Virgil Partch
I just finished reading this great book on cartoonist Virgil Partch, who defined cartoon weirdness for several decades.
The book revealed that Partch was a great joker in real life as well. He and some buddies founded the Balboa Island Sculling and Punting Society, which was an excuse to putter around the marina, freak out the squares and get drunk. Not satisfied with those activities however, they aimed higher. First they decided to take a "boat ride" from their West Coast hangout to Las Vegas. How? By putting a boat on a truck and riding inside the craft while being driven across the desert.
Then they decided to take a train to Catalina Island, by a similar expedient.
Here's a fuller account of their exploits.
The book revealed that Partch was a great joker in real life as well. He and some buddies founded the Balboa Island Sculling and Punting Society, which was an excuse to putter around the marina, freak out the squares and get drunk. Not satisfied with those activities however, they aimed higher. First they decided to take a "boat ride" from their West Coast hangout to Las Vegas. How? By putting a boat on a truck and riding inside the craft while being driven across the desert.
Then they decided to take a train to Catalina Island, by a similar expedient.
Here's a fuller account of their exploits.
Comments
I notice that Virgil's exploits are some fifteen years ahead of Ken Kesey's bus trip.
Posted by KDP on 05/19/14 at 09:02 AM
If ya got the $$$ then go for it!
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/19/14 at 09:59 AM
Great! I think I'll roller skate to Bermuda, with a little cooperation from TSA and the airline.
Posted by tadchem on 05/19/14 at 03:13 PM
Sounds sorta like Around the World in 80 Days. Before everyone flew everywhere other forms opf travel were popular.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/19/14 at 07:09 PM
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits | Comics | Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers | 1950s