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Bombay Troubadour's avatar

The jurors need witness protection status.

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Steve Brodner's avatar

Yesss and the witnesses!

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DK Brooklyn's avatar

It has become much clearer why that man had to pay for sex and then pay to keep it a secret and why Melania is keeping her distance. I feel for Baron.

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Cindy Watter's avatar

I do feel for that kid, too. What a way to grow up.

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Elizabeth Traynor's avatar

Very happy to see your work daily, Steve. You deserve every accolade that comes your way. (Time for that Pulitzer Prize!)

~ For years I've had a photo of you on my bulletin board teaching a class. The words of wisdom on the board behind you start with "DRAW EVERYDAY". Every word of it is inspiring, especially when I'm bogged down with a bland assignment, a difficult client, or having a hard time getting started. My favorites are "KNOW YOURSELF" and "BEAUTIFUL, COMPELLING FINAL, EVERY INCH DONE WITH EQUAL CARE". Your words validate my love of both Beauty in art* and the detail I cannot help but bring to it.

THANK YOU!

* My long-ago profs at RISD insisted that my desire to create Beauty in my art, Beauty AS art, was dead, a waste of time, not a valid goal. I ignored them, thankfully. I know myself! [These ejits were FAMOUS illustrators!]

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Steve Brodner's avatar

Elizabeth:

Thanks so much. Makes my day! Never listen to criticism that doesn’t make sense. Most art teachers understand their own art. That doesn’t make them good teachers!!

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Elizabeth Traynor's avatar

Glad to help, Steve! I hope your good fortune lasts all year - heck, the whole decade!

I've been in Alabama for 10 yrs now. Hard to have a "HIVE MIND" in this unfortunate culturaI wasteland. I miss our crowds of friendly, gregarious illustrators, including you - and Michael Sloan ;-) . I LOVED teaching - I put my entire heart into it, so most of my students gave their all right back to me. The results were most often ... Beautiful!

Your work was among the "master" pieces I showed my students. Murray Tinkelman (+ Carol, always) was my guest speaker during my last year there. (I STILL miss them! It woulda been grand if I'd asked you and your blackboard to be my guest speaker one of those years too! (they even paid a stipend!)

So... thank you for reading and replying. This bit of HIVE MIND has made MY day!

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Ilene Freedman's avatar

Great job today

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Surfie's avatar

TFG just thinks he wants to be jailed. Firstly he doesn't think that Judge Merchan has the guts to jail a POTUS. Secondly, he thinks being jailed will make him more popular with his base, and he might be right about 25% of his base, thise most rabid. I am hoping the judge does have the fortitude to do the right thing and throw that fat a$$ in jail. IMO more people will turn away from him than will be attracted to a jailbird.

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Steve Brodner's avatar

Jailbird!!!

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Kate McMullan's avatar

Trump Motel LOL!! Looks like the most unpleasant place to get sticky & stuck.

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Steve Brodner's avatar

The Trumps check in but they don’t check out. (Except that he looks very checked out!!!)

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Cindy Watter's avatar

You deserve the Herblock award! It’s even overdue. I keep saying you are like Daumier, but you’re really your unique self. However. I am praying for the day when you don’t have such rich raw material.

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Ilene Winn-Lederer's avatar

This Trump motel image is just perfect. would make a great sign outside of his prison cell, if this farce of a trial ever ends...

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