Wall Street Journal cartoon - Roy Delgado

This recent drawing came out in the April 6th, 2010.  issue. It's one of my favorites.  

Wisdom

" I'd rather have  a million past successes than one present-day failure. "

CARLOS GENARDINI

Someone might ask, who the hell is Carlos Genardini ?   I'll tell you.

Carlos Genardini was, in 1952, a forty-five-ish, well-read Gilbert Roland/Salvador Dali look-alike with greying temples.  

I'm sure ole Carlos has passed by now.  Carlos is stuck in my mind forever over a couple instances going way back to around 1952.

I was a teenager and got started in my field early by working after school and Saturday and sometimes on Sunday at Tucson's premier ( at that time ) all-around Sign and Display Studio, Tony Urias and Associates in Tucson, Arizona.

Christmas time was our busy season, so Mr. Urias would import from Los Angeles, California an old and talented friend to help us out for about a month or two . . . He lived and slept in the shop to save money and would pick up a nice bundle of cash to bring back to L.A..

By living in the shop, he was able to put in long hours, and since we were bulging with all types of work, he relished seeing a stack of work orders . . . and since he was multi-talented he seemed to be a man on amphetemines, never tiring . . . incessant jibbering all day long, AND into the night . . . the rumor was that he lived in a mental asylym in L.A. and was on a work-release program of some kind . . who the hell knows . . the boss would warn us before he came that try not to agitate him, and to please tolerate him because we really needed help . . . it was extremely stressfull working with this guy . . He would rant: " I am Carlos Genardini, the world's greatest all-around sign and display man, carpenter, scenic artist, sign painter, showcard writer, calligrapher, electrician, mural painter . . . you people should be glad I'm here ! - - - blah - blah - - blah . . . it would go on and on and on. ( Like this blog )

I learned a lot from Carlos, he could speak fluent Spanish, Italian and English.  Although he wasn't wrapped too tight, he was one helluva talent.  God Bless You, Carlos, wherever you are.

I think I have a little Carlos Genardini in me.

Cartoon of the Day

National Review cartoon - Roy delgado

Here's one of my favorites that I sold to National Review magazine that I happened to run across in my files . . . I actually saw a poor sap like this at Union station in Washington, D.C. back in the '80's - - - and people ask: " Where do you get your ideas ? " . . . 

  I think you have to be very observant, usually the ideas are not given to you in complete form, ready to use, but by free-association, it's amazing what is actually out there floating in the ether - - - the secret is to "pluck" one going by, put it in your folder - - - and come back later to it and keep tweaking it - - many times, something comes up - - - they are out there. 

Thought for the Day -

LOVE like nobody has ever hurt you -

DANCE like nobody is watching -

SING like nobody is listening -

LIVE like this was paradise on earth -

I've been told this is old, but I myself never saw this exact wisdom put exactly so beautifully, so I'm passing it on in the hope that it will perhaps put a smile on someone's face who has never seen it - - -

HAPPY EASTER

Cartoon of the week

Cartoon of the day