Two weeks ago, Maggie from Someone Fat Happened wrote me this email: Le Clown, how do we get David Dixon Freshly Pressed? I didn’t have the answer. The next best thing to do was to ask our story wranglers the same question:
Michelle and Cheri, how do we get Bring Me the Head of David Dixon Freshly Pressed?
David is an artist, and I do not use this descriptive lightly, albeit overusing the Oxford comma. His blog is unique: daily comic strips made out of analog photos centered around one character: David Dixon. His humour is often absurd (I had the pleasure of picking the artist’s brain: his influences range from Alfred Jarry, to John Lurie and Jim Jarmusch), and brilliant. His art is touching, funny, thought-provoking and unique. Then I thought I’d do the second best thing, and ask you, readers:
How do we get the very talented David Dixon Freshly Pressed?
Is it really that important to be Freshly Pressed? My answer is yes: it is a feel-great nod for a blogger to receive the WordPress seal of approval. It’s that tap on the back that makes a difference: good job, blogger… good job. Do we ask Michelle and Cheri to go back in David’s archives, and read all of his posts? That wouldn’t be fair…
So here’s what we could do: David Dixon has a loyal readership. I’m asking you, fans of Mr. Dixon, to add a link in these comments to your favourite David Dixon strip. Let’s make it easy for our story wranglers to discover the man’s craft, and let’s see where this goes…
I’ll get the ball rolling. Here are some of my favourite strips:
- I’ll Be Somewhere Else For XMAS;
- One Day While Gallivanting in the Cedars;
- We Go Way Back;
- Have Fun, Be Careful (your very own Le Clown featured).
I’m paying it forward, Madame Weebles. David: Merry Christmas.
Have you tweeted to @freshly_pressed? That’s another good way to get their attention.
Posted by becomingcliche | December 18, 2012, 08:12Cliché,
Of course I will. Le Clown and the Freshly Pressed folks are tight on Twitter…
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 08:15I’ll start the Stampede.. LET”S GET DAVID DIXON FRESHLY PRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by free penny press | December 18, 2012, 08:12Lynne,
Your stampede is so loud that it is making the snow melt in Montreal. True story!
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 08:19Such a difficult choice to pick one, as soon as you mentioned him before I went back through many old posts there. They are absolute genius
Posted by joehoover | December 18, 2012, 08:15Joe,
Artist, genius, brilliant: I have no qualms using these descriptives when referring to David Dixon! Thanks for saying it!
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 08:18Ok..
The Day Janos Entered Another Dimension
That Was Quite Something
Posted by joehoover | December 18, 2012, 08:38Joe,
That Was Quite Something is one of my all-time favourites too.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 08:40I’m a huge fan of an artist David Shrigley who basically doodles but the message will be humourous, dark or poignant. I get the same from David Dixon’s work, completely original and brilliant.
Posted by joehoover | December 18, 2012, 08:44I am completely happy with obscurity (and wordpress), but this is very kind of you, you sneak.
Posted by bringmetheheadofdaviddixon | December 18, 2012, 08:22David,
I know you are… And I know you’re happy doing your thing in your little corner of the blogosphere. But what you do is incredible, and you deserve, in my humble opinion, much more visibility… Who knows where this could lead to. And if anything, take it as a tribute to the bulk of your work.
THANK YOU, Mr. Dixon, for giving me a real dose of laughter with each one of your strips.
Your friend,
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 08:26Le Clown,
Thanks for introducing me to your vast audience and for all of your kind words. I do appreciate it so much.
Your pal, your amigo,
David
Posted by bringmetheheadofdaviddixon | December 18, 2012, 08:46David,
May it bring you gazillions of new readers, and may you learn to live with it.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 08:47So many to chooooose from…
I like I am a stalk.
Posted by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher | December 18, 2012, 09:10This is, by far, one of my favorite blogs. He’s a genius! I will go look through some of his posts and be back to post links.
Posted by Fish Out of Water | December 18, 2012, 09:34LET”S GET DAVID DIXON FRESHLY PRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How was that?
As for my favorite, I’m going to go with my first impression of this brilliant blogger/artist: “also, can i have one of your terrytons?“
Posted by The Hook | December 18, 2012, 09:39How about coming up with a “fucking pressed” thingy? Le Clown could fucking press whoever he wishes…(I guess you fucking pressed him today anyway).
Posted by TAE | December 18, 2012, 09:47TAE,
I am working on an “indie” version of the Freshly Pressed award with 4 more bloggers. We have the name, we have the site, we still have a few things to tweak, but we will announce and launch it early next year… How’s that for great news?
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 09:50Brilliant minds think alike they say…
Posted by TAE | December 18, 2012, 09:52Oh, I just realized that the last two links link to the same page…fix it, fix it.
Posted by TAE | December 18, 2012, 10:52TAE,
Thanks to you and Red, the link has been corrected.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:56I was not aware of this blog until now, but I will certainly be heading over there now to check it out.
Posted by twindaddy | December 18, 2012, 09:48TD,
DD is a magnificent™ artist. Quite simply.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:20For whatever reason I can’t put a link in my text, so sorry for all the urls. Here’s my three favorite I’ve found today:
They
The Wood Pannelling Will Block the Urge to Overachieve
Why Didn’t You Tell Me This Earlier
Posted by Fish Out of Water | December 18, 2012, 09:59Fish,
I have edited your comment. Voilà!
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:20Muchas grassy-ass.
Posted by Fish Out of Water | December 18, 2012, 10:21Please know that David Dixon’s blog already resides in the penumbra of Freshly Pressed’s watchful eye.
Posted by michelle w. | December 18, 2012, 10:07Michelle,
That’s good to know. Now this post can serve as a diving board for new David Dixon readers, if nothing else.
Le Clown
PS: Happy holidays.
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:15Yes! David Dixon is indeed brilliant…
Posted by drawandshoot | December 18, 2012, 10:36Michelle,
Look at Sara’s great idea…
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 11:11I’ve never been pressed…not freshly anyhow… doesn’t pay to be a manic depressant. Bahaha! I am with ya! I love DD. ♥
Posted by bipolarmuse | December 18, 2012, 10:24Carissa,
Well, if I were you, I would keep an eye on this post… It might give you FP hope [insert winky emoticon].
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:28Haha! Still can’t bring yourself to do those emoticons I see… have no fear, I will do one for you
. I will now check out your link. ♥
Posted by bipolarmuse | December 18, 2012, 10:30C,
Emoticons are the Black Plague of the Interwebs… that and the Westboro Baptist Church. But who cares, we’re all dying Friday.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:34I’m not dying… I made deals with the aliens. And God.
Posted by bipolarmuse | December 18, 2012, 10:36C,
Oh. God. Shit. Fuck. No one told you? C… My friend… God is only a myth… And aliens? …You’re lunch.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:38I am more like a toothpick, not lunch…
Evil Le Clown, trying to ruin my imaginative God. Let me still play make believe!!!
Posted by bipolarmuse | December 18, 2012, 10:42Le Clown,
There’s so many to pick from. I love David’s humor bucket.
Since your link to one of my favorites is incorrect, I will correctly link it for you; have fun be careful is here.
Red
Posted by SocietyRed | December 18, 2012, 10:46Red,
Thank you. And I have corrected the link.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:56You can be depressed and Freshly Pressed..I was…David Dixon is hilarious..his turn!
Posted by merbear264 | December 18, 2012, 10:48Merbear264,
1. David Dixon IS hilarious;
2. Depressed and Freshly Pressed: Absolutely. My wife was too…
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 10:50Thank you for sending me the link. I can totally relate.
Posted by merbear264 | December 18, 2012, 10:56Wowza. This is addicting. I like these:
Somewhere Else
I Mean Thank You.
Posted by becca3416 | December 18, 2012, 11:06Welcome to your new addiction, Becca. It’s worth the eventual loss of teeth and hair.
Posted by calahan | December 18, 2012, 13:18I don’t even care about the deviated septum either.
Posted by becca3416 | December 18, 2012, 13:55You’re a wild girl, Becca.
Posted by calahan | December 18, 2012, 13:57I live in the wilderness.
Posted by becca3416 | December 18, 2012, 13:58I have a coonskin cap. It’s fake, but I think I could fit in with your kind of folk.
Posted by calahan | December 18, 2012, 13:59Would it be crazy to suggest that perhaps, instead of picking just one, DD should be a featured blogger?
Also, how does DD feel about all this?
Lastly, I can smell pee emanating from the garbage can filled with soiled diapers. I should do something about that.
Posted by saradraws | December 18, 2012, 11:09David,
Now that would be sweet, wouldn’t it?
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 18, 2012, 11:16Lao Tzu told me to not get too excited, but…
Posted by bringmetheheadofdaviddixon | December 18, 2012, 12:03…I’m excited.
Posted by bringmetheheadofdaviddixon | December 18, 2012, 19:00This one of course:
Somewhere Else
Posted by Sandee | December 18, 2012, 11:26C’mon, WordPress! Just do it already!
Somewhere Else
Posted by Bill McMorrow | December 18, 2012, 12:54Don’t be a dick for Christmas, WordPress. David Dixon is amazing. And from I have learned, very dangerous and vindictive. Do it for your own good, WordPress.
One of my favorites:
Better Set Some Time Aside
Posted by calahan | December 18, 2012, 13:10And this one:
Something to Keep in Mind
Posted by calahan | December 18, 2012, 13:17Bring Me the Head of David Dixon is an acquired taste that should be acquired by Fresdhly Pressed.
Posted by Curmudgeon-at-Large | December 18, 2012, 13:55Le Clown,
He is brilliant and deserves to Freshly Pressed. I didn’t know you were featured. You’re so cute all dressed up! I like the “playground of your mind.” I like all the ones you chose up above a lot. Also: I’ll Be Somewhere Else For XMAS. It’s perfect!
Amy
Posted by The Bumble Files | December 18, 2012, 13:57Hooray for fun, healthy harassment on the internets!
Posted by Lyssapants | December 18, 2012, 17:07did a Freshly Pressed on the ‘Have fun,.Be careful’ post. LOVE David Dixon, and thank you for turning me on to a great talent.
Also dug ‘I’ll be somewhere else for Xmas’ heh.
As for Freshly Pressed you’ll never find a YoYo-Dyne blog nominated. Something about my fucking language. Goddamned repressive censor-happy cocksucking commie bastards.
sunshine and puppies,
Miss R
Posted by Rachael Black | December 18, 2012, 17:16You are indeed a good egg Le Clown.
Posted by talesfromthemotherland | December 18, 2012, 21:23I don’t always get David Dixon, but when I do…it’s hilarious!
Posted by Christopher De Voss | December 18, 2012, 22:16Chris,
I understand that too. And I know he’s not for everyone’s taste either…
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 19, 2012, 07:10But it’s almost even better when I don’t get it because it rolls around in my head l and I keep going back to play with it.
Posted by jennifertan47 | December 19, 2012, 11:13I could see his work being made into a fantastic little coffee table book. Freshly Pressed status is surely deserved.
Posted by Jen and Tonic | December 19, 2012, 04:58Jen,
I see a David Dixon Art Exhibiton myself…
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 19, 2012, 07:09Long over due. I want DD to paint murals in my town.
Posted by mabukach | December 19, 2012, 09:40I have written to WP. I am linking to him today. David Dixon not only needs to be Freshly Pressed (which does make a blogger feel good) but he needs to get a book deal. There is NO ONE like him out in the book world. DD is brilliant, unique, clever, hilarious and always so sexy.
We’ve Been Waiting
Le Clown, will you please make that link work?
Le merci.
Posted by Maggie O'C | December 19, 2012, 13:01