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Apple Mac Desktop Images Pictures Photos
Images of carpeting for your Mac Desktop straight from the 1960's
Hilhi73
Hillsboro Senior High School - Class of 1973 - Hillsboro, Oregon [The Silicon Forest]
HVACPlanet
Scott Leverenz daily dose of heating and cooling related news for the [HVAC] Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning community.
Leverenz.com
The homepage of Scott and Angie Leverenz
News Views & Schmooze
Dispatches, POVs and Idle Chat from Hollywood's Front Lines via Zabel
No-Jive Comix
From the india ink covered nibs of Steve Lindstedt and Scott Leverenz [1970 thru 1985]
Rose City Park Class of 1969
Yes, it's been 35 years since 8th grade graduation. Don't you think it's time you checked in?
SciFi Visuals
Your online source for digitally refurbished pulp science fiction magazine covers by Neil Sterett
The Adventures of Walter Traprock
A thrice weekly web comic strip by Jay Amicarella and Scott Leverenz
Wheezer Society Website
Yup! This one here's a Wheezer!
Wheezer_Society_Podcasts
Podcasts from your twisted neighborhood Wheezers

TP'ERS

Janet Tokerud
Janet Tokerud - Business software product developer and social observer.
Jeff Carlson
Author, designer, late-nighter
Media Guerrilla
A Look Inside Tech PR
Merlin Mann
43 Folders is the digital parking lot for Merlin Mann’s OSX tricks, productivity hints, and assorted lifehacks.
Seth Godin
Seth is a writer, a speaker and an agent of change.

What's On?

After we produced "Furious Furniture" our next project was a half-hour the sketch comedy shot called "What's On?". The concept was someone sitting down to watch television, simply switching channels, trying to see what's on (duh) and as they switched from station to station, the sketches were various "programs in progress" they landed on. This group of photos was taken while shooting our signature Wheezer Productions ("Yup, this one's a Wheezer") opening sequence, at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon. How we ever got the owners of the park to agree to let us use the Mad Mouse and shoot this for free is beyond me. I know we put a credit at the end of the show, but as I remember it, no money changed hands.

Furious Furniture

The time, 1985. The place, Merkins Restaurant, somewhere between here and there. Big Jim. The Waitress. The Cook. And some really pissed off furniture. "Furious Furniture" is a 20 minute video that is a take off of the old horror B movie. These photos were taken during shooting. It took about ten nights of shooting over five weeks. The restaurant we shot at (Coco's at Sylvan in Portland, Oregon) let us start at 11:00pm and we had to be done and out by 6:00am the next morning. Originally produced for Portland Cable Access, we entered the video into several film/video festivals around the country. We get reports that it is still aired on Portland Cable Access from time to time. Plans are underway to digitize and convert for viewing via web and DVD. We will post when it's avaiable.

Leftovers Comic Strip

Back in late 1979, Scott Leverenz approached Jay Amicarella about writing a comic strip, based on their experiences of working at several restaurants. Scott did the artwork and Jay did the writing. This particular stip Leftovers was a redesign of an earlier strip called Scott and Jay did called Bentley's, which involved many of the same characters, in the same restaurant setting. Submitted to many and accepted by none, here lies testament of two guys attempt to succeed in the challenging world of comic strip syndication. Enjoy!

Hall Street Blues

In 1983, recently single after eight years of marriage, I spent some evenings at Hall Street Bar & Grille. At the time "Hill Street Blues" was popular on television, so I did several hundred cartoons as my "Hall Street Blues" series. Mostly done on 3 x 5 cards, I sat in the bar and slowly sipped my beer. These selections represent the essence of the lot. - Scott Leverenz

Random Toons

This Album contains random comix, cartoons, illustrations and photos from the twisted minds of Scott Leverenz, Steve Lindestedt, Neil Sterett, Jay Amicarella, Mike Murnin, Doug Byers, Tom O'Brien and Greg Phillips. Heed this warning - if you are easily offened, please do not continue into this gallery. You need a twisted sense of humor and a very thick skin. We don't want to hear about it later. You've been warned. - The Wheezer Society

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October 09, 2008

Ann Brownell Dies At 54

Grant High classmate Ann Brownell has passed away after a recent fight with breast cancer. Ann was in our cast of The Mikado at Grant High in 1970. One of the "Three Little Maids" along with Sally Wheeler (Yum-Yum) Harriet Burkholder (Pitti-Sing). Ann is first on the left in the front row. Oregon Live has an obit

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