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LEAD WITH LOVE! This video is from one year ago.

LEAD WITH LOVE!
This video is from one year ago.
At this time in June, Blackie’s health seemed to be improving and he would go on long strolls both in the morning and evening. By the end of the day, I could have over a dozen videos of him doing long walks.
During this dark time of the pandemic, Blackie saved my life, and I was trying to save his.
Blackie was deathly ill but miraculously recovered while teaching himself to take STROLLS around the block. These walks were not just therapeutic for Blackie but mesmerizing to me, where I documented 100 hours of video of these strolls.
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow #boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman
This was a short segment of one of Blackie the Cat’s 8:15pm sunset strolls. As the message says, let’s all “Lead with Love.!” Happy Caturday!

JUNETEENTH! Baseman Studio celebrates Juneteenth,

JUNETEENTH!
Baseman Studio celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the US.
FREEDOM DAY!
On Thursday, President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Starting in Galveston, Texas in 1865, the observance of June 19th became the African American Emancipation Day.
#juneteenth #emancipationday #freedomday #independenceday #blacklivesmatter #🖤

BOSKO’S FIRST VET APPOINTMENT. 💙 Bosko had hi

BOSKO’S FIRST VET APPOINTMENT. 💙
Bosko had his first check-up recently and all his good.
@cahuengaveterinaryhospital
#boskothecat #bosko #boskobaseman #sonofblackiebaseman #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman
#garybaseman #baseman
He was also a good little patient.

Toby’s FAVORITE PARK, VIGELAND in OSLO!! Have y

Toby’s FAVORITE PARK, VIGELAND in OSLO!!
Have you ever been?
Scroll through some of Toby’s Past Adventures in the Park!
#vigelandsparken #grafill #visuelt2017 #Oslo #tromso #norway #toby #tobylovesyou #tobystravels #garybaseman #baseman @grafill_ @visuelt
It's been 4 years since Toby last visited Vigelands Park and another 10 years before that. As the world starts opening up, Toby hopes to start traveling again, and visit friends around the world.

MARTINIS at MUSSO & FRANKS! With the mask mandate

MARTINIS at MUSSO & FRANKS!
With the mask mandate ending in California, I had to celebrate with a martini the first night the bar opened up again at @mussoandfrankgrill
June 15, 2021.
@kennethsonnydonato
#mussoandfrank #mussoandfrankgrill #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman
I wanted to eat, drink and draw, but Musso’s wasn’t serving food at the bar yet. So just drinks. Being greeted by Sonny the Bartender warmed my heart, especially since I haven’t been back since the pandemic started. It feels like TIMELESS HOLLYWOOD at Musso’s. Blackie the Cat sat next to Jay Whitcraft, with his Panama hat made in Ecuador. He let me know he could take care of anything I needed in Sierra Madre. And I was pleasantly surprised to run into my amazing painter friend @arianapapademetropoulos & the greatest whistler @cafe_molly, both who make cameos in this drawing. Lastly, Chopper the Motorcycle Pooch had a Prosecco.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! #pride #happypride #garybaseman

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!
#pride #happypride #garybaseman #baseman
Every month is really Pride Month! Everyone has the right to love another.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

75 years! Today marks the 75th Anniversary of when

75 years!
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of when my Parents got married, June 15, 1946.
They have both passed away, but I love to remember their love and power to endure when they came together to start new lives.
They were married in the Linz-Bindermichel Displacement Camp, after surviving the mass extermination of their individual towns and murder of their own parents, in what was Eastern Poland and now Ukraine.
#benbaseman #naomibaseman #momanddad #anniversary #baseman #garybaseman
They witnessed one of the most horrific events of mankind, but had the will to start fresh, moving to America, raising four children. When they were alive, they were able to celebrate 63 years together. Thank you for raising and inspiring me to live my dream.
Happy 75th Anniversary, Mom and Dad. ❤️

BORN TO BE WILD! Can’t believe it’s the 5th an

BORN TO BE WILD!
Can’t believe it’s the 5th anniversary of this Coach x Baseman jacket from our @coach Men’s collection!
This entire line will always represent a sense of FREEDOM. The Creative Director Stuart Vevers & Head of Ready to Wear, Keith Warren, really allowed me to experiment, take risks and play.
This jacket represents the best of the raw, rough, and uninhibited.
@coach #CoachxBaseman #jacket #truevision #desire #hope #garybaseman #baseman #wildbeast #BasemanxCoach #stuartvevers
This weekend I wore the jacket to celebrate the premiere for @moby’s new film MOBY DOC. Excited to see the world get vaxxed and slowly open up. Last photo taken by @billybennight
Happy 5th Birthday, Jacket!

BLACKIE THE CAT was the MARLON BRANDO of CATS! Som

BLACKIE THE CAT was the MARLON BRANDO of CATS!
Some are born with a STAR QUALITY and Blackie the Cat was one of them. He had that “je ne sais quoi.” Blackie always saw himself like a Marlon Brando type (and I agree), so I wanted to honor him in a Marlon Brando pose from the Wild Ones. What do you think?
#theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman #garybaseman #baseman #meow #boskothecat #bosko #sonofblackiebaseman #marlonbrando #hollywoodlegend
I also posted some videos of my past conversation with Blackie the Cat about his special presence.

TWINZIES! I love how BOSKO was trying to fit into

TWINZIES!
I love how BOSKO was trying to fit into Blackie the Cat’s Hat.
Blackie the Cat and I loved our @betoncire hats for many years.
When I drew self-portraits of myself as Blackie the Cat, I usually had him wear my favorite red & white stripe hat.
#betoncire
#boskothecat #bosko #boskobaseman #sonofblackiebaseman #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman
#garybaseman #baseman
Thank you @flatbonnie for making a Kitty-Size version of the hat!
And Happy Caturday!

BOSKO trying to fit into Blackie the Cat’s Hat.

BOSKO trying to fit into Blackie the Cat’s Hat.
Blackie the Cat and I loved our @betoncire hats for many years.
When I drew self-portraits of myself as Blackie the Cat, I usually had him wear my favorite red & white stripe hat.
#betoncire
#boskothecat #bosko #boskobaseman #sonofblackiebaseman #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman
#garybaseman #baseman
Thank you @flatbonnie for making a Kitty-Size version of the hat!
And Happy Caturday!

BOSKO, THE TREE CLIMBING TROUBLE MAKER, THE DRAWIN

BOSKO, THE TREE CLIMBING TROUBLE MAKER, THE DRAWING!
Here is the drawing I did of Bosko climbing the Tar Pit Tree, before he got busted by the Tar Pit Police.
@thelabreatarpits #labreatarpits
#boskothecat #bosko #boskobaseman #sonofblackiebaseman #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman
#garybaseman #baseman
Here Bosko is hanging with his best plush pals, the Bunny & Snoopy and more. The Mammoths were surprised by Bosko’s climbing skills.

BOSKO, THE TREE CLIMBING TROUBLE MAKER! So Bosko g

BOSKO, THE TREE CLIMBING TROUBLE MAKER!
So Bosko got busted by the Tar Pit Police this past weekend. He got caught up in a tree red-handed, or, at least, caught with his claws out. Let’s just say when he’s not assisting me on my drawings at The La Brea Tar Pits, he likes to pretend he is a Saber Tooth Cat and explore!
@thelabreatarpits #labreatarpits
#boskothecat #bosko #boskobaseman #sonofblackiebaseman #theblackiethecatshow #blackiethecatshow #blackiethecat #blackiebaseman
#garybaseman #baseman
I will save the video that a poparazzi took of us, getting Bosko down from the tree. 💚

I DREAMT OF WARHOL’S FACTORY. I’ve always fant

I DREAMT OF WARHOL’S FACTORY.
I’ve always fantasized about my own idealized Factory, living with an artistic community of inspiration, play, and trouble. I actually perceive myself as a loner and never really part of a collective. Every effort to try to create a group, never seemed successful. Many see me as social, but I always imagine myself in the corner observing others.

I was inspired by last Friday’s @autremagazine party at the Warhol Factory Photo Show. It was nice to see friends I haven’t seen since the pandemic started. The evening reminded me of how inspired I was when I read one of Warhol’s autobiographies years ago.
@thewarholmuseum #andywarhol #warholfactory #thefactory #velvetunderground #ediesedgwick #warholsuperstar #viva #candydarling #garybaseman #baseman
In this Sketchbook drawing, I added some of the Warhol superstars: Edie, Viva, Candy Darling. Some of the Velvet Underground - Lou, John, Nico. Even though it was a different era, I invited Haring & Basquiat to the party. Even Valerie Solaras, as long as she promised to keep her gun in her bag. I had to have Toby and Blackie the Cat, too. I’m listening to Songs for Drella as I post this (which I was fortunate to see performed live at BAM a long time ago.)

HUMPTY TOBY SITTING ON A WALL. 🥚🍳 Found this

HUMPTY TOBY SITTING ON A WALL.
🥚🍳
Found this little animation from 5 years ago. Took me on a little journey.
Come float down with me and Toby.
#Toby #TobyLovesYou #tobystravels #HappyTobytoYou #GaryBaseman #Baseman
At the time, @b8cks did this little after effects animation but they don’t exist now, to tag them. Hope you are having a “surreal” day!

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