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About Frazz
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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AshburnStadium said, 9 months ago
On their way to Hell Creek Ranch campground in Hell, Livingston County? I was supposed to be there this weekend, but my car club voted against going back this year.
We used to go there every Father’s Day weekend from 2003-2007 as a base camp to attend the Oldsmobile Homecoming car show, which will be held tomorrow in Lansing.
Varnes said, 9 months ago
I know I can feel my character building………um………what..?
This would have made a great Memorial Day gag. It always rains on memorial day, eh?… But, to his credit, Jeff did do a joke about that at the time……..Yup, he nailed it this Memorial Day around here…Cold and rainy…
MoeyTehr said, 9 months ago
Ah, yet another Calvin and Hobbes reference. :-D
masterskrain
said, 9 months ago
It sounds like Calvin’s annual excursion camping on “Itchy Island, Home of the Nuclear Mosquitoes!”
FUNG1 said, 9 months ago
I understand the cartoon and the comments made by the characters;
the three comments by readers seem to come out of “left-field”
Great[as usual] Jef.
jonbear278 said, 9 months ago
Love the Calvin and Hobbes references.
Fred VII said, 9 months ago
Gotta love the Calvin homage.
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1988/06/15
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/01
wsmorris said, 9 months ago
@Varnes
Frazz can hear his character building because he knows he’s going to be doing a training ride in the rain (he’s looking at his bike).
Robeatle said, 9 months ago
I know. My band has two outdoor gigs this weekend.
Mstreselena said, 9 months ago
@Varnes
Lucky you, where I was in PA it was cold and SNOWY.
Katiekicks said, 9 months ago
@Varnes
He’s planning to be insane and go ride in the rain to build his character
comicsssfan said, 9 months ago
And all the car windows are open. And the top is down on the convertible. And the wash is still on the line.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 9 months ago
@Varnes
Frazz bicycling in the rain is character building.
The Wolf In Your Midst
said, 9 months ago
I have my own gauges for precipitation.
When it will rain: When I have washed my car; when I am thinking about washing my car; when I have to walk to work.
When it will not rain: When birds have pooped on my car.
hippogriff said, 9 months ago
Robeatle: I just have the first concert of the season tonight. The other two bands shut down for the Paris season (more rehearsals and half the members are in both). Rain unlikely.