...everything had gone perfectly for Gerald. Everything, that is, except for a curious tree where his left hand should be.

potatoes and hot dogs would probably make me break a mighty wind.

i've noticed that in a lot of design magazines, the new logos are getting lambasted big time.

it has been done before. the one instance i know of was from a traveling art exhibit called "Botanica" and that was possibly back in 1999. i can't remember the artist's name though. the drawings were on aluminum panels, and they were some of the most handsome pieces in the show.

thanks for sharing that, Ray. the story is what immediately came to my mind, but for the life of me, i couldn't remember the author or the six words. i also thought of Ali's "Me?... WE."

i love how there's a Wilhelm Scream in this vid.

thanks, mkultra. and ditto on the Husker Du comment.

i'd agree that the artist's skill of pushing paint is extremely high. they remind as much as Vincent Desiderio as they do Vermeer. but if the concept is simply to throw a contemporary spin to Vermeer's settings (ala "haha! art in-joke!!!"), my liking of them goes down.

mk ulatra - your screenname - from the govt consipiracy, or the late 90s chicago thrash/scream/hardcore band?

anyone know who the music is?

i'd rather watch bruce mccullough sing about terriers.

since these are in an art gallery setting, they strongly remind me of Wendy Jacob's breathing walls and hugging chairs.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2001/jacob-0228.html

check 'em out if they sound interesting.

i like the Contra reference in the In-And-Out question.

thanks, lemons. i was aware of the in-fighting he was having with his format back in the day, but unaware of the formal constraints most sunday paper layouts put on everyone across the board. an interesting tidbit; thanks.

i'm 33, which means i grew up reading the strip every day in the newspaper. i recently re-opened a lot of my old c&h books, and it's interesting to read them with a different, more adult eye of mine - first off, i'm noticing how damn well-drawn the work was, especially with the colored strips. i've also noticed that the sunday features often have a pattern where the first two panels could survive on their own - kind of a standalone one-two punch within the larger comic for the day. but aside from all that, it's still terrifically good writing. bill was really great at what he did. thanks, mr watterson.