A quick “sharpie” sketch I did on the table at Luckenbach last Sunday …
Look for it next time your there and take a picture of it for me!
“God Bless Hondo Crouch” — at Luckenbach Bar.
On a table at Luckenbach, Texas
Posted: May 3, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Armadillo, Hondo Crouch, Lone Star Beer, Luckenbach
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… if these old walls could talk … the stories they could tell.
Roadside Skeletons in Skeeter, Texas …. Abandoned along 377
Welcome to Mason County
Posted: April 27, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Lone Star Beer, Mason County Texas, The Cartoon Cowboy
… spent a few hours in Mason County today.
Took time to have a LONE STAR BEER and to capture a gratuitous “selfie” along the way.
Had a special guest pop in at The Cartoon Saloon this afternoon.
Cowboy Artist, CAA Member, Jason Scull ….
He even brought me an authenic wax coated Lone Star Beer box from the early 1970’s …
… A Good Day!
So … I was going through an old storage room today at my Mom’s house where I have had some things stored for 12-15 years …
I find an old book called “Sporting Etchings – by: Robert A. Lasell Ripley” … a nice art book
I probably bought this book at a garage sale at least 15 years ago and had never opened it … so I grab this book and about 7 or 8 others and bring them home with me …
So I’m sitting around tonight and pick up the book an open it … inside the book is a “Gene Autry – Dell Comic Book” most likely from the 50’s or early 60’s …
Pretty cool I thought ….
“The Texas Snake Man”
Posted: February 25, 2014 in Famous PeopleTags: Jack Bibby, Rising Star, Texas, The Texas Snake Man
It would be accurate to say that I am a fan of the eccentric and odd, and as I sometimes travel across this country of ours I am attracted to these things ….
Such as “Jackie Bibby – The Texas Snake Man” in Rising Star, Texas
Check out his website – http://www.jackiebibby.com/
“Amarillo By Morning”
Posted: February 8, 2014 in Black and WhiteTags: Amarillo By Morning, Cartoon, Free Hot Dogs, George Strait, Hot Dogs, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy, The Cocky Rooster, Valentines Day
Getting close to Valentines’ Day …
The Cartoon Cowboy is feeling romantic …
If your looking for a place to take your significant other … you can always hang out at “THE COCKY ROOSTER” and listen to George Strait!
“Birthday Wishes”
Posted: February 7, 2014 in Black and WhiteTags: Birthday Cards, Freak Show, Josephine Street Cafe, JP Rankin, Rick McCumber, Sideshow, The Cartoon Cowboy
Are any of you looking for a “UNIQUE” birthday gift or birthday card for that special someone …
If so then give me a shout ( niknar.toons@gmail.com ) and we will see what we can come up with for you.
This is one we did for my good friend and Western Artist – Rick McCumber …
THE FOUR PIG MEN of the Apocolypse”
Posted: February 6, 2014 in Full ColorTags: Apocolypse, Cowboys, JP Rankin, Miss Kitty, Pigs, San Antonio, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, The Cartoon Cowboy, The Four Horsemen
Well Folks … it’s time once again for The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo so that means the obligatory FOUR PIG MEN of the Apocolypse cartoon …
It’s was “thought up” in 2001 at the rodeo after splitting a bottle of tequila …
“WILDORADO SILVERWORKS”
Posted: February 6, 2014 in LogosTags: Amarillo, Silversmith, Wildorado Silverworks
This is a hand drawn and lettered logo that I did for Wildorado Silverworks back in 1999 …
I do believe they are still using this one!
“PEARL BEER in a Can … “
Posted: February 6, 2014 in PhotosTags: JP Rankin, Pearl Beer, Pearl Brewery, San Antonio, The Cartoon Cowboy
… for any of you out there that have ever questioned the “quality” or the “validity” of “PEARL BEER in a can”
This photo should remove all doubts.
This photo taken by The Cartoon Cowboy captured a “halo” encircling a Pearl Beer can proving that ….
… PEARL BEER in a can tastes “heavenly”
Maude Katherine Williamson Rankin
Posted: February 4, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: JP Rankin, Maude Rankin, Rankin
This was my Great Grandmother and the daughter of Captain Lee Williamson whose photo I posted earlier tonight …
She married Walter B. Rankin and that started the whole thing!
Maude Katherine Williamson Rankin
IT’S A CADILLAC” !!!
Posted: February 3, 2014 in PhotosTags: Cadillac, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy
“IT’S A CADILLAC” !!!
This was a 1974 Cadillac and my mode of transportation in 1983!
The driver side door was candy apple red so I always carried a spray can full of “white krylon” paint …
Everytime I went through the car wash the paint came off!
JP Rankin "The CARTOON COWBOY" 