Dan Martin's Postcards from Mound City
Nearly every week, Weatherbird artist Dan Martin sends readers a Postcard from Mound City - and for much of 2020, there's been a certain theme.Â
Postcard from Mound City by Dan Martin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, dmartin@post-dispatch.com - Sheltering-In-Place Questions - Week #31 At the stroke of midnight tonight, when the moon is full and the werewolf howls, zombie-like St. Louisans will start hurling their TV sets into the cold River Des Peres. Zombie: "We can't stomach another political TV commercial!!... We're only human..." Another zombie: "Must READ something! Post-Dispatch, a Left Bank book, cereal box... ANYTHING!"
Postcard from Mound City by Dan Martin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, dmartin@post-dispatch.com - Sheltering-In-Place Questions - Week #25 Forget about the "Aaaaahhhhs", what's your favorite "Ooooooooooos"? 1. Before a Springsteen concert? BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE! 2. When you see Stan Kroenke on TV? BOOOOOOOOOOOO! 3. The River Des Peres when it's in a high flood stage? PEEEYUUUUUUUUUUU! 4. Or is it simply a fond childhood memory from the old Busch Stadium? LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! RIP #20
Postcard from Mound City by Dan Martin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, dmartin@post-dispatch.com - Sheltering-In-Place Questions - Week #21 1. At the home office: "I know my hygiene habits have been a wee bit lax since I’ve been working at home. But you would be brutally honest if I started to smell, wouldn’t you, Sweetie Pie?" (Unbeknownst to him, his wife is standing next to him wearing a gas mask and holding a baseball bat.) 2. In the 2061 MLB season, will batters be relieved to know that Adam Wainwright’s sinker has slowed down to 85 m.p.h.? 3. In honor of Labor Day: For all of the seemingly unemployed militia members who like to play soldier and claim they "just want to protect people," here are some job opportunities you might want to pursue: (Man in camouflage running with an assault rifle: "To the donut bunker men!") A. The Army B. The Navy C. The Air Force D. The Marines OR, if you are smart enough and tough enough: The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept.
Postcard from Mound City by Dan Martin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, dmartin@post-dispatch.com - Sheltering-In-Place Questions - Week #22 1. The Westmoreland Place gun-wielding couple, the McCloskeys, are scheduled to appear at next week's GOP convention. Presumably, they will be cheered by NRA members tuning in. BUT WHY? They violated every rule a Missouri 12-year-old learns in hunter safety class, including: 1. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction. And 2. Never touch the trigger until you are ready to shoot. (Cartoon shows a boy hunter, wearing an orange hunting cap and vest, holding his hunting rifle properly.) 2. St. Louis was smart to change the name of Kennard Classical Academy school, so as not to honor a Confederate officer. BUT how do we still explain the Veiled Prophet to an out-of-towner? (Ball and parade founded by a Confederate Cavalry colonel.) (Illustration of:) The first VP in 1878. Honest. 3. COVID-19 hygiene tip for you: Q: How do you know when it's time to shower, shave and change clothes? A. When you simply cannot remember the last time you did those things. (Cartoon shows an unkempt, wild-haired man looking at a MAY calendar while drinking a cup of coffee.) > Archiving note: Spelling of gun-weilding in cartoon was changed to gun-wielding in description.
Best of Dan Martin's Postcard from Mound City for 2020.