Bob Eckstein

Bob Eckstein
Location
New York City, New York,
Birthday
February 27
Title
Snowman Expert
Company
Publisher of Today's Snowman.com
Bio
Ex-cartoonist/illustrator/writer. Author of The History of the Snowman; From the Ice Age to the Flea Market Twitter; snowmanexpert

Editor’s Pick
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 1:08PM

What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Timeouts?

Sensivity

 

In light of my ill-timed cartoon yesterday on writers shooting themselves and some of the mud-slingin, name-calling posts (crap headlines like; "Why Do ---holes Join OS?" Gee, why don't you tell us, buddy? If I hear another dirtbag making fun of another OS writer I swear I'm… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 1:17PM

Best Advice on Your First Novel, Part V; CORRECTION

 

CORRECTION; Just a quick comment. I was about to delete this post completely (and leaning that way–anyone out there like to advise me?) but it only seems insensitive to leave the cartoon up (which included a writer shooting himself)...I, of course, was not aware of today's tragic newsRead full post »

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OCTOBER 28, 2009 3:58PM

The Best Advice on Your First Novel, Part IV; ADD VAMPIRES!

 zombies

Welcome to Part IV of my eighteen part series, Best Advice For Writing Your Novel, which I’ll admit may or may not have begun with John Blumenthal's post and Caroline Hagood's but the ideas were flying so fast and furious it was hard to keep track. That said,… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 8, 2009 9:39AM

The Best Advice on Writing a First Novel: DANCE!

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Bob Eckstein copyright © 2009

No doubt, even Jesus would have had a tough time publishing in this climate. Anyhoo, this is follow-up to my last post, Good For You! Excuse Me If I'm Not Happy For Dan Brown about being Catholic & the Da Vinci Code (and spoiler alert;… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 2, 2009 10:39AM

Out in the Great Open Salon

 

new couples therapy Tonto

 

 
  covered wagon filled
                                                                        &… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 12:07PM

Good For You! Excuse Me If I'm Not Happy For Dan Brown

lowpoints

Bob Eckstein copyright © 2009

Sorry if I'm not doing cartwheels over Dan Brown's big day. I simply never bought into his stories which just seem, for me, not convincing and sensationalizing my religion. I'm also bias because of inane conservations I'm suffered through at snotty… Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 5:02PM

Low-Brow, Fast Food Cartoons! Hot off the Drawing Board!

NFL

 

So the theme for this group of cartoons is extermities. This weekend is opening week in the NFL (tomorrow is the first game) but of course I have a wedding & a bris the same weekend as the Giant opener and the US Open finals. I need threeRead full post »

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 3:44PM

Nepotism

Nepotism sketch
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AUGUST 28, 2009 12:07PM

Cartoons Nobody Will See; Back to the Drawing Board (#2)

new COPS TREES
If a joke falls flat does anyone hear it? The following cartoons didn't sell anywhere but are personal all-time favorites of mine. By all-time favorites, I mean they were the clinkers from my usual batch of cartoons this week.

 

os new Tassels
 
Aaah, the… Read full post »
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AUGUST 14, 2009 9:30AM

Summer in the Cooler; Drawing Board #1

(The following are rough sketches riffing off a theme of the summer, crimes & punishment. More than the King of Pop investigation…celebrity’s troubles with the law…Court TV...death row rulingsNFL players…there’s a sense that we are all paying penance noRead full post »
Seagulls R rated
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JULY 24, 2009 10:40AM

Post-Traumatic Post; Bring in the Clowns

 

celebrity clown rehab

It’s simple. I need to get funny and get funny fast. Loved ones around me are depending on it. Tension is high around the dinner table ("Show me the funny!"). A timetable has been placed on my quest (next Thursday). 

 

third entendre

 

I have begun to… Read full post »

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JULY 20, 2009 8:45AM

I've Got the Summertime Unemployment Blues

stayactions
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JULY 1, 2009 10:04AM

The Death of My Brilliant Career (1980-2009)

  Freelancing is for chumps

NEW YORK – “It’s over,” stated a brief two-word statement released over the weekend finally pulling the plug on what has been a promising, yet ultimately, mediocre freelancing career. The immediate cause of death is undetermined but, according to expert

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JUNE 19, 2009 9:39AM

Happy Father's Day

obama barrick
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JUNE 5, 2009 9:17AM

Cartoons as a Viable Means of Communication in Our Time

denise richards

I’m using my Open Salon page to respond to Dr. Dorinda Fox and her class. She was kind enough to ask my views on a question her writing class is studying and I hope my answer is insightful.

What are your views regarding using visuals a purposeful rhetorical strategy as in anRead full post »

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MAY 31, 2009 9:40PM

The Marshmallows Sure Are Big Out Here

Priceclub cowboys
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MAY 14, 2009 8:55AM

I Found God on Facebook

newjesus_website

To respond to inquiries as to what ever happened to T-Bucket and the Snowman...we found God. On Facebook. We are now doing God's work, getting out the good word. On Facebook.

(click one of the two halves below to enlarge and read.)

 … Read full post »

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MARCH 23, 2009 7:41PM

Personal Plea

Doubt
 Bob Eckstein 2009 ©
 
I'm not very good with the comments so I'm posting this instead for a certain someone.
They'll figure out it's for them.
 
–I'm just saying never give up. Meet you at the light at the end ofRead full post »
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MARCH 20, 2009 12:53PM

iCheat

Apple Computer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I want to give a big thanks to OSer Lonnie Lazar, who wrote a profile about me & my office for the June issue of Mac Life. Lonnie writes for Cult of Mac and Voxilla as well.
 
Cartoon inspired by/…

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MARCH 17, 2009 7:55PM

Who is to blame if a new study reveals teens blame Rihanna?

 

Bitch Slaps sketch

A new study by the Boston Public Health Commission reveals that almost half of Boston teens think that Rihanna is to blame for alleged assault "involving" Chris Brown. Where do kids get this thinking?

 

Disclaimer; The following cereal is not available in stores and is fictional.Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 19, 2009 3:35PM

Lexus Contest? I Was Robbed Right Here on Open Salon

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009 12:13PM

I want to draw cartoons at The Post and work for Murdoch

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Detail from editorial done in 2004 for Time Out NY. 

Why work for The Post? (Why did I just write an editorial piece for them?)

If you’re a true writer or artist you want your work to make a difference. Looking for new clients I often seek publications with/… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009 11:52AM

AI Aw

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