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Friday, March 31, 2006 |
 This is very frustrating. Every time I order a nice pint of bitter in my pub down the road, I also have to order a mop.
Many thanks to Brian for this one.
6:05:52 PM  Basil Says | |
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Thursday, March 30, 2006 |
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11:37:03 AM Cult | |
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006 |
No way. I simply can't. Drawing a duck. I'm too stupid. I can't draw a duck. All my ducks look like insects or crocodiles. Why can I not draw ducks? There must be something wrong with me. Anybody can draw ducks, except me. I can't draw ducks.
10:09:44 PM My Sketchbooks | |
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 Don't carry a rucksack. Instead, use a sledge. This is much more comfortable.
6:32:34 PM Basil Says | |
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The DDR commissioned two photographs [sic], Gunter Rubitzsh and Staube (he/she only used the one name), hired St Pauli Girl models, chose the locations that most inspired them - oil factories, worker canteens, concrete office blocks - and set about creating their own unique and daring style.
3:13:32 PM Art & Advertising | |
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 |
 Always carry a bar of soap. You can use it as currency when in prison.
7:17:08 PM Basil Says | |
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8:09:09 AM MP3 | |
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Monday, March 27, 2006 |
 I should dance more often. Good for my bones.
7:40:11 PM Basil Says | |
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This is the first time complete and total access to original tracks with remix and sampling possibilities have been officially offered on line. In keeping with the spirit of the original album, Brian and David are offering for download all the multitracks on two of the songs.
8:14:06 AM MP3 | |
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Sunday, March 26, 2006 |
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Saturday, March 25, 2006 |
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Friday, March 24, 2006 |
When writing letters, always use a Montblanc or Pelikan fountain pen.
4:19:20 PM Basil Says | |
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Oh, those were the days when they could actually sell their stupid cars because of the added bonus of 'parallel working screenwipers'. Everything was much easier in 1966. The car looks great though and the copywriter surely was a genius:... Und bei rotem Licht steht er, ohne sich vor der Ampel zu verbeugen. Apart from that, there was obviously no art director involved; the whole design must have been done by a typesetter, who was not very good at typesetting whatsoever. Just look at the hyphenation. The ridiculous linespacing of the headline! Pure madness. But that's what makes it good.
3:15:13 PM Old Ads | |
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"Without exception, they are the most humorless, morbid and unpleasant band I have seen. Their stage act is a miserable study of alienation. They looked as happy as lepers with boils..."
11:30:29 AM MP3 | |
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Thursday, March 23, 2006 |
 Mesmerise yourself at least twice every weekend.
9:41:27 PM Basil Says | |
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It's a metaphor for life, if you drive along it for long enough, you return to your starting point.
3:10:22 PM London | |
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 |
 Don't watch too much television. The TV-rays can fry your brain.
8:37:09 PM Basil Says | |
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 |
 Black ink is usually darker than blue ink.
6:25:00 PM Basil Says | |
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Suitable for entering hyperspace coordinates.
11:54:37 AM Orion Pics | |
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Monday, March 20, 2006 |
An exhibition. Photo by Arno Schmidt, showing Arno Schmidt's left leg and Alice Schmidt's head.
8:42:13 AM Literature | |
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Sunday, March 19, 2006 |
You may or may not know that I once wrote and illustrated a book. In fact, it is a novel, although nowadays you may want to call it a Graphic Novel; however, I'm still tempted to refer to it as a 'proper' novel. Just because it's illustrated doesn't automatically make it a Comic Book, does it? The book's title is Antarktis Expedition 1931/32. Das Tagebuch des Peter Ludwig Fall. A few sample pages can be found here.It was published in October 1986 by Greno Publishing Company, hardbound, came in a black slipcase and is long out of print; this was an edition of only 999 numbered copies. In case you're interested in the book, try your luck at ZVAB or eBay. Just key 'Zeigermann' into the search engine mask and Bob's your Uncle. Because even a graphic novel doesn't write itself over a weekend, I thought it might be interesting for my regular readers or anyone just passing by to see the actual research that went into the book. As a matter of fact, it took me a year getting all the materials together and another year writing and drawing the damn thing. Greno paid me all in all 6000 German Marks for the book, which isn't a lot for 2 years' of hard work. But hey - it's a really nice book and even after all these years I can still brag about it, which is the main thing. See my Flickr Set with typescript variations, newspaper clippings and other stuff here. You may or may not be interested at all. Thank you for your attention. 
4:26:34 PM Literature | |
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Saturday, March 18, 2006 |
Orion Lancet 1, 1:35 scale, together with the whole crew. Many thanks to Marc (Please order [grin]).
4:08:58 PM Orion Pics | |
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Hugh Cornwell, strumming along to 'Hanging Around'. Hamburg, King Calavera, free entry. Photo by Wolfgang.
4:03:24 PM This & That | |
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I actually used to live there. From February 1994 in No. 9, Elm Street (and the name of that road alone has a weirdness factor of +10 at least) until the end of '95, then I moved into a house in Richmond Road. My mate Dave is from Cambridge, and Dave used to play bass in David Gilmour's band Joker's Wild back in the 60s. While crossing a road in central Cambridge, I fell over Stephen Hawking and his wheelchair. I was looking in the other direction and didn't notice the wheelchair and his nurse. Stephen Hawking apologised, although it was all my fault. Monty Python are from Cambridge too. Walking across Jesus Green one night, I saw a triangular flying object in the skies, glowing brightly. This turned out to be three RAF jets flying in a triangular formation. How disappointing. The best pub in the Universe was the Cow & Calf on Castle Hill, whose landlord commited suicide. I used to work for Cambridge University Press, designing schoolbooks. A very small pub is located in King Street: the St. Radegund, which is no bigger than my living room. The King Street Run is still very popular. While walking through a Cambridge Park, I happened to be in the way of Stephen Hawking and his nurse. Again. I nodded in recognition, saying "Good afternoon, Professor" and stepped aside. The robotic voice answered "*&%£@o". I once spotted Syd Barrett on Parkers Piece and he was fat and bald. And I didn't kiss the lawn he walked on. Although I should have done. Cambridge is the magnetic pole for everything weird. And nothing beats falling over Stephen Hawking's wheelchair. Links:
Cambridge photos;
Derek Langley;
Roots of Cambridge Rock; Snow in Cambridge. Picture of map stolen from this fabulous website.
1:43:34 PM This & That | |
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11:54:46 AM Cult | |
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Friday, March 17, 2006 |
The survivors. A fabulous coffin* animation. The days before PowerPoint. Jim Coudal is going to like this, I'm sure. Thanks to Axel for letting me know.*The 'Coffin' ('Sarg' in Brockendootsch) was a GGK invention. A black box used to carry your boards to the client, it also doubled up as a nifty presentation device: all you had to do was to flip over the boards (with all your wonderful ideas on them) one by one towards the client. Simple, but ingenious.
4:02:48 PM Liebe GGK | |
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 Relief. The antibiotics are starting to kick in.
3:15:59 PM This & That | |
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Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
 The Cartoonist is still sharing his bed with a rather nasty virus. Don't expect any updates before the weekend.
8:32:24 AM Basil Says | |
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Friday, March 10, 2006 |
The front cover of Michael Zepernick's book about the GGK advertising agency Düsseldorf and its (their?) employees.Idee und Copyright 1993: Michael Zepernick.
Satz und Lithografie: Jöschli:Düsseldorf.
Druck: Rosenberger, Essen.
Auflage: 500.
Dieses Büchlein ist entstanden mit Hilfe von:
F. Jöllenbeck, W. Meißner, D. Nagel, W. Rink und H.J. Schlieper. Inside pages may or may not follow.
11:19:06 PM Liebe GGK | |
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And I've caught a nasty bug. Probably Asian Birdflu; in the unlikely case I'll survive, expect more entries later.
10:21:32 PM This & That | |
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Thursday, March 9, 2006 |
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006 |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2006 |
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Monday, March 6, 2006 |
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Saturday, March 4, 2006 |
 This weblog is deteriorating.
12:09:22 AM Basil Says | |
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Friday, March 3, 2006 |
This is not the Cartoonist. Peter Zillig scanned it from an unknown source and mailed it across; I am amazed. Life, the universe and everything. This is fantastic.
8:14:47 PM Found in a Box | |
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A Vietnamese prison is no fun.
6:11:37 PM Basil Says | |
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 Extremely busy. Terribly busy. More later.
2:36:07 PM This & That | |
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 |
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 |
Never accept gifts from Silvio Berlusconi.
5:46:47 PM Basil Says | |
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Browse and buy prints of images from over 160 years of world history. Since 1842 The Illustrated London News has brought engravings, paintings and photographs in breathtaking detail of distant wars or Royal coronations to the Englishman's breakfast table.
7:55:23 AM Art & Advertising, London | |
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If you can point and click with a computer mouse, 
Mr. BaliHai's fab Eye of the Goof has 