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[changeling]

SO. I have a whole new batch of icons. I like some of them more than others, of course. There's a couple that make me twitch a little, but that's part of the joy of icon making.

They're all from these comic books I have, celebrating a very funny and sadly defunct Aussie comedy trio called D*A*A*S {The Doug Anthony fuckin' Allstars, affectionately known to many as The Dougs.}. I know some of you know them, to some of you it probably makes no sense at all. There was Paul (the gentleman in most of the icons), the short, angry one with the voice of angel; Tim, the pretty, vacuous one; and Rich, the guitarist. Paul has gone on to do things in TV like Good News Week, and for the last couple of comedy festivals has been touring with an act called GUD. Tim has whored himself to the television, appearing in numerous terrible and forgettable shows. Rich is now head of comedy at the ABC [Australian Broadcasting Corporation].

In related news, I found my friend's copy of DAAS's The Last Concert tape. I should MP3 it and give it back, as I've had it for three years, but I'm no longer in contact with her. Woe.

The comics are good. I dug them out (all three issues that I have...), scanned some images, and coloured them. I'm particularly fond of my "fandom" one, which was of course the first one I did. Most of the ones I did tonight are pretty spiffy, too.

By-the-bye, does anyone have a copy of #1 of Heath's comics? Or can point me to an online copy? It's the only one I'm missing...


To bed. Da is dragging me off to pick up my NEW CAR at the ungodly hour of 9am tomorrow. I'll create a new LJ layout later...


[Link for Jess, 'cause I know she's a politislash fan.]

Comments

[crotalus-atrox.livejournal.com]

Paul! =D ::pets you::

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

*grins* Yep. I like Paulie. He's short, nasty and sings a lot, like me. ^_^

He's also the only one I've met in person. He spat on me, once.

[mystrylane.livejournal.com]

did you save it? tee hee

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Ah, there wasn't any physical, as it were. More a spray.

[scott-wells.livejournal.com]

I like the love, thoughtful, and fandom icons a lot.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

I love the fandom and love ones. Amusingly enough, thoughtful is one of my least favourites. :)

[sidherian.livejournal.com]

I loved DAAS, I'm old enough to have watched them religiously on the ABC.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Lucky you! I'm just confused as to how I managed to miss it entirely. I did watch quite a bit of the ABC...

[sidherian.livejournal.com]

I think they were on during late 80's, early 90's? I know it was when I was married and partook of the magic weed. I have dim memories of being with loser husband and laughing hysterically.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Well, that was my childhood... *admits* But I still should have *seen* it. I saw Blackadder, Yes Minister, The Goodies... just about everything BBC on the ABC. How did I miss it? I watched so much ABC...

[sidherian.livejournal.com]

And you don't even have my excuse of living with Puff the Magic Dragon : )


I think there is DAAS slash fic floating around as well........

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

There is. I read a bit, when really bored at uni.

It was odd.

Richard is King

[barrington.livejournal.com]

Well, if you want to provoke a comment from me on the subject of DAAS, relegating Richard as "the guitarist" is the way to do it. Richard was, is, my favourite All Star. He had it all - he could sing, play, write, act. He's about thirty times funnier than Tim ever was on his own, and exudes entusiasm and pathos which I seek to emulate in my own work.

So yeah. I liked DAAS. Paul was cool. But Richard? Richard was the secret master.

Oh, and I think I have issue one, but considering I have issues 2 and 3, I'd like to keep it.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with you. I get really upset when people say that they hated Richard. I was using it more as the standard jokey shorthand that you usually see: "The Good, The Bad, and the Guitarist". I was also doing a total cop-out and not wanting to describe Richard as "the pathetic one"... I couldn't think of a way of accurately describing his role, and in my defence, it was late at night. I had an icon a while back that celebrated Richard, actually.

Dammit. I'm going to go to my grave never having seen DAAS #1, aren't I...?

[avaaricious.livejournal.com]

I have all the comics. i also used to email heath on a semi-regular basis (we had plans to meet up to say hi when i went to melbourne in 2000 that never eventuated), he also gave me individual permission to make 2 daas shirts for myself with his art, drawing 2 spesh pictures for me to use. I <3ed him muchly.

did you colour them?

oh, and i heart them muchly, too.

[avaaricious.livejournal.com]

p.s. check out the 4th version of my portal. i called it DAAS noir :)

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

*grins* I saw that one way back when it was actually the site design. ^___^

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Lucky, lucky, lucky! You get to know all the best people. ^__^

Yep, I did. I like some of them better than others... but that's always the case.

Thanks. :)