REMEMBERING THE TWIN TOWERS (September 11, 2001)

 On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists associated with al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group, hijacked four commercial airplanes scheduled to fly from the East Coast to California. In a coordinated attack that turned the planes into weapons, the terrorists intentionally flew two of the planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, a global business complex in New York City, causing the towers to collapse. They also flew a third plane into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, in Arlington, Virginia. Passengers and crew members on the fourth plane launched a counterattack, forcing the hijacker pilot—who was flying the airplane toward Washington, D.C.—to crash the plane into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, near the town of Shanksville.The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 people. This was the single largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil. The attacks caused the deaths of 441 first responders, the greatest loss of emergency responders on a single day in American history.

The Twin Towers in 1982

9-11

9-11 Memorial

ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

When Your Therapist Is Cutting Edge...

EMILIANO IS 15 YEARS OLD TODAY!!!!

Reaching 15 years is quite a milestone for every kid and Emiliano, one of my grandkids,  has reached this point in life. His dreams and goals are getting closer to become a reality with each passing years. Congratulations, dear boy! You mean something very special to me.

WHAT DAY IS THIS?

When every day seems to blend into the other without any difference, that's a sure sign you're in a routine slump, which is quite normal if you are over 70 years old!

COME SEPTEMBER

September has traditionally been named the Month of our Homeland in Mexico since it marks the Cry of Dolores on September 16, 1810, the historic moment when Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell in the town of Dolores and called people to rise up against Spanish rule, beginning the Mexican War of Independence.  And stuff like that there.

What strikes fear into the hearts of men?

ANSWER: A hypodermic needle!

BRIEF TV AD SNIPPET

One of my sideline activities during the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s, was doing small acting bits in TV commercials and print ads. It was a fun way to earn extra money and I enjoyed it while it lasted.

This is a TV ad from the early 90s that someone recently taped right off the TV screen where I briefly appear donning a Jerry Lewis type haircut. The make-up girl thought I would look funnier that way! 

YOUR BRAIN WORKING OVERTIME...

Never underestimate the power of your brain!

MY THREE MOVIES

I am not an actor but even so, during my life I have participated in several stage plays and TV shows which are all best remain forgotten. However,  my brief career in movies is documented in the IMDb. I didn't have a relevant role in any of these films but  at least my name appears during the end credits roller.

 

 I realize none of these films was a box office success but at least to me, they remain as a record of my fleeting presence in the film industry! And here are some screen grabs from those screen appearances:

HASTA MORIR (1994)

BORRAR DE LA MEMORIA (2010)

   

NOVARO - EL COLOSO MEXICANO (2017)

 

The trouble is I am now so famous I can't go anywhere without people instantly ignoring me!

ADVICE FROM THE OLD MASTER

THIS MONTH I AM MARKING MY 20th ANNIVERSARY AS A CARTOONIST WITH EXCELSIOR NEWSPAPER. (2006-2026)

I started back in August 2006 and it's been a long but interesting journey.

Here are some shots of me acting as if I am hard at work at several work stations. The great advantage of being an editorial cartoonist nowadays is that you can work remotely and send your work via email. Before the internet, I had to deliver all my artwork in person every day!

 

Fake book cover! 

Nonetheless, I'm hoping someday I can write my real memoirs 

as soon as I have some interesting memoirs to write about!

No, I was never on the TODAY SHOW! However, I did visit the exhibit at Rockefeller Plaza. 

 It won't be on my resume, though!

A nice little desk at some open house I was visiting. 

This was my first drawing board. It served me well for more than 30 years until I had to give it away and replace it with a smaller and more functional desk. 

IT'S ONLY MONEY...RIGHT?

And you keep wondering "where did it all go?"

GOOGLE ANSWERS

AGAIN, MORE SENIOR MOMENTS

Somehow, as you grow older, you learn how to maneuver in order to keep things

 from falling off your decrepit old hands!