The above picture is a CD cover I designed a few years ago. It was inspired by Skurj’s “Left Coast” contact: The Amazing Mike Timpson. Mike moved to LA from Baltimore to pursue his ambitions in the world of comedy. He has since become one of Skurj’s biggest heroes (next to George Clinton).

He won the WWE’s biggest fan contest a few years ago and a $25,000 check. He went to the Playboy Mansion and macked on the ladies successfully. He has worked with Doogie Howser, and he has even met Stacey Keech! Every year he does something that makes me envious.

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Through his journey Timpson has turned to Allen and I to help him out with theme songs for his skits at the Fake comedy club on Melrose Ave. I have included one of those songs at the bottom of this post.

I captured the main image I used at the Fake. I manipulated it and pieced together some images from an old book of 18th century woodcuts I had found at a thrift store. I decided to make it black and white to save on printing costs. I had done a color version, but I then decided to be thrifty. I have a better pic of the cover somewhere in my files. If you are reading this I am still searching for it. If you an 18th century woodcutter, sue me.

Timpson got the body suit from someone in LA who had worked on some 80’s monster movie about a huge man sized rat. The hat was his addition. When he walked on stage he stood 7 feet tall and then proceeded to make the room laugh till it hurt. I was lucky to have it together enough to snap this pic. It also helped that I was in LA with a camera.

The track included here is “Swamp Ass”. It is about a guy who always sweats through his shorts when he is playing basketball. (Sorry, I have no pics from this skit.) I really like the guitar work I did for this track. It is a cross between Stevie Ray Vaughn and Southern Culture on the Skids. It is a sound I really need to work into less sarcastic songs. Allen supplied the lyrics of course.

There is another more popular tune from a Timpson skit I will post later…Skurj fans and fans of Steve the Thrill Hill know what I am talking about.

 

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