Fry’s Closing; Memories of Fry’s
Jesus Arthur Silva—“Art”—was born on this day 100 years ago, February 6, 1921. I remember visiting him at grocery stores in San Diego like Big Bear or Food Basket, where he got assigned to whip their produce departments into shape. I wish I could ask him about working in a town that went from 80 thousand people to over 2 million in his lifetime. I want to ask him if it’s true he sold tamales on the streets of downtown. I want to ask him what kept him going when times were hard, working multiple jobs. How did he and Nanie raise 7 great kids? I was 17 when he died. I don’t have a photograph of him working. I’ve drawn him how I imagine he would have looked. Sharp, kind, diligent. After he passed, my mother missed him terribly. A great man. 100 years ago today.
This smell: of fresh vegetables being washed in a mist of water—it makes me feel the memory of visiting my grandfather Art Silva (we called him tata: a Yaqui word for “father”) at a Big Bear or Food Basket. He’s be there taking care of the produce department: crisp shirt and tie and an apron. My mother adored him, while smaller me saw how impressive he was, a professional in command of his domain and offering some perfect piece of fruit to try. Smell and memory is amazing.
Remembering Comic Gallery
San Diego Weather
Open Graph Protocol Tools updated to version 1.91
On misgendering
Depthcharge
A year of drawing and drinking with my friend
AGGRO HAPPY EASTER. 1976 I think. I made that hat. I can’t explain the shirt.
Star Trek Conventions
CALL CHAR
The door on the left was a 7-11 forty years ago. I played Centipede, Asteroids, Galaxian & Battlezone for the first time in that room.
Work Walk / Scripps Summit
Today’s (well, July 2017) drawing practice.
Dad on the couch, 1987/2017
John Perry Barlow, Rest in Peace
Chicago Airport Moment
My Hare Krishna Costume. High School 198x.
Buster Holmes
That time Greenpeace scaled ARCO HQ in Downtown L.A.
L.A. is.
Father’s Day, 2014.
Reflecting on myself, August 2014.
Pants: Shoplifting
I had a shake…
Up From The Depths: on DVD
Batman kite, homemade. 1978 (estimated).
The Weekend in Photos
UXCampDC 2011 and memory.
Oh, it’s Getter Poseidon!
Remember when we sold nearly everything?
Focus!!! Give Thanks
First Model in Decades.
Central California has some real beauty.
Jean Crawford Obituary
Santa Claus! (in March)
Mother Mary Comforts Me
I cried when these people died.
Notebook Cover, 1985
Notebook Cover, 1984
Professor Pidgeon
The Business Cycle
Cigarette Man, 1985
Vertical Capital Letters
Prom Program, 1987
Comics and the Law
Precious
Anecdote of the Day
Thanksgiving Trip Redux
Phyllis Silva Crawford’s Life Lessons
On the Eve of Jim & Phyllis’ Wedding
April Fool’s Day
Which American Accent Do You Have?
Misc about SXSW
Paul M Bowers
Zappa Plays Zappa
Capricorn One
San Francisco, BlogHer, and Me
Revisiting my workspace from 2002.
A trapped moment from July, 2009
Obituary: Joseph James Crawford
Joseph James Crawford
John Waters: No Smoking
Sometimes a tetherball is just a tetherball.
Density of Memory
Lego Yamato; USS Texas
Kimba and Me
Ex-Cat Photos Unearthed
Happy Thanksgiving
Untitled, Really
Running Out Of Tropical
Wood Beez + Scritti Politti + 1980s Music
Go Speed Racer Go!
Kids, younger
Twenty Year Anniversary
Misc-y Halloween!
For Auction on eBay: WebSanDiego.org Banner
Accelerated Decrepitude: Reading Glasses
I sing a song of shoes
Getting Lost at Mardis Gras
The Sandals Which I Killt Wif My Walking
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Matt Groening Interview
Anniversary of The April Fool
The Wisdom Tooth Saga
Wedding Luau Advice, Utah
“Pornos” Man
Digital Archaeology: Favorites List, 1990s
Me @ La Jolla Cove, 1995
Lincoln Memorial, 1990 or so.
Joker Joe 1991
Art*’s that Never Were
Archaeology: EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT
Joseph in Cyrillic
Psychology 101 Professor, 1988
