BOOK ONE — The ART Of Turning 76! Who knew turning 76 could be so entertaining? Certainly not me! A cartoon-filled celebration of growing older, looking backward, and discovering that wrinkles, wisdom, and a slightly questionable memory make terrific material. Getting old is mandatory. Acting old? That's another story!

BOOK TWO — Laughter in the Rear View Mirror The older I get, the more entertaining my rearview mirror becomes! A colorful collection of memories, misadventures, and characters I've encountered along life's winding highway. Some stories are touching, others downright ridiculous. And the best part? Most of this stuff actually happened!

BOOK THREE — I'm Not Getting Any Younger—Or Am I? My birth certificate insists I'm getting older. My imagination strongly disagrees! Another illustrated romp through the peculiar business of aging, where the body occasionally files complaints, the mind refuses to cooperate, and a good laugh remains the cheapest medicine around. No prescription necessary!

BOOK FOUR — I'm Still Kicking... Mostly! The knees creak, the memory plays hide-and-seek, and gravity has become a personal enemy. But I'm still upright, still drawing, and still finding plenty to laugh about! A cheerfully irreverent look at surviving the indignities of aging without surrendering your sense of humor.

BOOK FIVE — I'm Still Here... Now What? Well, I've made it this far. Now what? Apparently, there's still plenty of mischief left in the tank! More cartoons, family, memories, creative detours, and life's unexpected surprises. Proof that getting older doesn't mean running out of stories. It just means needing more coffee to tell them!

BOOK SIX — How In The World Did I Get Here? Before the gray hair, the drawing boards, and the Silver Fox, there was a Brooklyn kid with a pencil and a dream of becoming a cartoonist. Come back with me to Red Hook in the 1950s, where family, friends, neighborhood characters, and a fifth-floor apartment helped shape a lifetime of stories!

Funny, illustrated books tapping into 77 years of memories about aging, life, irony, more health than wealth, Brooklyn, Art School, Madison Avenue, England, New Zealand, Submarine life, Rural Pennsylvania, and the true joy of still being here.

Reflections Of A Silver Fox

Bob "CartoonBob" D'Amico knew at the age of eleven that he wanted to be a cartoonist. Growing up in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York, he found inspiration in comic strips, neighborhood characters, and the everyday adventures of life in the bustling Brooklyn Red Hook housing projects. His passion for drawing eventually led him to New York City's High School of Art & Design, where his artistic talents flourished—even if his relationship with algebra was considerably less successful.

Following art school and his early years working in Manhattan design studios, Bob joined the United States Navy, serving as a seaman aboard the diesel-powered submarine USS Sea Owl (SS-405). Life beneath the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea was a stark departure from the drawing board, but his artistic ambitions never faded. After passing the Navy's illustrator-draftsman examination, he served as an official illustrator for the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet headquarters in London, England. From submarine duty to professional illustration, it was hardly the career path he'd imagined as a Brooklyn kid with a pencil.

Returning to civilian life, Bob built a successful career in commercial art, illustration, advertising, and graphic design. He founded Millennium Design Group, Inc. in New York City, ran the studio for about twenty years, and produced creative work for a wide range of corporate, institutional, and publishing clients.

Today, working from his Pennsylvania studio (CartoonBob Studios: (CartoonBob.com), Bob continues to create illustrations, cartoons, books, and custom artwork through CartoonBob Studios. His illustrated Reflections Of A Silver Fox series brings together a lifetime of memories, colorful characters, personal adventures, and humorous observations about the sometimes ridiculous business of growing older.

Now a Silver Fox in his seventies, Bob remains convinced that a good cartoon, a good laugh, and a slightly twisted perspective can make almost anything in life more entertaining.

Retirement? Apparently, nobody told his drawing board.