We’ll have to see how dinner goes on Monday… I think Robyn will catch on sooner than later.
Badfinger’s “No Matter What” *always* gets me going. Love this song. From the very first chord, I know this song.
1977 the Comic
A Rock and Roll Comic
We’ll have to see how dinner goes on Monday… I think Robyn will catch on sooner than later.
Badfinger’s “No Matter What” *always* gets me going. Love this song. From the very first chord, I know this song.
I think the first four panels are already done … very fitting to demonstrate a weekend full of memory holes. 😉 And, you know my opinion of sketches, so no worries there.
Oh Robyn … you walked into that one, full frontal, like a half-opened door in a pitch black room. Nitpick, though: were we really using the term “Ms.” in 1977 ..? Seems to me I recall a big push in the early 80s, but “Miss” was still the accepted norm ’til nearly the 2nd half of the decade. I was going through my “corporate phase” then (1982-ish) & I remember what a big deal the changeover was, and how resistant the Old Boy culture was to it. Exact timing of my memory could be quite fuzzy on that, too.
Sorry to hear things not going so well, Byron. Hoping the best for you and yours. Keep on keepin’ guy. When possible, remember low stress is also good medicine. Personally, wish I had the recipe for Lorraine’s Olde Hemp 420 brew. I’m certain there’s significant medicinal value in that, too. 😉
Oh my, my… You must know I research this shit (mostly) before I use it. “Ms.” magazine started in 1971. The US Government officially started using the title in 1972. Feminists wanted a term NOT derived from “mistress” as Miss and Mrs. are. So Ms. was used, and I remember using it as well back in the day, so a young female cop in 1977 would most certainly use it. Especially as one in tune with females as this one is.
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I bow to the historical record, my friends. 😀
I guess what I remember is that there was still a lot of denial and resistance in the work environment I was in then. Distinct memories of derogatory comments about the appearance of Ms. on resumes and business cards. Never did get along in Corporate World. *bleh!*
Ah, you did mention the corporate world the first time and I should have acknowledge that corporate “good ol’ boys” are hard to change their ways. It was a man’s world for a long time and they gave up kicking and scratching. So, we’re both correct!
Actually – “Ms” goes way way way back, but the US Feminist movement resurrected it for their own in the very early 70’s (Gloria Steinem started Ms magazine around ’72 – I remember well an older female cousin having the mag), so you’re right on with the times Byron. Byron, I know it kills you not get things finished “on time” & to have to put things on hold, but please, don’t EVER feel like you have to apologize to us for ANYTHING. FAMILY COMES FIRST, ALWAYS!! I’m sure that mine & many of your other readers’ prayers go to, & with you.
Trust me, family does come first…
But, you all have made a deal with me to drop by here a couple times a week and I’ve agreed to post a comic twice a week. If I’m off by a day, yeah, no big deal, but I should still say something. Most times, I do have a sketch ready as I don’t wait until the last minute to crank these out. I can’t, they take too long to do correctly, which is why I only do two pages a week. More than that would be suicide.
Now that I’m on that subject… two of these full page comics are easily double a normal “newspaper” style strip I use to do, so in fact you’re getting MORE content every week now then when I did three strips a week. Plus, I’m more on track with stories and I don’t bounce around as much as I use to (gotta love short attention spans… Look! A squirrel!
I agree with 3xP4t: the first four panels are ‘sketchy’ memories.
I hope you and your wife recover soon. thoughts and prayers, etc.
I had not thought about leaving them as sketches… but I may think about that! Thanks!
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I’m on both sides of the fence re the ‘memory’ panels 🙂
Great work as always, even in rough sketch form. And yes, fantastic song. Produced by a once-dear friend, who – like more than one member of this unfortunate band – chose to end his life early 🙁
Well, now that the comic is inked, you see what I was going to do… blurred it and added a white “haze” as if someone’s eyes are partially shut. Lots you can do with Photoshop that you can’t do with a pencil!
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Man, you knew Mal Evans? Cool… sad, but cool.
You didn’t know I knew Mal? Dude. Mal and my ‘bro’ Keith the Drummer and I were…well…let’s just call us the Musketeers and gloss over the rest 😀 We all worked together too in the studio…
But yes, sad. Suicide by Cop is just…just wrong. And it’s what finally made me lose patience with people who leave before the movie’s over when they didn’t *have* to. Story behind that. Not sharing it here, but we can discuss elsewhere…
I think I like policewoman Janice…and I’m looking forward to Robyn’s dinner, too. Pretty soon that penny is going to drop and we’ll find out what Robyn thinks.
Yeah, it drops Monday… 🙂
I guess there’s little chance of this, but I’m hoping that Robyn catches on later. As in, morning after later.
Your ear infection is making you feel dizzy? That sounds very serious. Have you been to a specialist?
You’ll have to wait until Monday to see which way this goes… Robyn has also been known to be “forceful” in expressing herself… though I doubt she’d hit a cop… but…
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Ya I’m definitely liking this new storyline 🙂 Keep it up Byron. I laughed at those last three pages 🙂
And now Kurt? Man, old timers dropping in on a Friday! Thanks, Kurt! These new comics have me laughing hard too!
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Very nice Byron! Hope you feel better!!
Ken? Leaving a comment? Almost as good as me leaving a comment on another comic! 🙂
Thanks, Ken! I will get better, but life runs you down sometimes. ~cough~
I’m really liking the direction the series is going in lately, Byron. I sense a rejuvenation and love of the craft and story coming from you. I hope you feel better soon.
Thanks, George! The “new” way of telling 1977 from the past and present points of views has really given me a nice shot of adrenaline to the creative juices and I’m diggin’ where the comic is going these days. Glad to see my rejuvenated self is showing!
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Wow, TAFKAN, you knew Mal Evans?!! I’d have loved to have gotten a chance to talk to him, the stories he could tell I bet, that he didn’t include in his book. Badfinger was indeed an fantastic band with an unbelievable amount of tragedy and misfortune associated with it. I pray that there is a special place in hell for the music industry people who screwed them & led directly to alot of their woes…
TAFKAN amazes the shit out of me all the time, so I’m not really surprised…
And yes, there is a special place in Hell for those who screwed musicians… it’s the same place they send people who screw over their business partners too (being such a victim myself).
Seconded. And I’m quite happy to give you lots of BIG GOLD STARS here on this page for managing to pull yourself back out of the hell-pit that screw-over-ing put you in a few years ago 🙂
Hola, Mac, there’s an old blues song that covers this: ‘Don’t start me talking, I’ll tell everything I know…’
Short version: a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, TAFKAN was the Baby Sister of Rock. This effectively means that any era-specific name you can think of, she could drop. She just rarely bothers. But Mal…he was such a beautiful soul, so ruled by emotion, and yes, we shared some amazing pieces of friendship on several continents. He should still be here, the big stupid oaf. It’s good to know that at lest some people remember him.
Hmmm…Money, a contract, a shadowy figure, trouble ensues…Is The Devil getting her revenge on Bud?
Very nice! You’re early with this guess as the Devil shall indeed return at some point here, but not in this storyline! I like to reward good guesses with a “tease” of the future.
Well, at least Bud has his priorities in order.