The Talk Show Host

So!




Day before yesterday I started re-reading Long John Nebel's 'Way Out World' (published 1962). Long John was a very late night talk show host on NYC's station WOR. As a boy and a bit living in NYC's East Village back then I'd often listen to him and Jean Shepherd, another late night talk show preceding Long John's.




Long John was a carnie talker ( carnival barker) always pulling you in to the tent to see the bearded lady, the two headed calf and other sights to amaze and enlighten you while Shepherd was Garrison Keillor long before Garrison Keillor was Garrison Keillor.




Subsequently, yesterday, I goggled Neble and Shepard and found and was listening to a number of audio tracks from their shows back in the day. While listening I did this cartoon/sketch; The Talk Show Host.




Brought back a lot of great memories from the early sixties….




Colored pencil on 12 by 12 inch card stock.