Ol’ George # 61: Santa’s Gonna Be Here.
Notes on #61:
1. Tom Waits and Santa Claus both appeared originally last December, in episodes 7 and 9, respectively. Will this be a recurring thing, these two teaming up every holiday? Wouldn’t that be something?
2. I can’t even remember how I came up with this one, though it was only a few days ago. It all came together quite naturally, I assure you. “Jesus Gonna Be Here “ first appeared on Tom Waits’ 1992 album “Bone Machine “. Thirty-three years is enough time for everyone to get around to hearing the record, I think. I’ve only done it once at karaoke. I should do it every night and be known as that one guy who does that one Tom Waits song, instead of what I am, which is the Guy Who’s Done Over 800 songs, most of which no one knows because they’re all from the 60’s and 70’s.
3. This is a bit of a tribute to Rogue Ales, once upon a time a major force in brewing, now done. The first beer George is drinking is a Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve, which I was drinking when I started drawing this one. This year’s version, anyway. The label’s get a bit more abstract as it goes on.
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