My Robot Is Pregnant theme song!

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November 4, 2007

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It wasn’t so long ago I showed you good folks the perfect yard sale sign ever. Turns out it was designed by a man named Dante, who has since been emailing with me. I asked him to design a sign for My Robot. Here is his reply:

Hi, Jon,

I am willing to try something for “My Robot is Pregnant” but I warn you. You are giving me more credit then I deserve. As I was reading your comments on my work I was saying to myself “Is this guy talking about me”? Really, Jon, I am afraid I will disappoint you. Let me tells you a couple of things. I am 76 years old. I started drawing things in kindergarten. I continued my sketching with chalk on the streets. White chalk. During the war there was not much traffic in the streets of Milan. Once the street was full I had to wait for rain to clean up and start again. People were looking from windows and making suggestions “Dante!, make her boobs bigger” “Dante her legs are too short” on so on. Move forward to 1955. We are in Venezuela and I got a job in an advertising company. In 1958 I moved to the USA to study commercial art. I was quickly faced with my limitation as a artist. Two year later I was back in Venezuela with the same company. But, there is always a but in life. I had fallen in love with a young woman in Chicago and I had fallen in love with the USA. so, I came back here, got married and move to California to follow my dream to become a movie director. I failed as a director, but, I was working in a medium I loved all my life. Movies. Love that started with my first movie. “Steam boat Willie” I did not become a director but I work in this “Industry” from 1966 thought 1997. I painted a little and draw a little. I had a good life and I still have a good life. You lift my spirit with your unexpected compliment. Now you know. I will do what I can with your proposal. Be warned. My daughter had to pay for my work and you will have to do the same. 1 good Italian dinner.
Ciao

2 Comments

  1. can you live up to 1 good Italian dinner? Spaghetti with red sauce doesn’t count.

    Comment by al — November 5, 2007 @ 11:14 am

  2. Has he seen your current “masthead”?

    Comment by CooCooCatchoo — November 5, 2007 @ 12:51 pm

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