Hold on to your ass as we get ready for Bud and the gang to travel to New York city for some fun and adventure! Starting one of the more challenging and lengthy stories I’ve ever attempted for “1977 the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pull those seat belts tight one more time and hang on to your butt as we launch the “Taking On New York” storyline today! To kick off the story, we are catching up with Old Bud and daughter Ivy, who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Update Change! I will be posting a new comic every WEDNESDAY for here on out. ______________________________________________ Bud’s daughter is learning, much like my three sons, not to ask her old man questions about the ’70s as the answer always turns[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That is the problem with old farts like me… we go to tell one story and our brains misfires and another story starts to come out. Just slap us gently and we’ll get back on topic. Infamously, on April 9th,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My ear infections have gotten worse instead of better and my doctor has me on antibiotics now. But the dizzy spells and pain returned in force last week and once again sidelined me. I’ll need take a week or so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, your old uncle Byron is not getting over this stupid ear infection any time soon. Seems I will now have to have some sort of outpatient procedure to clear the fluids in both my inner ears. Fun! To say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ah, the conversion vans of the 1970’s! They were such a riot what guys did to those vans. My friend put a DC to AC up-convertor so he could run a stereo receiver and standard home speakers in his van.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trying to catch up with myself and I am making progress. I’m still behind a couple pages, but I’m beginning to get a flow going again. Rough sketch for today and I should have them shored up by tomorrow. We’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s Play Two! A Double-Header! A first for the comic! A double-wide page spread that, in print form, would be continuous across the comic book, but here on the internet, that’s not possible. So if the page looks a little[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s Play Two! A Double-Header! A first for the comic! A double-wide page spread that, in print form, would be continuous across the comic book, but here on the internet, that’s not possible. Well, it is, but the page would[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lunchtime for Old Bud and his daughter Ivy as they dig into some famous Chicago deep dish pizza from an excellent restaurant in Lombard, Illinois, back in 1977 called Sorrento’s. Their pizza hooked me on deep dish pizza for life[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cockroaches and Lorraine being… well, Lorraine. A classic page! Having interacted with the rock group Fanny, a band from the early ’70s that was composed of only women, has taught me that the rock ‘n’ roll game was a boys-only[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lucky 13! Well, not for that poor drunkard leaning against Robyn’s van. Remember today’s page class, there will be a quiz much later in the story about this! Nudge, nudge. These pages are kicking my ass as I’m pushing myself[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Catching us all up on the story so far. New page next week as the gang wakes up after their first night in New York while crammed in a tiny, sleazy hotel room. While looking for rock songs about New[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“It’s not my fault…” – Han Solo in “The Empire Strikes Back” when the Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive isn’t working. And being late with this page is partly not my fault, but the blame is always on the artist. We adopted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
