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"BOZO on TV"...6x6...Copic markers, colored pencil, brush, pen and ink on sketchbook paper.  $60 with free shipping.  Email me at powsley@flash.net.

"PETER POTAMUS and SO-SO"...sold.



"TENNESSEE TUXEDO, CHUMLEY and MR. WHOOPEE"...6x6 each...Copic markers, colored pencil, brush, pen and ink on sketchbook paper.  $100 for the 3-piece set with free shipping.  Email me at powsley@flash.net.

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GARFIELD GOOSE!

HAPPY 2012!

It's going to be a GREAT year!

"MR. BOB" TRENDLER DIES AT 99

"Mr. Bob" Trendlar, the bandleader of the Big Top band on WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus during the 1960s and 1970s in Chicago, passed away today at the age of 99. Bob Trendler is shown above, wearing the white band uniform, in a 1968 Bozo's Circus publicity photo. He was part of a truly great era of Chicago TV!

KRAZY KAT #1 from 1963! As a kid, I remember watching the King Features KRAZY KAT cartoons during RAY RAYNER AND FRIENDS on Chicago's WGN-TV Channel 9.

ANOTHER BOZO's CIRCUS RARE PHOTO!

Here's a photo taken from the studio audience for WGN-TV's BOZO's CIRCUS. This looks to be about 1981 or 1982. It also appears that this photo was taken during the set-up of the show's Grand Prize Game. That's FRAZIER THOMAS in the light-colored sport coat, and BOB BELL as BOZO in the background.

MORE BOZO's CIRCUS CLASSIC PHOTOS!

Here's a couple of more classic photos from WGN-TV Chicago's BOZO's CIRCUS! Both photos are from the late 1960s and feature BOZO (Bob Bell) and OLIVER O. OLIVER (Ray Rayner).

BOZO's CIRCUS VISIT - 1967

Here's something for blog readers who grew up in the Chicago area during the 1960s and 1970s...just like me. As the studio audience would file out of the studio after seeing BOZO's CIRCUS live at WGN-TV, BOZO and other cast members would pose for photos with kids that were there at the show that day. Here's a great photo of BOZO (Bob Bell in center), OLIVER O. OLIVER (Ray Rayner on left) and SANDY (Don Sandburg on right) with a group of lucky kids! The photo is dated November 1967. What a great era of Chicago kids television!

GARFIELD GOOSE & ROMBERG RABBIT - COLOR SKETCHES AVAILABLE!

For blog readers who grew up in the Chicago area during the 1960s and 1970s, you'll remember these terrific characters! It's GARFIELD GOOSE and ROMBERG RABBIT. These two 8x10 color sketches are available! Both were created with markers, brush & ink on paper. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net for details!

THE LITTLE THEATRE SCREEN - PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO KIDS' TV!

If you grew up in the Chicago area during the 1960s and 1970s, then you would love this 40-page booklet! Published in 1994, it's the one and only issue of THE LITTLE THEATRE SCREEN - Preserving the History of Chicago Kids' TV. This issue is loaded with photos and features BILL JACKSON and his classic TV shows, CARTOON TOWN, THE BJ & DIRTY DRAGON SHOW and GIGGLESNORT HOTEL. Also included in this issue is a full-page McDONALD's / BOZO's CIRCUS premium photo (shown below)! Chicago Kids' TV Historian and cartoonist, Jim Engel, did a great job putting this issue together! I currently have this listed on eBay and you can go HERE to bid!

Be sure to check out Bill Jackson's site, http://www.dirtydragon.com/ today!

GARFIELD GOOSE AND FRIENDS

Here's another classic Chicago kids TV show that I grew up watching on WGN-TV, Channel 9...GARFIELD GOOSE AND FRIENDS! The show was hosted by the late, great FRAZIER THOMAS, and featured the puppets GARFIELD GOOSE, ROMBERG RABBIT and MACINTOSH MOUSE. This is also where I was introduced to CLUTCH CARGO, THE FUNNY COMPANY and DIVER DAN!

CLASSIC CHICAGO KIDS TV - GREAT MEMORIES!

BJ & DIRTY DRAGON - ONE LAST TIME!

If you grew up in the Chicago area during the 1960s and 1970s, then you won't want to miss this event! It's SATURDAY MORNING WITH BJ & DIRTY DRAGON! Check the poster for details. Thanks to JIM ENGEL for bringing this to my attention. Jim is organizing the event with BILL JACKSON and will be emceeing the show. A heavy stock, 12" x 18" art print version of this poster (minus the times/ticket info) will be available at the show. It'll be a limited edition, signed & numbered by BJ himself! Ideal for framing and displaying. Don't miss it! Click on the poster for a larger view. Also visit http://www.dirtydragon.com/!

BJ (Bill Jackson) & DIRTY DRAGON art by JIM ENGEL.

ROMBERG RABBIT

Blog viewers who grew up in the Chicago area during the 1960s and 1970s will remember ROMBERG RABBIT! ROMBERG RABBIT was seen on WGN-TV's, GARFIELD GOOSE AND FRIENDS (hosted by FRAZIER THOMAS). This is a color sketch I did a few years ago. Below is a 1970s GARFIELD GOOSE AND FRIENDS postcard. The show's puppeteer, ROY BROWN, did the artwork. BROWN was also COOKY on WGN-TV's, BOZO's CIRCUS.

COOKY

If you grew up in the Chicago area during the 1970s, as I did, you will remember COOKY from WGN-TV's, BOZO's CIRCUS. COOKY was played by the great ROY BROWN. What a great time for kids TV in Chicago! I did this COOKY piece for fun. Check my blog sidebar for my GARFIELD GOOSE art!