Friday Five: Five Favorites for Super Bowl Sunday
I’ll be honest. I’m into Superbowl parties for two things: the food and the ads. That said, I always bring something fabulous to super bowl parties, and really look forward to making the dish all year. This year, I think I’m going to do (among a couple...
Posted: 2/4/2011 11:21 AM in wine me, dine me
Smooth Jazz Returns To WARM98
Have you heard? WRRM-FM (98.5) has put smooth jazz back on the air, a year after dropping ”Smooth Jazz Saturday Nights” due to low ratings. WARM98 now serves up a “Smooth Jazz Sunday Brunch” 7 a.m.-noon Sundays. Same music, different time and day. “We...
Posted: 2/4/2011 10:59 AM in TV and Media Blog
Today Is Deadline For Ohio Extreme Makeover Casting
If you want ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to help a neighbor in need, don’t wait any longer. Today is the deadline for an Ohio casting call for the popular reality show I blogged about last week. The production team is looking for places to shoot...
Posted: 2/4/2011 9:35 AM in TV and Media Blog
How To Watch UC-Pitt Basketball Saturday
Again the local college game will be in standard definition on Fox Sports Ohio Saturday, while the out-of-town pro franchise will be in high-def. Here’s how to catch the ‘Cats Saturday… or the Columbus Blue Jackets…. or the Cleveland Cavaliers…. UC @...
Posted: 2/4/2011 8:49 AM in TV and Media Blog
Happy Chinese New Year!
This is a detail from a two-color interior illustration for the Reader's Digest book, The Smartest, Funniest, Dumbest Things Ever Said. I've posted the full 2-page spread on my blog, along with a bit of backstory and several preliminary sketches.I ho...
Posted: 2/3/2011 11:19 PM in Cincinnati Illustrators Blog
Some old stickers
I was looking through some old files and came across this sticker sheet (1 of 10) for a Scholastic project. Lice are surprisingly fun to draw. I think I had drawn krill (And carpenter ants for that matter) for various publications a dozen times, vari...
Posted: 2/3/2011 8:34 PM in Cincinnati Illustrators Blog
Greater Cincinnati Independents Gift Certificate Sale
Starting at 6:30 AM tomorrow (Friday the 4th), you can get a limited number of gift certificates at 30% for local restaurants. Restaurants include lots of local favorites, including: 20 Brix Brown Dog Dilly Cafe Local 127 Rookwood The Summit York Street...
Posted: 2/3/2011 3:37 PM in wine me, dine me