One of my all-time favorite comic strips is the classic Little Nemo in Slumberland, the 1910-era full-color fantasy by legendary artist Winsor McKay. In the series, Nemo enters a magical world of fantasy and imagination, only to be awakened in the comic strip’s final panel – as he realizes that his magical world was only…
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Moving the Mockingbird Marathon to Stuyvesant Plaza
I got the message from the “Mockingbird Marathon: To Kill a Saturday” organizers the other day, that the event will be relocated from Townsend Park Bakery to the Stuyvesant Plaza Book House this coming Saturday.ย Okay, now there’s parking available, which is good. There’s been a lot of great things involving the Mockingbird Marathon, at…
Read MoreH.R. Pufnstuf, Witchiepoo, Joy the Bugaloo, and me
The recent passing of H.R. Pufnstuf puppeteer Van Snowden brings a tinge of sadness.ย I was fortunate to interview him in 2008, as part of an article on the history of Sid & Marty Krofft’s television shows, of which Pufnstuf was one.
Read MoreThe Canary and the Pigeon
“Hey!” the yellow canary called out. Landing on a windowsill, a brown pigeon stared at the canary.ย “What do you want?” he said, tucking his wings behind him. “I heard that pigeons are the most talented birds in the world,” the canary tweeted.ย “That they can fly and stop and dive with precision and timing…
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Chuck The Writer 