My El Tepeyac trip

Last week, Me and my good buddy Javier Hernandez took a trip over to beautiful Boyle Heights, CA (hometown of the legendary singer Nissim Leon). We had a mission: Get to Manual's El Tepeyac. The original. And there she was. What an awesome historical site.

Me and Jav in line. Oh yeh, we waited in line. About 20 mins. I was hungry when we got there and I was starved when we got through the door. Luckily, we had Manual to entertain us in line. That guy is quite the Casanova with the ladies. Smooth like Colt 45.

Once we got in, it was wonderful mayhem. So crowded, so loud. Lots of fun. This place just reeks of history.

Boo-Yah! The Hollenbeck. Need I say more?

And there he is. The legendary Manual. Thanks for the great food and great culture of El Tepeyac. My Dad used to come here in the 60s. He actually grew up in this neighborhood and knew Manual since the 40's , I do believe. He would always stop by when on lunch when he worked for the LAFD. The last time I was here, Manual gave us tequila shots while we waited in line. He said "Hector, it's so good to see you..etc" to my Dad. That was very cool. I hadn't been to El Tepeyac for about 10 years. I forgot how OUTSTANDING the food was. Oh man. Good stuff.

I had a good time and am still food drunk and full of the Hollenbeck.

Title revealed....

Just in case you weren't watching Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, or TMZ.....the title of my next cartoon movie has been released...and it is....

DAY OF THE UNICORN

Thats right. The further adventures of the Rev. John Henry Unicorn. The legend lives on. Look for it online by the end of November.

Ape about APE

I would just like to say that I have really good feelings about the APE show (San Francisco). It was my first time attending and the staff, the crowd, the vendors...everything was right. I noticed there were no DVDs of Cartoons for sale. That made me pee just a little (with excitement). This place is perfect for me. Next year I am totally there, with DVDs in hand. That, I promise. I can't wait to take the wife too. We'll have a good time. My buddies, my wife, my art, my SF cousins, good food....next year will rock! Here's looking at you, APE.

APE 2009 SF

Just got back from the Alternative Press Expo in SF. Had a great time. I'll be selling my DVDs there next year. FO SHO! There's me and Javier Hernandez!

Look at all the friggin' HAPPINESS!!! Cross, Lujan, Hernandez, and Rudolph!

Living legends and friends of mine: Mark Rudolph, Mike Aushenker, and Kevin "Ghettomation" Cross.

Dinner at Henry's Hoonan in downtown SF. Good stuff.

The kind folks at Hightower Comics joined us.

After, we hit the Cartoon Museum for after hours. That was an AMAZING place. A MUSEUM for CARTOONS! Thats how it got it's name. I'm pretty sure. Yeh. Cartoon Museum. I'm sure about that one. Great times were had.

The Aushenker and I. Hypnotizing the night.

Javier, Aushenker and I stayed in Daly City. There was this bizarre place called the New Wave Lounge. Oh man. If I had more time, I would've gone. Next year. Thiere is next year.

Keep hope alive. Thank you APE!

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Monrovia Comic Fest Pics

Me and my bud Geo chillin' at the art jam table. All art was raffled off for the Nuvein Foundation.

More buds: Rafael Navarro, Gras Rodriguez, Javier Hernandez, and Me!

Me and the Woodstock art I created for the raffle.

Super artist pal Mike Aushenker and me.

Me and Ted Seko, man of art! Ted Rules!!

Thats ME in the poster, y'alls! I'm Fay-Mouse!!

KISS by me.

Me and the ladies. By ladies I mean my cuz Kellie and buddy Gras! Thanks to Gras for all these pics! It was a great time the whole day. We made TONS of cool art and were interviewed by TWO TV stations! Yay!

GHETTOMATION EPISODE TWO!!

GHETTOMATION EPISODE TWO!!

2nd Annual Nuvein Comic Book Show-SATURDAY!

I'll be there doing live art!

8 Tracks of Glory

Wanna buy this? My original Tascam 8 track cassette recorder. A bunch of my cartoon soundtracks (and theme songs) were recorded on this. Yes....get a piece of history! Hey, 7 of the 8 tracks work....and if you bang on it, I'm sure you you can "Fonzie" the 8th track! Old School Analog goodness!

Drop me a line at jimlujan@earthlink.net to make an offer.