The picture showed two young men with nearly identical beards standing in a driveway leaning against a red car with ample foliage behind them. Tito was wearing a T-shirt which said, "Sex, Mice, and Rock and Roll," that showed a trio of Kliban cats playing musical instruments. His brother was wearing a shirt which said one word, "Sumo," and displayed the ample backside of an even heftier than usual Kliban cat wearing a mawashi (a special thong worn by sumo wrestlers). It was raising one leg in preparation for a traditional stomp. Tito was wearing shorts and his brother was wearing jeans. Both were very thin. Tito was wryly smiling and his brother's expression made it seem as though he'd be caught saying, "Take the picture already!"
This picture was included in a "photo history" that Tito sent me to tell me about his life and family. I remembered the shirts because I liked Kliban cats, too. The concept and execution reminded me a little of Robert Crumb's "Keep on Truckin'" art, though it was better because it showed big, fat, striped cats - my favorite kind of cat.
I sent hundreds of postcards to Tito, but few of them probably had artwork he enjoyed as much as this one.
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