These pieces are hardly new, in fact they date back to early 2005. In looking back at these I guess that I actually have improved some over the past 6 years.
Saturday evening a very nice young woman was looking at these pieces in the curio cabinet and she said that she thought that I should add the Car Talk Gang to my blog. Since I currently have several pieces under construction but nothing complete that I can talk about, I am going to do just she suggested.
If you are not familiar with the NPR program “Car Talk” that airs at 10 AM on Saturdays (at least in Pittsburgh), you really need to “squander a perfectly good hour” -- their words, not mine -- and tune in at least once.
Car Talk is, ostensibly, a car problem call-in show. But the hosts, Ray and Tommy, manage to make what might otherwise be a very dry, boring discussion into 60 minutes of jokes, puns, snide comments and fun...to say nothing of good advice and information. Their infectious laughter always puts a smile on my face.
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| Ray and Tommy |
Ray is the one holding the card and Tommy is sitting back enjoying his coffee. I think that NPR really needs to get them a better table. That jack stand looks a little wobbly to me.
But for me, an official, card-carrying punster, the funniest thing on the show is their closing credits where they read part of their list of official staff members. For example:
Lois Steam - the Car Talk Assertiveness Training Coach
Bud Tuggli - Chief Makeup Artist
Marge Innovera - Chief Statistician
I was so taken by the clever names that at one point, I chose to carve a bunch of characters to match these wacky names. Check out these guys in the Picasa Gallery:
1. Picov Andropov, the Russian Chauffer. He seems to have some past experience with the KGB as well as Vodka.
2. Joaquin Matilda, the Australian Tour Guide
3. Moe DeLawn, Head of Buildings and Grounds The poor boy is obviously, not the sharpest pencil in the box.
4. Yessir Itsaflat, the Chief of Tire Technology
5. Euripides Imendes, Proprietor of the Car Talk Clothing Store
'Til Next time...keep makin' chips
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