Postcard Robert Crumb Stoned Agin
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
August 1, 2019 4:54pm CST
One of my favourite postcards is this iconic 1969 artwork by Robert Crumb, the creator of Fat Freddie's Cat & The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
This subversive six panel cartoon strip depicts a junkie as his head literally melts through his hands to gloop out over the table. Even without taking drugs I feel like that many times.
I used to have the image on a tee-shirt too, which I wore until it disintegrated. Another classic Crumb image is the 'Keep On Truckin' man.
Arthur Chappell
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)? You own this postcard? Hard to find Robert Crumb merchandise in stores!
@topffer (42155)
• France
2 Aug 19
He lives in Southern France with his wife since the mid-1990's. I discovered last month a photo that I took of him at a press conference in 1981 (I was also a fan and was collecting US underground comics at the time). He was exactly like he was drawing himself : a little man with big glasses and a hat. The main difference is that he was very shy.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Aug 19
@topffer surprising how different he is from what we might expect him to be like - a true genious though
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
4 Aug 19
Good artwork. It goes into 6 stages until the worried man is totally burned out.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Aug 19
@Nakitakona Not sure which stage I'm at, probably 6
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
7 Aug 19
@Nakitakona probably not, lol
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
5 Aug 19
@arthurchappell Not that. That's too much. If you manifest that actuation, do you think you could survive several decades of writing?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 Aug 19
Had not seen this postcard ever but he has done that work very well.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 Aug 19
@arthurchappell
I can agree with that too.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
3 Aug 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 it is really cool
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@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug 19
First time I hear about this guy but I do line that postcard. I have heard of the Keep on Truckin though.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Aug 19
the original piece is here
#/media/File:Keep_On_Truckin'_1968.jpg)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Original 1968 Keep on Truckin' comic, as published in Zap Comix. Keep on Truckin' is a one-page comic by Robert Crumb. It was published in the first issue of Zap Comix in 1968. A visua
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@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Aug 19
@arthurchappell Thank for the link
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Aug 19
Did you ever see the documentary "Crumb"?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Aug 19
@JohnRoberts yes it is brilliant
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Aug 19
@scarlet_woman he is a great character, much more fun than Garfield
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
1 Aug 19
Funny. It also looks like someone who's been in this awful heat we've all been having.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Aug 19
@LindaOHio yes, it ties in to the weather perfectly
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