tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32057484868630780232024-03-05T00:09:35.310-08:00Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-76310272219860585612015-01-01T15:33:00.002-08:002015-01-01T15:33:49.781-08:00Dressed In Black<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span data-reactid=".7.0.1.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.2:1" title="Edited"><span data-reactid=".7.0.1.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.2:1.$text0:0:$text0:0">Greetings!</span></span></span></span></b><br />
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again for sticking around for the past month. Now that we've spoiled
you, we've got to 'fess up about the high probability that this blog'll
lay fallow for the immediate future. For those of you who <i>now</i> realize
that we <i>still</i> keep <i>plenty</i> busy, despite our noticeable absence 'round these parts, you can
satisfy your frequent cravings by clicking <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://instagram.com/gonkedglookedslurped" target="_blank">here</a></b></span>. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span data-reactid=".7.0.1.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.2:1" title="Edited"><span data-reactid=".7.0.1.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.2:1.$text0:0:$text0:0">And remember: Otis sez <i>Stay beautiful, haters!</i> All the best in <b>2015</b> from <b>GG&S</b>!</span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-26402953401822240962014-12-31T19:23:00.000-08:002014-12-31T19:23:54.663-08:00Fan Club<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Earlier this year, we helped the fine folks over at <b>DanielClowes.com</b> locate some elusive original artwork for the upcoming <i>Complete Eightball </i>two-volume book set and, as a reward, they were kind enough to pass along this handsome <b>SPX</b> tote & an original <b>Mr. Jones</b> button<span><span class="st"></span><span class="st">—two items that were noticeably absent from our personal <b>Clowes</b> archives. Anyway, we're excited to see the finished product when it's released in <b>2015</b>, and we'd wholeheartedly recommend its purchase to any <b>GG&S</b> reader (unsolicited testimonial). </span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-61481339731829629642014-12-30T18:31:00.001-08:002014-12-30T18:41:12.042-08:00Electrify Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In case you haven't noticed, our collections are constantly expanding, and these vintage lamps produced by the <b>Laurel Lamp Co</b> have spread like a fungus. We picked a space age <b>white</b> specimen for our collection this year, rounding out our personal trio (brushed nickel example not pictured).</span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-64812306125565027102014-12-29T19:12:00.000-08:002014-12-29T19:12:26.707-08:00Shape Of Things To Come<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've developed an addiction to vintage <b>Ikebana</b> planters over the past few years. We seem to find 'em locally, on road trips and online with alarming regularity. We also seem incapable of leaving 'em behind. We doubt this situation will be remedied anytime soon! Oof!</span></span><br />
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Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-13559676392184390622014-12-28T19:40:00.000-08:002014-12-28T19:40:58.676-08:00Stormy Weather<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Patience pays off ...and it only took over a year for us to score a <b>black</b> <b>Dedalo </b>by<span class="st"> <b>Emma Gismondi Schweinberger</b> for 1/3 of its original asking price. We'd spotted this space age plastic umbrella stand in a local shop last summer, and we're glad it worked out</span></span><span class="st"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">—given <b>Atlanta</b>'s persistent sogginess, these certainly come in handy!</span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-80001259545517473262014-12-27T17:53:00.002-08:002014-12-27T17:55:26.844-08:00An Ideal For Living<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A few years ago, my older brother hipped us to the work of <b>Paolo Soleri</b>, the last of the <b>Utopian</b> architects, and a master who'd established himself early in our native <b>Arizona</b>. Since then, <b>Valery</b> and I have made our annual pilgrimage to the <b>Cosanti Foundation</b> to admire his multifaceted work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've also managed to bring some of these treasures home</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">—including a tile that had somehow made its way to Atlanta! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2014</b> found us rounding up a few <b>California</b> <b>Modern</b> items locally, such as this <b>Jack Boyd</b> pendant that <b>Valery</b> turned up in <b>Decatur</b>. This discovery keeps us hopeful that we'll someday stumble upon one of <b>Boyd</b>'s sculptures!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also found this piece by <b>Raul Coronel</b><b></b>—complete with its original signature block<b></b>—at the <b>Scott Antique Market</b>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, we scored this <i>Sun People</i> sculpture by <b>Stan Bitters</b> that <b>Valery</b> spied in the preview photographs of an otherwise dismal estate sale. The woman running the sale was pretty unpleasant, so it was especially gratifying to snag this for $<b>10</b> right under her nose.</span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-43591491376008533662014-12-25T18:37:00.002-08:002014-12-25T18:37:58.695-08:00Christmas Spirit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA7dwROa_jdLIPzJC8Kuu5z3IqQ1H7jlbzLI5y_d7BOh7gJKyc20N95x0umGxLELbAne658lrBXcpFlReoK-g8Dpu04D_t-ltRI8J41qOITA8XkdUsU1_XVDzB423GuIpZict6aNHbNXV/s1600/christmas2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA7dwROa_jdLIPzJC8Kuu5z3IqQ1H7jlbzLI5y_d7BOh7gJKyc20N95x0umGxLELbAne658lrBXcpFlReoK-g8Dpu04D_t-ltRI8J41qOITA8XkdUsU1_XVDzB423GuIpZict6aNHbNXV/s1600/christmas2014.jpg" height="640" width="636" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Wishing you all the best throughout this holiday season! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see <b>white</b> <b>Weltron</b> <i>8-track</i> players fairly regularly, but the <b>yellow</b> & <b>orange</b> ones tend to show up far less frequently. Consequently, many thanks are owed to our buddy <b>Damo</b> for picking up an <b>orange</b> example at the <b>Alameda</b> flea market earlier this year. Now we just need a (non-yellowed) <b>white</b> <i>robot face</i> model<span><span><span><b><span></span></b><span><span>—</span></span></span></span></span>anyone holding a realistically priced spare?</span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-60881601273567827302014-12-23T18:57:00.000-08:002014-12-28T02:58:04.608-08:00On Tape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, we didn't even score <b>one</b> record per month this year! However, despite this woeful average, <b>two</b> of the records snagged were longtime staples on our <i>A </i>list—<b>one</b> of 'em came<b> gratis</b> (as part of a <i>deadstock</i> trio) from a band member and the other was purchased for a rather hefty sum</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">—so no real complaints here. As for the remaining <b>eight</b>, we're exceedingly happy to have 'em home, and thanks again to all our friends for the generous trades and hookups! </span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-28832411114524519422014-12-22T19:47:00.000-08:002014-12-24T14:04:53.225-08:00Great Sounds Great<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the past year, we've picked up some new art and switched things around in the great room. Here are a few shots, featuring the layout changes and recent additions</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">—these photos were taken at different points in <b>2014</b>, and they're already horribly outdated. Whoops! </span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-59624465670637203762014-12-21T19:27:00.000-08:002014-12-21T19:31:19.370-08:00She Comes In Colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another weird trend that developed this year was our ability to round up space age plastic in one specific color <i>only</i>. Like when we followed up a friend's referral and were treated to vintage <i>Componibili</i> & an original <b>Colombo</b> <i>Boby </i>trolley, all in red. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or when we stopped in at our favorite antique store and scored an original <b>Roger Lecal</b> <i>lipstick</i> mirror, a <b>Kartell</b> storage container by <b>Franco Annoni</b> and a<i> Grillo</i> phone by <b>Marco Zanuso </b>& <b>Richard Sapper</b>, all in white! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes estate sale results can be both substantial and mixed. Like that time we arrived <b>5</b> hours early to a sale, after it had been (re)scheduled multiple times in a <b>3-4</b> month period, only to find that two of the items we wanted (a matching pair of <b>Warren Platner</b> chairs for <b>Knoll</b>) had been <i>reclaimed by the family</i> (as it turns out, a lie<span></span><span><span>—they were sold to a friend) the night before (though they were still left out for us sorry bastards to see). Fortunately, we were able to score the matching coffee table and a fireplace set by <b>Pilgrim</b> (attributed to<b> George Nelson</b>) on the relative <i>cheap</i>, so it was far from a total loss.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Or the time we found an original <b>Eero Saarinen </b>ashtray for <b>Knoll</b> and bought it despite the fact that it was a little more than we wanted to spend (and the fact that neither of us smokes!). </span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-70507354876295351462014-12-19T18:05:00.000-08:002014-12-20T19:50:54.451-08:00Could You Would You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2014</b> found us hitting up a lot of estate sales. Such as the one where we woke up at <b>6</b>, sat in traffic for <b>90</b> minutes (to travel <b>20</b> miles) and arrived well after the sale started. Despite showing up late, <b>Valery</b> snagged this turned walnut weedpot by <b>Rude Osolnik</b> for a mere $<b>2</b>. We typically only attend these sales to stock up our booth, so it was nice to score this keeper under such grueling conditions.</span></span><br />
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Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-53098706504720837662014-12-18T19:28:00.000-08:002014-12-18T19:28:26.511-08:00In My Love For You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to our pal (& collector-supreme) <b>Joey Myers</b> for hooking us up with his extra set of these vintage <b>Monster Valentines</b> from <b>Hallmark</b>, likely from the <b>1960</b>s/early <b>1970</b>s. We wish we knew who provided the illustrations for these or, more importantly, where the original production art for the looker in the bottom right-hand corner ended up! Anyone!?</span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-27984801435003880312014-12-17T19:04:00.000-08:002014-12-17T20:41:14.849-08:00We All Love Peanut Butter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><b>05/2007</b>: The inimitable <b>Mort Todd</b> fills me in on the following during an interview:</span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><br /><br />There was quite the punk scene in <b>Maine</b> when I was in high school. Did
lots of club, band (<b>DMZ</b> comes to mind) and record store ads. Also met
<b>Tim Warren</b> there and when I did a <b>Psycho Comics</b> party flier (zombies
dancing around a <b>Psycho Comics</b> bonfire) he DJed at, it inspired the <b>Back From The Grave</b> covers.</i></span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i> </i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><b>Seven</b> years spent waiting, mind reeling:
no problem, as it was totally worth it. Mr. <b>Todd </b>unearthed a time
capsule mailed back to the homestead in <b>June</b> of <b>1981</b>, doubling my <b>Psycho
Comics</b> ephemera overnight. Incredible! Thanks again, <b>Mort</b>!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The longstanding <b>Danish</b> game mystery was finally cracked by our <b>Swedish</b> pal <b>Stefan</b> who revealed that these birds were crafted by a reasonably obscure designer named<b> Jacob Hermann</b>. Unfortunately, as tends to be the case in situations like these, it now seems as though every dealer is attributing similar, minimal wooden fowl to the enigmatic Mr. <b>Hermann</b>. On a positive note: we were able to add a few more authentic specimens to our flock this year, and we remain hopeful that we can continue to do so!</span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-30695637078474942822014-12-15T17:51:00.001-08:002014-12-18T03:11:59.259-08:00Beat Your Heart Out <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Punk</b> ephemera from <b>Arizona</b>'s early years is scarce enough, but the <b>Browbeat</b> fanzine created by <b>David Wiley</b> (of <b>The Consumers</b>) and <b>Bart</b> (son of <b>Sandy</b>) <b>Bull</b> was largely mythical, due mostly to the fact that it was issued in a measly edition of <b>1-200</b> copies in <b>1977</b>! After a few dead ends, I'd about given up hope entirely</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">—that is, until my buddy <b>Ryan</b> scored <b>two</b> of 'em from some anonymous benefactor. Blessed be them both cuz they certainly made this native son's year a whole lot better!</span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-23183166325245379742014-12-14T18:48:00.002-08:002014-12-14T18:49:33.748-08:00Loner With A Boner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">43/M/Atlanta. <b>Sy Klopps</b> is still looking for his <b>Su</b>. Can anyone help a brother out? </span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-28047463275553853412014-12-13T17:36:00.000-08:002014-12-13T17:45:29.644-08:00Forged In Flames<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Valery</b>'s been studying the art of silversmithing for nearly <b>two</b> years now, and she's been hard at work creating designs and perfecting new techniques. We're hoping to set up a home studio in <b>2015</b>, so she can offer her modernist jewelry to the public. <b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Valery</b>'s interest in the work of noted ceramist, <b>LaGardo Tackett</b>, continued unabated in <b>2014</b>, with the arrival of several new additions to our school. Made in collaboration with <b>Kenji Fujita</b>, these plates were available in a variety of sizes, and we're still after a few more examples. If you happen to stumble across any, please let us know!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nabbing those big items off our wantlist is always fun, but sometimes it's the little things that make collecting just as enjoyable<span><span>—the little thing in question here being a container produced by <b>Wartsila Finel</b> in <b>1969</b>, and a welcome addition to <b>Valery'</b>s growing vintage enamelware collection! </span></span></span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-90758337669068921302014-12-10T17:26:00.000-08:002014-12-10T17:26:35.451-08:00No Reason To Complain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2014</b>'s tax return allowed us to buy ourselves a li'l something special, so we opted to purchase this <b>12x16</b> plaque, designed by <b>Bertil Vallien</b> for <b>Hal Fromhold Studio, </b>circa<b> 1961</b>. Though better known for his studio glassware, we love this early example of <b>Vallien</b>'s work, and we'd been after this feathered specimen for quite a while<span></span><span>—thankfully, </span>we had some extra pocket money when this'un finally materialized. Whew!</span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-82095150369934841522014-12-09T18:03:00.000-08:002014-12-09T18:05:22.713-08:00Comin' Home Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're big fans of this <b>1960</b>s op art line produced by <b>Ceramica Franco Pozzi</b>, so we were thrilled when we secured the elusive fatty in this trio. We wish we knew who was responsible for these</span><span style="font-size: large;">—we've seen them attributed to a variety of designers</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">. Anyone with additional info, or who has any other pieces for sale (we have a matching ashtray and decanter set already), is invited to let us know!</span> </span></span>Gonked, Glooked and Slurped!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06240608843608762047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205748486863078023.post-81440385341433954942014-12-08T18:26:00.000-08:002014-12-10T03:12:13.587-08:00Lost And Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyone who's happened upon this blog should've realized by now that we devote an inordinate amount of attention to the works of <b>Daniel G. Clowes</b>—so why would <b>2014</b> have been any different? Sadly, no original art was procured, but our buddy <b>Howie</b> dug up the above item, which is no less precious. In <b>1986</b>,<b> Cracked </b>magazine's editor in chief, <b>Mort Todd</b>, encouraged readers to send in a <b>SASE</b> for a free, unpublished and barely recognizable <b>Uggly Family</b> portrait. <b>Howie</b> threw his hat in the ring, received his free gift and promptly buried the <b>11x17</b> portrait in his limitless stacks, where it remained for the past <b>28</b> years ...until he found it and was kind enough to fork it over in a trade.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for the rest, here's what <b>Uggly Family</b> co-creator <b>Mort Todd </b>himself had to say: <i>that is indeed <b>Dan</b>'s very first interpretation of the
<b>Uggly</b>'s before we named 'em, even! I would do the writing and layouts
myself, and as you see this was plugging their second appearance which
tied in with some <b>Wolverton </b>reprints.</i></span></span><br />
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