Drawing Heaven

State of Emergency

City government here has declared a state of emergency...because of pot holes.

Uh, no duh. Anyone who's been out on any street knows the joy of zig zagging around alignment wracking holes. Oh, my poor tires. I took an alternate route home the other day and nearly lost my car in the grand canyon of potholes. Stretched from one side of the lane to the other, and of course on-coming traffic kept me in that dangerous lane.

So, personnel has been shifted so more crews can be out on the streets today, busily packing potholes with fresh asphalt. With the fix last? Until the next pass with a snowplow.


Drive safely no matter where you are...the pothole plague can strike anywhere!

Doctor?

Call me fangirl!

Batman 1966--the villain

The Riddler!

Batman 1966

My brother is a huge Batman fan...his man cave is full of collectibles and objects d'bat. His SUV has bat insignias--as does his arm.

So, how can I let this day pass without comment?

The TV series Batman premiered on this day in 1966. Happy day to all you Batman fans!

Does anyone know Batman's first arch nemesis? Check back later!

New Years Goal--a balanced diet

Happy Birthday Hugh Brannum

One of my favorite delights as a child was Captain Kangaroo. While I loved the exploits of Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit and thought the Captain was pretty cool with his big pockets and jingling keys... my favorite character was Mr. Green Jeans. Today would have been his 100th birthday.

Mr. Green Jeans always reminded me of my Grampa...so it's no wonder I related to him so well. And in remembering him today, it makes me wonder how much my belief in him shows up in the story characters running around in my head. I can't say I've written a character who is exactly like Mr. Green Jeans (or Grampa) but I'm sure that bits and pieces will continue to shine through now and again.

So, what do you think? How much do our childhood likes--and fears--reflect in our writing?

From TVAcres...Mr. Green Jeans - Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum starred as Mr. Green Jeans, the chief aide to Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) at the Treasure House on the children's program CAPTAIN KANGAROO/CBS/1955-84.


Mr. Green Jeans got his name from the clothes he wore (a green pair of farmer overalls), and because of his interest with the outdoors. He visited the Captain with a variety of interesting items including cute little animals.

Brannum also portrayed other characters on the show like The Professor, Greeno The Clown, The Old Folk Singer, and Mr. Bainter The Painter.

Before his long running role on CAPTAIN KANGAROO, Hugh Brannum had been the host of his own local New York show entitled UNCLE LUMPY'S CABIN that aired daily on ABC at 5:00PM from August to November 1951. The series was described in a letter to the New York Times as "a composite or synthesis of the old-time values we all like our children to know."

Earlier in his career Hugh had also created and narrated a weekly series of folksy "Little Orley" stories which orchestra leader Fred Waring used on his radio program in the 1940s.

Born January 5, 1910 in Sandwich, Illinois, Hugh Brannum died of cancer on April 22, 1987 at his home in Sailorsburg, Pennsylvania. He was 77 years old.