A photo of a white guy in his 40s with a pair of Buddy Holly style glasses, a red fez, black denim jacket, and some enamel pins. The man is Doc Pop, he is smiling at the camera. An embroidered patch on the fez says "Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco" and the enamel pins are of a flying yo-yo and the logo to Silver Sprocket Comics.

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  • The Punk Rock Turtles Test

    The Punk Rock Turtles Test

    After dealing with a wave of spammers trying to sign up for our Cartoonist Conspiracy group, I created a human-powered captcha to weed out the spam. I had previously posted a text version of this story, but decided to make a video for it too. BTW, our San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy meets on the second…

  • #SidewalkFriends: Cool Greg

    #SidewalkFriends: Cool Greg

    I like to keep an eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. Today’s Sidewalk Friends sketch is a laid back green guy, inspired by some dried soap bubbles from a nearby car wash. While working on this piece, I…

  • My Favorite New Albums Of 2025

    My Favorite New Albums Of 2025

    2025 was another great year for new music. I’m sharing a few of my favorite albums below, but I have to admit my most played album of 2025 was Wallsocket by Underscores, which came out a few years ago, but I only found this year. With that said, here are my favorite new albums of…

  • Projection Mapping at 22nd and Valencia

    Projection Mapping at 22nd and Valencia

    Last night we stumbled upon this cool projection mapped art at the corner of 22nd and Valencia in San Francisco. It was part of a month long art project by a local VJ named Mark Johns. Here’s his site SlideAndSpin.com The projector was set up against the old Lucca Delicatsen and projected across the street…

  • San Francisco’s 2025 Night Parade

    San Francisco’s 2025 Night Parade

    Another year, another Night Parade through the streets of the Mission. A lot of weird things happened on December 20th, 2025, including a massive power outage through San Francisco, but that didn’t stop our annual Night Parade event. I’d guess that nearly a thousand folks joined this unofficial parade in celebration of the winter solstice.…

  • #SidewalkFriends: Grunge Dude

    #SidewalkFriends: Grunge Dude

    I like to keep an eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. Today’s Sidewalk Friends sketch is a grunge dude. Inspired by some weeds growing out of a crack in a wall. This is my first Sidewalk Friends sketches…