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Those Amazing Humans, Second Series #12 and #13, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller

mongrel4u wrote 2 months ago: Today is Mike Stoller’s 80th birthday if I counted correctly, and you should live so long, Mic … more →

Tags: Original Art, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll, Elvis, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, hit makers, coasters

Those Amazing Humans, #11, Second Series, Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez

mongrel4u wrote 3 months ago: Just watched “Searching For Sugar Man”, the astonishing tale of a musical talent ignored … more →

Tags: Music, Detroit, original art and letters, celebrity portraits, Sixto Rodriguez, South Africa, Folk Rock, Searching for sugar man

Those Amazing Humans, #9 SS, Bo Diddley

mongrel4u wrote 4 months ago: Diddley Daddy Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddle … more →

Tags: Blues, bo diddley, Influential Musicians, Original Art, R & B

Those Amazing Humans, #9 SS, Tomas Rivera

mongrel4u wrote 5 months ago: Tomas Rivera, whose birthday was yesterday, is a Mexican-American author, poet (won’t hold tha … more →

Tags: Literature, Poetry, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Authors, Famous Mexican-Americans

Those Amazing Humans, SS#8, Victoria Soto

mongrel4u wrote 5 months ago: This young woman’s face will be forever etched into my memory as the beauty and hope which can … more →

Tags: Original Art, Teachers, victoria soto, Heroines

Aldo's Day, Plus Those Amazing Humans, Second Series, #7, Kenneth Patchen2 comments

mongrel4u wrote 5 months ago: Someday I will do a list of Aldo’s Top Ten Poets. Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 – January … more →

Tags: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, aldo, Famous Birthdays, winter, kenneth patchen

Those Amazing Humans, S2 #6, Colin Kaepernick

mongrel4u wrote 5 months ago: Forty-Niners Gold? Yes, I was one of those who complained and advocated for the ouster of Alex Smith … more →

Tags: Original Art, Football, NFL, San Francisco Forty Niners, colin kaepernick

Those Amazing Humans, S2 #5, Franklin Pierce

mongrel4u wrote 6 months ago: )[ Better than W.“You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me by your strength. … more →

Tags: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Presidents, Franklin Pierce

Those Amazing Humans, S2 #5, Pat Brady

mongrel4u wrote 6 months ago: Whoa, Nelly Bell! Looking for inspiration/entertainment this morning I turned on Netflix and discove … more →

Tags: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Western movies, Roy Rogers Show, Pat Brady, Nelly Bell, Sidekicks

Those Amazing Humans, #4, Roy Campanella

mongrel4u wrote 6 months ago: Roy Campanella. Another Dodger I actually liked (see Duke Snider). Wish I still had my old Topps bas … more →

Tags: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Sports, Baseball, Dodgers, Catchers, Roy Campanella, MVP

Those Amazing Humans, #2 Second Series, Stan Freberg1 comment

mongrel4u wrote 6 months ago: Man of many voices, that all sound like Stan Freberg. Mr. Freberg, Mel Blanc, Jonathan Winters, Erni … more →

Tags: Humor, Comedy, Original Art, film, advertising, Satire, Stan Freberg, voice over artists, Novelty Recordings

Those Amazing Humans, Second Series, #1, Robert Louis Stevenson1 comment

mongrel4u wrote 6 months ago: I don’t think I am ready to commit to another full year’s worth of Amazing Humans, but i … more →

Tags: Literature, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, wood engravings

Top 20 Amazing Humans On My Blog

mongrel4u wrote 6 months ago: Estevanico. The new champ. “Those Amazing Humans” is still the most popular attraction o … more →

Tags: estevanico, Lists, original celebrity portraits.

Those Amazing Humans, #469, Conan O'Brien1 comment

mongrel4u wrote 10 months ago: Conan The Solemn We watched Conan last night. He’s a funny guy. Will Ferrell came on in his Ro … more →

Tags: Comedians, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Conan O'Brien, talk show hosts, dana carvey, Will Ferrell

Those Amazing Humans (New), #468, Herman Hesse

mongrel4u wrote 10 months ago: On my search for spiritual enlightenment and extreme weirdness I read Hesse’s “Siddharth … more →

Tags: Original Art, Wikipedia, Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, Movies from books

Those Amazing Humans, #466, Edwin Starr

mongrel4u wrote 12 months ago: What is it good for, hunh? Good God. Wikipedia: Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was a … more →

Tags: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Wikipedia, Edwin Starr, R and B Oldies, protest songs, Seventies

Those Amazing Humans, #465, Ray Goulding2 comments

mongrel4u wrote 1 year ago: When I was a youngster in Florida many years ago I listened to a lot of radio. Most of it was bona f … more →

Tags: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Birthdays, comedy teams, bob and ray, Ray Goulding, radio comedy

Those Amazing Humans, #463, Q'orianka Kilcher

mongrel4u wrote 1 year ago: As my regular readers may have noticed I like to break up the monotonous narration of my life in par … more →

Tags: Music, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Dance, activism, films, actresses, Q'ORIANKA KILCHER

Dearly Departed

mongrel4u wrote 1 year ago: The older you get the more  your heroes and heroines die. In the last week two of my very favorite m … more →

Tags: Music, Johnny Otis, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, Ernie Kovacs, rutger hauer, Birthdays, Life and Death, the death of a hero, Etta James


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