I have actually always been a very huge fan of Theodor Geisel and greatly admire his work …
I did a few of these cartoons in 2007 where I added popular cartoons of our times into my “Barroom Cartoons”.
…. but I have also always been “Wound Tight” and I would not eat them in a bar…
This was a 2007 New Years Cartoon that was inspired by a relative of mine that has now passed on to wherever it is that dead relatives go (see: Hell, California or Louisiana cartoon).
She did fear for my eternal soul and thought that I would go straight to Hell due to the fact that she once saw me wearing a t-shirt that displayed the National Beer of Texas, “LONE STAR BEER”
… and if The Easter Bunny looks angry … well so would you if you had to SHIT colored eggs in a basket for 73 million kids!
… there are also some of my long time compadres that have made an appearance in this particular cartoon!
I can personally attest to the fact that fat people are hard to kidnap …
… and if this cartoon offends you then I suggest that you immediately STOP TRYING TO KIDNAP FAT PEOPLE!
Over the years I have spent some time in all three places and prefer the fiery pits of Hades over the other two choices …
… stole the name of the bar from a Tom Russell song!
If you always looks at the glass as half full … well, you will never run out of whiskey!
As I mentioned I will be moving a lot of things I posted before to this new blog. So if you followed my old blog at thecartooncowboy.blogspot.com you might be seeing some things you have already seen.
Armadillo By Morning is another cartoon that was thought up while at The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo in 2001.
At that time a bunch of us were set up in what they called “Bud City”.
Clifton Jansky was playing “Amarillo By Morning” ….a lot
… and well the cocinero is none other than Chuckwagon Cook, Rusty Rankin …
The rest as they say is history …
A favorite line of mine from Humphrey Bogart’s ….
“Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
I did this cartoon in 2000 at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo …
The three Amigos appearing in the cartoon are friends of mine, from left to right Garland Tucker – Leather Tooler, Will Burgess – Saddle Maker and Rick McCumber – Western Artist.
Rick is explaining to Will how Garland can take a $50 calf and turn it into a $250 belt … just like that!
To all my friends that are at the deer lease or who will be at the deer lease …
“May the Trophy Buck cross your path and may you be sober enough to hit it” !
… things are not always what they appear to be.
This is a cartoon that I did in 1998 for a Christmas card.
Stopped by and saw an old friend in May, Texas the other day and picked up a little border collie while I was at it …
Kevin Elkins is a Spurmaker and Silversmith and is quite handy at his trade.
Saw this hanging on the wall of his shop … it’s a logo that I did for him in about 1998 – 1999.
One helluva nice guy!
Thought it would be good to post this one for The Holiday Season and for Deer Season!
JP Rankin "The CARTOON COWBOY" 