David Stafford ... Himself

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Here is he is, describing himself, sometime in the 1950s: It's kind of sad to learn that David's only "distingwishing" feature was "maybe" his back teeth, since probably few of his classmates actually got to see them. But we have learned since that David has more than one distinguishing feature, such as his hair in the 1970s during his presidential run, his spooky eyes even today, and yes, his most imaginative brain and art. Most of these qualities are well-illustrated on the other side of the card: It's not a huge card, but so much to see. Very nice drawing/painting of the kid David (fig. 3), and the set of choppers is a winner too (fig. 1).  The whole card is thoroughly enjoyable, but one little section is my personal favorite:  the excellent depiction by David of a "camper shell or fig newton." Clearly he succeeded in illustrating both unlike items in one drawing. That is remarkable, and also too witty for words. Thank you, David! Always always a treat to receive mail art from you.

[David Stafford]

that would be buck.....

[David Stafford]

Lisa, that's just gwishful thinking....

 

[Dawg]

I think David's piece is very nice and touching

[Nancy Bell Scott]

He does, Lisa. In fact, precociousness without gwish could be obnoxious.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

At least he tried. I give him a lot of credit for that.

[David Stafford]

He's was going for precocious but missing it by a gwish...that part hasn't changed....

[Nancy Bell Scott]

That's another thing: why was a little '50s kid with low self-esteem using the word "rather"? Back then it was purely an adult word. I don't think I used it until 1973. Your teacher was probably impressed, though.

[David Stafford]

Thanks, Nancy. Yes, I thought it was sad as well. That little guy with the "rather dark" skin clearly needed some anti-depressants or a big hug. Dipping into our past via shit like this is like peering through the one way glass at the psychiatric hospital which is what Paul meant when he saw through that glass darkly except in his case it was a glass of dark pilsner ale.

[Marie Wintzer]

endless laugh!!! And the dog who never bit unless he was asked to! Where does he get all this stuff from?