Original art by Jason Snyder

I’ve been a fan of Phil Silvers since the first time I saw “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” when I was 10 or 11. In every role he played, ‘The King of chutzpah’, was a wheeler-dealer. A pushy but sort of lovable flim-flam man. Obnoxious, always on, deprecating to those around him… and very very funny. I’m trying to think of any modern comic who’s equatable, but none occur to me.

This print features and is dedicated to Dana Snyder and Ken Plume, hosts of the Ken P.D. Snydecast. They’re both fans of Silvers and Disney, (especially Snyder, who I believe at times actually does channel the spirit of Phil Silvers) so I decided to combine these concepts into a single work. As such, you have the ghost of Phil Silvers hitchhiking with the guys in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion.

Snyder and Plume are interesting cats.

Dana Snyder is the voice of Master Shake on Cartoon Network’s deviously twisted, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and voice acts on a dozen or so popular cartoons shows. He’s also a frequent performer at Burlesque events around the country. He happens to be obsessed with Tiki culture and Disney themeparks, subjects that I’m no stranger to.

Ken Plume is a powerful web presence. He cut his teeth editing IGN FilmForce, and was later hired by Kevin Smith to run quickstopentertainment.com (which eventually morphed into asitecalledfred.com when Smith fully handed over control to Plume.) Ken would claim that he’s ‘most notable for his interviews’ but I think he has transcended that humble statement. Few other web producers have as much geek cred with the fan boy community as Plume. And yes, his interviews are great.

The Snydecast is an entertaining show, featuring film and pop-culture lore, by two combative and funny hosts. Give it a listen at A Site Called Fred.

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