Carmen Electra's Marionette
Is this the look that defines ROCK STAR these days? An overly groomed, makeup-wearing girlie man who balances his 1950's housewife look with the opposing element of devilish, mysterious freaky he-goat....is this really what Dave Navarro has become? Is Prince aware his signature look has been stolen? Is Carmen Electra responsible for this? She does seem to have a thing for scary girlie men. Remember, she was previously married to Dennis Rodman. A theory begins to hatch.
Great one! Reminds me of Being John Malkovich! HA!
Posted by: Hilari | July 26, 2005 at 12:19 AM
Lol, right on target! Sadly enough, though, I find him kinda attractive.
Posted by: Katie | July 26, 2005 at 12:57 AM
Nice - I like the Prince connection. Speaking of, have you seen the "Evening with Kevin Smith" DVDs? He has some great stories about Prince.
Posted by: Patrick Fitzgerald | July 26, 2005 at 06:40 AM
I've been watching this website for awhile now, and I've always been impressed with your work. But this, this takes the cake. Truly incredible. Keep up the amazing work.
Posted by: Eden | July 26, 2005 at 09:04 AM
Well said 14. The man is a total freak! His whole look is so damn contrived too. What woman would actually find this guy attractive?
Posted by: Hugh G. | July 26, 2005 at 09:10 AM
GrrrrrEAT!
Posted by: Darcie | July 26, 2005 at 10:37 AM
Zod is da man!
Posted by: Fingers MacSnikkety | July 26, 2005 at 01:24 PM
Oh my dear god... you have really outdone yourself this time 14... and... it seems you've caught me on a day that leaves me fresh out of pith!
Posted by: Manuela | July 26, 2005 at 03:17 PM
Rock and roll used to be a snarling rebel pitbull in a spiked leather collar. Decades of poseurs like Dave Navarro have turned it into a neutered, simpering chihuauha with a pedicure and stock options at AOL/Time Warner.
The cartoon is phenomenal and heinously brilliant to begin with, but the incredible Dave Navarro Recipe Card catapults this entry straight into the stratosphere! You need to get Nanette Fabray to sell a whole set of Celeb Recipe Cards on the Home Shopping Network. Rock on, 14!
Now I know never to eat a salad with caesar dressing--hell, never to be eating or drinking anything--when I check your site. It fucking hurts coming out of my nose as I laugh spastically. Thanks a lot.
Posted by: Viper Tetsu | July 26, 2005 at 03:27 PM
He's so rock and roll and he'll prove it- right after someone touches up his blush. Nice one 14.
Posted by: Amanda | July 26, 2005 at 04:55 PM
Sheer BRILLIANCE!
Posted by: Kytari | July 26, 2005 at 05:33 PM
Seriously, Dave Navaroo has the biggest noggin in the world. It's ginormous, he looks like a freakin' cartoon. Everytime I see him on TV, it amazes me. Way to stay true to the real life proportion. Awesome.
Posted by: Wayne | July 26, 2005 at 06:14 PM
Wayne, I don't think it's that his noggin is so big - it's that his body is so small. He's still pretty hot though - pretty being the operative word. I want one! Thanks for the recipe, 14.
Posted by: Kitten | July 26, 2005 at 09:33 PM
Y'know, good job as usual, and I get the freakiness of him, and this is, as usual, fun, but you holding such a thing against the concept of "girlie man" (expressed sillily as it is) seems kinda phobic towards transvestives, or general genderbendiness, in a way, which isn't that "nice" of you...
Anyway. Half-disappointed, I clap your general work.
Posted by: Alles Klar? | July 26, 2005 at 09:36 PM
You are so incredibly talented at so many levels. It's not just the excellent job you do with the likeness.... but just..... wow. I'm speechless. Actually... I'm still recovering from having seen Britney-- and that was over two weeks ago!
Posted by: Madame M | July 26, 2005 at 09:52 PM
Ah..*someone* always has to be offended. Anyway..you are a wonderful artist. I imagine someday you'll be working for Vanity Fair.
Posted by: manekineko | July 27, 2005 at 12:42 AM
Hey, does it come in Courtney Love? Or is that the special?
I think I'll take a Plastic Surgeon Crazed Platter and instead of the girlie man I'll have the Actor Turning Politician.
Thanks for the Take-Out 14!
Posted by: FingerFood | July 27, 2005 at 06:08 AM
Such a well used reference to Zod will always win fans. Awesomely funny!
Posted by: MFG | July 27, 2005 at 11:22 AM
Transvestites, transsexuals, drag queens, and gender benders are right on. Girlie men ---spineless wimps who worship the womanly flow, wear sandals and socks, carry their screaming loinfruit around in batik pouches and worry about being "nice"---are so not right on. Trust me, I lived in Seattle for 15 years, where the Girlie Man reigns supreme (but, you know, "nicely").
Great piece, 14. I admit to having lusted after Dave Novarro in my heart, once upon a time. He's turning into a cartoon of his former self, and he was pretty shakey to start with. What IS it that Carmen puts in the Ovaltine of her men?!
Posted by: Herr Kommissar | July 27, 2005 at 02:47 PM
this piece will forever haunt my dreams.
such good work. you are amazing.
Posted by: alaina | July 28, 2005 at 06:28 AM
That is a good one! I could not seem to point out what the changes were in Dave Navarro as soon as he hooked up with Carmen Electra. Now I know...LOL.
Posted by: Nadira | July 28, 2005 at 03:25 PM
He is, what the great Kelso would call, Man Pretty. I would, however, call him lap dog: pampered, fed by hand and dressed up in ridiculous boas like their female owners. I made the same Prince referrence to him when watching the INXS show a few weeks back and the boy, who remembers what Dave used to look like, agreed he's morphed into his favourite Mormons, Prince and Whacko Jacko.
Posted by: Lilly | July 29, 2005 at 10:34 AM
I had always thought David Grohl might have started looking like that if he had met Carman. I still don't get his look, nice work (as per usual).
Posted by: | July 29, 2005 at 08:11 PM
Brilliant. Top-notch. As always. I am applauding you wildly, my hands a-blur.
HowEVER ... do I see a silky shadowy bit of chest hair in your masterpiece? I'm not sure this chap has chest hair. I am sure he does not have underarm hair, as was revealed on one of this week's way-too-many episodes of RS:INXS.
I don't care about the lack of body hair, though. I just wish he would rid himself of the enormous twat on his chin. That would be lovely.
And now, I will stop typing, and resume applause.
Bravo! Bra-VO!!!
Posted by: Jodi | July 30, 2005 at 08:53 AM
Someone used "contrived", and I agree. It's so... deliberate. Weird, can't put it in words. But thanks for picking up on Dave Navarro! Coincidentally I was just thinking about his look lately and wondering if he was next for the Gallery of the Absurd!
Posted by: cherise | July 30, 2005 at 11:39 PM
You've really captured his effeminate nature very well. Don't know what she sees in the guy - he's neither a pretty boy a la Leonardo Di Caprio, nor does he do the masculine Hugh Jackman thing. He's in a league of his own.
Posted by: Gosia | July 31, 2005 at 08:41 PM
Looks like Dave noticed his portrait . . .
http://6767.typepad.com/news/
He called you a "he", but someone corrected him. But considering his point of view, anyone would look masculine.
Posted by: Kitten | August 04, 2005 at 07:52 PM
I adore Dave Navarro. Nice puppet pic, and I know Dave is flattered you've taken the time to draw him so much so it's on his blog.
He thought it was funny.
Me? I think it was a bit OBVIOUS of a joke. The marionette, the Prince thing...too obvious, already something that's been noted over and over again. All of what you said too has been said elsewhere, except the mixing Prince, and Wonder Woman (which makes no sense to me at all?) and Zod (I don't even know who or what Zod is.)
And I mean, even people like Bono, have called Dave "Mr Carmen Electra" A lot of guys would love to be called that, and be in his position.
Posted by: ylais | August 21, 2005 at 03:35 AM
"studied perniciousness" I LOVE that!
Posted by: rob | September 04, 2005 at 04:52 PM