Wow this is super weird – I have no idea what to say about it! Bob Fosse was great! Super great! Super weird great! – John Ambrosavage
Truer words have never been spoken than those from Ambrosavage below. Gary, Indiana never disappoints a true midwesterner. There’s something in the gray industrial moonscape dotted with pools of standing chemicals which jumps up to kiss any returning traveler and say, “Welcome home friend, the east is behind you, South Chicago is in front of …
This is the old Yuengling mansion on upper Mahantango Street in Pottsville, PA. It and it’s full block of stables and grounds and such were donated to the city some decades ago – probably to the huge relief of the Yuengling family. It was given to the Schuylkill County Council for the Arts who back …
Ambrosavage rolled in for lunch at the All American Cafe in Pottsville, PA and beheld the following scene: “So this guy at the All American Cafe just told this young gal at the counter that he hit pick 5 for 350 dollars. ‘I was 1 away from 1.5 million’ he said and yet he still …
Rimkus notes: Take a look at the “Rejuvenated” (not “remodeled” or “under new management”) Garfield Diner in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Ambro had a delicious (we hope) breakfast here. I looked this admittedly cool-looking place up, and was beset by the hysterically bad internet reviews which kept popping up. My favorite was, “the flies were more hospitable …
Rimkus!’s old pal – and Pacific Northwest National Treasure cartoonist – Ambrosavage was born and raised “across the (proverbial) tracks” on the blue collar side of Madison Wisconsin in the 50’s and 60’s, where he is presently spending the holidays with his Dad (now in his 90’s) – an original swingin’ “Mad Men” who worked …
Ambro’s cartoon is here, check it out.
Ambro’s definitional cartoon word of the day is jimjams.
Cartoon genius and long-time friend of East Portland Blog, John Ambrosavage, has been doing great work with his Word of the Day Cartoons, creating knee-slapping animated gifs which illustrate a new word every day, expanding our minds and our vocabularies in the process. Today’s hilarious cartoon word is “Ancillary” and it may be found here.
Ambro’s cartoon of the day is a complex animated gif which could pass for a short film and is very funny: Go here – AMBROTOONS: Lucidity, the cartoon-defined word for 2/1/2011.
Here’s a classic Ambrosavage Thanksgiving cartoon, back in time to make you laugh: . .
From: John Ambrosavage To: East Portland Blog Subject: Bellhop at the Hilton Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:43:54 -0700 I sent this to the Mayor of Southern West Seattle – but I forgot to send it to you – I think – and I know how you love the 70’s – a friend of mine …