LAKE WORTH, FL— Hocus Focus creator Henry Boltinoff reported Monday that he has spent much of his adulthood finding between at least six variations in every day life situations.“Take this morning, for instance," said Boltinoff in an interview. "I take a walk down my street, see a pretty lady, and then I look away. When I turn back, her hemline is shorter, her left arm has been repositioned, a fence is three inches shorter, and a cloud is prominently missing from the sky."
Boltinoff, who has drawn the strip for over 30 years, has debated taking some time off in order to reclaim his grip on reality.
“I suppose it would be nice to live in a world in which street lamps, vases, or my glasses didn’t vanish without logic or reason,” he added. "But that's where I get my inspiration I suppose."
While Boltinoff admits frustration with his distorted view of reality in his old age, he still enjoys baffling sharp-eyed readers and looks forward to perplexing future generations of potential crime scene witnesses.
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Ooooh! I love this one.
ReplyDeleteFor those who still enjoy the little cartoon puzzles that Henry Boltinoff produced - the Hocus Focus cartoons - you may be interested in Eon Puzzle. The Eon Puzzle project intends to exhibit the same type of engaging art seen in Henry Boltinoff's Hocus Focus puzzles, with a tiny tweak to the idea.
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ReplyDelete"at least six" means there are more than six...but in the answers he only ever gives six...is he counting his signature, the date, and the King Features notice?...
ReplyDeleteThis story appears to say Henry Boltinoff was live in 2009. Wikipedia as do several other sources report he died April 26, 2001.
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