 ... my Mom always had great costumes for Halloween ... this is one of many favorites, I was afraid of my own ugly face

Happy Halloween !

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FLASHBACKS

well .. I feel 19 yrs old again ... I got the Gene Loves Jezebel CD yesterday and I am loving it too much , I feel pretty silly loving it so much, but it holds a lot of great memories 1984 and 1985 were good years for me ... and this was my first "goth" album, so it opened the door to other swell bands like Bauhaus and Shriekback ... here are some pictures from those great years , I hope you don't laugh too hard

oh dear !

Just for fun ... and just to embarass myself ... LOL ... a little love for Jezebel

Me ... in 1984 ... My brother (Billy Strange) gave me the cool hair-shave-mohawk ... if you look close, you can see I'm wearing a Gene loves Jezebel T-shirt

This is me ... Back in 1984 ... Don't you think I look like a "Gene Loves Jezebel" FAN !!!

Gene Loves Jezebel .. and I love Jezebel too

What a week !

I can't believe a week has past already. My how time flies ... I've been out running around all week. Farmers Market is always fun but I truly enjoy "out to lunch" at Carras park ... I made it out Wednesday for some free music and good eatin', although I didn't see any of my old friends and didn't make any new ones, I still had fun by myself... Then I topped off the day with a trip through Rockin' Rudy's and bought a fun "a Perfect Circle" CD (eMOTIVe) a collection of cover songs done in that special Maynard James Keenan style ... And I got the new N.I.N. (with teeth) ... And I was told that the Gene Loves Jezebel "promise" CD will be in tomorrow ... ooooh I can't wait!
and then there is the farmers market again tomorrow ... So if I don't get rained on I expect to have another splendid-spiffy day ! gleee !

Happy Birthday Dori !!!

it's my sisters Birthday today, I thought I should share some pictures of her growing up, but I couldn't find any of her birthday party pictures ... so here are some just to show what a cutie she was/is .. and a sweetie too !
I love you Dori !

Happy Birthday Sis ! ... it's a funny picture from the early 70s ... you look like Kristy McNichol ...LOL

Dori ... back in the 70s

Dori and I

Dori has been more than a sister to me , she has been my best friend through out my entire life ... She has helped me make it through the hardest struggles, held my hand in the emergency room on several occasions, held me and comforted me through dark sleepless nights, took care of me at times when I couldn't take care of myself, she has stuck with me and unconditionally loved me when the rest of the world rejected me and unjustly judged me ... Dori is a woman who cares about her friends and family so much that she will sacrifice her own comfort to help others. I am blessed to have her as a sister, As anyone is blessed to have her in their lives.

Me and Dori ... 1972

Me and Dori ... 1982

Me and Dori ... 1992