from black and white xerographic copy
1989
"Slow down,
you're goin' too fast
You've got to make
the mornin'
last..."
"Like a bridge
over troubled waters..."
"Hmmn? Simon
and Garfunkel, I
Haven't heard
them in a
long time."
"Yeah.
They put out
some pretty
good songs."
"Aaw, they aren't
that great. ..."
"... There are a lot
of better groups
than Simon and
Garfield."
"I don't know.
I think Paul
Simon might
agree to
cut a disc
with me."
"Copyright!"
"Copyright!"
Featuring Tom Almroth (pit bull terrier), Damon Johnson (greyhound), Paul Hogan (opossum)
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Kitchen, The French Market Restaurant, N.O.S., Disneyland.
Ha, word play.
On his request, Tom's crittature was revised from a beagle to a pit bull. I would in later strips change him back.
A radio/ cassette tape player was permitted in the back kitchen. ... No, that's not very interesting is it.
The Disney company is pretty aggressive about protecting its rights over intellectual property. I don't know if Jim Davis or United Press Syndicate feels the same about "Garfield." The industry gets a bit more open about these things if it isn't re-occurring and/or it's editorial. At the time, I was concerned about it.
I *think* I have the original of this!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason in my mind it was Mark Brahm.
We had a FM reunion a summer or 2 ago and we reminisced about this exact cartoon.
If you want to catch up or get in contact with anyone you may have lost touch with send me an email.
I guess maybe I should have mentioned that I am Tom. Tom I am.
ReplyDeleteYou do? I'm missing a bunch of the early "BackStages", because I didn't think I needed to keep them. If you find it, let me know. -Bryan
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