Travels With Porgie

Posted July 9, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

I know I don’t post here often, but in case you didn’t get to see the piece I did on the Firesign Theatre’s show in Monterey on Chromium Switch or A News Cafe, well, here it is…

TRAVELS WITH PORGIE

Hope you enjoy it. Look for Part II coming soon. Thanks Tom, Kelly and Doni for permission to post it here.

Hey, Darla! Shorts From Hollywood’s Golden Age

Posted March 17, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

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He Walks Again By Night…

Posted January 25, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

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The good folks over at It’s Just This Little Chromium Switch Here, a Firesign Theatre website that features tons of great material on the 4 or 5 Crazy Guys has hit a new low. They’ve reprinted my homage/quasi-review on the FST’s latest release, Box of Danger: The Complete Nick Danger Casebook that originally appeared on A News Café. Here’s the link: Read it, go ahead.

Where Am Us, Anyway?

Posted January 16, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

Just a little note to let you know “The Daily Sketch” and other musings have pretty much entirely moved to A News Café. The website is a joint venture between former Record Searchlight Editor, Kelly Brewer, columnist and beloved local personality, Doni Greenberg, musician and writer, Jim Dyar and novelist/columnist, Steve Brewer. Our sales team is headed by the lovely Linda Woodcook and all the behind-the-scenes magic is conjured by the lovely Bruce Greenberg and Jim Gore.

Though the site is a little Northern California-centric, I think everyone will find something worth reading. It’s where you’ll find my junk, anyway. I have a button/mug on the left sidebat…check it out!

I’ll still post some more personal stuff here, so maybe subscribe to the RSS feed to see when I’ve put something up. See you soon!

Parental Advisory Sketch, Put The Kids Down

Posted January 9, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

The following sketch is not suitable for viewing by children or individuals with any kind of personal standards. It’s OK for most of you, though.

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Daily Sketch #2

Posted January 7, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

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Daily Sketch #1

Posted January 6, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

sketch-day-1Thought I’d try and get my drawing chops back by doing a daily sketch for this here blog. This is a quick (7 minutes) study without a model. Fakin’ it (as usual). We’ll see if I can keep the streak alive tomorrow.

Thank you, you silly little dog

Posted January 1, 2009 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

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I’m writing this with a tear in my eye. My heart is broken, as is my family’s. We lost out little Pompoo, Lola, today when she was struck by a car. She had gotten overly excited and ran into the street. She was 5 years old.

It’s hard to describe what this hideously ugly little pooch meant to our family. She was definitely the life of the party. She was the sweetest girl. We’re going to miss her so.

But, today, our hearts will just have to break.

Do You Know The Way To Monterey? So Glad I Made It!

Posted December 27, 2008 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

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FIRESIGN THEATRE: “FORWARD, INTO THE PAST! CELEBRATING NICK DANGER’S 40TH BIRTHDAY”

Friday, April 24, 2009 at the beautiful Golden State Theater, Monterey, California

Tonight, through the miracle of Internet shopping, the lovely Mrs. Beans and I scored our tickets for this rare live performance by the legendary comedy troupe the Library of Congress called “The Beatles of Comedy”. Yes, it’s a really, really early Chridtmas present and I’m so happy I think I’ve left a puddle.

There are plenty of great tickets to be had, get yours at the Firesign Theatre’s website. Hey, we’ll meet you in the lobby!

My Christmas Booty…er, Swag

Posted December 27, 2008 by Phil Fountain
Categories: Thoughts & Musings

Happy post-Christmas. You know, as a Buddhist, Christmas has to be my favorite holiday. I like stuff. I’m not “attached” to it, mind you, but I have fun with it. Here’s some of my favorite goodies from this year’s materialistic orgy…

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