Fun Facts: Was ambidextrous and could write with both hands at the same time; had a dog named “Veto”; juggled clubs for exercise; was the only president who was also a preacher READ MORE
The Lovely Anna and I were busy and had a lot of fun at C2E2 in Chicago this past weekend. Here are some of the drawings and “sketch covers” I did over the three day event… This one was probably my favorite of the weekend… Caricature of a guy who wanted to be drawn as Al Bundy… can’t believe I still remember what the living room looks like. Subject… … drawring Subject… …drawring. Son Tom and daughter Victoria will appreciate this last one… READ MORE
Fun Facts: Congress had to recount the 1876 presidential race and declared Hayes the winner, prompting many disagreeing and angry voters to nickname him “Rutherfraud B. Hayes”; was the first president to use a telephone in the White House; his wife became known as “Lemonade Lucy” because she refused to serve liquor at White House parties. READ MORE
Fun Facts: Once got a $20 speeding ticket for driving his carriage too fast in Washington D.C.; Lost all his savings after leaving office, so he wrote a book about his life to try and earn some money and it became a best seller READ MORE
Q: Were you surprised that Mad Magazine picked “American Sniper” their next Movie Parody? A: Actually that was a nice surprise. As I have written here recently, for many reasons MAD has been sort of forced to stick to big blockbusters for their film parodies the last decade or so. “American Sniper” is a great departure from that. MAD‘s approach to the parody was also very clever. To do a straight parody of something as politically charged and controversial as “American Sniper” would have been hard to do without coming off as either left or right wing centric, and other than the silly “fake baby”… READ MORE
Fun Facts: Took over presidency after Lincoln was shot; First president to be impeached, found not guilty; only president to become a U.S. Senator after leaving the White House READ MORE
Fun Facts: First president to have a beard; liked to keep important papers in his stovepipe hat; was the tallest president at 6’4″ inches; before he was president he was a storekeeper, a rail-spitter, a postmaster, a lawyer and a vampire hunter. READ MORE
Fun Facts: Only president to have never married; first to have a royal guest stay at the White House (England’s Prince Albert) READ MORE
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