Sometimes shit happens, and who you gonna call? Not Lorraine…
I spent more time on this damn strip then most of the others combined. I fussed and fussed over Robyn’s position, expression, her hand, her foot, the damn engine… then I even re-drew Lorraine’s face in the third panel as well. All in all, I worked on the third panel way too much. Yes, Robyn’s in the 3rd panel… *look* past Lorraine… oh, yeah, Robyn!
A little Italian today as I prepare you for a series of comics that feature mostly the girls. Bud and Jeff are taking five as Robyn and Lorraine take center stage for a the next few strips. As a slight teaser, Lorraine gets a job starting Monday and we’ll follow those antics for a bit. Friday, Robyn heals from her wounds of today!
Ah, Mr. Tom Petty and those Hearbreakers. Rockin’ 1977 with “American Girl”. Yeah, it’s about a girl ending it all, but I still like the song, so I used it for today’s comic title. Robyn and Lorraine are American Girls, just not in the sense of what Petty’s lyrics meant. I don’t have to make sense, do I? Right…
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ummm …. there’s dialogue or something in this strip? All higher brain functions shut down by massive influx of cleavage.
I spent a long, hot summer working a professional landscape crew with a girlfriend who dressed like Robyn a joyful amount of the time. Needless to say that every work day really amounted to about ten hours of foreplay.
Come to think of it, she was a light-brown haired Irish-Catholic tomboy, too … No wonder I got a thing for Robyn. Especially when she’s working up a sweat, tight, intense grip on her tools … uh. Gotta go …
I think tomboys are pretty hot too.
And yes, there’s lots of dialog up there, just raise your eyes a tad…
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I think when he said gotta go he went to go do something or someone. haha Yes I have a sick mind. 😀
Ay caramba! It’s a wonder anyone can read the dialogue with the way Lorraine’s looking. And the way she’s almost dressed. Yowzah!
American Girl is one of the all-time more-awesome-than-awesome classics. Which is why it’s been covered so many times! Nothing else ever quite matches the original though…
Rarely does a cover out-shine the original. I’m not much on covers songs.
There are exceptions, and I believe you know which one that is… 🙂
I can think of a few, heh. Starting with the one that kickstarted my entire career path. ‘…if I sang out of tune…’
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hooray for vox guitars!
and angry half-dressed italian girls. ;D
Lots more Irish & Italian girls coming up. Sometimes even less than half-dressed.
We’re gonna follow Lorraine and Robyn on some jobs here coming up, so stay tooned!
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‘ Sometimes even less than half-dressed.’
Be still, my beating heart! ~faints~
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Yeah, I’m gonna push a few standards in some upcoming comics. All in the name of fun, but visual fun too. I’m sure my 13 year old son will glued to the monitors while I draw them…
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Oh god. I bet he will. lol
Tell the missus to have the washing machine ready…muhahahaha…
Well no trouble may fall them while she’s around, but once she “turns around” that’s another story.
Saw your response above, “gonna follow them on some jobs”, cant’ wait, that’ll be a fun story arc.
Toon in next week as Lorraine and Robyn continue the “Get A Job” story line.
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Those old cars were a beast to open the hood.
And you knew it when they came down on you too! Those old style hinges would rust out and it would be damn near impossible to open them or keep them up once you did get them open!
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Funny – I missed the previous strip, which referenced Triumph. When you mentioned “American Girl,” my first thought was “American GIRLS” by Triumph… and then I checked the previous entry… in which you mentioned Triumph. Their song’s not nearly as good as the Tom Petty track, but it’s funny the way things worked out with that mental connect-the-dots. 🙂
Oh, yeah – and the idea of a hot barefoot-and-tank-top-clad tomboy working on an old car? Priceless.
Robyn is truly an all-American Girl. She actually has a bigger fan base then Lorraine. Everyone talks about Lorraine, but it’s Robyn they secretly adore!
Funny thing is, when I first was adding a drummer to the comic, it was going to be the Pizza Delivery Guy. I’m glad I went with Robyn.
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Sir, I have never made my intentions toward Robyn a secret! 😀
My usual memory of her is tearing up a bar after an inappropriate advance … which I now notice is no longer in the archives ..??!! The entire Latvia sequence is missing, also ??
Dang! I was living in Latvia and got introduced to 1977 because of that story arc. Gonna miss it. 🙁
Well, I think I need some of what you’re smokin’ because the Latvia trip starts here:
https://1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/road-trip-the-sequel/
Robyn beating up a bar manger is this one:
https://1977thecomic.com/1977-comics/03052008/
Truly, if you’re having issues finding them, let me know as I’ve recently upgraded the site and the comics should all still be there.
If not, put down the bong and click away… 😛
just a heads up
testa=head
di= (usually means) of
cazza= shit
so head of shit…. you guys do the math
Also, the reason i wrote cazza is because in italian different dialects spell some words differently so Byron and I are both correct
Right on! I like readers who back me up! 😛
I was of the understanding it meant either dick-head or shit-head… either way, Lorraine’s not happy about the guy who tagged her as “Troubles”!
Hmm. Sorry to naysay the Ranger, but ‘cazza’ is penis (cock), not shit – that’s more olike caga, from cagare, to shit (from the Latin cacare, which is how we get to English expressions such as ‘cack-handed’). So testa di cazzo would definitely be ‘dickhead’ first and foremost. You can check this with Richie Zito – he taught it to me 😀
Well i’ll be damned! Your right tafkan that was my bad. Its been a while since i’ve read over my italian good job catching that. I forgot cazzo is “shit”and cazza is “cock” I should brush up soon . Thanks again for spotting that.
No worries! I have the advantage of having Italian friends. And Italian in-laws 😀
I was so entranced by that blouse, I didn’t even notice the hood falling on homegirl. Nice work, Byron! 🙂
Poor Robyn. I bet that hurts. Ouch. At least she has never been flipped and landed on her head. Man does that hurt the neck!