Post from Chris Gethard

Here is a nice message from Chris Gethard about some fan art I did for his cable access show many years ago. Chris has a new(ish) special on HBO which is great and totally worth your time to sit and enjoy. He also has the latest iteration of the Chris Gethard show coming this fall on TRU TV. If you haven't seen the show before go scour YouTube right now! Its insane and wonderful; PeeWee's Playhouse for grown ups.

Way to go Will!

I am very proud of my big brother Will Turnbull tonight. He was featured on WGAL News in Lancaster County this evening for his efforts to raise money for restoring Speedwell Lake. Will has been selling chocolate covered pretzels he makes to raise $500 for the lake that was damaged during a flood two years ago. Speedwell is one of Will's favorite places to go, even since the lake has been drained due to a damaged dam. The Save Speedwell Organization thanked Will by planting a tree in his honor this morning. You can see the video on WGAL's website here.

Alex Fine visit

My friend Alex Fine was kind enough to visit my class at MICA last week to do an inking demo. He did an awesome drawing of the worst thing ever. He was also voted Baltimore's favorite illustrator by City Paper this week, congrats Alex!

Just when you think you can't love Jim Henson anymore than you do...

Here is a short film that Henson made for AT&T in 1963. His pacing and rhythm is just astonishing.

We miss you Jim-

Originally seen on FilmDrunk

Sell Out

The shirt design I made for The Chris Gethard Show went on sale recently in their new online store. I was really happy to see the radical militia group known as The Dolchnakov Brigade modeling them. The shirts are currently sold out, but I'm sure they will add more at some point.

Chris Gethard Show Shirt

I was catching up on last night's Chris Gethard Show, since we missed the live broadcast on Wednesday evening, and was really excited to see my shirt design staring back at me. A couple of months ago I created an image of the Human Fish from the show for Chris to use for a shirt to gift to the cast and crew. I knew they got pushed back a little bit, but wasn't sure what would come of it. There they are! I counted about five or six people wearing them which was really cool to see. I also just finished reading Chris's book, A Bad Idea I'm About the Do. It's a really funny collection of autobiographical vignettes about growing up in New Jersey. Chris puts himself (in most cases) into some really hilarious situations, and I couldn't recommend it enough.

The Chris Gethard Show

Play along with me here for a moment. Imagine a live call in show. It can be any show; something on CNN, a QVC segment, a telethon, whatever. Now image how the person hosting that show would react if a five year old called in and wanted to talk. Now see how Chris Gethard of The Chris Gethard Show reacts.

I found out about this New York City local access show through the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show podcast on Wednesday. Jeff had Chris, of Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, on to talk about his local access show which is really hard to describe. I enjoyed the interview and decided to check out the show. I spent two and a half hours watching old episodes, then watched the new hour long episode that night. The show is incredible. It features bands, live call ins, and extremely creative stunts, bits, or exercises; whatever you'd call them. Oh yeah, it also features the Human Fish and Mimi the hula hooper. The show seems so simple, it is effortless to watch and to be sucked in by. There is this nagging feeling of smarts and positivity just under its surface. I was in impressed by this week's new show in particular. The hour felt like you were watching gladiators in the circus in ancient Rome. I won't spoil the episode for you, but I will say it might have been the best hour of entertainment I have watched in the past few months, if not year. If you are going to check it out, I would recommend watching entire episodes instead of the highlight clips on YouTube. After one or two shows you really feel like you get to know the featured players on the show. I can't recommend this enough. I do realize that TCGS is not for everyone, but if you ever had any interest in improv, Jackass, The Tom Green Show, or MTV's old show Oddville this one might be for you.

Found Type

Here are a couple pieces of "found" type. I say "found" because they are merely screencaps from one of my favorite guilty pleasure shows, American Pickers. Yes, its pretty much the same show every week. Yes, sometimes I want to punch them in the face when the show gets a little too reality-ish, and set-up. But I also find myself getting pulled into the fun and anticipate what something will be worth. I am an avid crap hunter. I love hitting Goodwills, junk shops, and garage sales whenever I get the chance. So, I can identify with that feeling of seeking hidden treasure. In any case, nice typography right?