Tuesday, April 25, 2006

I Love Jim Gorham!


Tuesday Drawing!! Oh why not stir the pot? He doesn't come here anyway.

Grey marker first, then Expresso medium marker, then twist up crayon and white out for hightlights. Oh, then Dirty Dancing.

17 comments:

Mr Goodson said...

That Tree hates Jim.I think Jim threw up on a tree back in his drinking days.

Tom Moon said...

For us newer members, what's the story on Jim Gorham?

rickart said...

Goodness... where to begin!?

I think Mr. Goodson should take the lead on this one...

Mr Goodson said...

Jim Gorham was found wandering among the Dunes of Alamagordo New Mexico, dressed in tattered Grey Overalls, suffering from burns over 90 percent of his body. Though recovered, he still complains.

Tom Moon said...

Say, isn't that "tree" on the right side of the picture actually Big Bird's leg?

Is this drawing a take-off on Jim Gorham's drawaing style or something? I notice he's listed as "Krayonzilla" and this looks a bit like a child's crayon drawing. Great drawing in any case.

Dok said...

Had the same Big Bird recognition! VERY fun drawing Skribbl.

My favorite is the first creature with three legs and that marvelous eyeball. Reminds me of the Tom Waits song "The Eyeball Kid".

I'm... waiting.. for Tom to tour again.

Sorry.

Skribbl said...

Ha! You guys picked up on the Big Bird leg! Too smart!

As far as Jim goes, Ellis had said all that needs to be said. But I'm not paroding his style. Just a drawing injected with much love and affection.

Mr Goodson said...

Jim replied to a ltter wondering if he was aware of this post. His reply was crytic.,,,,his reply....

" Ass, both of you "

-----Original Message-----
From: Ellis Goodson [mailto:ellis11@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:58 AM
To: Jim Gorham
Subject: Have You Gone To The Blog?

Jeff Ranjo has done a drawing just for you. And I wrote a bio about
you.
Check it out.

Skribbl said...

"Ass, both of you"

Ha! That's being polite for Jim. I surprised he didn't say "ALL of you"

But really, I meant no offense. Just Love! (note the capital 'L') :-D

Tom Moon said...

I guess I have to meet this guy. He sounds... unique.

Mr Goodson said...

Tom, Jim's a great guy. He was one of Rick Johnson's best friends and kept him motivated and socializing all the way until he died. He's just fun to poke and jab at. He's got a HUGE model collection, lots of rarities and he loaned me one of his most beloved models to let me make a riskey half assed resin kit of.

Tom Moon said...

Ah, I think I do remember his name being mentioned in connection with Rick Johnson. I think either Rick S. or Patrick Ho was talking about him when we went to visit Rick J. at his home that one time.

Skribbl said...

Yes Jim a gem. Full-on comic/fantasy/sci-fi/kaiju/toy/monster/ nerd. Just like the rest of us. I was hoping my post would prompt him to post a reply or SOMETHING. He needs to join the fun.

BTW do you guys want to invite Patrick Ho in the mix? I met him at Rick J's funeral and he seemed cool.

Tom Moon said...

Patrick's a great guy! I will ask him.

Tom Moon said...

Yes, Skribl could you please invite Patrick? Now I've forgotten what he has to do after being invited. Will he just be able to post automatically after that? Don't know if you need this but Patrick's e-mail is pho@soe.sony.com.

Krayonzilla said...

ALL RIGHT YOU MUGS!!! PLAYTIME IS OVER!!! HEAR YOUSE BEEN BUMPING YER GUMS ABOUT ME!!!

Mr Goodson said...

Jeff started it