'See You in Hell, George Pratt' was our other choice for a title, but we thought better of it!
This is Part II with the man and we start it off with some process stuff for Wolverine Netsuke and Batman Harvest Breed, then move right into his work with Illustration Academy at Ringling.
We were told by our friend, Francis Vallejo, to ask George about some of the practical jokes he's pulled at IA in the past—and we did (oh boy).
The end of this episode, however, is no joke. Pratt takes us on a wild ride with him through the Mississippi Delta as he regales us with stories from his documentary and book about the Blues. 'See You in Hell, Blind Boy - A Tale of the Blues' is not just an award-winning film. It started out as a book he was working on and folks...it's the real deal.
Hearing him describe his journey to find out about great Blues men like Jack Owens and Mississippi John Hurt will blow your mind. It really is a testament to how wonderful a storyteller he is. If Dwight and I sound a little shell-shocked at the end, it's 'cause we were. We had no idea that, we too, were going on a journey.
Our thanks to George for hanging out with us so long. D and I asked a lot of questions and he was very giving of his time. He was a real sweetheart.
**For this episode, we played snippets of the following songs: Robert Johnson's Crossroad Blues and Jack Owens' Good Morning Little School Girl.
Oh, and happy 100th episode to us!
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Congrats on 100!! I pimp you guys whenever I get the chance. Interviews like the latest make it easy. Keep it UP!
(Thanks Leland and we will! ~ Dwight)
Posted by: Leland Purvis | July 22, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Part one was amazing, part two definitely hit hard, the end was incredible, it went way beyond drawing.
I've been listening to your Podcasts for over a year now and you've had a lot of artists whom I love, and you obviously do too, it's great when you both have geek moments too!
Keep making great programs, I'll be listening over in Scotland.
Posted by: elph | July 22, 2009 at 08:52 PM
Thanks Guys for an entertaining and inspiring 100th episode.
Keep it up.
(Swain re: Will do, Evan, and thanks for the support!)
Posted by: ev shipard | July 23, 2009 at 02:42 AM
Thanks to you guys and of course to George Pratt for doing these two amazing episodes.
Congratulations on 100 episodes, I hope there will be another 100!
Greetings from Germany.
(Swain re: Right back at you, Jonas...tausend dank!)
Posted by: Jonas | July 23, 2009 at 03:21 AM
Congratulations to your 100th! And what a great show to celebrate it with. I never heard of George Pratt until you guys started talking about him in your podcasts. What an amazing artist and warm-hearted guy. Thanks for all your hard work and here's to another 100 episodes!
Posted by: shawn | July 23, 2009 at 07:24 AM
Wow. That's all i can say. Thank you both so much for what you do.
(Re: Thank you, kind sir.~D)
Posted by: A. Enriquez | July 29, 2009 at 07:42 AM