Category Archives: 1980s

Archives: Self-Portrait (1981)

Posted on July 7, 2010 by mcglinch

Another scrap from the high school journals. Self-portrait of 17-year-old me ca. 1981.

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Archives: Storm Cloud (1982)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by mcglinch

January 1982. I think this accurately portrays my mood for that month as I was grounded for the entire month. As I’m sure you’ll recall, there were five weekends in that January — pretty bad.

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Archives: Desert Commander (1981)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by mcglinch

Was I really thinking of Saddam Hussein in the summer of 1981?[note: I’ve obscured some of the phone number to protect the innocent person who now has that phone number.]

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Archives: Teacher’s Pencil Holder Still Life (1982)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by mcglinch

Another one from the high school public speaking class journal at Henderson High School. This was the teacher’s pencil holder. Her name was Joan Robinson-Metz. I’m pretty sure it was wrapped in a carpet material or something similar.

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Archives: For All The Stars In Heaven (1982)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by mcglinch

Kristen got me thinking about diaries or ‘journals’ as we of journalistic integrity would call them. I did a quick basement dig through the bin of high school stuff. It contains all the important stuff that I knew would be … Continue reading →

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Archive: English 115 Doodles

Posted on April 16, 2009 by mcglinch

From 1987 and one of my favorite classes at Temple taught by Steve Zelnick where we read Gulliver’s Travels, Joseph Andrews, Pride & Prejudice, lots of poems, Jane Eyre, and Hard Times. In addition to the pulleys, surfer, tornado, skull, … Continue reading →

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Archives: Reaching For The Pit

Posted on January 4, 2009 by mcglinch

From the late 1980s, I think this was a rough concept when friends were working on building a surf/skate wear company . Or just more of my fascination with arm pits .

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Request-a-doodle: Leech on my leg

Posted on June 12, 2007 by mcglinch

click image for larger view Anonymous said…Rafting on the Brandywine, finding a leech attached to my leg. Leech stories always bring me back to the days when we hosted the 4th of Jamly picnics on the Schuylkill River back in … Continue reading →

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