 Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. Mark Twain  by Skip Cohen It's Throwback Thursday, and I'm covering a lot of ground and years, all built on a foundation of humor. So, from Portland to Sedona and 1978 to 2005, Mark Twain's quote above couldn't be more appropriate! In 1978 Mike Ryerson captured the image on the right. It's a shot of Bud Clark, who later became mayor of Portland, Oregon. "By 1984, the year Clark was elected mayor, Ryerson had sold more than 250,000 posters,[2] with profits supporting The Northwest Neighbor.[3]" (From Wikipedia) It remains one of my favorite posters/photographs. The concept came back in 2005 when Bob Coates went to work photographing a calendar featuring Sedona artists. The image above was the cover shot for the Sedona "Naked Calendar." And the composite below is proof of Bob's ability to walk the talk! Whether you share throwback images on your blog, or enjoy them for yourself, take the time to hunt down some memory-makers. None of us can change the challenges created by the pandemic, but a fun look in your rearview mirror just might be the perfect way to start the day. And as far as a sense of humor being a blessing, so is having buddies like Bob! 
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6/18/2020 08:15:24 pm
Since humor is the theme..................A Priest and a Rabbi sat next to one another near the Palace in Vatican City, Italy. Each had similar signage on the wall behind them, with some decorative containers in front of them for tourists to donate money as they passed by. The Rabbi's sign read: "Accepting Donations for a new Synagogue," while the Priest's signage read "Accepting Donations for a New Church." After an entire DAY, the Rabbi's money bucket was empty. Meanwhile, during the entire day, all of the donors would tell the Rabbi, as they gave money to the Priest, and none to him "You are in the wrong place for donations, Rabbi, this is the VATICAN, world headquarters for the Catholic CHURCH and Christianity!" So when things wound down around dinner time for a few moments, the Rabbi turns to the Priest and says "Moishe, can you believe how many of these Tourists are trying to tell the Cohen Brothers how to do their Marketing?" Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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