FUNNY/NOT FUNNY?

 My latest blurb project is a magazine called FREE SPIRIT. I tried to get other artists and writers involved in it, to no avail. The only person to respond was my old friend, painter and writer, Walter Robinson. In true form he sent me everything he’d ever written on me over the years. It was of no use, but at least he responded. As for the rest, they know me all too well at this point. Why bother? Mike's shit goes nowhere. Not worth the trouble. I don’t blame them. Plus, more ink and space for me. So, I doubled the size. All 240 pages are now devoted to my work, sense of humor and culture. It's great! The opening essay spells it out. This magazine is devoted to how I, as an artist, deals with both humor and culture in my work. This covers quite a bit of territory.

 

The back cover is a picture of the Trumpist acolyte Laura Loomer, who Trump described as a “free spirit.” The front cover was of Nazi minister of propaganda Joseph Goebbels. I say “was” because I was convinced to remove his image by a few concerned members of community. This was done under protest. Firstly, not many knew exactly who he was, only that Goebbels was some random “old” Nazi. People also thought I was being old fashioned and a bit out of touch by using this B&W WWII image. I disagreed, but relented, changing the cover to a gunshot ravaged ear. Laura remains on the back cover…..for now.

 

This so-called magazine is just another book containing photos of my pieces. If I hadn’t maxed out what blurb allows for page count, I’d still be working on it. I tried to concentrate on pieces that use questionable humor. I have plenty. And this brings me to the jokester of the hour – Tony Hinchcliffe. I’d never heard of him before he was hired as the opening act at Trump’s MSG Nazi rally over the weekend. You’ve all heard the “island of garbage” joke by now. Funny? I didn’t think so at the time. It seemed like the usual mean-spirited crap Trump and his minions always spew. But then I Youtubed the entire MSG set. Context people!!!! It’s the crowd that is humorless, not the comedian. The guy is fucking funny!

 

As others have noted, it maybe wasn’t too swift of the Trump campaign to hire a “roast comedian” to open a Trump Nazi Rally. Whatever the reason they booked this act, this one guy and his bad jokes may win the Dems the election. I also am not convinced that this guy isn’t some deep-state A.I. generated avatar created by Biden Crime family operatives, posing as a Trumpian comedian. Watch the set. It becomes painfully clear immediately that the red hatted, foot-shuffling, mouth-breathing, crowd doesn’t know how to take the jokes. “Where are my Latinos?” he asks. There’s a big cheer. Tony doesn’t miss a beat. Here come the migrant and Puerto Rico garbage jokes. Unlike Trump’s disingenuous pandering to specific demographics in his crowd targeting, Hinchcliffe toys with this bunch of dimwits (and some very fine people) feeding them all the racist red meat they desire.

 

I do have to admit, that at the end of his set he loses me with his Trump endorsement and seems genuine in his support for the entire insane Musk Clown posse. I have no idea if he actually believes what he’s saying or if it’s all a bit, part of the act. In either case, Tony Hinchcliffe would be my pick as an opener for the next Kamala Harris rally (and minister of humor). There’s still time. The Republicans can wave goodbye to the Puerto Rican vote. That may be all we need. Garbage Island??? Yer killin’ me Tony!