Curtis D. Tucker

The Doodle Girls

2009-10-27T09:38:00.003-05:00

If you've ever seen a piece of paper that was near me when I've been on the phone you will see a whole bunch of doodles. I've always been a doodler. I have pages and pages of doodles on calendars, books, envelopes, cups and pretty much anything else that was in reach.

Recently we've been allowing the girls to take their sidewalk chalk out in the driveway to draw. After their first day I walked out to inspect their creation and was very pleasantly surprised. They are definitely taking after their dad as you can see by the photo.

It's nice knowing there might be at least one Tucker to carry on the doodle tradition.

The Movies On My DVR

2009-10-27T09:33:00.002-05:00

Can you tell something about a person just by the movies they have saved on their DVR? Well, I'm not sure but here are the movies currently saved on my DVR...

1. Twister
2. Holes
3. Sixteen Candles
4. Sex Drive (not a porn movie)
5. From Dusk Til Dawn
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. The Endless Summer
8. The Perfect Storm
9. Hocus Pocus

That 70's Video

2009-10-21T00:24:00.003-05:00

Well, I dug through my archives and I found a very old vintage 8mm movie my friends and I made in about 1974. My mom had an even older 8mm camera that we borrowed and stuck a roll of film in. I think the entire film length was limited to 5 minutes so we felt like we had to work fast.

In this video you will find vintage 70's skateboards, fun banana seat bikes, grade school sneakers and some really wacky clothes.

Please ignore the quality of the film. The bad condition actually adds to the coolness of the video. Enjoy the movie and don't forget that we were only 10, 11 and 12 year olds.

See The Movie. (located on my video page)

A Movie Review of Zombieland

2009-10-18T09:31:00.002-05:00

I may be one of the biggest fans of the zombie movie genre. I'm not sure what draws people to want to see zombie movies but whatever it is, it can be addicting.

I have been highly anticipating the new movie Zombieland with the notion that it might be one of the best zombie movies to date. Well, I finally was able to see the movie and here is my very unprofessional movie review.

I loved it! If you're looking for fun this movie is it. Short, sweet and to the point. The movie is short enough and moves along so fast that there is simply no time for lulls.

The laughs keep coming the entire ride and the characters are great. The zombie rules will be quoted for years to come and should a virus take over the world we will all know how to survive.

The only zombie flaw of the movie is that it is not your traditional, people stuck in a building with zombies all around, type movie. It is actually more about the characters than the zombies. If there was ever an uplifting zombie movie made, this is it!

The zombie kills are fantastic but not overly sick and very funny. This is not a movie made to gross you out. Other than a good amount of cussing this might even be fun for a young teenage audience.

As the leader of the sneaker wearing zombies I whole heartily give my zombie approval of Zombieland. Grab your popcorn and be prepared for a really fun time.

Big kudos to the surprise celeb in the movie!

From Oklahoma to Kentucky via YouTube

2009-10-16T15:50:00.003-05:00

My famous Farrah picture shows up in Kentucky. Check out this fun radio commercial that was looking for a fun 1970's photograph. Can you spot Curtis Tucker?

Top 10 Family Halloween Movies & Shows

2009-10-08T22:26:00.003-05:00

We love Halloween around our house and think Halloween can be a fun family holiday. Here is our list of the best 10 Halloween movies and shows appropriate for families.

1.) It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

2.) Hocus Pocus

3.) The Little Vampire

4.) Casper

5.) Halloweentown

6.) Monsters Inc.

7.) The Nightmare Before Christmas

8.) Beetlejuice

9.) The Halloween Tree

10.) Little Monsters

An Upcoming Screenplay?

2009-10-06T11:33:00.002-05:00

If you have not read my little story about when my friends and I would hunt for boxes to create the ultimate Halloween maze you might give it a read. I would love to write a book about our adventures and create a story much like Stand By Me mixed with The Goonies. Maybe I'll get around to that one day...

The Great Box Adventure

Wanna Buy Some Funny Greeting Cards?

2009-10-06T11:10:00.002-05:00

Have you missed me? I didn't think so. I have not been able to update much because I've been keeping myself busy. Wanna hear about my latest venture?

Well, you're going to anyway. My goal is to one day have a very large, thriving greeting card company. I started my little greeting card studio in 2002 and named it ChuckleBerry's. We've been taking orders and printing cards right out of our house for years.

I've sold cards in most every state in the Union and created a good wholesale business that has been supplying cards to gift shops, book stores, casinos, and hospitals.

To make a long story short, I've moved my entire operation from out of my little studio and teamed up with a company called Zazzle. Zazzle handles cards and merchandise for companies like Disney, Hallmark, Build-A-Bear and many others.

Zazzle.com now holds my greeting card catalog, takes my orders, prints my cards, ships the order and handles returns. I'm finally free to spend more time marketing and promoting my cards. I've actually only uploaded a portion of my entire collection but will have all cards online soon.

If you need a funny greeting card and would like to help out the little guy in the greeting card business, please consider buying some of my cards. You can see my live greeting cards here.

If you are remotely interested in investing in my growing little company please let me know. I know the ChuckleBerry's characters and brand will be a huge success in the very near future. If you need wholesale greeting cards or would like to earn extra money by becoming a rep visit this wholesale site and read all of the opportunities.

Thanks for checking on me! I appreciate it. I'll try to add more funny thoughts, photos, videos and more as I create a little free time.

Chuckles!

My Happy Feet

2009-09-26T09:13:00.003-05:00

Sorry about the lack of updates! School has started, the girls are into all kinds of activites, I'm trying to relaunch ChuckleBerry's and work has been busy.

In the middle of all that I received the sneakers I had designed online. As soon as I put them on I had happy feet. Take a look...

My New Motivations T-Shirt Design

2009-09-08T10:11:00.002-05:00

Here's my latest t-shirt release! A colorful, fun image full of motivational and inspirational sayings wrapped in a cool circle design.

Order yours today! Pick your own t-shirt style, color and size.

Order here!

My New Sneakers Built By Me!

2009-09-03T23:13:00.003-05:00

Converse now gives you the option of designing your own Chuck Taylors! Can you believe it? For That Sneaker Wearing Dude it doesn't get much better than that!

Here are the first pair of All Star low tops designed by cartoonist Curtis D. Tucker. We start with the tongue, a cool combination of multi-colored polka dots from top to toe. I've also carried that pattern throughout the lining of the shoe. We then work our way to the outer panel which is a nice moonlight blue which will work great with jeans.

The inner body is the more traditional off white which makes this pair compliment almost anything. The racing stripe is all white and I finished the body off with a clean white color on the rubber sidewall.

The laces are an off white along with the stitching throughout. The heel stripe rounds out the sneaker colors in a phaeton grey. I've finished off this awesome pair of sneaks with a personal message along the back heel that says Sneaker Guy, lettered in white.

They should arrive in about 2-4 weeks at which time I will model them for you. Stay tuned!

Is Curtis Tucker Stalking Vince on Entourage?

2009-08-31T10:18:00.002-05:00

I'll never tell. Stay tuned and watch the next exciting episode of Entourage to see if me, Curtis Tucker, is the guilty party.

LOL! Just kidding folks! I'm not a security guard from Wisconsin and I've never even seen an episode of Entourage. Although if HBO needs one cool cucumber to make a special appearance on their show I could arrange my schedule and do at least one day of filming. The addition of That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy could really boost the ratings. I'm just saying...

Contact my agent and we'll get this deal done. Agent.

I'm A Cartoonist Darnit!

2009-08-23T20:26:00.004-05:00

I've been busy trying to build up my cartoon empire. I will be releasing some fun new t-shirt designs with cute cartoon animals and funny sayings. They will be created under the brand WeinerDuck but will be sold through ChuckleBerry's. Enjoy the first design and order one already!

Order one today!

My Top 10 Favorite Movies From the 70's

2009-08-17T20:17:00.003-05:00

Going to the movies was a big deal in the 70's. I remember paying 50 cents to see many movies and usually only on special occasions. There weren't as many movies being released and there weren't multi-plex theatres.

So, seeing a good movie in the 70's had a pretty lasting impression on a young buckaroo. This is my Top 10 list of those movies that left a lasting impression on me. These of course are not the best movies of all time from the 1970's but these are my favorites. Enjoy the list and let me know which ones left lasting impressions on you.

1.) Close Encounters of the Third Kind - This movie was the coolest. I still watch it every time it comes on. I think this was the first movie I got to go see as a young junior high student on the weekend.
2.) Jaws - The best suspense movie of the decade. If only every kid could see this at the movie theatre as their first thriller movie.
3.) Star Wars - Wow! Who would have thought you could do that on a movie screen. Special effects before there were special effects.
4.) Animal House - Oh my gosh! The best boob movie for any young man in the 70's. Most likely the funniest movie of the decade.
5.) Saturday Night Fever - Can you say disco? The songs alone were enough to remember for a lifetime. Loved the dancing hated the acting.
6.) The Poseidon Adventure - An awesome adventure movie! Non-stop action. This movie was way cool in the 70's.
7.) Rocky - Yo.
8.) The Goodbye Girl - I thought Richard Dreyfuss was a great actor. This was a fun movie and I really like the theme song. I think this was my first chick flick.
9.) The Warriors - If you saw this movie and didn't want to go out and start a fight you just weren't normal. The best gang movie of all time.
10.) Phantasm - A little known horror flick that was ahead of its time. This movie had a cult following and that cult was my buddies and I.
11.) Smokey and the Bandit - Tran Ams and CB radios! Two of the coolest things you could want as a kid.

Okay, I had to add one because there are just so many. There are also many 70's movies that I love but I did not actually see until it was the 80's, like MASH, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Halloween and many others.

Breakfast Club Quotes

2009-08-07T16:43:00.003-05:00

In honor of one of our favorite coming of age movies we are putting together a fun website full of Breakfast Club Quotes. We will also put together funny quotes from other movies like The Goonies, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Stripes, Caddy Shack and more.

Check it out...

Breakfast Club Quotes

Lightning and My iPhone

2009-08-03T15:18:00.001-05:00

This is a Lightning Montage taken with my iPhone.

How Did We Survive The 70's?

2009-07-31T20:21:00.003-05:00

In today's world of airbags, helmets and childproof lids I sometimes wonder why we are not all dead. Here are a few of the things we got away with when we were kids in the 70's...

1. Rode bikes without helmets
2. Boarded planes without being searched
3. Opened pill bottles with ease
4. Ate paint chips
5. Drove in cars with no seat belts.
6. Rode in the back of pick-ups.
7. Stayed home without 911
8. Never had a cell phone in the car.
9. Ate red M & M's
10. Rode skateboards without pads.
11. Drank water from a hose.
12. Never had a flu shot
13. Walked the streets at night.
14. Left our doors unlocked.
15. Sat in smoke filled restaurants.
16. Played with mercury.
17. Went to movies by ourselves.
18. Never washed our hands.
19. Played with turtles and frogs before eating.
20. Jumped on trampolines without nets!

At the 3D movie

2009-07-25T09:40:00.002-05:00

They don't make 3D glasses like they used to.

What Made The 70's So Cool?

2009-07-20T13:45:00.009-05:00

Here's my list of the top things that made living in the 70's such a cool time period...

1.) Banana seats on bikes and cards flapping in your spokes
2.) Space food sticks, Tang and watching moon missions
3.) One liter glass returnable pop bottles
4.) Collecting Green Stamps and trading them for cheap prizes
5.) 8 Track tapes and having the coolest tape player
6.) Saturday morning cartoons
7.) Sonny and Cher - Donny and Marie
8.) Clackers, Slime and the Rubik's Cube
9.) Charlie Brown & Peanuts holiday shows
10.) Bell bottom jeans and half shirts
11.) Streaking, Dodge Ball and Hide'n Go Seek
12.) Slip'n Slide, & Water Wiggles
13.) Shasta, RC Cola and Mello Yellow
14.) One penny Jolly Ranchers & Bubble Gum
15.) Full size G.I. Joes with Kung Fu grip
16.) Disco (Need I say more?)
17.) Marathon Bars, Zagnuts & Watchamacallits
18.) Schoolhouse Rock & After School Specials
19.) My Farrah Fawcett poster
20.) Stratego, Battleship and Lincoln Logs
21.) TV Guide, Mad Magazine & 20 cent comics
22.) Herbie the Love Bug & Disney movies
23.) Afros, feathered bangs & long hair
24.) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Land of the Lost
25.) Skateboarding & Hoola Hoops
26.) Watching the Banana Splits eating Zingers
27.) Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots & Hot Wheels
28.) Walter Cronkite & the 6 o'clock news
29.) Atari
30.) Trolls, Spirographs & Matchbox Cars
31.) TV Dinners & Jiffy Pop popcorn
32.) Elvis & Sandy Duncan movies
33.) Love, American Style & Laugh In
34.) The Brady Bunch & The Partridge Family
35.) The Midnight Special & Don Kirshners Rock Concert
36.) Monty Python and The Goodies
37.) More to come...

The Best Coming of Age Movies Ever

2009-07-11T10:14:00.001-05:00

I love coming of age movies! They remind me so much of being twelve, growing up in the 70's. I had a very close group of friends that would find adventure in everything we did, much like the characters in Stand By Me and Now and Then.

We spent almost every day together in the summer and would skip dinner just so we could play late into the night. We were always outside running around the neighborhood playing games and tricking neighbors non-stop.

I've always wanted to write a book based on our summers of fun with a few added twists and turns. The movies listed below are the closest examples of the good times we had as youngsters. I know there are many more coming of age movies but these top my list and have bits and pieces that remind me of days gone by. They are in no particular order. Enjoy and if you've missed any of these, they would make great weekend rentals...

1. Stand By Me
2. The Goonies
3. Now and Then
4. Pretty in Pink
5. Dead Poet's Society
6. St. Elmo's Fire
7. October Sky
8. Breakfast Club
9. My Girl
10. American Graffiti

Update: 07/11/09

This list has gotten so popular I've decided to add another 10 movies. If you have not seen the first 10 watch those first and then check these out. Again these are in no particular order.

11. Sixteen Candles
12. The Sandlot
13. The Outsiders
14. Almost Famous
15. Dirty Dancing
16. Breaking Away
17. School Ties
18. Summer of '42
19. Mona Lisa Smile
20. The Man in the Moon

Bonus: 13 Going On 30 (A great little girl in big body movie)

Today is 123456789 - Make Some Money!

2009-07-08T08:46:00.002-05:00

At 12:34:56 today all of the numbers will align. That is because today is 7/8/9. So, today will be 12:34:56 7/8/9. Numerologists consider this a good day to make money.

I will let you know how things turn out on my end. Let me know how things turn out on your end.

My Michael Jackson Premonition?

2009-07-07T08:31:00.005-05:00

The year was 1993 and I was portraying Michael Jackson at a Halloween party. During the festivities each guest at the party was asked to lie in the casket for a photo. Was this me foretelling the eventual death of Michael Jackson in 2009?

How could I know in 1993 that he was going to die 16 years later? If this photo had been released sooner could Michael have been saved? There are many questions left to be answered. Why did I choose to be MJ that Halloween? Why was there a coffin at the party? Why did I get into the coffin as Michael Jackson? Why am I wearing a single white glove?

We may never know the answers to these questions so the mystery remains. Did a young cartoonist in central Oklahoma know something that the rest of the world did not? How could I know that Michael would eventually die while others were completely oblivious?

Now I don't claim to be psychic but the facts do speak for themselves. I understand how shocking this photo may be to many MJ fans. Please believe me when I say this is not a TMZ photo of Michael Jackson today. It is a photo of me in 1993. I know it is hard to tell but as you can see my skin is darker which is proof that I was imitating an earlier version of Michael.

This could also explain my obsession with zombie movies. Did Thriller effect me so deeply that I am now addicted to the zombie genre? Am I destined to become a zombie? I once saw Vincent Price in Stillwater while I was attending school at OSU. I'll leave you with the words he told us live during his talk...

Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'alls neighborhood

The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom

And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller...

Disclaimer: This post is meant to be a light hearted look at the media frenzy over the death of Michael Jackson. This photo is not meant to be morbid or disrespectful to the loss of Michael Jackson. In fact this is my tribute to MJ. He was a bit twisted but a great performer. RIP Michael Jackson.

The Ultimate 70's Photograph

2009-07-06T17:19:00.003-05:00

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Okay, look what I dug up! This could very well be the ultimate 1970's photograph. This photo is dated June '77. It is a picture of me (skateboard) and my friend Bruce Bradley. Can you spot all of the cool 1970's references?

A list of 1970's coolness:
1. Hair, longer with bangs.
2. Cut off shorts with pockets sticking out
3. Knee socks with stripes
4. How about my shoes! Those were the coolest sneakers!
5. Plastic skateboard from OTASCO
6. Ten speed bike
7. Ringer T-shirt
8. Sleeveless sweatshirt
9. Teardrop glasses, tinted.
10. No iPods, cell phones or electronic gadgets

Movie Stars in my Hometown

2009-06-30T16:46:00.008-05:00

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Movie producers are in my hometown filming a movie called, "The Killer Inside Me". This photo is of Casey Affleck getting ready to shoot a scene in downtown Enid, Oklahoma.

There's one thing I noticed that makes me think I would be PERFECT for Hollywood... notice the shoes. Both cast and crew got sneakers on! I'd fit right in. Woo Hoo!

For more photos and video visit Enid's hottest website EnidBuzz.com.

News 9 did a story on the filming of "The Killer Inside Me", tonight on their 6 o'clock newscast. I was asked if they could use a few of my photos for the story.

This video was shot off of the TV and is a little stretched..

Farrah Fawcett Poster Mania

2009-06-29T09:18:00.005-05:00

Wow! Since Farrah's passing I have been getting a ton of attention about this photo with me opening her poster. I was recently featured on the homepage of CNN.com! A writer from CNN interviewed me for a story on Farrah being the last, great pin up star. I'll post the article on the press page as quick as I can.

Here's a link to the story... link.

The photo will also be appearing in the next issue of Travel Girl Magazine.

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The year was 1976 and I was a young, very impressionable kid. Farrah Fawcett was taking the world by storm and I was smitten. This is the moment I received my very own Farrah Fawcett poster.

I hung this poster on a wall in my bedroom and began to add magazine pictures, photo clippings and other memorabilia until that entire wall was completely covered. Charlies Angels was a hit and I had every promotional photo ever taken in my collection.

I will always remember the 70's and that iconic poster.