PITTSBURGH NEWS AND EVENTS

www.pittsburghillustrators.org May, 2009

My Spot by Anni Matsick News Flashes From Our Members If you’re reading Pieces in Place this you’re Hot off the cutting already press is Jim Mellett’s aware of latest piece of puzzle our exciting art, Country Music. “In new web- addition to Country site, where Music coming on the you clicked market I have four to download this month’s newslet- puzzles now on the ter. It’s a landmark issue, the first to shelves at Wal-Mart,” be made available beyond the PSI Jim reports. “White membership. It’s now easy for anyone Mountain Puzzles who is interested to stay current on has made two dif- what’s happening with PSI or catch up ferent 3-puzzle box through back issues. The website and sets specifically for newsletter will work in tandem toward Wal-Mart. I have two that goal. puzzles in each set of three.” Puzzle fans will For those who have questions or a be happy to hear that particular topic of interest, the PSI Jim’s next project in the series has him aired April 23 on WQED-TV. The proj- webboard link is suited for open, researching the subject of Comedy. ect, produced by AIP instructor Andrew ongoing discussion. Once regis- Maietta and AIP graduate Janet Whitney, tered, members can participate in the Project Airs records in witnesses’ oral accounts the exchange. These convenient online 1948 smog disaster in Donora. The film Mark Bender created this piece for offerings substantially upgrade the covers one of the worst environmental Rumor of Blue Sky, a documentary that opportunity for communication and tragedies in U.S. history and the town’s awareness among our members. dramatic contribution to clean air legis- lation. According to Mark, “My original We owe enormous thanks to Cathy sketches went out the window and I had Klingler who dedicated her time and to pick up my game when I was given professional expertise for four years that poetic title.” More about the produc- in building and maintaining our tion at: www.artinstitutes.edu/pittsburgh/ website. Taking over the controls is NewsAndEvents/rumor_of_blue_sky.aspx Zach Beresh, who introduces himself on page 3. On Exhibit In this issue, we’ve given lots of room Members have been successful in plac- to showcasing submissions so our ing their work in various spring and sum- ever popular “eye candy” is even mer gallery shows in western and central more enticing. Thanks to all who . helped make each page inviting, we’re now sharing it with a lot more viewers! A book created by June Edwards from some of her images of the High Level Editor: Anni Matsick Bridge was accepted into the 86th Design/Production: Ron Magnes Annual Erie Art Museum Spring Show. All images within this publication are copyrighted Wendell Castle was the juror. The exhibit by the artists and may not be used without their will be on display through June 14. written permission.

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Pittsburgh’s North Side, that opened May a room plus all meals in the Inn’s won- 8 and runs through June 19. derful dining room. Cambridge Springs is 2-hours north of Pittsburgh. More Nora Thompson had a painting information about this workshop and the accepted into Images 2009, the Central hotel can be found on Bill’s website at Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts annual www.billvrscak.com or call him direct at juried show. She also had two paintings 412-761-3759. accepted into the Westmoreland Art Nationals. This is the third consecutive year that at least one of her paintings or Ahoy, Mates! drawings has been accepted into both Open Book Gala: Celebrating 25 Years of Great Books for Great Kids.

Thursday, May 21 Hunt Armory, Shadyside 7–10 pm “Under the High Level Bridge” is 15.5”h x 10”w x 2.5”d and was created out of A lucky bid- archival digital prints on paper and mixed der will get media. Each page is double-sided, and his or her dubloons’ is cut through so that parts of the entire of these shows. One of her drawings worth book are visible at all times. The binding won Images’ William D. Davis Award with John is cloth, and the spine allows for a flex- in Drawing in 2007. “The Song Came Manders’ ible arrangement of the seven panels. and Went” is her lavishly 2009 entry. The Jack Puglisi painted show will hang won First pirate theme from June 10 to Prize at the bookcase July 12 on Penn Upper St. at the Beginning with State’s University Clair League Books 25th Anniversary and Auction, for the Arts where it will be offered along with 11 spring show more done by other artists. Progressive with “The photos of John’s work can be seen at: Flutist.” The www.flickr.com/photos/johnmanders/sets/ picture is 22” 72157617325312983/ x 24” and was drawn The event will offer food, drinks in the pointillist method with a #00 sized Park campus. and live and silent auctions technical pen. The show was held at the “Eleven” and along with special sur- Galleria in Mount Lebanon the last week “Twelve” are prises and entertain- of April. the two pieces ment. Guest emcee accepted into is WTAE Anchor John Hinderliter has two paintings the Westmoreland Art Nationals. They Sally Wiggin. included in Think About It, a show at were completed digitally and printed as the Fein Gallery, 519 East Ohio Street in Giclee prints. The show will hang July 2-5 Former Allegheny during the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage County Chief Festival in Greensburg. Executive Jim Roddey will be the guest auc- Watercolor Weekend tioneer. Proceeds Bill Vrscak is teaching a watercolor will benefit weekend workshop May 15-17 at the Beginning with Riverside Inn in Cambridge Springs, PA. Books Center The class is geared toward intermediate for Early Literacy to advanced painters. Emphasis will be programs. For more on helping students present the subject information or to pur- matter in a simple, direct way. chase tickets: www.beginningwithbooks. org/events/open-book-gala-celebrating Everyone will work from his or her own source material. The Riverside Inn is a 120-year-old country hotel, which still maintains its turn-of-the-20th century charm. Price of the workshop includes

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Influenced by The Beatles Center Hotel at 1001 Liberty Avenue. Enter through the Westin lobby on 10th June Show opportunity Street and go through the glass doors Personals into the concourse. For more information, Nora Thompson got a new job as a call: 412-288-4320 tour guide at Fallingwater. She says, “I’ve lived in Fayette County for most of my life (38 years of it), and I had never KA-BLAM! A party to given a second thought to our little benefit the ToonSeum. house in the woods. Now when I tell Join in the excite- people what my job is, I’m surprised 3G Gallery is looking for 2D and 3D art ment Friday June by how jealous they are. It’s great!” 5, 7-11 pm, at or video that conveys creative ideas Leda Miller would like to announce Influenced by The Beatles. This could be Verno Studios on the South the birth of her third grandchild, interpretations of Beatle lyrics, ideas and Lydia Eve Miller, born April 19. philosophies generated by one or all of Side to support the Beatles or art that creatively shows the ToonSeum, the impact the Beatles had on youth, Pittsburgh’s Museum music, or pop culture. of Art. Enjoy live music by the Whips, DJ Raw-Z, Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art The show will hang in 3G Gallery during School, live cartooning, the opportunity the month of June. The entry fee is $20 to bid on one of a kind cartoon art and for one or two pieces. The pieces will unique experiences, free and be chosen by jury selection. The size much more! Tickets are $35 online at limitation is 32” on any side and they brownpapertickets.com must be ready to hang. Bring the art for Jim Mellett and his wife, Jan, cel- jurying and a check for $20 made out One of Kind Auction Items include: Original art from Dan Piraro (Bizarro), ebrated their 18th wedding anniver- to 3G Gallery on Friday, May 29, 9-11 sary on May 4. am. Include an entry form with name, Molly Crabapple, Mike Peters address, email and phone number and (MotherGoose and Grimm), Wayno, Rob a short bio. Give entry title, medium and Rogers and many others; production art price. To request a pdf of official entry from popular shows including Sesame form, write to: [email protected]. A Street, Dragon Tales, and Yogi Bear; best of show award will be presented at unique experiences including dinner for the opening night event on June 5, 5-7 pm. six at Gypsy Cafe with filmmaker and Pittsburgh icon Rick Sebak; cartooning 3G Gallery is located downtown in the workshop for ten people and lots more Museum of Bad concourse of the Westin Convention one of a kind opportunities and items. Art (MOBA) http://www.museumofbadart.org/

Many of you might not know who I am. (No, I’m not kidding). It’s that love of what Hopefully within the next few months of I do during my “daily grind” that I want to Volunteer taking over the reins of the PSI website, extend to you, the members of PSI. The Spotlight that will change. I have been a member Internet is an amazing outlet for artists. of PSI for over four years, helping in dif- No other time in history could you see ferent capacities when I could. When someone’s art from a distant land, com- Mark Brewer asked for help with the ment on it, and receive feedback so eas- Zach Beresh website, I knew that was something that I ily. That is what our website will continue Web Guy could contribute to the club on a monthly to be, a great tool for people to see the basis. My job will be to update the site amazing art and artists of Pittsburgh. PSI has monthly and be the designated “web given master” (I hate that term). All right, let’s Feel free to email me your concerns / me great just say I’ll be the new “web guy” (that’s suggestions, or if you have that new killer piece of art that you just finished and you insight over better). want it to be on PSI’s website. I look for- the years. Currently, I work for an ad agency in the ward to working with each of you on this. Now, it’s South Side. It’s a great outlet for an artist “Creativity is allowing yourself to make my time to because while working there I can design mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to give back digital forms of art such as websites or keep.” - Scott Adams. through our flash animations as well as getting to what I really love to do which is illustrate website. everything from musicians to zombies.

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sadness over a devastating personal What’s the one aspect of In Touch with... experience. I was working at Adobe illustration that most inspires Systems in Silicon Valley at the time as Q: or motivates you? a graphic designer in the marketing JOHNJOHN communications department and had The fun of it! I am still abso- become very adept with Adobe software. lutely thrilled that one can be The images were a vehicle to express my A: paid handsomely for having RITTERRITTER emotions and Photoshop was the most fun; solving visual problems and making things that didn’t exist before. John has one of the coolest websites immediate tool at that moment. The work was very guttural and painterly at a time What was the most construc- out there, with music that makes you when most illustrators who were using want to sit back and enjoy the show. tive criticism that you ever digital technology were working in a tight Q: received? His imagery is ultra-contemporary, vector style. As the dust began to settle thought provoking and sometimes personally, I realized how excited I was “I took a look at your book John disconcerting. Here, he gives a peek about illustration. I kept cranking out the and there really isn’t anything work and had several pieces printed in remotely professional in it. I at what lies behind his vision. A: Ray Gun magazine by David Carson, suggest you go back to school.” -Don who was revolu- Donoughe (1990) Devastating, but I knew tionizing design it was true. and typography in the early 90s. What advice would you offer Before I knew to those who admire your it, I was getting Q: work and want to learn from calls for edito- you? rial illustration Focus and make work! You projects in the A: can find your voice through US and abroad. practice. Be honest about who you are In 1993 I used and what you are passionate about. The my life sav- field of contemporary illustration has no ings to buy a rules and there is a place for everyone Mac. I quit my who is willing to work hard on developing job and set their own unique vision. This was a five up shop in my year process of sweating blood for me. It San Francisco was difficult not knowing what to do while apartment. I still moving forward but it has paid off. have been free- Finally, ignore the familiar voices in your lancing since head that would question or devalue your then. journey toward making art. Does the artwork that you do for yourself differ from the Q: artwork that you do for your How would you describe From what illustration clients? If so, how? your personality and life- assignment did you learn Q: style? Q: the most about yourself? Yes, of course, the commercial work solves an existing prob- I live on the horizon. I am the Well, I learned how little I knew A: lem or expresses someone typical creative sort I sup- about the practice of illustration else’s thinking. My personal work is much A: pose, very interested in the A: from Owen Phillips at The New more elusive and mysterious. It’s built world, people and culture. I like the fact Yorker. We worked together regularly on personal questions and explorations. that there are so many things that I don’t from 1996 to 2006. He was a pivotal fig- Occasionally I will revisit a commercial know about yet. I’ve been described as ure in my education. He taught me how piece that speaks much louder once it is temperamental, religious, independent, to refine visual information down to its outside the context of its intended purpose. hyper, low-key, selfish, generous, conser- most essential and communicative form. vatively liberal, driven, loyal, impatient. It wasn’t uncommon to rework a small What do art directors like Lots of contrasts. spot illustration ten to fifteen times. I was about your work? always happy to oblige because the work Was there a significant turn- got better with each revision. To this day, Q: I work quickly and as accu- ing point or detour in your I have not worked with another AD who rately as possible. Politeness Q: career? has the cultural, visual and intellectual and flexibility goes a long way vision of Owen. And that reminds me, A: when art buyers consider who I started making narrative pic- I didn’t learn much in school. I wasn’t to call again. I also strive to make images tures in 1992 as a means of ready. The fun starts when you engage that speak on an intellectual level as well coping with my anger and A: in practice. as the aesthetic level. It’s a dying art.

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Who or what has been the the “meeting” was about and we wound biggest influence on your up at Rubin Postaer Design in Santa Join the Q: work? Monica, CA where there were several studio executives and representatives Congregation! My major influence has been from the Honda Motor Company present. a combination of all the things Some sample pieces that Lilly and I had A: that drive me. Skateboarding, collaborated on the previous year had speed, insecurity, a serious work ethic, been turned into a campaign for the car naps, faith, family, punk rock, nature, company and large-scale printouts were motorcycles, etc. The list goes on and adorning the walls of the conference on. It’s all connected. The things that fill room. As we walked in, Lilly began pass- my life find their way into and out of the ing out Girl Scout cookies to everyone! art. I get into trouble when I look at other Assuming that I was a bike messenger, people’s work too closely. I start compar- one of the studio people told me that I ing and feeling inadequate which kills the could drop off my package at the front energy in my own process. desk. That turned out to be the largest What would you do with ten commercial project of my career thus far. million dollars? Oh, and Lilly was wearing cutoffs, blue Q: hair, cheek sparkles and pigtails. Probably lose all my friends. They say that happens to the A: big Lotto winners. I kind of like Last-Friday-of-the-month gatherings, things the way they are. beginning 8 pm with FREE appetizers! What do you enjoy The Church Brew Works Q: reading? 3525 Liberty Ave, Strip District I can’t get enough history, Pittsburgh’s Finest Brew Pub–Since 1996 religion, politics. I started read- A: ing the New Yorker magazine cover to cover each week when I was 30 years old. I’ll look at ANY editorial publi- New and improved cation that I can get my hands on. I’m a media junkie and just fascinated by the creative art buyers list! concept of news and throwaway culture. What one thing would you Only to PSI members! Q: like to learn to do? The 2009 database is Make stronger available for only 10 cents A: images. per peel-and-stick label! Custom searches allow you to Share an interesting work purchase specific company types, related anecdote about For a look at John’s work, here’s the link job titles, specialties and locations. Q: a tight deadline, dream It’s quick, easy and affordable. to that cool site: www.ritterillustration.net assignment, or favorite Contact Gina Antognoli Scanlon art director. at: [email protected] to discuss your promotional needs I once flew to LA for a “meet- ing” at the request of my A: Chinese calligraphy friend Lilly Lee. She neglected to explain what Business Meeting Come Out, Get Involved, Be Inspired!

Upcoming Business Meetings May 19 Business Meeting 7:30 pm at John Blumen’s studio

June 16 Business Meeting 7:30 pm at Kathy Rooney’s home

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The best boost I ever received was from he was saying when he wasn’t speaking Is there any one Murray during a critique when he said in analogies.) I remember one day, while ‘you’re slicker than snot on a doorknob.’ he was critiquing on my drawings, he piece of instruction There’s a guy who can use a metaphor.” was telling me about the importance of or comment that getting the entire drawing right, and not Mick Opalko: “This was told to me by being satisfied with just getting most of it you’ve received my friend and professor Bruce Carter at done right. Herb said, ‘It’s like reading a CMU, concerning the effort put into pro- good book, and then when you get to the while a student or ducing a work of art: ’You’re the one who climax, you see a misspelled word - and has to look into the mirror.’ And, ‘It’s your it just takes away the effect of what the in your professional name on the print. You signed it.’” story was building up to, and you lose career that remains Judy Emerick: “The instruction that your audience at a critical moment.’ To sticks with me all the time is the impor- this day, as I’m working on any drawing at the forefront of tance of value.” or painting, I keep telling myself, ‘Don’t misspell any words, you’ll lose your audi- your mind and con- Phil Wilson: “I remember hearing or ence.’” reading somewhere early in my career tinues to inform or that the best way to succeed in any busi- Fred Carlson: “One of my prime influ- influence your work? ness is to do the kind of work that you ences, Robert Heindel, was a featured love to do, and sooner or later, success speaker/instructor at the 1979 Illustrators will come to you. If you try to jump onto Workshop I attended for a week in Leda Miller: “Back in the 90s, I attend- every fad bandwagon that comes along Tarrytown NY. When he reviewed my ed a Burton Silverman workshop and or try to appeal to what you ‘think’ the two-years-out-of-school portfolio, besides came away with one thing that literally public wants you’re doomed to fail. By encouragements to freelance, and him changed the way I paint and improved the time you latch onto a ‘fad’, gener- being supportive of the studio environ- my portraits 100%. Mr. Silverman said ally it’s on the downhill slide already and ment at Pitt Studios where I was learning to hold the brush with conviction. Never moving on to the next ‘hot’ trend, you my craft and business acumen, he gave paint without confidence. I found that, can never keep up and are doomed to me advice concerning my use of color even if I’m not quite sure what I’m doing, fail. Do what you want to do, stick with it, that has remained consistently valuable if I approach the canvas or paper with and success will find you. In other words, throughout my career, and helps me intent, the result at least looks intentional, ‘Build it and they will come!’ approach every single assignment I which can make all the difference. And encounter. when he said it, it did not make any Also I’m a firm believer that the more In between his chain smoking, he noted sense to me until I tried it. There are working styles and media that you are that my approach to color was all over many times I need to remind myself to able to do and be comfortable with, the the map. I had a very capricious and hold that brush correctly and I secretly more work will come your way. It only arbitrary approach to color and wide thank ol’ Burt.” makes perfect sense... the broader your abilities, the broader your clientele, the spectrum shifts within my pieces. This John Hinderliter: “The best instruc- greater the rewards. These concepts was probably due to both experimen- tion I ever got was from my illustration have served me very well over a 40-year tation with technique for technique’s instructor, Pat Budway, at Ivy: Spend 80 career. sake, plus being overtly influenced in percent of your time designing the illus- high school by coloration tration and 20 percent rendering it.” Lastly, one of my favorite pieces of even though by this point in my career advice comes from an interview with I was treading into assignments to sat- Mark Bender: “I’ve been blessed animator Chuck Jones (of Bugs Bunny isfy more mature and sophisticated with some incredible instructors. In / Roadrunner fame) that I read many clientele. Within a mere five minutes, Pittsburgh, PSI members Dave Bowers years ago where he says, ‘Every artist he explained a more compressed color and Greg Schooley pushed me in the has about 200,000 bad drawings in him, scale would be useful to me and make right direction. The Chair at Syracuse, and the sooner he gets rid of them the my highlighting that much more effec- , really connected me better off he’ll be.’ I think we all know the tive as a compositional tool. On a scale to the field and continues to guide me. message here! Practice, practice, prac- of 1-10, I was using all color values from Instruction from Murray: tice!!!!” 1 to 10 in each piece. Bob suggested working with a 3-7 color scale for most of Draw from life, don’t be limited by reality. Taylor Callery: “Never give up.” Only work for people you love, and find my work, and only going outside of that something to love about everybody. Rick Antolic: “I had a great instruc- value scale in a very singular manner for Make it show it sell it. tor at CMU, Herb Olds, who taught highlighting or making edges stand apart You don’t need a Master’s, just learn Advanced Drawing. He would often from each other for compositional intent. to squint. teach in analogies which always had This has simplified my approach to color Do what you love and you’ll love what a profound meaning. (I understood his in my work and has enhanced my style you do. analogies better than I understood what ever since.

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That particular session in New York, including great crits and encourage- This mysterious ments from Bernie Fuchs (“You stud- Fission of Form little robed fig- ied with Tom Ruddy? I know him from All is pro- ure is cropped Detroit...”), (“Oh, that is ceeding on from Leda nice”), and Alan Cober (“Come to New schedule! Miller’s much York!”) was definitely highlighted by this Entries are larger oil paint- one five-minute tutorial on color from Bob in from all ing. Heindel. The illustration world is poorer twenty PSI for the losses of Heindel and Cober in members the past decade. Bob recalled me so participating in PSI’s next group show, well that he actually gave my name to his Fission of Form, completing the third former studio employers near Cleveland portion of the collaboration. Shown in case I was interested in a career are three illustrations inspired by the switch.” poems written by Pittsburgh Poets members, based on sculptures cre- Dave Klug: “Art as a career is very dif- ated by members of the Pittsburgh ficult and here is a quote that inspires me Society of Sculptors. The triads will to keep working. Sounds like good com- be united in early August for installa- mon sense, I feel like I’ve just gone to a tion at the Panza Gallery in Millvale. motivational speaker every time I read it: The opening scheduled for Saturday, September 5 includes poetry readings I want to remind you that success in life beginning at 8 pm. Presentations by is based on hard slogging. There will be the artists and poet trios on the sourc- periods when discouragement is great es of artistic inspiration will be sched- and upsetting, and the antidote for this uled for three afternoons and evenings is calmness and fortitude and a modest in September and October. For now, yet firm belief in your competence. Be here’s a peek at several of the works. sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence. Kurt Pfaff sent this digital image It was written by publisher and philan- revealing how he utilized 3D modeling thropist Walter Annenberg in a letter to to construct the piece. his son.” Other members participating are Thanks to Rick Antolic for Rick Antolic, Michele Bamburak, Fred Carlson, David Coulson, Rose this month’s question. Got a Gauss, Paul “Leroy” Gehres, Yelena good question for an upcom- Lamm, Judith Lauso, Ilene Lederer, ing issue? Please submit to: Rhonda Libbey, Anni Matsick, [email protected] William Panos, Gina Scanlon, Shown is an intriguing portion of Judy George Schill, Christine Swann, Emerick’s 30”x40” oil on canvas. Anne Trimble and Bill Vrscak.

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A Look at What PSI-ers are These images site where each page can be download- by George ed as a full-size, printable pdf file: http: Working on This Month Schill are //www.nora-thompson.com/dead_line/ three of a Here’s a piece by Mark Brewer for the series of full- May issue of Wine & Spirits magazine. page annual The article is about all the wonderful report illus- applications you can use on your iPhone trations for to find the best wine at good deals. Benesch, an international business law firm.

Jim Zahniser comments, “Here are a couple of ‘studies’ of a little dog I’ve been drawing over the Dave Klug created this recent illustration past year. Just in Illustrator for a magazine for lawyers. for fun. Learned The story was about liability and insur- a few tricks in ance in the new industry of space travel. Photoshop on these to get that crayon shading.”

For their twentieth anniversary this year, Seton Hill University’s biannual art and literary magazine instead published one large edition, asking for submissions These two pieces by Fred Carlson are combining words and images. Instructor DVD covers for instructional guitar les- Nora Thompson came up with a five- sons featuring the styles of the regional page , the first page of musicians on the covers. The client is which is shown here. Nora also had each Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop of page printed on individual postcards she New Jersey. The jobs were assigned is sending out promotionally over a five- April 21 and after sketches were month period. On the back is a link to her approved April 29 they were completed/

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sent May 6. “The client requested hand big Sunday panel,” says Wayno. “It’s a This lettering which I had featured on numer- real treat to work with one of my favorite appeal- ous assignments for record companies .” ing illus- with connections to Stefan over the past tration two decades,” Fred shares. “I have to of an say I particularly enjoyed this assignment English ‘cause it combined my love of guitar Springer music, maps, and funky type all in one Spaniel set of jobs!” was done by Kurt Pfaff for a job proposal.

“Cutback” by Taylor Callery was in- spired by an article written about salary cutbacks in the automotive industry.

Gina Antognoli Scanlon painted this charming portrait of Gabriella to com- memorate her first birthday.

This detailed watercolor illustration by Oksana Popovich was done for a children’s story.

This print by Mick Opalko is titled “Duq Progress”. It’s a photograph he took from behind Duquesne furnace as it was being demolished. It is digitally manipulated, laser cut and hand printed with blind embossing added for the background.

This cartoon that ran in newspapers May 1 is the second collaboration for Wayno who wrote the gag for Bizarro creator, Dan Piraro. There are “at least a couple more to come, one of them will be a nice,

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