Zippy cartoon by Bill Griffith

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Random memories -

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Here's recent Zippy strip  in my series called "Random Memories". It all takes place in Levittown, in my home at 47 Red Maple Drive North. Ed Emshwiller, well-known sci-fi illustrator and filmmaker, lived next door--the incident is true.

-Bill Griffith

You can take the boy out of Levittown . . .

ZIPPY THE PINHEAD

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Thanks to Bill Griffith for permission to use his "Tower of Power" strip. He is a 1962 graduate of McArthur High School in Levittown and is famous for his Zippy The Pinhead strips.

Bill Griffith's website is:

http://www.zippythepinhead.com/

Zippy the Pinhead does Levittown's water tower of power

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Thanks to Bill Griffith for permission to use his "Tower of Power" strip. He is a 1962 graduate of McArthur High School in Levittown.

There is an inscription on the strip between the third and fourth panels that states, "Tip o’ the pin to: Jon Buller." A cartoonist himself, Buller is a 1961 Division Avenue High School graduate. The reason for this credit is that he provided the photos that Griffith used as reference.

Bill Griffith's website is:

http://www.zippythepinhead.com/

Zippy cartoon strip, "Ode to Billy Joel" by Levittowner Bill Griffith

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Jon Buller, class of 1961, thought this recent Zippy the Pinhead cartoon might interest you. He wrote, "Billy Joel grew up in Levittown, as did Bill Griffith (McArthur High School '62). The lyrics to Joel's song "Allentown" were originally about Levittown, but he was advised by his manager that Levittown was not a good subject for a rock song. So he changed it to "Allentown."

According to Griffith, "It would be interesting to see if former Levittowners remember the "Allentown" song and its Levittown origins.

Bill Griffith's website: http://www.zippythepinhead.com/

His email address: griffy@zippythepinhead.com

If you know Billy Joel's "Allentown", Griffith's lyrics may run through your brain for the next 24 or so hours. If you are an early Levittowner, can't you smell the chickens and turkey pot pies cooking at Zorn's? Few fragrances were more intoxicating.

Note: Joel resided in a Levitt house but lived just across the border and attended Hicksville High School.