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January 30, 2007
115. In reading Gould's 1928 book "Oddities" I found the following insane surreal quote, something like "There are Americans who have the ability to quit their bodies for short periods of time and adopt the forms of fireflies, for the sole purpose of assualting their neighbors." I seem to recall that in the Golden Age of NL I read that quote (and we used it quite often), but I cant find it.
It appeared on the cover of Best of #4 special issue, lower right corner. (Thanks to Steve for the answer to this.)
Posted January 30, 2007, 10:04 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
114. I'm desperately trying to find a copy of a panel cartoon I first saw in a National Lampoon from about 1979 or 1980 (possibly a year or two earlier but I don't think so). It is of a portly English gentleman in a book-lined room on his hands and knees on a Chesterfield sofa performing an actual of solo sexual gratification involving a piece of silverware, with two aghast onlookers exclaiming "Great Scott, it's Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick". While I realise that these sorts of things can be very hard to track down, I've exhausted every other avenue I can think of so any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Dustin found it: June 1989, page 15. Thanks, Dustin!
Posted January 30, 2007, 06:50 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
January 12, 2007
113. I am looking for a "Cheech Wizard" strip I'm sure was in the National Lampoon; never has this been reproduced anywhere, and even Mark Bode [Vaugn Bode's son] doesn't know about it: I believe it started out with Cheech saying "No matter how hard you shake it, one drop always rolls down your leg". It ended with Belinda Bump saying, "Shit, Cheech, you came in my ear", to which he replied "Yes. little pussy bottom, God hisself spoke to me in my moment of passion and told me to fill your marble-like head wif wisdom". When/what issue did this appear? Or was it published somewhere else?
According to Carol: "G'day. The Cheech strip in question is titled 'Sperm'. It appears in colour on the back cover of Bode's 1973 comix book SCHIZOPHRENIA. I can't find it in any issue of the 'Poon I've got. The most likely special for it to have appeared in was "Comics" (1974 anthology)but it ain't there either. As it's only two panels, it probably never appeared in NatLamp." Thanks, Carol!
Posted January 12, 2007, 10:52 AM in Answers. | Comments (8)
January 8, 2007
P.J. also appeared today on NPR's Talk of the Nation to talk about his new book about Adam Smith. If you missed it, no problem. You can listen to it for free on NPR's website after 6:00 p.m. EST. (Thanks again to Chris for the tip.)
Posted January 8, 2007, 03:38 PM in News.
January 4, 2007
112. As far as I know, Zal Yanovsky, former guitarist of The Lovin' Spoonful, had a brief stint as one of the actors in an early incarnation of the National Lampoon touring group. It is my suspicion that he joined in 1971. Do you know anything more about his involvement with National Lampoon and specifically Lemmings?
Several people have piped up with more information about Zal and his association with National Lampoon and Lemmings. See the Comments link below.
Posted January 4, 2007, 11:40 AM in Answers. | Comments (6)