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Things are hopping in the studio, so we're forgoing a wordy intro and jumping right to our Pipe Pic of the Week, a 1952 issue of Terry-Toons Comics.
A few days ago, The National Cartoonists Society announced the finalists for their Silver Reuben Awards.
The awards will be presented at the 77th NCS Reuben Awards ceremonies in September. It's gratifying to be recognized by fellow cartoonists, whether we take home a prize or not.
Let's see if any of this week's gags are worthy of submitting for consideration next year.
Bonus Track
Astrud Gilberto: "Agua de Beber"
From The Astrud Gilberto Album
Verve Records, 1965
Astrud Gilberto, best known for her vocal on "The Girl from Ipanema," died this week at the age of 83. She was largely responsible for the huge success of the album Getz/Gilberto album, a collaboration between Stan Getz and her then-husband João Gilberto. Both men exploited her and she was never fairly paid for her breakout recording.
"Agua de Beber," written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, is another popular Brazilian song, and Ms. Gilberto delivered a lovely version on her own 1965 album.
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ReplyDeleteHappy to be of service, Jennifer!
DeleteWell, congrats on the NCS nomination! Having followed Bizarro for years and years, it's good to see some well-earned recognition.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to see the Terry Toons cover, dated only 2 years before I was born; the characters looking vaguely familiar though, and looking like they may have eventually evolved into the Tom & Jerry cartoons we knew as kids.
Good luck at the awards! They say if you wear a blazingly red tie you win more often!
(As quoted by a couple guys over the years who'd worn bright red ties to events they won... one who won a million-dollar LOTTERY years ago, sitting in the audience of where the draw was held!)
W. Halyn
Thank you for the encouraging words!
DeleteYes, those characters look sort of familiar, but I'm not real familiar with the Terry Toons cast.
A red tie feels a little tainted these days...
That robot teacher has found one of her students using ChatBIO. It's going around - it may even be viral.
ReplyDeleteLiterally viral!
DeleteJobim. So good.
ReplyDeleteOh yes. Agree a hundred percent.
DeleteAstrud Gilberto was a good friend of Nara Leão, another great brazilian singer. Her then husband, João Gilberto, is infamous here in Brazil for his notorious limited vocal range and wild tantrums about theather setups. But a genius, anyway.
ReplyDeleteYes, I love Nara Leão!
DeleteI don't know much about João Gilberto as a person, and maybe that's for the best. I'm a big fan of his self-titled 1973 album that features his guitar and voice accompanied my Sonny Carr's minimal percussion (I thought I read somewhere that it was just brushes on a phone book, but who knows?). Definitely a musical genius.
That's great about the award! Yay!
ReplyDeleteWow Wayno, congrat's on the nomination, it is well deserved, and your in great company, loose parts is another of my favorites. In regards to Astrud Gilberto's "The Girl from Ipanema" I remember my dad listening to it when I was younger. It kinda stuck with me over the years, and enjoyed hearing it over the years....she had a distinctive voice. May god bless her sweet soul. Marsha L.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marsha! If you love Loose Parts, you've got great taste in cartoons.
DeleteYes, Astrud G was largely responsible for America's love affair with Bossa Nova.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment.