Yeah, I know, just what the planet needs, yet another Blog. But this one is the OFFICIAL Blog of Illustration-ist, cartoonist, humor- mongerist, greasy Stooge-Shemp Howard-enthusiast, Danny Thomas glass coffee table ponderist Drew Friedman! Happier now?
Ha! These made me literally laugh out loud. The entire genre of celebrity cookbooks is such a fertile field, but when you add celebrity do-it-yourself books and these other bad ideas for books you've got a real laugh-getter. I think my favorite is Tears In My Champagne. I may have to start collecting these.
Wow - I can't believe how cool the world used to be! These titles bring back memories of the great Strand Bookstore in NYC. Every aisle was a deathtrap; did they pay off the fire marshals or something? Who cares - every visit was a goddamn treasure hunt. Nothing in Los Angeles can compare.
It's hard to believe in this age of Kindles that some of these titles are REAL books and not some crazy clown dream visions manifesting through the strange magic of the internet...and your brain. You rock Drew!
It's about time that the public's perception and response to the serious issue of "Ape Rape" is altered. I'm glad to see a publication that is brave enough to finally tackle and address it.
Thought that was my copy of "Betty White's Dance Book," but I just checked and it isn't. BTW, that is not the same Betty White who is on "Hot in Cleveland."
Ha! These made me literally laugh out loud. The entire genre of celebrity cookbooks is such a fertile field, but when you add celebrity do-it-yourself books and these other bad ideas for books you've got a real laugh-getter. I think my favorite is Tears In My Champagne. I may have to start collecting these.
ReplyDelete"I Came in His Ointment"... wasn't that a Movie of the Week?
ReplyDeleteYes, starring Chad Everett & Mitzi McCall
ReplyDeleteWow - I can't believe how cool the world used to be! These titles bring back memories of the great Strand Bookstore in NYC. Every aisle was a deathtrap; did they pay off the fire marshals or something? Who cares - every visit was a goddamn treasure hunt. Nothing in Los Angeles can compare.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to believe in this age of Kindles that some of these titles are REAL books and not some crazy clown dream visions manifesting through the strange magic of the internet...and your brain. You rock Drew!
ReplyDeleteIt's about time that the public's perception and response to the serious issue of "Ape Rape" is altered. I'm glad to see a publication that is brave enough to finally tackle and address it.
ReplyDeleteThought that was my copy of "Betty White's Dance Book," but I just checked and it isn't. BTW, that is not the same Betty White who is on "Hot in Cleveland."
ReplyDeleteHe Came In My Ointment is, obviously, a fake. The original Pan paperback was titled They Come By Appointment. Which is, in its way, much funnier.
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