Hello, Art Monkeys! Welcome back to Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Blog! Our market research has shown that there is a large overlap between artists and sporting fans, particularly fans of professional wrestling. In our last session, we tried to capitalize on this by taking you backstage with the mysterious man known as Manko, whom we imported all the way from the Mexican district of London.
Our dual photographers Justin Lussier and Steve Prue shot a full shitload of pictures of this session. I have edited that amount down to about a quarter of a shitload.
I think Manko left his fly open. How embarrassing!
Here, Manko gives the audience a three-fingered salute.
This is an old wrestling tradition that is said to bring good luck and healthy crops in the coming harvest.
This is a common wrestling move in which you intimidate your opponent by making him think you are a bear.
In case you weren't there, the music for this session totally kicked ass, as you can tell by Manko's hand gestures.
At this point, Manko removed his mask, revealing the delicate features and liberal use of make-up that have earned him the reputation as a "pretty boy" in the wrestling world.
Here I am with my new fiancée, the pink Etch-a-Sketch.
Some critics may say that Manko isn't really staying entirely still in this pose. However, this pose does make an important political statement: Fuck you, lungs!
Here are the results of the left-handed drawing contest.
And here's something drawn by some cheater who was clearly using a different hand.
Behind the DJ booth, with DJ Jazzy Hilary and her sidekick the Beth Prince. Spinning those discs and dropping mad beats. Word.
Sometimes, after a hard day of wrestling, a guy likes to kick back with a nice bottle of whiskey on his crotch.
Hey! It's Reagan from Suicide Girls! … which I read for the articles …
This is Dave. He's been working the door at the last two sessions. I forgot to mention him in the Amber Ray entry, so I have to mention him twice in this one.
Here, I am holding the book's cover towards the audience, so that they can tell which book they could win in the upcoming contest.
Manko was apparently suffering from some chest injury that required his chest to be heavily bandaged.
The object of this contest was to create the manliest drawing - as if Ernest Hemingway and Frank Miller were collaborating on a film adaptation of the pose as a vehicle for Bruce Campbell.
The above was a valiant effort, but the clear winner was:
And the contest winner shows the proper level of respect for the art of Gris Grimly.
Here is Dr. Sketchy's videographer Keith Jenson, videographing it up.
Here are the Batmanesque sound effects from the backdrop, designed by the brilliant Melissa Dowell.
As you walk down this road of life, past the mission, behind the prison tower, it's important to stop and smell the roses.
At this point, we were halfway through the session, and for our halftime entertainment, we had not one but two gorgeous blonde cabaret stars from Berlin. Thanks to the magic of Photoshop, I can present the photographs of their act in video form (because I know how much everyone loves slide shows). First up was the fiery Xara.
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That was fucking fantastic! I know what you're thinking - nobody could possibly follow an act like that! Well, you're obviously unfamiliar with the lovely and graceful Tronicat. You poor, stupid bastard.
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And those were their acts in as close to motion as I could get them.
Returning from the break, we found that Manko had won her championship match. Her trophy - aside from the scars that will never heal - is the Academy Award that talentless cow Penélope Cruz stole from Marisa Tomei.
Remember Dave? He's great.
Here we see Justin Lussier taking a picture.
And here is the picture he took.
Here, each of our photographers records the plight of the back row, and all of the backs of heads that they see.
These are but three of the unsung heroes of the Dr. Sketchy's audience.
This is Ruth Kim - a helper monkey and sung hero of the Dr. Sketchy's audience.
And here is fan-favourite model Nik Sin talking with Molly Crabapple.
Then it was time for the final pose, in which Manko
was joined by
Tronicat
and Xara.
And because we know what you like, here's Tronicat's foot:
The object of the final contest of the evening was to create the girliest drawing - as if Gloria Steinem and Geri Halliwell had taken a pass at Hemingway and Miller's script and reworked Bruce Campbell's character as a unicorn ballerina.
I was personally unaware that femininity involved so much ejaculation, so I learned a lot from this contest.
And the two exemplars of femininity enjoy their prize.
These are some of the drawings made on the graph paper provided by our latest sponsor, Whitelines. They're Swedish, making this our most European session ever! I actually don't know much about Sweden, except that their chefs are hilarious.
Here is Manko posing with Paigey and her art.
And this is Molly Crabapple, who is art.
I finally made it through the photos for this session. I leave you with this photographic evidence that someone very considerate left a pound note in the tip jar:
Good night, and I'll see you in two weeks.
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