Silly stuff I made

Put some 1930's track and field cigarette cards into an old frame.



I jammed these between two sheets of glass. I think it looks nice, in spite of the poor photography and the crap reflection.

The A-Team

I got this annual at the market the other day and I don't recognise one of the characters depicted on the cover! Can anyone tell me who that guy at the bottom with the slick black hair is? I really don't remember him... I don't like him, he's messing with my memories.

This series of illustrations shows how B.A. earned his name.

Did that bear just fart?


I don't remember The A-Team being very deep, unless I was too young to pick up the philosophical undertones, but this monologue by Murdoch, as the team drives into a No-Man's land area somewhere in a South American jungle, is quite reflective:

"That's right, pal," he confided triumphantly. "I've become No-One, the Number One hero of our times. That's me, bub, the incredible guardian of all things good and caring, the stoic custodian of honesty and valour, the biggest, reddest cheese in the history of No-Man's Land - yes B.A., your humble friendly prince has transmuted into No-One himself, and, as needs must, I've completely disappeared!"

Of course any possible profundity is lost on the team and we're led to believe that it's just one of Howling Mad Murdoch's crazy 'episodes'. But I'd like to believe more...

That maybe the humble, faceless contract writer was writing himself into the script. That, for lack of acknowledgement, he inserted a homage to his unacclaimed occupation. For he is the "No-One", "the Number One hero" behind the heros. And he has indeed "completely disappeared" into the background, behind the cyclopean presence of Stephen J. Cannell.

I'll have to read a few more stories to confirm my suspiscion that the writer(s) may have used Murdoch as an conduit for their frustrations or creative expression. Or maybe I should just let it go...

True love

Picked up these great women's weeklys from the 70's. I've never seen them before, because I was born late.

Is she looking at his fire down below?
A random excerpt from page 25 of this classic:

"He smiled his teasing, most charming smile, but Comfrey was furious. As it happened, Comfrey spent a delightful evening with Phillip. He was a charming companion, and she felt quite at ease with him."

Hmm goosebumps...

This nurse needs to be true to herself and admit that she is blind. And doctors shouldn't lose hearts.

When sickness comes...

Found this booklet at a charity store that shows you how to care for sick people at home.

This little girl is suffering from facelessness. It's hereditary.

He's faking.



Geppetto beats pinocchio at cards again and feels like a real man.

That's no onion in the background. That's the last patient who tried to have her day. The 50's were hard.