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Author: Phil Fountain
Travels with Porgie – Visiting the Firesign Theatre on Cannery Row
By It’s Just This Little Chromium Switch Here correspondent Phil ‘Philbert’ Fountain When Firesign Theatre announced it would perform (one show only) in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its seminal recording, “Nick Danger, Third Eye,” I immediately contacted Chromium… Continue Reading
New Music Review: Jim Dyar Band’s Magical Land
Magical Land The Jim Dyar Band This morning I strolled into my expansive suite of offices here at anewscafe.com and, from the corner of my eye, caught a glimpse of a package nestled in my inbox. I moved aside the… Continue Reading
What I’m Listening To (Besides the Bees in My Head): Redux
Haven’t you ever wondered what a fuzzy, round cartoonist listens to as he creates the wondrous two-dimensional merriment posted here on anewscafe.com? Well, that’s too bad because as Yoko Ono used to say, “I rock with my wok out.” I… Continue Reading
It’s Good To Be The Champs
Lakers are on top of basketball world again, thanks to Sam. Our household’s other Laker fan, Samuel, takes in the post-game festivities while sitting in his ‘lucky chair’ in front of the TV. It was from this position that Sam… Continue Reading
What’s That Sound In My Head? The New Elvis
Secret, Profane and Sugarcane by Elvis Costello Produced by T Bone Burnett My lovely wife stopped by Starbucks yesterday, and as is her wont, she picked up a new CD along with her Venti Double-Shot Carmel Mackyottoslabotto Crappé. Now, you… Continue Reading
Even More ‘Philbert Sez’
Greetings, Webbies! Thanks for stopping in. Here we go again… Phun Phact: The Wild Australian Striped Fuzzy Wombat is reported to be nearing extinction. Researchers believe the cause for the species’ demise is due, in part, to its heavy Aussie… Continue Reading
Philbert Sez (Cont.)
Greetings! Thanks for stopping by. I have lots to say… Phun Phact: Given the results of my latest diet it is quite likely that if I were to journey into outer space aboard the Space Shuttle and achieve “zero gravity”,… Continue Reading
Philbert Sez…
Here are some random noodlings from A News Cafe.com’s Cartoon Department: Phun Phact: Did you know that Nebraska is actually an imaginary place and doesn’t really exist? It was invented by the U.S. Government as a way to scare people… Continue Reading
Notes, News and Erratta-tat-tat From the Cellar
Hi, everybody! Just wanted to drop a few syllables on you all this fine morning, nothing big, just stuff… first, here’s some shots of last Saturday’s Art Hop taken at Tapas Downtown… Here’s a shot of the incomparable Benita Epstein,… Continue Reading
