My Brain is a Suggestion Box

I was talking to a friend of mine going through a lot of inner struggles years ago, and she said she had talked to so many people about her problems, and read so many self help books, it seemed like her brain was a suggestion box.

The Only Times I've Ever Grown Was When I Got Pushed Out of My Comfort Zone

What keeps you going, pushing you out of your comfort zone?

The Feeding

Here's another one with a myriad of meanings. I guess I was feeling kind of "drained" when I drew this on a plane ride to Seattle years ago. I remember that trip because I left my sketchbook in the seat pocket when I got off the plane. I called Southwest Airlines and a very nice lady in charge of lost items (who's brother was an illustrator) packaged it up and mailed it to me. She and I talked about art for 20 minutes or so.

The Milking

This was drawn years ago, when I was on a record label that I didn't particularly care for. The feeling we all had (I wasn't the only one) was that we were being bled dry, not only of our money, but our talent and energy.

Yeah, I know – pretty dark, but I was glad I had an outlet for all that negative energy. I always feel better after having "drawn through" my problems. It's almost like how I feel after a workout.

The Double Chin

You tell me what it means. Another airplane doodle that got out of hand.

The Last Man on Earth to Get The Cooties

"I rolled up my sleeve and exposed my cootie shot.
I said, 'Ain't nothing personal, man. I'm sorry.'"

This is from a song I wrote which is on my album New Good Old Days. I started writing this song when I was about 13, but I was writing it and illustrating it to be a comic book. (I'll try digging around for that original panel. I have it around here somewhere.)

I was thinking about how there had to be somewhere a man who was the last one to be tagged on the playground and given The Cooties before everyone around the world had their shots. It would of course mean being ostracized for life.

I drew this on the plane, on the way home from somewhere.