Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man. While he's sweeping the hall, he's whistling Beethoven. Or Lyle Lovett. He paints the woodwork in the classrooms; he paints a Da Vinci on the cafeteria wall. He's a trusted authority figure who is every kid's buddy. He took the janitor's job while he was a struggling songwriter, and when he finally sold a hit song, he decided to stay on at school. Frazz appears in 200 newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune and Detroit News. "A few years back, I wrote and illustrated a children's book," says Mallett. "When I was traveling around reading it at school assemblies, I noticed that often, the most respected, best-liked grown-up in the building was the janitor. And I thought, 'Hmm, there's a comic strip in that.'" Often praised for its intelligent wit, gentle spirit and effortless diversity, Frazz won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council in 2003 and 2005 for excellence in communicating values and ethics.
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Alexikakos said, 5 months ago
Here’s one CBC radio listeners will be familiar with:
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The late Alan Maitland with “Hoodoo McFiggin’s Christmas.”
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http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/features/2012/12/19/fireside-al-maitland-hoodoo-mcfiggins-christmas/
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7 minutes 36 seconds
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Just click on the “listen” button to the lower right of the picture. The introduction is 48 seconds long, and is included in the time above.
Varnes said, 5 months ago
T-shirt and flannel shirt. That’s been my uniform for over forty years now……nothing else is more comfortable…
Varnes said, 5 months ago
And very practical…..Too hot? Roll up the sleeves or take the flannel shirt off. Too cold? Button it up.
Jenn said, 5 months ago
Actually, Caulfield’s wearing pretty much what I wore during my last two years of high school in Oregon.
davidh48 said, 5 months ago
@Varnes
We used to have Seattle Tuxedos: blue jeans, flannel shirt and a windbreaker; now it’s a lot of designer cr**. But, the jeans, shirts and such are still out there. What I miss are those rubberized raincoats.
comicsssfan said, 4 months ago
This is what I wore in school, too. But the sleeves and body were way too short. Fabric was valuable then.
ncalifgirl58 said, 4 months ago
I used to “borrow” my dad’s white t-shirt and flannel when I was a middle school girl. We thought it very chic. lol And very comfy!
annieb1012 said, 4 months ago
T-shirts, flannel shirts, jeans, boots, and a knife in a beaded sheath on my belt was my uniform during the years I lived in a little cabin in the foothills outside Denver (mid-1970s). The knife was for cutting up apples or (more often) skinning out roadkilled animals for feathers, quills, and other parts to be used in making wearable art pieces. Now that I live downtown, I still wear jeans and t-shirts while working at home, but the boots have given way to girl shoes, the t-shirts have more style, and they usually have something not-plaid over them. Still have a couple of those good ol’ flannels, though. And nobody owns a raincoat here ’cause it never rains!
ealeseth said, 4 months ago
Cooler days: cords, turtleneck, and long-sleeve tee-shirt. Warmer days: twill pants (length varies with weather), polo shirt or tee-shirt, with long-sleeve tee-shirt for cool mornings & evenings. All are comfy.
Varnes said, 4 months ago
A quick example of the practicality of the flannel shirt/T-shirt combo…..88 degrees outside and humid? Go into a restaurant? Air conditioning on high and 62 degrees….