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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2007Lost Cat Painting Found
John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I found!" Oh good lord, it's a painting he did in 1968 of a cat! I have a photo of him standing next to it, see below: http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2018814030046690505FsFYYY He thought it was lost, burned up at his fathers house. Turns out his mom had it stuffed in the attic all these years. He wants me to have it :) BTW, how many people here think John looks like Phil Collins in that photo? Jill > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I found!" [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > BTW, how many people here think John looks like Phil Collins in that photo? Who's "Phil Collins"? ( Incidentally, I like the painting - if he was as young as he looks in the photo, and was painting that well then, he deserves to be successful!) > Jill >> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his >> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > if he was as young as he looks in the photo, and was > painting that well then, he deserves to be successful!) Thanks... John was about 23 when he painted that and hadn't been to the art academy yet. But he'd been painting since he was a 5 year old child. It was a given :) I have a photo of him with an eisle and paints his parents gave him for Christmas in 1951. Phil Collins was the drummer for a rock band called 'Genesis' in the 1970's. Peter Gabriel left the band to pursue a solo career. Phil stepped in. Jill > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jill Yeah, he did. And he has aged well too. I like picture #14 in the album as well. Jo >> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his >> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Jo Oh, that was the one done by his father, Robert Willer, in a 'Vargas' style. Similar to what was seen in Playboy magazines back in the day. He was mostly a photographer, which is why I have so many photographs John gave me. But you can see where John got his talent! Unfoturnately, his father committed suicide in 1987 :( > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I found!" > Oh good lord, it's a painting he did in 1968 of a cat! I have a photo of > him standing next to it, see below: > http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2018814030046690505FsFYYY That's great! Very 1968-looking. :) > BTW, how many people here think John looks like Phil Collins in that photo? LOL! Especially the haircut. Joyce > > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from > his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce He's aged right along with Phil to only having 'fringe'. And he likes to play drums and mess around with keyboards. Bet Phil doesn't paint, though :) Jill > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I found!" [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jill Wow, yes, he does look like Phil Collins. > Wow, yes, he does look like Phil Collins. I watched Genesis at the Live Earh gig last night and thought the funny thing was that Phil Collins is starting to sound like Fish (I am not insane those who know what I am talking about will get this) Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> Wow, yes, he does look like Phil Collins. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs John didn't realize Genesis didn't start out with Phil Collins. Phil stepped in when Peter Gabriel stepped out. They sound virtually the same. Ever hear 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'? That's Peter Gabriel, not Phil Collins. Great album. Jill > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I found!" [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jill Looking at your picture, you remind me a lot of Jan Hooks who was a Saturday Night Live regular in the late 80's. She's been in a number of movies as well as TV shows such as Designing Women and Third Rock from the Sun. So we have Phil Collins and Jan Hooks :) Julie >> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his >> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Julie Oh dear... I'm much more blonde than that LOL But hey, if Lorne Michaels wants to offer me a job I'll take it <G> We're both a bit old for SNL, though. Love this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz7gajAb2ww Jill > >> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his > >> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Jill Jan's my cousin and I remember times when she was more blonde than she is now but you have similar facial features. Julie >>>> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his >>>> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Jan's my cousin and I remember times when she was more blonde than she > is now but you have similar facial features. Julie Gotta tell you, we went to a restaurant for breakfast one morning and this waitress came to our table and asked, "Would you like some tea?" I blinked. Um, no, thank you, coffee. I asked John, why did she offer me tea? He said, "You look Scottish." >>>> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his >>>> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Jan's my cousin and I remember times when she was more blonde than she > is now but you have similar facial features. Julie John's "step nephew" is Peter Saarsgaard (a guest host on SNL last year ). I thank you for the compliment but I can't see any resemblence. :) >>> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his >>> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Jill Oh, I meant to say too old be be *on* SNL these days. We used to watch it in the 70's... the days of Gilda Radner and John Belushi, Ackroyd and Chevy Chase and Garret Morris. Back when it was actually funny! > >>> John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his > >>> mom's house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > in the 70's... the days of Gilda Radner and John Belushi, Ackroyd and Chevy > Chase and Garret Morris. Back when it was actually funny! I agree, those were the best shows and we never missed an episode. Then when my cousin was cast we watched again and enjoyed some of it - not all of it, but having a relative on there makes it more interesting. Jan started with a Ted Turner show called "The Bill Tush Show" which was very cute. I'm not sure it showed much out of the Atlanta area, but we always watched it as well and enjoyed it. I wish she'd had a longer run on Designing Women because she was born for that role! Julie > John's been up in Rochester clearing out the (mostly junk) from his mom's > house. He had friends helping him. Dave yelled, "John, look what I found!" [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jill Both kitty paintings are amazing. And John does look just like Phil Collins in that photo. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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