Gilbert Shelton
cartoonist
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement.
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Quotes
edit- Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.
- His character Freewheelin' Franklin sez this, in The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers cartoon “The Freaks Pull a Heist!”,[1] and in a popular 1971 blacklight poster visible in the references.[2][3][4] The Los Angeles Public Library featured Anne Herbert's modification of the original quote : "Books will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no books" on an in-library poster featuring the likeness of the Freewheelin' Franklin character.
- Don't get burned!
- (usually aimed at Fat Freddy as he sets out to purchase drugs)
- Smoking grass and drinking beer is like pissing into the wind.
- While you're out there smashing the state, don't forget to keep a smile on your lips and a song in your heart!
External links
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- ↑ The Henry D. Thoreau Mis-Quotation Page. The Walden Woods Project.
- ↑ Bruce Kennedy (September 18, 2017). Creator of the “Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers” reflects on weed’s long, strange trip. The Cannabist.
- ↑ "Freewheelin' Franklin Says..." Poster by Gilbert Shelton. Drive Thru Bud.
- ↑ Freewheelin' Franklin sez: "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope." Artwork by Gilbert Shelton : blacklight poster, 1971 September. Houghton Library at Harvard University (Ludlow-Santo Domingo collection) (September 1971).