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Poetry, Humour and general gibberish from an Englishman living in Ireland.Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-31263685886576171342016-03-12T01:49:00.000-08:002016-03-12T01:49:13.492-08:00My Life with MAD Magazine, Don Martin, Sergio Aragones & Antonio Prohías <div class="x_MsoNormal" style="color: #212121; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
Apparently, Fans of MAD Magazine, of whom I consider myself one, never forget the first edition of the magazine they encounter. Well I can’t remember the first issue I came into contact with...<br />
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Before I’m accused of being not a true fan of the Magazine, let me explain why. My first encounter with the usual gang of idiots came not through the Magazine, but the Paperbacks. Whilst walking through a market in Devon, England, during the summer of 1984, I came across “Burning MAD” & “MAD in orbit”. These two books would cement my love for this Iconic piece of American Humor...<br />
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After purchasing these two books, I went through a stage of finding numerous MAD paperbacks, that it has completely slipped my mind when I must have thought, “Hey you enjoy these, why not try the magazine.”</div>
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Three names really stick out when remembering these early purchases:<br />
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<span class="highlight" id="0.13193228491581976" name="searchHitInReadingPane">Sergio</span> Aragones – Brilliant Pantomime Humour, Wordless delights that highlight the Gentle Humour of being Human... One of the first I remember is the MAD Look at Motorcycle Cops, where a Police Officer approaches a Car driven by a Formidable looking Woman... Thinking better of it, The Officer then approaches the other side to harangue her more timid looking, but obviously not driving Husband... <span class="highlight" id="0.9951248723082244" name="searchHitInReadingPane">Sergio</span><span class="highlight" name="searchHitInReadingPane"> </span>still writes for MAD today and also has other projects, I’d seriously recommend checking out FANBOY, a Comic series he did with Mark Evanier... Further details about him can be found at <a href="http://www.sergioaragones.com/" target="_blank">http://www.<span class="highlight" id="0.9773553339764476" name="searchHitInReadingPane">sergio</span>aragones.com</a></div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Proh%C3%ADas" target="_blank" title="Antonio Prohías"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Antonio Prohías</span></a> – I Loved Spy Vs Spy, I was too young to understand the Cold War content, I just loved the hilarious ways the White and Black Spy’s would try and eliminate each other with their over-elaborate Booby-Traps... Further details here: <a href="http://www.spyvsspyhq.com/" target="_blank">http://www.spyvsspyhq.com/</a></div>
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Don Martin – My favourite was definitely The King of Onomatopoeia, Mr Don Martin. No one epitomized MAD’s dedication to Visual Humor more than this, apparently, Quiet and Shy man from Patterson, New Jersey. Although his strips invariably relied on Slapstick or Wordplay for the punchline, The anatomically challenged individuals he drew, with their Bulbous noses, Hinged Feet and elongated Limbs and fingers, drew (Pun intended) the readers in because they looked so bizarre and funny... Like <span class="highlight" id="0.6015639868564904" name="searchHitInReadingPane">Sergio</span> and Antonio, Don’s Cartoons could be wordless, (Except for the aforementioned Onomatopoeia) and are a delight to revisit again and again. One of my favourite Strips from the early paperbacks I encountered, was the tale of a man on a bus who steals the seat of what looks like a frail old lady, this lady then gets angry and twists this man’s head round... what follows is two fellow passengers twisting his head round constantly as they don’t like him staring at them, one passenger takes pity on the man, but unfortunately it ends with him spinning out of the bus like a helicopter... Unfortunately my description of it does little justice to the humour and I’ve been unable to find a copy of it on the net or anywhere else.</div>
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Unfortunately the paperbacks and the magazine I owned have all bitten the dust, fortunately <span class="highlight" id="0.3250345350243151" name="searchHitInReadingPane">Sergio</span> Aragones work is still included in MAD and ‘Spy vs Spy’ is still there but not written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Proh%C3%ADas" target="_blank" title="Antonio Prohías"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Antonio Prohías</span></a>, (Who died in 1998, Don Martin Died in 2000) Luckily many of the old strips are available in new Books being released, like the one in the picture below.</div>
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This book contains many of the strips I remember and some new ones too... Unfortunately not the one on the bus mentioned earlier.<br />
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Thank you <span class="highlight" id="0.0013190703466534615" name="searchHitInReadingPane">Sergio</span>, Antonio & Don, without you all I may not be the Visual Humorist I like to think I am today...</div>
Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-21765056816253483252015-11-29T10:44:00.000-08:002015-11-29T10:45:42.778-08:00Ten Years of The Children’s Book Festival<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB">October 14<sup>th</sup>
2005 - 0515 hrs, A Lonely Poet boards a train taking him from <st1:city w:st="on">Cork</st1:city>
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<span lang="EN-GB">OK, this is
a slight exaggeration. I wasn’t lonely.
I was alone, due to my wife being unable to join me on my journey. I was however too excited as I was travelling
up to <st1:city w:st="on">Dublin</st1:city> to give my first ever session for
the Children’s Book Festival, the annual, countrywide celebration of Books and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Reading</st1:city></st1:place>, for
DunLaoghaire-Rathdown Libraries.<br />
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It is now over ten years since this happened and I have done The Children’s
Book Festival every year since then and it is the reason I really look forward
to October. The Joy I derive from
boarding a Train on a brilliantly Autumnal day with the intention of sharing
things I’ve created with a wonderfully receptive audience, who I hope enjoy it
as much as me, is such that I find it difficult to put into words.
But nevertheless, the Joy is immense and it is down to this wonderful festival.<br />
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It started with me just reading my Poems to the Children, but it has grown to
include Songs with me and my guitar and now I’m illustrating for the Children
and getting them to illustrate too. Every Session is different, and the
Audience participation sections are a total joy & splendidly received.<br />
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Thanks to this Festival I have been all over the Country of Ireland, as well as
DunLaoghaire-Rathdown, I’ve been to:<br />
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Westmeath, <st1:placename w:st="on">Cork</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype>,
<st1:placename w:st="on">Cork</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype>,
<st1:placename w:st="on">Dublin</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype>,
Fingal, <st1:place w:st="on">South Dublin</st1:place>, Mayo, Kilkenny, Clare,
Monaghan, Donegal, Kildare and many more great places.<br />
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I’d like to Thank all the Library Services, and Librarians, that have
facilitated me and allowed me to share my Art,
and I’d also like to send a Thank you to the organisation that created
and puts on this wonderful festival, Children’s Books Ireland. Also I'd Like to Thank Eileen O'Sullivan, who was Cork City Children's Librarian in 2005. She gave me my first performance as part of Cork 2005, which made way for my sessions with the Children's book Festival.<br />
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This year, on the day of the tenth anniversary of my first performance, 14<sup>th</sup>
October, I was Reading, Drawing & Singing at Westmeath Libraries. My Wife, who has also been a participant for
this festival, came with me this time, and we decided to make a bit of a break
of it. We stayed at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hodson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place>,
Hotel on Lough Ree, and had a most relaxing time, Bird Watching and Chilling
out at this most scenic of places… In
the middle of this was two wonderful performances of Songs, Verse and
Illustrations for the Children of Westmeath…<br />
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Looking forward to next year’s festival… <br /><br />More information on the Children's Book Festival, please use the following link: http://www.childrensbooksireland.com</span></div>
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Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-85970640360963068952014-07-12T08:43:00.000-07:002014-07-12T08:46:42.192-07:00New Picture Books - Four Wacky Tales & The Dog Of Edward Aloysius Grey<div 1.35em="" 12pt="" 22.719999313354492px="" class="ecxmsonormal" font-family:="" font-size:="" imes="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" new="" roman="" serif="">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Shruti; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.506664276123047px;">Out now from Emu Ink comes four tales in one handy collection from the Creative Mind of Comic Poet and Humorous Illustrator Paul H. Tubb…</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Shruti; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.506664276123047px;">Each of the four tales are hilarious, illustrated, rhyming stories, that feature odd characters and even odder scenarios.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Shruti; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.506664276123047px;">Ten Princesses – Prince Edwin doesn’t want to be Prince, so he comes up with a plan to change his position, but he needs help to achieve it.</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 21.773332595825195px;"></span><br />
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Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-52388001364034828742012-03-21T10:13:00.001-07:002012-03-21T10:14:17.665-07:00200 Years Since the Birth of Mr LearAs a practitioner of the art of turning the world upside down using verse and illustrations, it would be churlish and infantile of me, especially during his bicentennial year, not to recognize the Debt I owe to Mr. Edward Lear…<br />
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The debt I owe him is not a question of influence, I love reading about the exploits of toeless Pobbles and Cross Species Weddings, but if I’d never had read a single word written by Mr Lear I’d still owe him the debt, for the simple reason that no one is as synonymous with Nonsense Literature, Nonsense Verse and Nonsense pictures as Edward Lear. <br />
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Theodore Geisel may have examined life through the wrong end on the telescope, but the telescope was set up and polished by Mr Lear and for this, I am forever grateful…<br />
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So this year is 200 years since Edward Lear’s birth and numerous events are in the planning.<br />
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There are two wonderful sites dedicated to Lear’s work and other nonsense writings and I would suggest all pop along to take a look. To those unfamiliar with Mr Lear’s work, these sites are great places to become acquainted… The Sites are:<br />
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Events planned for the bicentennial are also listed within the first Blog….<br />
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And if you’re wondering what the fuss was about, let the following video point you in the direction of some wonderful Nonsense…<br />
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I believe, after watching it twice, second time whilst rewinding and pausing, that St Paul's Cathedral is the Clue...<br />
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The first attempt Jim has of persuading Mr Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes that he should jumpyou can clearly see that the Dome of the Cathedral is directly behind Sherlock... (See below Jim is walking away from him then turns to face Sherlock)<br />
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This is what I believe...Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-16839105186571628622012-02-17T08:48:00.000-08:002012-02-17T09:09:46.293-08:00Sherlock Holmes Related Post 2 - House of Silk, Irregulars, Sidney Paget, Holmes related CartoonIn the world of Modern-Day versions of Sherlock Holmes, Anthony Horowitz’s House of Silk has been pushed into the category of old news, thanks to Messrs Cumberbatch and Downey Jnr’s versions of the Worlds Greatest Detective.<br />
So being a finger-on-the-pulse, up-to-date kind of guy, I’ve decided to write about House of Silk…<br />
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I have to be honest, before House of Silk I never read any other Book written by Anthony Horowitz, or watched much Midsomer Murders, so I didn’t know if it was a good fit, although my optimism was put in place by an endorsement of the Conan-Doyle estate… So I was relatively confident I’d enjoy it…<br />
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And I did… I thought it was well written, engaging, longer than any Conan-Doyle, Holmes Novel but that didn’t seem to matter… I thought it was a very good addition to the canon, and will enjoy a re-read as soon as I feel it needs to be read again…<br />
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But, I do have two problems that I would like to mention:<br />
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the first concerns the Baker Street Irregulars, the scruffy little urchins that are occasionally called in to help Mr. ‘Olmes, due to their inconspicuousness, underrated intelligence and loyalty… Well I get the impression that Mr. Horowitz isn’t keen on them or their use within the canon… <br />
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They are used within the story, but there are consequences because of their use, also Wiggins comes across as quite rude, uncaring and flippant when talking to Holmes. This is something I’d never have deduced from Study in Scarlet, or their other appearances in the original stories. Horowitz seems interested to highlight the dangers that Holmes places these homeless urchins when they help him… Using their appearance as a sort of moral, don’t put them in danger, message… This is a message that may have a place, but not in a Sherlock Holmes Story… <br />
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I suppose in a way I’m biased in favour of the irregulars, as my introduction into the worlds of Sherlock Holmes came in the form of the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arthur-Great-Detective-Books/dp/0860510751/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_6">Arthur books</a> written by the hilarious, and sadly missed, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Coren">Alan Coren</a> and also a Children’s BBC television series entitled the Baker Street Boys, that detailed the life of these lovable scamps as they solved crimes… I can’t find any clips on-line but I did discover that the future Ian Beale was in it… <br />
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And the second problem I have, is one I am almost embarrassed to mention… It is not anything within the control of Anthony Horowitz and therefore it is not an improvement that can be made by him… But I still believe the story would be better presented with some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Paget">Sidney Paget</a> style illustrations… Obviously with Mr. Paget being deceased since 1908, I’m not suggesting we channel his artistic spirit via a medium, but somebody who could produce Paget type illustrations would have been nice to have… <br />
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The reason I believe it would be an improvement, I suppose, is because of my role as illustrator and cartoonist to my own literary efforts, I guess I’m just pro-illustration… But also I do really like the illustrations of Mr. Paget, he was after all the man who placed the Deer Stalker hat in our collective connection with Sherlock Holmes, Conan-Doyle never mentioned. Also the first stories I owned of Sherlock Holmes contained no illustrations, future purchases did and I believe the illustrations add something yet remove nothing from the experience…<br />
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So all in all, the book is a pleasant and engaging read that will be read again… Congratulations Mr. Horowitz. <br />
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P.S. I would like it clearly noted that I would certainly never put myself forward as illustrator… I would not be able to manage the lifelike, intrinsic type work of Sidney Paget, <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/sidney-paget-original-art.htm">you can view some of his work here</a>, The closest I can come to a Sherlock Holmes Illustration is the terrible pun illustrated below… <br />
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Well there is a recent project for fans of the Dead to film themselves performing tracks of the band and uploading them to youtube. Details of which can be found <a href="http://dead.net/features/news/dead-covers-project">here</a>. <br />
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I thought I'd give this a go, and here are my attempts...<br />
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VHzzc87ZpfU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-17050114475031245782011-10-25T01:04:00.000-07:002011-10-25T01:20:57.537-07:00Children's Book Festival 2011Nonsense poetry in libraries, whose crazy idea was that? Add in silly songs, classes of children and audience participation and it sounds like an unworkable idea that is destined to fail and be shunned forever…<br /><br />Except it does work… for the 7th year in a row, I’m doing just that at the annual celebration of all things literary, The Children’s Book Festival 2011. <br /><br />This year I visited three separate areas of the country. Two of the areas are well known and have been well visited by me over the years, these areas being Cork City and DunLaoghaire/Rathdown, and then there was the totally new, refreshing and wonderful experience that is Co Westmeath Libraries.<br /><br />The Libraries visited in order were:<br /><br />Shankill Library (DLR)<br />Cabinteely Library (DLR)<br />Castlepollard Library (Westmeath)<br />Bishopstown Library (Cork)<br />Tory Top Library (Cork) <br />Douglas Library (Cork)<br /><br />A Wonderful time was had by me and I hope the Children, Teachers and Librarians are able to say the same. My wife was able to attend for the DunLaoghaire Libraries so I was able to obtain visual proof that the event happened, and although we travelled to Cork together, she had her own storytelling to do, so the other libraries only have photos taken by my phone and do not feature anyone within them.<br /><br />But, again, I had a great time and I am upset that, although there are still events until next week, my CBF is over again for another year… <br /><br />My Website contains further details if anyone should want to view it, <a href="http://www.paulhtubb.com">www.paulhtubb.com</a>.<br /><br />Please see below for photographic evidence… <br />Thank you.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW0Y_3xl-rU3e8dCb6HuDmmaSMV_X_amcYlGFfxZ-xYHke7ByoK1QJvDM4f_7Mh0_2FJ2kv-76wYg8MoY3v93kph30aMQ4RwqjDv61RLJHwvNL-O_ioTRP3T21yewH2UVu3qQXvYTmgyY/s1600/IMG_0001%2528Cropped%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW0Y_3xl-rU3e8dCb6HuDmmaSMV_X_amcYlGFfxZ-xYHke7ByoK1QJvDM4f_7Mh0_2FJ2kv-76wYg8MoY3v93kph30aMQ4RwqjDv61RLJHwvNL-O_ioTRP3T21yewH2UVu3qQXvYTmgyY/s320/IMG_0001%2528Cropped%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667338610168176178" /></a><br />Me Singing in Shankill Library (Photo by Daria Walsh)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A4E3FEVq76OnjwN6-iyK1ZgcPJ1UtaWz9gVMCl6B4wrkiAyrIZs9iyFlkqPMgaZuM7JFmLMXXak9VsWOjBnIWMd1HmUp2OKZ93edR67N5_ne2GZXLiWUQj1WWkKNXP0iTAnj_memQ2ES/s1600/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A4E3FEVq76OnjwN6-iyK1ZgcPJ1UtaWz9gVMCl6B4wrkiAyrIZs9iyFlkqPMgaZuM7JFmLMXXak9VsWOjBnIWMd1HmUp2OKZ93edR67N5_ne2GZXLiWUQj1WWkKNXP0iTAnj_memQ2ES/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667338613477616594" /></a> <br />Reading poetry in Cabinteely (Photo by Daria Walsh)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtqNXt0drqXdFsD7qAMtufSNZji9wl8yWvz-K_bX4IXcCTGIdmhA3oSYhRtPIstpXi1T0TFAmZ_6oVvGPluRpPxS2duEUqw8kpyDg-IEsnzKsTthw-q6o1Z28kpqPkWkL0seRt2cLmYT5/s1600/Image0156.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtqNXt0drqXdFsD7qAMtufSNZji9wl8yWvz-K_bX4IXcCTGIdmhA3oSYhRtPIstpXi1T0TFAmZ_6oVvGPluRpPxS2duEUqw8kpyDg-IEsnzKsTthw-q6o1Z28kpqPkWkL0seRt2cLmYT5/s320/Image0156.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667338615013734130" /></a><br />My Lonely Guitar in Castlepollard Library<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vIW8x6lmug5ZuMR8tAcOxyutRkKx2qik3lo6XHK8tR608OvVER3-M_CnvHy5JCFYxqugKEbXpIyDiUGv6bEUJHuPOlfiEy6FhMwvg9pp-1SY_wzfDCsSvp6kz80wF49nd7OPV7wiLfqH/s1600/Image0161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vIW8x6lmug5ZuMR8tAcOxyutRkKx2qik3lo6XHK8tR608OvVER3-M_CnvHy5JCFYxqugKEbXpIyDiUGv6bEUJHuPOlfiEy6FhMwvg9pp-1SY_wzfDCsSvp6kz80wF49nd7OPV7wiLfqH/s320/Image0161.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667338635578001554" /></a> <br />Display welcoming me to Tory Top LibraryPaul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-38271614582984238562011-07-10T07:07:00.000-07:002011-07-10T07:28:51.439-07:00Picture Book Picnic<a href="http://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Picturebook-Picnic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 134px;" src="http://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Picturebook-Picnic.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />July 16th 2011 is the date of the Dublin Unesco City of Literature Picture Book Picnic. The venue is the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8, and I, Paul Tubb, will be taking myself, my guitar and my poetry books to entertain those who are there.<br /><br />Yes... I am part of the entertainment for Dublin's Picture Book Picnic and I am over the moon at this.<br /><br />I shall be Singing some of my songs and Reading some of my Dublin based creature-poetry for around 15 minutes.<br /><br />It is a free event, but tickets must be sought at the Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar.<br /><br />Further information can be found <a href="http://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/blog/looking-forward-to-picturebook-picnic">here</a>.<br /><br />Can't wait...Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-55237318999519175272011-06-19T04:18:00.000-07:002011-06-19T04:24:52.569-07:00Wodehouse and Holmes Society poemAs a member of the PG Wodehouse Society, and a new member of The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, my loyalties in the annual Cricket match between the societies have become worryingly divided... So much so that I decided to pour all my frustration and worry into my art, and those lovely people at Wooster Sauce, have published it for me... It is hopefully going to appear in the Winter edition of the Sherlock Holmes Journal as well.<br /><br />Hope it is enjoyed by all:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen1AyR5fSyrFNK8htXNkxs1Xrn21Nxmz_7Ct_wd6e-6NtA8Rl1BSVnvmHaT4vSweH0hnRPxblaMSohD2a9VM8QIR529U_JtqHdjq7Ob_G-fsZS3_-IXhbfxcQG2wBwklICut2oX97wK2J/s1600/Wodehouse+Sherlock+Poem.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen1AyR5fSyrFNK8htXNkxs1Xrn21Nxmz_7Ct_wd6e-6NtA8Rl1BSVnvmHaT4vSweH0hnRPxblaMSohD2a9VM8QIR529U_JtqHdjq7Ob_G-fsZS3_-IXhbfxcQG2wBwklICut2oX97wK2J/s320/Wodehouse+Sherlock+Poem.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619890313742126290" /></a>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-20942089293683729752011-06-08T08:11:00.000-07:002011-06-08T08:15:15.765-07:00A Rhyming, Musical LaureateI suggested that Julia Donaldson be made UK’s Children’s Laureate when Michael Rosen’s tenure was up. Not to anyone specific you understand, I wouldn’t want anyone thinking I hold any sway in important literary decisions, just on internet forums and to people I know.<br /><br />Anthony Browne instead got the job and did a wonderful job and now, It is apparent someone shares my opinion as Julia Donaldson has now replaced Anthony Browne.<br /><br />And what a wonderful choice it is. Who doesn’t know the Gruffalo? Who wouldn’t laugh at, Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum? She has a wonderful expansive range as an author (Picture Books, Novels, Poetry, Prose) that I’m sure she’ll do the position proud.<br /><br />We have things in common, Julia and I… We are both Songwriters and Rhymers… OK we have as far as I’m aware two things in common… Which is one of the reasons I am over the moon about her appointment to this position.<br /><br />Congratulations Julia…Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-44870455584582689232011-05-31T04:29:00.000-07:002011-05-31T04:33:48.056-07:00Another Review for Dublin's Lesser Spotted CreaturesI have just received this Positive review from the Inis Website (Inis is the Irish magazine for Children's Books and the review can be found <a href="http://www.inismagazine.ie/reviews/book/dublins-lesser-spotted-creatures">here</a>) Thanks to all at Inis for the review and mention.<br /><br /><i>Irish children’s poets are thin on the ground, which is surprising, as Ireland is not exactly short on poets. It has fallen to poet Paul Tubb to get to grips with the capital city – in a decidedly whimsical fashion.<br /><br />Dublin’s Lesser Spotted Creatures, Tubb’s second book, unleashes a bestiary of strange and often fabulous animals on Dublin’s familiar environs. Readers are introduced to an odd-sock-wearing orang-utan, an insect with its own web page, an ironing iguana, and many other beasts even less probable. I laughed out loud at the poem about Welsh prawns holidaying in Dublin, and at the bespectacled badger.<br /><br />Tubb locates the outlandish in the mundane and has an eye for the quirky and unusual. The book can be a bit clunky –this may not be for connoisseurs of poetry – and the overall design is similarly basic. The often comically naïve drawings by the author certainly enhance the general air of silliness, and ultimately it is the humour that wins out, compensating for these defects.</i>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-34885098347125487852011-05-26T22:04:00.001-07:002011-05-26T22:10:43.314-07:00Topical, Political, Caricatures.... And Now For Something Completely DifferentI Don't normally do Topical Humour, Political Humour or Caricatures, and the cartoon below may explain why.<br /><br />To Commemorate President Obama's State Visit to England, I give you a terrible joke.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT9MaRIhxbICnxi3nqV2HMP6uxhJ84JDoczzs17F2mrJwT8Et4M37keYVu1KGriw7BnexhHzFkH5cPBFL6GU046Kfzl_Jbfhph5244x022PhF8qQ1nw3oJQMjA0jJusbDg9mg9xwkG6fz/s1600/Britain+and+America.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT9MaRIhxbICnxi3nqV2HMP6uxhJ84JDoczzs17F2mrJwT8Et4M37keYVu1KGriw7BnexhHzFkH5cPBFL6GU046Kfzl_Jbfhph5244x022PhF8qQ1nw3oJQMjA0jJusbDg9mg9xwkG6fz/s320/Britain+and+America.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611258529341590530" /></a>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-23251999367463324142011-05-02T05:29:00.000-07:002011-05-02T05:32:24.234-07:00My First Wodehouse ExperienceThis piece of writing by myself has just appeared in the latest issue of 'Wooster Sauce', the magazine for the society of the worlds funniest ever writer, Mr. Pelham Grenville Wodehouse... <br /><br />Hope it's enjoyed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE_c4kplTvjWPuEZvS9SgcxiEjZhLVneUg1l0dAGGCRcR72epe_HzP3Poka-OLWxD1vbSTfTI22KtVdgOrRXsYtLLPBF2ydH-gpwPrI_O4nrj9EduLv_vwo5xy9WUzzQzAjceRrpP7iRe/s1600/img134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE_c4kplTvjWPuEZvS9SgcxiEjZhLVneUg1l0dAGGCRcR72epe_HzP3Poka-OLWxD1vbSTfTI22KtVdgOrRXsYtLLPBF2ydH-gpwPrI_O4nrj9EduLv_vwo5xy9WUzzQzAjceRrpP7iRe/s320/img134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602095581078703666" /></a>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-88025350526461505272011-04-25T04:07:00.000-07:002011-04-25T04:08:20.648-07:00Dublin's Lesser Spotted Creatures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsA2t6cBMMaFRVqS6OMVWfgdD7XIH0HJp6wu8zn7HnX0-W2A8oRx4GM67lyjMp4TBZX3CrDcD_s4RPI2r7whNbIsCFWn1tBUxQgNG2911PSMx81oE5bFNdnmZ6e9YWA_E3kfbdzaVMq0B/s1600/Dublins-Lesser-Spotted-Creatures-130x202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsA2t6cBMMaFRVqS6OMVWfgdD7XIH0HJp6wu8zn7HnX0-W2A8oRx4GM67lyjMp4TBZX3CrDcD_s4RPI2r7whNbIsCFWn1tBUxQgNG2911PSMx81oE5bFNdnmZ6e9YWA_E3kfbdzaVMq0B/s320/Dublins-Lesser-Spotted-Creatures-130x202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569089330112179346" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><br /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="PRNMZXZ7EXCCY"><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"><br /></form><br /><br />In Dublin’s fair city, the girls may be pretty but the creatures that reside there are as strange as can be… So with this in mind poet/humorist/singer-songwriter, Paul Tubb has decided to document these creatures, using rhyme and pictures, in this collection of Nonsensical verse.<br /><br />So come and learn about creatures such as: the Quinklesaur, The Kwalaguppy, the Ape like creatures who spend their time playing Subbuteo and many others?<br /><br />A laugh-out-loud funny collection which introduces you to aspects of Dublin you will, until now, have been unaware of. This wonderful book is suitable for Children of all ages.<br /><br />ISBN No: 978-1-908024-22-0<br /><br />The Book can be purchased using the button above, Signed and for an introductory offer of €7.95 saving €2, or more information, and a poem from the collection, can be found <a href="http://originalwriting.ie/bookshop/poetry/dublins-lesser-spotted-creatures/">here</a><br /><br />Cheers<br />Paul.Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-62815072915984600892011-04-23T10:00:00.000-07:002011-04-25T04:14:00.829-07:00RIP John SullivanI'd like to use this Blog, to extend my condolences to the Family of one of Our greatest Comedy Writers.<br /><br />John Sullivan Has died today, The creator of Del Boy, Rodney and Wolfie Smith.<br /><br />I, like most of England, loved 'Only Fools and Horses'... But Citizen Smith was also a huge favourite of mine and I enjoyed 'Just Good Friends' and 'Roger Roger'.<br /><br />I'll leave you now, with a scene from Citizen Smith...<br /><br />Thank you for the laughter...<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/00qg3T6we60" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-57614326380734634992011-04-10T09:59:00.000-07:002011-04-10T11:24:36.398-07:00I Wasn't A Teenage Deadhead... Unfortunately37 years of age is too old to be discovering the Grateful Dead…<br /><br />But this is what has happened to me. For the past 36 years my life has been a life lived in total ignorance of The Dead and their music. I'd heard of them knew Jerry Garcia by sight, but had never listened to them. It wasn't even that I'd heard them, decided I didn't like them and their music had to grow on me, I was completely ignorant. <br /><br />Now due to a recent epiphany I can’t stop listening to the Dead and I wish I’d discovered their music years ago. They are a great Rock'N'Roll band who have brilliant songs. A wonderfully un-disciplined/Musical band that deserve to be listened to by more people.<br /><br />As well as their CD's I find youtube a veritable treasure chest of Grateful-Dead/Dead-Associated-bands clips and Music.<br /><br />And all this begs the question why someone who fell in love with Rock'N'Roll at the age of 11 after discovering the Beatles, should only be discovering this music now?<br /><br />Oh Well... Here's a couple of favourite clips for anyone who reads this...<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V4SqDx1vi4c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K6vVd_JnCcc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qx1LqnIJLj8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-46939886968200610292011-03-21T15:11:00.001-07:002011-03-21T15:15:30.096-07:00Dublin's Lesser Spotted Creatures: First ReviewThank you Books Ireland!<br /><br />The Monthly periodical, Books Ireland has said some lovely things about my new collection of Nonsense Verse. The review can be seen below.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8ZQnlsn5xXUkpAQWmYNF1n_0CLhipH3KNpxm8LELPFghBzPkQWP2UGXOJ4hFJdNubzmPEn4mgFLqc5knQ2UhEvBGuPFs8DOunMxni9Jij6_J_LywMpboISTAj7jlaOYK_OiG90CDmas-/s1600/Books+Ireland+Review.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8ZQnlsn5xXUkpAQWmYNF1n_0CLhipH3KNpxm8LELPFghBzPkQWP2UGXOJ4hFJdNubzmPEn4mgFLqc5knQ2UhEvBGuPFs8DOunMxni9Jij6_J_LywMpboISTAj7jlaOYK_OiG90CDmas-/s320/Books+Ireland+Review.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586660237916774290" /></a>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-45212525676157466222011-02-27T01:58:00.000-08:002011-02-27T02:06:07.805-08:00RIP Dean RichardsHertbreaking news that former Tottenham, Southampton, Wolves and Bradford defender has died.<br /><br />I saw him play quite a few times at White Hart Lane, he was an excellently dependable, Centre Back.<br /><br />My condolences are extended to his family...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3PnsK2SN2M">RIP Dean Richards</a>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-16976754068030777232011-02-26T06:39:00.000-08:002011-02-26T06:51:22.998-08:00Micheál Martin's Last Gasp attempt to stay in power<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QU6-WoZWch5Y10JGXy_G3Kca5YPlGytqgWE5EifqUwLPXEzYvVeKXk5bEx8vpgN-u-ve7q7bJgfUxhPepJtuOuZsxNEUgrcNdQduyxKS8Av26WG4zmrUbxXznVfnx2ZhC9sD_DeY9Y6s/s1600/Image0106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QU6-WoZWch5Y10JGXy_G3Kca5YPlGytqgWE5EifqUwLPXEzYvVeKXk5bEx8vpgN-u-ve7q7bJgfUxhPepJtuOuZsxNEUgrcNdQduyxKS8Av26WG4zmrUbxXznVfnx2ZhC9sD_DeY9Y6s/s320/Image0106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578010863209809474" /></a><br /><br />I saw about 5 of these posters on lamposts in the Dame Street/Temple Bar area yesterday...<br /><br />an Impassioned plea by someone who really doesn't want Kenny to be Taoiseach...<br /><br />Who could that be?Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-85681917146977205282011-02-06T10:15:00.000-08:002011-02-06T10:17:02.137-08:00RIP Gary MooreRIP Gary Moore...<br />One of the greatest Blues/Rock Guitarists ever...<br /><br />Nothing else to add except...<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4O_YMLDvvnw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-12126450190150358482011-02-02T05:49:00.000-08:002011-03-03T08:22:30.603-08:00Dublin's Lesser Spotted Creatures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsA2t6cBMMaFRVqS6OMVWfgdD7XIH0HJp6wu8zn7HnX0-W2A8oRx4GM67lyjMp4TBZX3CrDcD_s4RPI2r7whNbIsCFWn1tBUxQgNG2911PSMx81oE5bFNdnmZ6e9YWA_E3kfbdzaVMq0B/s1600/Dublins-Lesser-Spotted-Creatures-130x202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsA2t6cBMMaFRVqS6OMVWfgdD7XIH0HJp6wu8zn7HnX0-W2A8oRx4GM67lyjMp4TBZX3CrDcD_s4RPI2r7whNbIsCFWn1tBUxQgNG2911PSMx81oE5bFNdnmZ6e9YWA_E3kfbdzaVMq0B/s320/Dublins-Lesser-Spotted-Creatures-130x202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569089330112179346" /></a><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><br /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="PRNMZXZ7EXCCY"><br /><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"><br /></form><br /><br />In Dublin’s fair city, the girls may be pretty but the creatures that reside there are as strange as can be… So with this in mind poet/humorist/singer-songwriter, Paul Tubb has decided to document these creatures, using rhyme and pictures, in this collection of Nonsensical verse.<br /><br />So come and learn about creatures such as: the Quinklesaur, The Kwalaguppy, the Ape like creatures who spend their time playing Subbuteo and many others?<br /><br />A laugh-out-loud funny collection which introduces you to aspects of Dublin you will, until now, have been unaware of. This wonderful book is suitable for Children of all ages.<br /><br />ISBN No: 978-1-908024-22-0<br /><br />The Book can be purchased using the button above, Signed and for an introductory offer of €7.95 saving €2, or more information, and a poem from the collection, can be found <a href="http://originalwriting.ie/bookshop/poetry/dublins-lesser-spotted-creatures/">here</a><br /><br />Cheers<br />Paul.Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945460450803463741.post-12328926320508215862011-01-27T14:46:00.000-08:002011-01-27T14:51:00.643-08:00The First Ever PunWow... I am, absolutely, gobsmacked to have discovered this... As anyone who knows me is aware, I love the art, yes art, of paronomasia... Punning, a play on words using words of similar sound... <br /><br />Well imagine how over the moon I was to discover the first ever recorded version of a pun... Please see the example below for the reason of my being over the moon...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxpFNxoGNHSMM3R1WzkDQlSAHJWDokh6hB8grwiuzRcDkO7NDWKrdfci2TcRs1Crbq124eU7aT98cwOtjXWo2E3lzVU-meGjaFk9f51HiSQZ5414AkYjuL5uxNmLvQd5hc4RJ7f_lH82T/s1600/First+Ever+Pun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxpFNxoGNHSMM3R1WzkDQlSAHJWDokh6hB8grwiuzRcDkO7NDWKrdfci2TcRs1Crbq124eU7aT98cwOtjXWo2E3lzVU-meGjaFk9f51HiSQZ5414AkYjuL5uxNmLvQd5hc4RJ7f_lH82T/s320/First+Ever+Pun.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567001937685226626" /></a>Paul H. Tubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336540713080937506noreply@blogger.com0