All I Want for Christmas is Tom Cherry's Old Time Radio Show

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show is celebrating Christmas this Saturday (December 22, 2018) at the Farmland Community Center! Festive episodes of My Friend Irma and Those Funky Idiots will be presented! A lucky audience member will also get a chance to play It Pays to Be Ignorant! Free milk and cookies will be served to the audience while supplies last!

Our talented radio cast includes Sean Orlosky, Wendy Carpenter, Bob Green, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Rapkin, Jeff Shull, our sound effects man and woman, Jerry and Judy Cole, and special guest stars, Debby Girtman, Sean Heline and Todd Terrell.

That’s December 22 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just a dollar! For more information, call 765-468-7631. Radio fun for everyone!

Photographs by Cliff Lowe

Holly Jolly Radio Christmas

Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show celebrates Christmas on December 22, 2018 at the Farmland Community Center (100 North Main Street, Farmland, IN) at 3:00 pm! Admission is just one dollar! Free milk and cookies will be served while supplies last! For more info, please call 765.468.7631

'Twas the Night Before the Night Before Christmas

On December 23rd, Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show had a Christmas party with a great audience and the best radio cast in Indiana! Seasons greetings!

Photograph by Cliff Lowe.

The Christmas Radio Show

Your Cool Yule Starts Here!

Take a break from your real family and spend some time with your radio family at the Farmland Community Center on Christmas Eve day! We promise not to nag you or talk politics and we don't expect you to buy us any gifts! We just want to entertain you with some good old fashion radio goodness! Free cookies and milk will be provided! Merry merry! Happy happy! Ho! Ho! Ho!

'Tis the Season!

The Last Day

Gina Smart is the one responsible for the drawing. She entitled it, Curtis and His Cat Felipe. Gina is currently accepting commissions.

Today, of course, is the last day of 2008. This hasn’t been the greatest year for me. There was a death in the family, financial difficulties, unplanned expenses, family health issues, and just plain bad luck. It’s been the type of year that could easily drive a man to permanently sing the blues (My blues name? Mudbelly.) so I won’t be too crestfallen to see 2008 come to an end. Here’s hoping its predecessor is kinder to a fat cartoonist. And to us all!

One of the benefits of Christmas is knowing the Austinites will be back in town. Tim, Brad, and Emily safely made it back the Sunday before Christmas and each have had a whirlwind schedule of catching up with family and friends ever since. On a cool note, Tim and Brad wanted to film something while they were here so I whipped up a little script and we filmed a short featuring our Fanboyz characters, Max Wray and Riley “Wiley” James. We shot around Ball State and in Bob’s Comic Castle (Thanks again, Trent!) with the help of the always-dependable Jon Sipes.

The shoot went smoothly and we finished a lot faster than we expected. It was fun, too. I think I’ve mentioned it several times in the past how I missed filming Those Funky Idiots for public access so it was sweet to play behind and in front of the camera again. Tim is hoping to edit our efforts and post the episode online in the near future!

On another cool note, my recent Christmas minicomic got reviewed at Optical Sloth.

Happy New Year!

Alfred P. Snackems

Nick Grove is the one responsible for the drawing. He is currently accepting commissions.

I’ve been mailing out my Christmas comics. If you would like one, just tell me so!

During my lunch break, I slipped on some ice at work and went kerplop! I had my car keys in my hand at the time and they went in one direction while I went in another. It took me about five minutes to find the little rascals since it was dark outside and everything. End of story.

Long John Silvers is dead to me. At least, the one on Wheeling.

It’s a week from Christmas and I have yet to drag out my Christmas CDs. Should I really bother at this point? As for any shopping, don’t make me laugh!

I guess another ice storm is heading our way. Goody.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? I Wrote This

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Well, Christmas has come and gone. Despite a bump or two on Christmas Eve, things went pretty well this year. Got some nice gifts, ate too much food, and generally had a good time. Of course, I think the highlight was seeing Tim and Brad. They traveled back to the north to spread some Christmas cheer, but unfortunately they couldn't stay too long. I was glad to see them and I wish they could been in town longer. Having dinner with them and Emily last Saturday felt like old times. And, though the suddenly reclusive Eric Whetsel did not make the trip back, I got to talk to him on Christmas day. Now I need to figure out when I can visit them in Austin. Hopefully, soon.

I'll Be Coma for Christmas: How do you waste a week off from work? Sleep through most of it like I did! This past Tuesday and Wednesday were one long snooze for yours truly. No wonder I never seem to get anything done!

Recently Departed: James Brown, Gerald Ford, and Saddam Hussein. Of course, only one of them was The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.

My New Year Resolution: To come up with some for next New Year's Eve.

My Favorite Christmas Card Comic:


Thanks, Dale!

Three French Hens

So This Is Christmas And What Have You Done?: Christmas Eve is just a couple days away and I have yet to do any Christmas shopping so, if you're pondering what I might get you for the big day, I'm leaning towards gift cards at the moment. Just remember to act surprised.

Scare: The other night I thought I found a tumor on one of my body parts. Cue two or three minutes of pure dread and panic. And then it popped.

Which Character Was The Highest Paid Employee at WKRP?:


Receptionist Jennifer Marlowe
(Played, of course, by Loni Anderson)

Party Poop

Moon Over Buffalo: Rehearsals for the big show started this past Sunday and we finished blocking out the first act last night. Despite being in massive shy mode (No surprise there unfortunately), I think things have started out on the right note. Now I just need to memorize my 10,000 lines and learn how to fence.

Company Christmas Party: Yesterday was the big holiday gathering for Touchy Feely Fotos, a joyous celebration that gave all of us serfs the opportunity to sup with our generous masters. I only went for the free food (which I admit was pretty good) and for the gift card they handed out (Twenty dollars this year, five more than last time). Fortunately, I got to sit at the cool kids' table (I would mention names, but they know who they are!) so I was with good company as I devoured my free lunch. Then I fled the scene to avoid hearing The Great Master give his annual speech about the company's past year and all of the useless numbers that entails. I'm sure I didn't miss much.

Also: One of the servers at the big feast had a slight resemblance to Amy Sedaris. She gave me water and I said thank you.

Today's TV Quote: "I want to cry so bad, but I don't think I can spare the moisture."- Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)