It’s not often you get to see (pause)
Ok, sigh, Kilroy was this iconic symbol that was everywhere starting circa WWII. Outdoor billboards, posters, wherever. That saying was always accompanied by a little drawing similar to that what peering guy looks like. So it was natural it filter down to the next gen. Kilroy being one of three things that tend to stick with post-early-late-neo Boomers in advertising. (Look at me coining terms—again). The other two? The ability to draw from memory a near-almost perfect illustration of the original Enterprise from Star Trek, (also the original, see pic drawn quickly just now), and the damn McDonald’s jingle:
“Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles onions on a sesame seed bun.”
Mastering those three things was our ‘Nam. While drawing a starship didn’t necessarily guarantee chicks—it did solidify your geek cred: I was there man. I saw the original show. The fake boulders. The Mugato, that one-horned white guerilla creature that scared the SHIT out of me as a kid? Deep Space Nine pales by comparison.
I was there man.
(Original poster.)
4 comments:
Starship Fail!
As EVERYONE knows, the Constitution class starships featured an immense shuttlebay that was larger than any ship in the heavy cruiser type at the time. With an overall deck length of 38 meters, it could easily launch and house its compliment of seven Mk 12c shuttlecraft in addition to any other small fighters or shuttles which needded to be docked in it at any given time. This proved to be a very valuable feature for the ship once more specialized shuttles were developed, such as the Aquatic shuttlecraft, allowing the Constitution to further expand its exploration capabilities.
And you, sir, have not included the rounded shuttlebay doors at ship's aft.
If by some strange chance (though I highly doubt it) your drawing represents an instance in which the shuttlebay doors are opened and concealed within the ship's walls, I apologize.
Well, in fact, the shuttle bay doors are opening, awaiting arrival of the incoming Galileo 7, (NCC-1701-7) off-screen to the right. Otherwise, that area would be more round in appearance.
Uhura was my first black crush.
can you add that star trek web 2.0 ajax feature not unlike flickr but way cooler and star trekkie that adds little popup notes for jetpacks so he can add "director/actor" running commentary to your blog posts? like giant finger pokes?
i'd be mugato grateful. :)
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