Andy Smallman

Drawing 54 : 02-11-99

Published on September 25, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

If you know Seattle in February, waking up to a sunny day is rare.

Drawing 53 : 02-10-99

Published on September 24, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

Drawing 52 : 02-09-99

Published on September 23, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

What? You don't see a party here? A 5 year-old and her dad can throw a party, don't you think? — What? You don’t see a party here? A 5 year-old and her dad can throw a party, don’t you think?

Drawing 51 : 02-08-99

Published on September 22, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

Really, I don't ski. These were probably cross country skis. And I was trying to be a good husband. — Really, I don’t ski. These were probably cross country skis. And I was trying to be a good husband.

Drawing 50 : 02-05-99

Published on September 21, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

I can remember drawing this one. So sweet!

20 September 2013 : Songs I Wish I’d Written For Melinda

Published on September 20, 2013August 10, 2015 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

I like making music mixes for people (in fact, I’ll make a mix for anyone who makes a donation to PSCS – interested?). Back in the 80’s, I made mixes on cassette tapes. Now I make and post them on 8tracks.com.

One of my all-time favorite mixes I made a few years back. It was called, “Songs I Wish I’d Written For Melinda.” You see, in another life I am a songwriter for a popular band. And if you want know the truth, I’ve actually written several dozen songs. Well, the lyrics, at least. And in 1984 I worked with a singer and we collaborated on a few demos.

But I digress.

So this great mix I made for Melinda included all these fabulous love songs (you know how hard it is to write a love song without it sounding cheesy?), including one by a band named Hem called “Stupid Mouth Shut.” The song is basically about this person who should tell his (her) significant other that he loves her, but for some unknown reason he keeps his stupid mouth shut.

It’s a wonderful song. And On Wednesday night this week, Melinda and I saw the band that wrote the song in concert in Seattle. To our delight, they performed it. And I took this picture of them during the show.

Oh, Hem gained significant popularity because of this TV commercial.

Drawing 49 : 02-04-99

Published on September 20, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

To be fair, Chloe wasn't much of a Teletubbies fan. But Ella, she LOVED the Teletubbies. — To be fair, Chloe wasn’t much of a Teletubbies fan. But Ella, she LOVED the Teletubbies.

Drawing 48 : 02-03-99

Published on September 19, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

Flu and cold season, I guess. What else is there to say?

Drawing 47 : 02-02-99

Published on September 18, 2013March 28, 2022 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

A PSCS student was turning 18 and we had a little pizza party at our house for her.

17 September 2013 : Busy, busy, busy…

Published on September 17, 2013August 10, 2015 by Andy SmallmanLeave a comment

This blog, to which I posted daily for nearly three consecutive years, has been taking a backseat to the start of the school year at PSCS and my work right now with the Compassion Games. As a result, it’s really lost a lot of readers. I’d love to hear from those of you who are still out there. Drop me a comment, okay?

Meanwhile, I am posting on a daily basis to my Heartman Comics blog. It’s there I am archiving the darling drawings I put in Chloe’s lunch during the 1998-99 school year when she was a kindergartner.

And I am posting daily right now to the Kind Living blog, the daily missions for the Secret Agent of Compassion game.

Regarding today’s picture, it’s of Melinda and preschooler Chloe on the ski slopes not far from Seattle. I found this image on the Wayback Machine, an online archive of websites. This is from a website I made for Melinda back in the 90’s.

Crazy!