Woo Hoo! It's the weekend and that means HOOKEY... so Welcome to AUTOMOTIVE POP CULTURE DAILY! Let's slide right in with some great Fireball Art starting with THE MONKEES, MUNSTERS DRAGULA & MOD SQUAD!!
DID YOU KNOW?? The Monkees, initially a fictional band for the NBC sitcom "The Monkees," became a huge pop sensation, selling more records than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined in 1967. They gained recognition for their catchy songs and the band members eventually pushed for and gained more control over their music, including playing their own instruments. The Monkees’ very psychedelic and odd movie in 1968 was written by none other than actor Jack Nicholson. It was a flop at the box office and only made $16,000 despite the show’s fame. Nicholson later revealed that he wrote the screenplay while on acid… so that explains it.
Also on today's HEY, HEY BLAST... Fireball's got a lottsa friends in Hollywood, but the BEST are the STUNTMEN & WOMEN! And here's Bruce Willis Stunt-Double STUART WILSON! Fall down, PICK UP CHECK! Also, this great shot of STEVE MCQUEEN and his 1956 XKSS JAGUAR inspired Fireball to whip that puppy into shape... the result? Check out THE AWESOME SKETCH and how it looks MUGGED!
COMMISSION PROJECTS! This past year, Fireball belted out sketches for TRW & SEMA, this great BOB'S BIG BOY SEMI & the BUICK GRAND NATIONAL. What could he do FOR YOU?? REACH OUT NOW! askfireball@fireballtim.com
DA PLANE!! Mr. Roarke and Tattoo are ready to receive your FANTASY... so GRAB A MUG and head to the Island NOW!
BOOKS!! Fireball's NEW COLORING BOOK officially launches in a few days... but if you're sneaky, you might just SPOT IT IN THE STORE EARLY! Shh... you didn't hear it from us! But check out this awesome CAMARO COVER ART!
REMINDER!! OJAI CARS & COFFEE is tomorrow and Fireball will be there shooting another BEST OF SHOW so bring your ride!!
And speaking of BEST OF SHOW... check out Wes and Cindy Nordby's 1955 ALJOA VINTAGE TRAILER in this Classic Episode! WATCH BELOW or on YOUTUBE!
PARTING ART SHOT!! Art Fitzpatrick did amazing cars, but the backgrounds were all done by Illustrator VAN KAUFMAN. Check out his amazing work below...
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