The Gilbert Shelton interview podcast.
October 22nd, 2008
As promised, here’s the Gilbert Shelton interview what I done with Tymbus when he came to Brighton to promote his Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Omnibus. In this podcast he talks about the Freak Brothers, Robert Crumb, Bungee Jumping and lots more.
Mr Shelton is considered by many to be one of the world’s most influential underground cartoonists. You should listen!
Look! That’s him!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 am
What a cool interview. He seems like a very humble, affable dude. Great accent.
October 24th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
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January 22nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
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April 9th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
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May 14th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
The file seems to’ve gone missing here. I’d love to give it a listen; any chance of it being re-uploaded?
Thanks!
May 14th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Ah, someone noticed. I’ll ask Lactus if he’s still got it!
May 15th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Should be fixed now. Thanks for pointing that out.
May 24th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
I worked briefly with Gilbert on the Texas Ranger and only today thought of trying to find him on Google. It’s good to hear his voice again. I’m pretty sure I would not have recognized him on the street but he sound like the same ol’ Gilbert. I still have copies of those first Wonder Warthog comics.
May 24th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Glad to be of service
September 1st, 2009 at 3:45 pm
He looks a bit like Richard Stilgoe!!!
:o)
December 26th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Great listen to go along with the Omnibus I got for xmas today! Cheers guys.
February 9th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Well the interview was like an interview, boring.
What can you expect, the interviewer was always told to do the opposite of what GS is drawing, all mothers did say that to their children.
Teachers said dont read it, the police officer, the minister and the Queen said it may not exist.The pope didnt read it.
Bright on
March 3rd, 2011 at 12:58 am
my comment is not about the interview. it’s about meeting one of the writers or artist, i can’t remember. in 1972 summer a friend and i (i was 16) ran away from midland, tx to san francisco. we stayed with his sister& boyfriend . the boy friend saied he worked for the furry freak brothers comic’s.we did all sorts of dope, also spitwad’s. i don’t remember his name. maybe someone could find the people who worked on the comic back in ’72-’73.
thank-you spitwad
January 10th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Brilliant interview! I’m 46, and since I was 16 I’ve made life worth living by regular readings of the Freak Brothers adventures.
May 1st, 2013 at 2:55 am
Great to hear Gilbert Shelton. His comics and R. Crumb’s got me through a brush with death after an accident. Sadly, there are no comix and no popular music like there was then (except for blues). I would love to see his movie be made, but I was hoping it would be in animated form with the same cartoon characters we know and love. Crumb’s “Fritz the Cat” was a big success, but it was his only one. Not selling out probably had lots to do with that. I wish GS well and thank him for all the laughs. He kept me sane.