I first met cartoonist Bill Griffith back in the 1980s. I arranged for us to tour a Boston-area Hostess Twinkie plant, which sounds like a weird first date but makes perfect sense if you're familiar with his creation "Zippy the Pinhead," an unwitting surrealist who swims happily through a sea of taco sauce, processed cheese and, well, Twinkies.
Lately, when I've run into Bill he has mentioned a very different kind of project: a memoir about his late mother and specifically about her love affair with, of all things a, cartoonist. Now I've read the memoir which is basically Zippy Meets Freud. It's a great trip and we're going to take you on it now. Bring your own Twinkies.
Reserve your seat to see Bill live at the Mark Twain House and Museum on December 3 at 7:00 pm.
GUEST:
- Bill Griffith - Cartoonist, creator of "Zippy the Pinhead" and author of Invisible Ink: My Mother's Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonist
MUSIC:
- "Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat" from Guys & Dolls
- "Pinhead" by The Ramones
- "Zippy Theme"
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Tucker Ives and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired on September 24, 2015.