Eel Pie Island
Kursaal Flyers cover by Barney Bubble
RandM writes in comments below…
here perhaps is a barney bubbles sleeve that Colonel (he was a Corporal) Wills would have liked. it’s for the Kursaal Flyers LP ‘Chocs Away.’
Corporal Wills
Stodgy old dudes
My dad, Cecil S Wills 1905-76, is seen here as a Corporal in the Royal Air Force. He worked on the design of, and later named, the Horsa Glider, that each delivered 36 paratroops at a time, in fleets towed by Wellingtons, during the Normandy invasion. As a Civil Servant, representing His or Her Majesty to the manufacturers, he later worked on the supersonic TSR2 that evolved into the Concorde.
When Osmund Caine, who replaced Coulston-Davis as head of the art school, and the new principal, Wolfenden, who was my dad’s teacher during his RAF Boys Service days at Martlesham Heath in the 1920’s, arrived at Twickenham College in 1958, they…
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David Wills tells tales 
Garry Rusoff 5:42 pm on October 9, 2015 Permalink |
David, I’m trying to get hold of you in the vacuum of digitalia. The reason is that I rewrote “The Gourmet Guide to Grass for this generation — to be self-published–and I’d dearly love to include your two drawings of ‘How to roll a joint’ and ‘How to roll a spliff.” Do I have your permission???
davidwills 9:28 pm on December 11, 2015 Permalink |
Hi Garry, what’s up ? Please get in touch. I cant find my address book….
davidwills 8:17 pm on October 9, 2015 Permalink |
Yes! So glad we touched bases, been trying to find you for yonks. You’re in deep cover. Let’s chat. My email is dctwills@earthlink.net but most of my mail goes to spam. You on Facebook? I do that a lot. My address is 327 1st Street West, Sonoma, Ca 95476. 415 608 4396
Benno Friedman 7:25 am on October 15, 2015 Permalink |
Just read “Just Kids” (yes, very late to the party) and after 45 years or so, came across Sandy Daley’s name. Followed slim thread leading me to you. Any idea what became of her/.how I might get in touch? Is she still among the living? I stayed in her flat in London for several weeks, hanging with J. Chamberlain, Ultra V, Kikan M., D. Larcher, Mr. Chows etc. I’d welcome any leads/info you might ‘provide.
davidwills 9:27 pm on December 11, 2015 Permalink |
No idea, I’m sorry – I tried to find out m’self but no go.
Robert Priest 3:27 am on January 19, 2016 Permalink |
I’m out here David. Robert Priest of New York City. Big fan of last year’s post from Benno Friedman. The genius who photographed Jackson Pollock’s Mother for Push Pin’s Graphic. Brilliant. Anyway, thank you for my career.
davidwills 5:45 am on January 19, 2016 Permalink
Wow I’m pleased you did good. I’ve had a few thanks for help on the road. Lady Wordsworth for one, she worked with me on Curious and elsewhere.
What was the post about Benno Friedman in – my blog, I sure don’t remember! Tell me.
You were AD on Esquire when I last caught up with you. Tell your tale.
In 67 I was at Push Pin and Milton Glasser gave me a hand written letter of introduction to NY but went back to London to be AD on some big ol glossy I can’t recall the name of.
Let’s exchange stories!
davidwills 6:14 am on January 19, 2016 Permalink |
Ah I see Benno’s coment above. Ha.
Do you know the whereabouts of Sandy Daley by any chance?