tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post9121302109899583520..comments2024-03-23T23:46:29.024-07:00Comments on The Fabuleous Fifties: Slick Sick PickGer Apeldoornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-61566155933939942392017-10-07T05:48:50.027-07:002017-10-07T05:48:50.027-07:00Sick magazine (like many of the Mad imitations in ...Sick magazine (like many of the Mad imitations in my book) was part of the 'satire boom'. What has always fascinated me about that period is that I often find more sharp intelligence in the humor than in that of the late sixties and erly seventies when the Baby Boomers thought they 'invented' protest.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-72991157890808585202017-10-06T15:59:32.717-07:002017-10-06T15:59:32.717-07:00Thanks for this very entertaining send-up of "...Thanks for this very entertaining send-up of "Downbeat" magazine, particularly appealing to jazz fans, who would enjoy trying to figure out all the references. Sadly, though, it also reminds us what happened to great musicians such as Lester Young when on the contents page 75 the article is "What To Do In The Alley If Your Connection Doesn't Show Up:"!comicstripfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830784804963989361noreply@blogger.com