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June 7, 2008 - Batman in Arkansas!

Saturday, June 7th, 2008
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Our Saturday morning started with Mindy Bianca, public relations director of Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, who had specially shipped for the SATW group the hot out of the Hershey chocolate ovens the above Reese’s bat shaped candy. It’s a promotional tie-in for the new Batman movie coming out in a month. Funny, they tasted nothing […]

June 6, 2008 - Touring Hot Springs, Arkansas!

Friday, June 6th, 2008
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The SATW chapter group was carted off to Garvan Gardens, an extention of the University of Arkansas, near Hot Springs. It’s quite an expanse of natural Arkansas. Loys of hiking trails and waterfalls. Above is a sketch of a smaller waterfall.

We were next taken into Downtown Hot Springs. There we toured the Fordyce Bathhouse historic site of what […]

June 5, 2008 - Touring the Clinton Presidential Library!

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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The Society of American Travel Writers had a big soiree at the Clinton library in Little Rock. Obviously not one of my favorite places to be, but I got lots of reference material out of the trip. This is the only location, besides the White House, with an exact replica of the Oval Office. Above is […]

June 4, 2008 - More Arkansas touring!

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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We awike to the roar of lions and tigers in our little cottage in Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. We had heard the day before of the baby tigers born in the last two weeks. We were the first people outside of staff to see the little fellers. There they are above.
Kerry Krauss, of the State […]

June 3, 2008 - Touring northwest Arkansas!

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
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By Tuesday I rejoin Sandra for the Eureka Springs familiarity tour. We’re both still sick. I’m feeling better but thinking Sandra needs to see a doctor.Since Sunday a great lady with the State of Arkansas, Kerry Krauss, is our tour guide. We had a lot of fun with her.
We were taken everywhere in the area. One stop was […]

June 1 - 2, 2008 - Sick and Color in Arkansas!

Sunday, June 1st, 2008
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Sunday we were taken up to Eureka Springs, in northwest Arkansas. To the right is a photo of the Crescent Hotel we stayed for the next three days.

By this time Sandra and I realize the plane ride has greatly enhanced our illness. Sandra goes on the familiarity tours around the area for the next two […]

May 31, 2008 - Little Rock, Arkansas!

Saturday, May 31st, 2008
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We arived in Little Rock , Arkansas Saturday afternoon. We settled into The Peabody there. We made a trip to ‘The Hop’. A hamburger place a couple blocks from The Peabody.

There we had some magnificent burgers. While there I opened the sketch book and looked out the window of the restaurant and drew. Since seeing […]

May 25, 2008 - National Cartoonists Society!

Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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Sunday morning started with brunch. Here’s Archie comics cartoonist Stan Goldberg (seated) speaking to a fan. Behind him is cartoonist Tom  Stemmle asking when the Reuben Awards start. Tom and
I spent most nights talkin’ Sinatra and cartooning until the wee small hours throughout the event. We were both pretty bleary eyed each morning.

Sandra, ‘Dick Tracy’ artist […]

MAy 24, 2008 - NCS Reuben Weekend!

Saturday, May 24th, 2008
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As usual there were many seminars and meetings at the annual Natioonal Cartoonists Society Reuben Weekend. Here’s a sketch of the back of of cartoonings greatest enthusiasts and such a kind man, Bill Wilson, at one of those meetings. 

That night was the annual Reuben Awards.

Here is the big winner: Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine won the ‘Cartoonist of […]

May 23, 2008 - NCS-Habitat for Humanity!

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
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We were at the annual National Cartoonists Society Reuben Weekend in New Orleans. This was the best meeting since I joined in ‘95. Great food, fun and fellowship!
The group first tackled Habitat for Humanity projects. Two busloads of cartoonists were sent off from Downtown New Orleans and out to the devastated areas of Southern Louisiana. Here […]

May 22-30, 2008 - National Cartoonists Society Plus!

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
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Our trip to New Orleans for the annual event was a great one. This event was the best of all I’ve been to since 1995. We’re only back for a few days and then gone again for Sandra’s travel writers convention in Arkansas. In between we’ve both come down with a virus and I’m working […]

October 29th, 2007 - More Roadfood!

Monday, October 29th, 2007
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Heading home we came across one of three new restaurants from the Chik-Fil-A folks. It’s terrific! I love these kind of restaurants and this one is first class! It’s named after the founder Truett Cathy. Truett’s Grill truly does it’s best to reflect a ’50s diner. The restaurant includes displays of the history of the Chik-Fil-A chain. […]

October 28th, 2007 - Food Tour!

Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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We began our way home to Florida from Columbus. Along the way we made many stops. I wanted a White Castle “burger” to remind me how much better Krystals are. Then we came across a ‘Tim Horton’s’. I had never been there but have read in the Wall Street Journal of their battle with Krispy […]