It obviously dates me to say that I still remember when the Beatles were still together, but then I don’t claim to be old enough to remember when they did the Ed Sullivan show 50 years ago – to be exact, February 9, 1964. The Beatles were mentioned now and again on the elementary school […]
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Beatles 50th Anniversary Infographic
Charlie Brown, Peanuts, Charles Schulz and The Meaning of Life
“I love mankind – it’s people I can’t understand!” – Charlie Brown I’ve long maintained that everything I know about writing I learned from MAD Magazine and everything I learned about philosophy – from Agnosticism to Zen – I learned from Peanuts and Good Ol’ Charlie Brown. The latter has been on my mind much […]
Advertising Illustrations of Edgar Church
While I’m a professional coin geek, I have plenty of amateur interests, including a small but growing collection of illustration art. My search for quality illustrations on a bachelor’s budget led me to a famous name in many collecting circles: Edgar Church. Mr. Church’s vast collection preserved some of the rarest Golden Age comic books in […]
