Dharmadada Erni Bär: Pirate Ghostship

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Both are ready for more.  Because he's a true rebel and so rotten. (This is my own German translation, so please do not quote me.)  Really I have no idea.  They say it's still winter in the north of Germany.

As we all know, the Ghost ship is something you see only once in your life.

Thank you Erni, wish you were here to explain.

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

I did get a comment from Erni about this piece.  Then it all made more sense.

I cut out of a Gladstone (company's name) Mickey Mouse comic book in color. It's the title of one of the stories there, written by Bill Walsh and drawn, of course, by the late great Mr.Floyd Gottfredson (one of the best comic artists of all time). DHARMADADA is like that ship - you once meet and will never forget! On the left side of the card I pasted two cut out Tibetan prayer flags (DARTSHO) showing the windhorse.

On the rear side you see part of the cover of Gladstone album Mickey at the Bar-None Ranch. His best pal is called Goofy (in the beginning more looking like a dog what he originally had conceptually been), and his great adversary is (Tomcat) Peg Leg Pete who in this story kidnaps the ranch's female guests for cashing in ransom later. He is shown with Clarabelle Cow (actually a cow!) who I called Miss Penis Envy aftger a famous term Woody Allen used to use often in his earlier movies (Annie Hall etc.). The guy in the lower right corner refers to British singer Johnny Rotten (former Sex Pistols, now PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.). He recently got his teeth restored, I read, what cost him 20.000 $ US.

OK? And don't forget - Kurt whistles for you too.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

DADA for the Dharmadada!