Gray Matters by Stuart Carlson and Jerry Resler
- December 06, 2012
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If there’s one thing everybody has in common, it’s getting older. From newborn babies to baby boomers, there’s no escaping it. “Gray Matters” is skewed to that vast generation of boomers. But since getting older means adapting to changing circumstances, lots of readers, old and young alike, can relate to and laugh along with our characters. Don’t let the name of the strip throw you. The cast of “Gray Matters” is anything but colorless as they struggle to keep up with the rapid changes in society, culture, technology, the workplace, their families and, of course, their bodies.
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masterskrain said, 6 months ago
Yup, sounds about right!
Ask a kid today why you “Dial” a phone, or what it means to “Wind A Watch”, and see what kind of responses you get.
glendakan said, 6 months ago
Deck the Halls With Buddy Holly. Famous misheard lyrics.
Imanartisthoney
said, 6 months ago
Buddy Holly came his name when someome was decking the halls got a handful of pricks (behave) and exclaimed “That Buddy Holly”
masterskrain said, 6 months ago
@glendakan
Is that anything like Jimmy Hendricks Famous line:
“Excuse me while I kiss this guy”?
rmacprivate said, 6 months ago
Why hang it in the halls, really limits your options. Tuck it under your belt, that way you have it with you all day long.
glendakan said, 6 months ago
masterskrain, it is. A mondegreen to be accurate.
John W Kennedy
said, 6 months ago
No offense intended to the great Buddy Holly, but if you want the beginnings, try Louis Jordan and his Timpani Five. Or for those who agree with him in defining rock-and-roll as “rhythm and blues played by white guys”, what about Bill Haley and the Comets?
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
Oh boy.
Dr Lou said, 6 months ago
Kind of like when one of my undergraduate students liked my tie designed by Jerry Garcia…but had NO idea who Jerry was when I identified him. Made me feel a bit older, too.
kaecispop said, 6 months ago
Serves her right for trying to entertain the children with such fluff instead of being a teacher and provide actual education.
caseva77 said, 6 months ago
Whoa there, who says this isn’t a part of actual education? I’m assuming this is music class, and learning about all styles of music from different places and times in history is one of the arts standards for music, at least in my state. Is classical music really more valuable to teach than more recent music history? After all, the beginning of rock and roll is pretty much ancient history to most kids, and they know little about it, or the roots of the music they love today. In my music classroom I try to cover the roots of our European music traditions, but I also focus on the history of popular music, and dabble in music of cultures around the world (although I’ll admit, I wish I could find a way to experience some more of that in authentic settings before teaching it). If music education is to remain relevant to kids long term, they need to not only learn music performance skills, but to learn how they relate to music that the general population uses on a day to day basis.
Linda1259 said, 6 months ago
I’ll say it again . . . “It is only a cartoon!”