”No, Willy, you can't bring your seeing eye pig in for lunch!”

In Robert David Meyer's second installment in the Snide & Guffaw series, Willy The Finn: On The Wild Side, Bob's favorite foil, Willy, is back. In the first collection, Skewered: Baked, Broiled and Rinsed in California Heights, Willy was always pestering Andy Child, the now infamous and sympathetic owner of The Bake n' Broil Restaurant in Long Beach's historic California Heights District.

Now, Willy (Bob's real-life grandson in name only) is branching out, making new friends, such as Zorro, Santa Claus, Gavin, Moose, Fred Mertz, Simone the Big Foot tour guide, Johnny Blotts, the arms dealing detective, and the rest of the California Heights/Bixby Knolls zoo of characters. Willy, with all his antics and flaws, strangely succeeds in keeping out of serious trouble while generating more laughs than a barrel of monkeys. Find out how when you peruse Willy The Finn: On The Wild Side. It's, well, wild!

Look for the next installment of Robert David Meyer’s Snide & Guffaw Collection coming soon: Zorro, El Guapo and Friends: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Bob’s creative mind goes into overdrive, and the cast of characters continues to grow, as do the laughs. Watch out!


ROBERT DAVID MEYER

Bob is a life-long artist, whose passion for working with his hands includes not only humorous graphics, but serious (and not-so serious) oils, watercolors and mosaic tile masterpieces. Bob’s lampooning pen-and-ink drawings have been compared to satirists Gahan Wilson, George Booth, Paul Conrad, Charles Addams and other acclaimed masters found in many famous national publications.

Born and raised in North Long Beach, Robert David Meyer is the son and grandson of master tile setters. Bob was destined to become an artist and social commentator from the beginning. "Quirky" and "irreverent" don't come close to describing his humorous outlook on life, all of which comes through in his cartoon work.

Bob is also an accomplished serious artist (no kidding!), winning local awards for his masterful oils and watercolors. In addition to being a proud father and doting grandfather, Bob has been involved with the Boy Scouts for longer than anyone can remember.

Through the Meyer Tile Company, son Michael and Bob continue to create their tile artistry in homes across Southern California. Mike, who happens to be Willy’s real-life dad, is the fourth-generation tile master in the family business. Bob and his wife, Joan, have lived in the historic California Heights District of Long Beach for at least fifty years.

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