“Dope will get you through times of no money better then money will get you through times of no dope.”
—Free Wheelin' Franklin
Ah, the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
When I was younger I used to love reading those raunchy, not-for-kids comic strips about three "brothers" out to score a buzz without getting burned. Every Thanksgiving My mother would open her secret vault of naughty comics and allow my brother, sister and I to read the mishaps of these anti-hero's.
Franklin with his no-nonsense approach to catching a buzz, always ordering the other two to secure him some dope.
Fat Freddy, oh Fat Freddy you hapless moron. You are going to indulge yourself to death.
Phineas, the brains of the operation. I remember he rigged a car to become remote controlled. He and Free Wheelin' Franklin stood on the roof top of their apartment building and watched the fuzz chase the car all over the city. Those crazy hippies.
Such fond memories of my childhood.
It now seems that Fab Bros. creator Gilbert Sheldon is putting together a movie called "Grass Roots". The movie will be stop motion with little rubber characters. I can't wait to see this. I will pay the outrageous $9.75 for my ticket, then run around the back of the theatre and let in Pixie. That is saying a lot, since I absolutely refuse to fall victim to Hollywood's black hole movie industry and their crazy belief that I would actually pay that kind of money to see the vomit they try and pass off as entertainment. Maybe I'll just wait for it to come out on DVD, like everything else. Hey at least then I can enjoy the movie in the comfort of my own home.
So check out Sheldon's site and discover the Freakiness today.
Update:I in no way condone the use of illicit drugs, stop animation, or Thanksgiving. This was simply a funny comic strip that I thought was cool. Stay in school and don't do drugs kids.
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When you were "younger"? How much younger..? I mean, you said yourself they were raunchy not-for-kids comic strips... Just checking
DutchBitch— What "experts" are now calling "Tweens"—between eight and fourteen. Since their content consisted mostly of the procuring and taking of illicit drugs, and sometimes sex I consider that raunchy. I was always precocious.
The comics aren't that bad.
MAN I GREW UP WITH THE FREAKS AS THEY SAID ITS BETTER TO HAVE POT AND NO MONEY THAN MONEY AND NO POT NOT THAT I CONDON THE USE OF WEED HA! POP
Finally someone who knows what the hell I'm talking about. Thank you Pop, I knew I could count on your knowledge of underground culture!
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