Since so many folks want to know...
.. you're about to see some of my art I created before I gained all my
latter-day notoriety. NOT my very, very early art... that's locked away far from
prying eyes forever. No, this will be some of the things I drew that I myself can
stand to look at... <:)
One of the things I began to do when I finally allowed my OWN style to emerge
was to make little iconographic pictures of the noteworthy events in my life. I would
often create certain representative characters for the categories that such events
would fall into. For the events pertaining to my experiences with my cars, I used a
disheveled little dog from one of my stories, Mangy Mutt. A citizen of a faraway city
called Dilapidation, where everything is worn, used, and pretty much beat-up. And no,
I don't actually own a Studebaker. (But the car I do own is pretty old, though. <:) )
These images range between 1994-96. All were drawn in my Morilla Clipper Sketch books
along with many other little pictures during those years.
2-23-94 My key got stuck in the lock - I was able to get
it out without having to take it to the shop! :)
1-9-95 About the most constant problem I've ever had with
my car has been with the cooling system. The heater core keeps leaking - and to keep
all my coolant from leaking out (INSIDE THE CAR!) I have to do an emergency reroute
to the coolant hoses... :P
1-20-95 I had a guy accidentally back into my left front
turn signal and break it. He brought me a brand new one - and I didn't even know who he
was! Who would have imagined that there really were such honest people? ^_^
9-11-95 Yep, had to reroute the hoses once again! :/
11-3-95 This time it was the water pump!
1-3-96 My starter solenoid had to be replaced - but I
accidentally bought the wrong model... amd I lost the receipt. :/ But the parts dealer
remembered that I'd bought it, and let me return it wiithout the receipt. :)
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Last revised: 07/22/2000
