Al Capp was an idiot. After confronting John Lennon like he did, who does he think he is. How dare he as a Jew speak like he did as if he knows what it is to be an English Gentleman. What a load of lies he was and is to this day. Believe it.
I disagree with the characterization of Capp as not being racist. His racism was not the overt Neanderthal racism of someone like Thurmond, Nixon, or Barbour, but he was very much like the "we-they" thinkers of the 1950s to 1970s who became Reaganites.
@pedonbio Al Capp never advocated policies giving preferential treatment to persons because of their race and then called it affirmative action as the racist social liberal establisment does
A great start on what I hope will become a feature-length documentary. I did not know Capp visited the Lennons during their infamous "bed-in." He sure punctured their puffed-up publicity stunt, tempering his comments with lightheartedness, which was always Capp's charm. I suggest including Richard Marschall in the final film, who through his insightful writings in the Comics Journal made me a fan of Capp. Marschall also conducted the last major interview with Capp and would have much to offer.
Perhaps I should wait for the entire documentary, but based upon this preview, some of the research being done is rather mixed. Capp accepted Nixon's invitation all right, but his brother Elliott Caplin writes in his book AL CAPP REMEMBERED that Capp claimed to have gone out of mere curiosity.
I read about Capp in Isaac Asimov's memoir. He does seem to have a very high opinion of him. He mentioned that he had done some cartoons that were racist against blacks and Asimov published an article in a newspaper calling Capp a racist. Apparently Capp was going to sue him for libel but didn't pan out. I agree that if Capp had of lived longer he probably would have regained his sensiblities.
I share his hate for those "sanctimonious hippies". They don't help anything.
nobody likes to be patronized openly. It is disrespectful but it is a technique used to see if people can actually support there cause without just saying "peace and love for all" I figure Capp suspected Lennon was just putting on a publicity stunt for himself.
I only wish they would reprint the 1960's and 1970's Lil Abner, whick Kitchen Sink press's bankrupcty stopped the continuation of.
Al Capp's portrayl of Johnnie Phonie, a satire of folk singers then, fits the mold of the anti-capiltalist Bono of U2, who demands taxes are raised by the governments to support the third world, yet moved to another location to save paying taxes
He was in sync with the times, the times weren't communist terrorist recking this country and fascist leftwing shitbags drugging up, hence Richard Nixon and Silent Majority winning in 72 in that awesome landslide you dumb bitch.
Sadly, Al Capp's granddaughter represents the sanctimonious symbolism over substance Liberalism Capp opposed in the 1960's as it was exactly the type of Conservatism he fought against in the 1930's to 1950's.
I finally got around to sending Al Capp a fan letter back in the late 70s.
The letter was returned to me unopened with a stamped message from the Capp estate that simply said ' Deceased' . He was alive when I sent the letter and I had only good things to say about his comic strip. I was always a big fan of L'il Abner but I never got around to writing Capp until it was too late.
If you admire the work of someone don't put off telling them NOW. Tomorrow may be too late ( as it was for me ).
If Al Capp sow the hippies as a fake it is because they were, Al Capp had a special talent to smell the falsehood.
metacosmos 6 months ago
Al Capp was an idiot. After confronting John Lennon like he did, who does he think he is. How dare he as a Jew speak like he did as if he knows what it is to be an English Gentleman. What a load of lies he was and is to this day. Believe it.
ratbastardhead 6 months ago
I disagree with the characterization of Capp as not being racist. His racism was not the overt Neanderthal racism of someone like Thurmond, Nixon, or Barbour, but he was very much like the "we-they" thinkers of the 1950s to 1970s who became Reaganites.
pedonbio 11 months ago
@pedonbio Al Capp never advocated policies giving preferential treatment to persons because of their race and then called it affirmative action as the racist social liberal establisment does
smscamp 5 months ago
A great start on what I hope will become a feature-length documentary. I did not know Capp visited the Lennons during their infamous "bed-in." He sure punctured their puffed-up publicity stunt, tempering his comments with lightheartedness, which was always Capp's charm. I suggest including Richard Marschall in the final film, who through his insightful writings in the Comics Journal made me a fan of Capp. Marschall also conducted the last major interview with Capp and would have much to offer.
GaryPeterson67 1 year ago
Perhaps I should wait for the entire documentary, but based upon this preview, some of the research being done is rather mixed. Capp accepted Nixon's invitation all right, but his brother Elliott Caplin writes in his book AL CAPP REMEMBERED that Capp claimed to have gone out of mere curiosity.
snorri1910 2 years ago
I read about Capp in Isaac Asimov's memoir. He does seem to have a very high opinion of him. He mentioned that he had done some cartoons that were racist against blacks and Asimov published an article in a newspaper calling Capp a racist. Apparently Capp was going to sue him for libel but didn't pan out. I agree that if Capp had of lived longer he probably would have regained his sensiblities.
I share his hate for those "sanctimonious hippies". They don't help anything.
Teabonesteak 2 years ago
If you watch the clip of him from "Imagine" of him at the Bed-in, he keeps refering to Yoko as "you people"
HCShannon 2 years ago
nobody likes to be patronized openly. It is disrespectful but it is a technique used to see if people can actually support there cause without just saying "peace and love for all" I figure Capp suspected Lennon was just putting on a publicity stunt for himself.
Teabonesteak 2 years ago
@Teabonesteak Damm right, Capp knew the shallowness of Lennon on what would be considered political correctness today
smscamp 5 months ago
Anybody having an idea of when this documentary is being released, and how? Will it get out on dvd?
snorri1910 2 years ago
I only wish they would reprint the 1960's and 1970's Lil Abner, whick Kitchen Sink press's bankrupcty stopped the continuation of.
Al Capp's portrayl of Johnnie Phonie, a satire of folk singers then, fits the mold of the anti-capiltalist Bono of U2, who demands taxes are raised by the governments to support the third world, yet moved to another location to save paying taxes
smscamp 2 years ago
He was in sync with the times, the times weren't communist terrorist recking this country and fascist leftwing shitbags drugging up, hence Richard Nixon and Silent Majority winning in 72 in that awesome landslide you dumb bitch.
deltapunk21 2 years ago
Sadly, Al Capp's granddaughter represents the sanctimonious symbolism over substance Liberalism Capp opposed in the 1960's as it was exactly the type of Conservatism he fought against in the 1930's to 1950's.
smscamp 2 years ago
I have that same 8x10 of Al holding the strip. Its signed too!
rbcastillo 2 years ago
I finally got around to sending Al Capp a fan letter back in the late 70s.
The letter was returned to me unopened with a stamped message from the Capp estate that simply said ' Deceased' . He was alive when I sent the letter and I had only good things to say about his comic strip. I was always a big fan of L'il Abner but I never got around to writing Capp until it was too late.
If you admire the work of someone don't put off telling them NOW. Tomorrow may be too late ( as it was for me ).
oneeightywest 2 years ago 4