most people call me Joe I’ve earned my living cartooning and now I’d like to
living cartooning and now I’d like to
living cartooning and now I’d like to think I’m a writer too
I’m very proud to have been a World War
I’m very proud to have been a World War two veteran when I first landed in
two veteran when I first landed in
two veteran when I first landed in Marseilles it had already been captured
Marseilles it had already been captured
Marseilles it had already been captured by the Americans and we were there for a
by the Americans and we were there for a
by the Americans and we were there for a week or so before they sent us in the
week or so before they sent us in the
week or so before they sent us in the front line so I took advantage of it I
front line so I took advantage of it I
front line so I took advantage of it I was sketching away among the supplies
was sketching away among the supplies
was sketching away among the supplies that I carried were watercolours paper
that I carried were watercolours paper
that I carried were watercolours paper of course and I append I use any ink
of course and I append I use any ink
of course and I append I use any ink they didn’t have sharpies in which would
they didn’t have sharpies in which would
they didn’t have sharpies in which would have been wonderful hello 578 the number
have been wonderful hello 578 the number
have been wonderful hello 578 the number indicates how many metres the hill was
indicates how many metres the hill was
indicates how many metres the hill was tall and this is one of our very first
tall and this is one of our very first
tall and this is one of our very first really difficult battles bullets were
really difficult battles bullets were
really difficult battles bullets were whistling just above our heads and we
whistling just above our heads and we
whistling just above our heads and we hugged the ground beneath us we quickly
hugged the ground beneath us we quickly
hugged the ground beneath us we quickly full loaded the machine-gun and returned
full loaded the machine-gun and returned
full loaded the machine-gun and returned farther it was the first time we were
farther it was the first time we were
farther it was the first time we were under enemy fire there was no mistake in
under enemy fire there was no mistake in
under enemy fire there was no mistake in the danger we were in we didn’t expect
the danger we were in we didn’t expect
the danger we were in we didn’t expect to come out of this engagement alive and
to come out of this engagement alive and
to come out of this engagement alive and when we did we thought we were living on
when we did we thought we were living on
when we did we thought we were living on borrowed time obviously I couldn’t draw
borrowed time obviously I couldn’t draw
borrowed time obviously I couldn’t draw there I don’t quite remember what I did
there I don’t quite remember what I did
there I don’t quite remember what I did if I suspect was right after it came
if I suspect was right after it came
if I suspect was right after it came home with memories were still quite
home with memories were still quite
home with memories were still quite sharp I know it’s gonna be an artist but
sharp I know it’s gonna be an artist but
sharp I know it’s gonna be an artist but it didn’t occur to me you know I’m on my
it didn’t occur to me you know I’m on my
it didn’t occur to me you know I’m on my way yeah I just did it without any
way yeah I just did it without any
way yeah I just did it without any question about it I just always true and
question about it I just always true and
question about it I just always true and I still always draw
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