The Famous Shoe-On-Fire Photo

The Famous Shoe-On-Fire Photo
One day at the Beale apartment, Chuck decided it was funny to light his shoe sole on fire.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Chuck's Letters from College: Letter #2 Spider Torture


One of the recurring themes of Chuck's letters is spider torture, the stuff of nightmares. He always seems to work it in on page two, as shown here.

See? Page One: No Hint of Spiders
Pleasant Dreams Indeed!
Be sure to rotate the image to see the return address!
Fabulous back of envelope drawing.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Chuck's Letters from College: Letter #1 Luggage, Baggage and Horrible Cabbage

On a recent trip back to the old homestead in Salem, Va, I unearthed many treasures from the old days. God bless my mom for not throwing this stuff out years ago. Of the many thrilling bits of paper ephemera from ye olden days, the highlight is the discovery of Chuck's letters to me from UVa. They are filled with his distinctive stick figure drawings and, of course, comedy gold. In most cases, the letters and the back and front of envelopes will be shown. You'll see why.


Page one of the letter is boring record collecting stuff. But this...man!
ah, Carl Cabbage in the house
You see where the title of this post originates