November 14, 2005
fannelli’s
This cartoon is titled “Fannelli’s”. From my “About” page. That post gives some background on how I got into the whole “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards” thing:
December 29th, 1997. Fanelli’s, on Prince and Mercer in SoHo, is one of the great bars in Manhattan. I had been in New York only a couple of days when I found myself there, drinking heavily.
I no longer drink much, however at the time I had this idea that seriously heavy drinking was essential in order to enjoy New York properly. I don’t think I was wrong, either.
Around midnight at the bar I bump into an old acquaintance of mine from Chicago, Mark Mann. He had moved to New York about 3 months previously to do something with his film career. He is one of the funniest and most interesting people I know, but at the time I didn’t know that. We were quite suspicious of each other for the longest time before we admitted that we actually were friends.
Today I realised that it’s been almost eight years since I started working with the business card format [I got going with it in December, 1997]. Wow. Time flies etc.
I often wonder if, had I known back then that it would take me this long to get them to this point, would I have bothered doing it in the first place?
Actually, that’s a bit of a moot point. I honestly never expected anything much to happen with it. Just one more dumb hobby from one more despondent Madison Avenue barfly.
Funny how things turn out sometimes.
not a bad first bar to find in nyc.
I’ll buy you a pint next time you’re in the ‘hood!
Can anyone do New York sober?
No city should be done sober.
‘I often wonder if, had I known back then that it would take me this long to get them to this point, would I have bothered doing it in the first place?’
isn’t that the whole point of what you’ve been saying on how to be creative? your creative endeavor consumes you and should happen regardless of the future. the creativity drives you to create, what happenes is secondary, hence, better get a paying job instead of wallowing in depression over if you will be famous or not for your art.
still the best outlook for creatives i’ve ever seen. and it fits my philosophy best.
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