Pat Crowley's Penheads

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T16:01:00.000-05:00

Woody Allen

2011-11-22T10:54:00.001-05:00

Gen X

2011-11-22T10:52:00.001-05:00

Winston Churchill

2011-11-22T10:31:00.001-05:00

The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.

"You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."

"You ask, What is our policy? I will say; “It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.” You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory—victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."

"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

More quotes courtesy of this guy.

Jerry Lewis

2011-09-05T12:30:00.001-04:00

John d. MacArthur

2011-06-14T21:47:00.002-04:00

Ain't Got No

2011-06-14T19:33:00.000-04:00

Andy Warhol

2011-06-14T19:16:00.003-04:00

Arianna Huffington

2010-09-23T20:57:00.003-04:00

A Break from Business as Usual

2010-08-25T17:56:00.003-04:00

This scene depicts a bronze pour at a sculpture foundry and features the artists Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz. The painting is about 90% finished (the last 10% is the hardest part.) I chose to work in acrylic because the paint properties make it easier to keep it loose. The trick is to keep it that way. The canvas measures 5' x 6'

Lord of the Baby Boomers

2010-08-06T09:49:00.002-04:00

Bronze 11"x10"x8"

The Lord of the Flies was mandatory reading for the post-war generation. I suppose we all saw ourselves as a cross between the reasonable leader, Ralph and his wise and civilized advisor Piggy. A closer look at the "Me Generation" inspired me to place the tail at the back of the head.

Obama

2010-07-29T10:29:00.001-04:00

Rush Limbaugh

2010-07-24T16:43:00.005-04:00

John Kerry

2010-07-24T14:05:00.005-04:00

Bill McCollum

2010-05-24T17:37:00.002-04:00

For up to the minute coverage of the Florida political races, visit the Crowley Political Report.

The First Book of Last Times

2010-05-08T14:14:00.004-04:00

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1450585779?tag=ronsfunnybook-20
"There was, of course, a last time you were carried sleeping from the car. The occasion was neither celebrated nor remarked unless your dad said something like: “Holy cow! This kid’s a moose. From now on he walks.”

And so you did. The next time your folks came in late, your dad squeezed your shoulder and shook you gently, saying, “We’re home. Wake up. Let’s go.” And obligingly, you trundled into the house, bouncing off furniture and walls until you crawled into bed where somebody later came and undressed you and tucked you in and perhaps pressed lips against your cheek.

There was a last time for that, too."

This charming book, written by the incomparable Palm Beach Post humor columnist Ron Wiggins ( and illustrated by yours truly) is back in print through Amazon. No one does nostalgia or writes about parenting better than Wiggins.

Originally published by Cox Media and later Andrews and McMeel in 1988, it was a best seller with readers who bought copies by the armload. Okay- that's an exaggeration but the book did very well.

It can be yours again for $9.95 for a single copy or $99.50 for an armload.

George Orwell

2010-04-14T15:33:00.002-04:00

If I'm not mistaken, it's Womyn's History Month. If it is- this one's for them.

Mark Twain

2010-02-25T21:14:00.002-05:00

Sealed With a Twist

2010-02-11T11:52:00.001-05:00

Because I hate St. Valentine's Day...

Charles in Charge

2010-01-04T22:30:00.002-05:00

The 2010 Mid-Term Election

2010-01-04T21:52:00.002-05:00

It was funny the LAST time the Democrats blew it and it'll be funnier the NEXT time.

The Law Is A Ass

2010-01-04T21:47:00.000-05:00

President Soros

2010-01-04T21:45:00.003-05:00

Is there anything more evil than a hedge fund manager? Every hedge fund manager I ever knew personally (okay-- just two) voted Democrat and supported leftist causes with their ill-gotten wealth. Fah!

Above: The Democrat Party's favorite rich uncle George Soros.

Merry Christmas Anyway

2009-12-18T15:23:00.002-05:00

Sadly, the annual tradition of strangers wishing glad tidings to other strangers has gone the way of department store Santas, stars atop Christmas Trees (on public or commercial property,) Peace on Earth and Goodwill To Men. "Christmas" is a dirty word now and no matter how bad the economy gets, Macy's and The Gap et al won't dare utter the word until they post their first After Christmas Sale (!) ads on December 26.

Holy War

2009-12-15T12:38:00.001-05:00

Not to be confused with the Progressive's current war on Christianity.

Jihad 1

2009-12-15T12:36:00.000-05:00

Coming Soon in a Limited Edtion

2009-12-15T12:33:00.003-05:00

Feb. 6, 2010 marks the countdown to the 100th anniversary of the Gipper's birth. Watch Penheads for details of a limited edition series of giclee' prints, signed and numbered by the artist.

Judy McGrath, Waste Manager

2009-11-30T15:25:00.000-05:00

Kanye West made an ass of himself (again) on the Video Music Awards show when he stormed the stage and grabbed the microphone from 19 year old Taylor Swift as she gave her acceptance speech. Apparently Miss Swift wasn't West's choice.

I'm surprised there are enough music videos left to merit an awards show.

MTv Chief Executive Judy McGrath killed the video star to make room for the execrable programming that passes for entertainment today. The Scranton-born Mother of Reality TV started with The Real World back in 1992 and has never looked back- or should I say "up?"

Is she proud of her legacy? Does she want to be remembered for Tool Academy? Does she understand that Paddy Chayefsky was writing satire?

2009-11-24T08:41:00.001-05:00

Political Correctness

2009-11-16T00:10:00.003-05:00

Or, as I like to call it, "Censorship."

Market Report

2009-11-16T00:06:00.002-05:00

Green Car

2009-11-16T00:04:00.003-05:00

A little environmental humor- click to enlarge.

The Iran Syndrome

2009-09-30T09:51:00.007-04:00

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Dog Fighter

2009-09-15T20:53:00.004-04:00

Sketch from the trial of a man accused of running a dogfighting operation. It ended in a hung jury.

Party On, Ted!

2009-08-26T16:08:00.003-04:00

Love him or hate him, nobody can deny Edward Moore Kennedy's greatness as a United States Senator. Deeply flawed and larger than life, Teddy bore the tragedies of his family with heartbreaking dignity and strength.

I'll save the hard stuff about this bare-knuckled politician for after the canonization.

Cartoon

2009-08-20T19:28:00.002-04:00

Rest In Peace, Funny Man!

2009-08-19T19:16:00.006-04:00

Robert Novak died this week.

I discovered Novak on cable tv thirty years ago. He was always a riot to watch- whether on Crossfire, Evans and Novak or any number of talk show panels the "Prince of Darkness" always looked liked he would explode at any moment. A lifelong Democrat turned passionate conservative, he actually did boil over and walk off a program a few years ago.

Above all, Robert Novak was a great, old school reporter. Not the last of his kind- there are still some great reporters covering Washington- but his passing is particularly poignant because the newspaper business is dying with him. He was a constant reminder of how important great reporters are to a free society.

Dancing With The Scars

2009-08-19T18:44:00.004-04:00

Texas Republican Tom "The Hammer" Delay (R) had to step down from his lofty position as House Majority Leader in 2006 to face charges that he violated state campaign finance laws. The case has yet to be tried in court.

Bloody but unbowed and instilled with the indomitable spirit of Alamo hero Sam Houston, Delay is facing his own "General Santa Anna" when he competes in this season's Dancing With the Stars.

Except that his "Mexican Army" are B-list "celebrities" like Kelly Osbourne and Aaron Carter and he'll be "fighting to the last man" wearing sequined buckskins and a rubber Bowie knife.

Hillary Clinton

2009-08-15T15:16:00.011-04:00

Little Big Scam

2009-08-11T16:35:00.008-04:00

We were all elated when the little pantsuit-wearing bastard (North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il) released two journalists (?) to the husband of fellow pantsuit wearer and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Fortunately for President Obama was spared further humiliation when Clinton's husband, a former President himself, did the honor of posing for a picture with the little tyrant.

In Slate, Christopher Hitchens takes the Administration to task:

"As of last week, and as the result of a huge investment of time and energy and prestige and forced politeness, we can now claim to have reduced the North Korean prison population by exactly two, and they were going to be released anyway. In return, we have immensely gratified and flattered the man who kidnapped them and who makes a daily mockery of international law. There was even "remorse" expressed. But guess by whom? Not by the slave master who makes his territory impossible to enter and impossible to leave. A lousy day's work."

Fatso's Back

2009-08-08T16:33:00.012-04:00

This quote from a Big Hollywood commenter sums up Moore perfectly: "Ah, but Michael Moore is the absolute, perfect, quintessential Socialist. His motto is "For me, but not for Thee". No real, sane Socialist would DREAM of actually living their beliefs. That's for the little people to do. And, compared to Michael Moore, we are all little people."

Hubris

2009-08-06T14:22:00.009-04:00

The Tollroad to Obamaland

2009-08-06T13:02:00.008-04:00

Cartoon

2009-08-06T12:54:00.003-04:00

I said it was a "green" car. I never said anything about "smart," "hybrid," "carbon footprints" or anyone's responsibility to the planet.

Don't Worry, This Won't Hurt Me a Bit!

2009-07-30T09:59:00.007-04:00

Nancy Pelosi

Crybaby

2009-07-26T22:44:00.006-04:00

Obama hopes the country will view the affair as a "teachable moment." Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates behaved like an ass when asked to show his identification to a police officer investigating a reported break-in of his home.

Both Gates and the President of the United States played the race card which resulted in their own "teachable moment."

An oped piece in the New York Times by Stanley Fish perfectly spells out the contempt he and the left wing power elite holds for the rest of America. Check out the comments. It's really not about race at all.

Jack Kerouac

2009-07-25T12:40:00.005-04:00

"They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"

from On The Road (1957)

I did this drawing for an article in the Palm Beach Artspaper about an upcoming poetry slam.

It's hard to believe that Kerouac died 40 years ago this coming October.

Obama Cares

2009-07-21T11:03:00.006-04:00

Barbra Wants You To Eat Recycled Cake

2009-07-21T08:57:00.012-04:00

In a recent interview in Politico, Ms. Streisand reveals her passion for conservation and environmentalism. Who knew?

In her "interview" she laments that "a lot of time was lost over the past eight years to make the necessary drastic and critical changes in our behavior in order to curb climate change. "

She urges us to "help in this fight. ... by filling up the air in their tires, replacing older lightbulbs [with] newer, energy-saving ones, driving a hybrid vehicle, carpooling, bringing your own bags to the grocery store, installing low-flow showerheads, unplugging unused appliances and recycling."

While she praises Henry "Shotgun" Waxman's Cap and Trade bill to curb our (read "the little people") voracious, earth murdering appetites for energy, it doesn't go far enough!

"I just hope one day soon the country will wake up and fully realize that we need to step up in a major way in order to avoid catastrophic demographic dislocation in the years ahead."

Here comes the punchline -visit Barbra's personal Versaille- complete with energy-saving lightbulbs!

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24753.html#ixzz0Ltr1gJMi

Would You Buy a 1000 Page Environmental Protection Act From This Man?

2009-07-16T11:13:00.006-04:00

A double monstrosity- California Congressman Henry Waxman (D) and his Cap and Trade bill.

Well Played, Senator Leahy!

2009-07-16T10:31:00.004-04:00

Bewitched

2009-07-10T21:26:00.001-04:00

Can You Believe That Kid's Only Like Ten Years Old?

2009-07-08T22:10:00.003-04:00

I heard those words while standing in a cluster of fellow surfers a long time ago as the Jackson Five played over a car radio.
The truth about his life will unfold over the next weeks and months and it's going to be ugly. That said- here's hoping they find the real killers. RIP MJ.

Minnesota is a Big Fat Idiot

2009-07-06T15:41:00.014-04:00

Electing a wrestling novelty act Governor was the THEIR business. Dumping a mean-spirited bigot with a shady backgound in a failed talk radio venture into the United States Senate is OURS.

The good news is- the Democrats have set the bar lower than it ever was for the Republicans!

Ass with a Jawbone

2009-07-02T16:28:00.005-04:00

Venezuelan shortman Hugo Chavez seems hellbent on playing "Tattoo" to Fidel Castro's "Mr. Roarke." Tonight's celebrity guest star- Sean Penn !

If he behaves himself the Summit of the Americas promises to let him ring the bell as each plane arrives.

Or push the buttons when the heads of state board an elevator.

You Must Be THIS High to be a Supreme Court Justice!

2009-07-02T16:08:00.006-04:00

Oprah

2009-07-02T14:27:00.004-04:00

I'll never understand why women can't just enjoy a daytime tv show without forming a cult around it. Oprah's greatest accomplishment seems to be gaining or losing weight and talking about her "va-jay-jay."

There is no escaping this woman or her portly legions.

Obamoses

2009-04-26T14:57:00.004-04:00

I did this drawing of the President for the cover of an invitation to a gallery show of my work a week after the election. If I had it to do all over again I would have drawn teleprompters instead of tablets.

Heil on Wheels

2009-04-20T11:27:00.003-04:00

The little tyrant almost departed this mortal coil last year. The "progressive" world finally exhaled when Fidel emerged from his sickbed clad in a reassuring Olympic sweatsuit- and ready for a fresh round of mall-walking. All that's missing is a mall. Damn that embargo!

Inspiritoon

2009-04-18T20:32:00.002-04:00

In lieu of an invocation as I launch this blog I offer this humble inspirational work of art. Clip and post on your Frigidare, hang in your cubicle or hand it over to your arresting officer. Remind the powers that be that you're only human after all! Click to enlarge.