Filed under: Sketchbook Chronicles
It was a pleasant Sunday afternoon and I had taken my cherished 1976 Cadillac DeVille out for a spin on the highway. Zooming down the fast lane, I noticed a wildly swerving pickup truck gaining on me and honking. I was going 75mph, but it wasn’t fast enough for the Speedy Gonzales about to run me off the road so I switched lanes to let the driver pass.
When I glanced over to check out the crazy person, the exact image you see above is what I saw. An angry diabolical granny, the cotton-candy white hair blowing in the wind, a withered weather-beaten fist shaking at me while her pendulous arms quivered like jello. Her mouth was open wide as she furiously screamed “Get the f*ck out of my way!!!!” as bits of spittle flew about in the wind. The image of her seared into my brain with such clarity that I was able to go home and draw her in my sketchbook later that evening.
Posted by 14 ♦ March 14, 2008
At 12:44 pm Selenite said:
Rude, speed obsessed drivers. Ugh. Guess what sweethearts, it’s not that everyone else is too slow, it’s that you want to go too damn fast.
March 14, 2008
At 12:57 pm Dr. L said:
OMG, was that you, 14? I am so sorry!
Well, not really me, but it might be in 20 years or so. Love the rude hand gestures, though.
Since my state has recently enacted less restrictive legislation regarding our second amendment rights, anybody could be packing heat in the car.
March 14, 2008
At 1:06 pm Lou said:
Now i know why grandma was looking a tad stressed when she arrived for afternoon tea and petit fours.
March 14, 2008
At 1:47 pm Bee Hind said:
She’s a beaut!!!
March 14, 2008
At 2:10 pm deanna said:
she is cute as a button.
March 14, 2008
At 3:19 pm CPTWilly said:
Don’t you love senior citizens? 14, somehow I am sure it is poetic justice. Did you terrorize your grandparents?
I think I found Granny’s side of the story:
http://www.usdrivertraining.com/drivereducation_blog.php
March 14, 2008
At 5:50 pm Demon Kitty said:
That is hysterical 14! I love your posts!
March 14, 2008
At 7:36 pm Amber said:
what’s Madonna doing driving a truck?
March 14, 2008
At 7:38 pm Vern said:
Yikes! that will be me tommorrow, or rather what I’ll be driving to see. (MIL) But I swear, I never shake my wonky arm and cuss at anybody. I might make “suggestions” but, well, some people need help driving.
It’s a good thing granny didn’t have her phone out or she might have thrown it at you!
March 14, 2008
At 5:38 am Miss Mezza said:
There is no need for obnoxious road use, or speeding, either, but somehow i can’t help but admire the old girl. Can i grow up and be just like her? (By the way, nice work, Amber.)
March 15, 2008
At 11:41 am Shelly said:
Thank you for exposing the other side of the elderly!
In my foolish quest for a grandma replacement, I’ve come across many who look so cuddly and sweet, but are satans spawn in flowered mumu’s!
March 15, 2008
At 2:00 pm Lynnster said:
WHY have I never ridden in your car? It rocks!
March 15, 2008
At 3:21 pm MEGHAN said:
my ex-bf drove a 1976 cadillac deville with the 8.2L in it
.. but his new gf drove it into a telephone pole and it didnt really even hurt the car grrr! 
March 15, 2008
At 11:28 am mmm1978 said:
Hmmm, judging from the perspective, it looks like she was passing you on the right, which means you were in the left lane. Left lane drivers deserve all the fist-shaking and obscenity-screaming that comes their way. Sorry, but it’s true.
March 17, 2008