Rhymes With Orange Newsletter #18 - February 2005

Hey friends,
I've been so busy flipping cars over and damaging municipal property
since the Patriots won the Superbowl that I forgot to tell you about
the bit on NPR. You can hear it on-line at http://www.onthemedia.org

It's a piece about the comic strip industry today and how it's come
back after the retirement of Bloom County, The Far Side and Calvin
and Hobbes. Interviewed are Darby Conley of Get Fuzzy, Patrick
McDonnell of Mutts, Stephan Pastis of Pearls Before Swine, and yours
truly. Don't forget to turn your speakers on to hear the piece.
You'll have to scroll down the On The Media page to get to the
article to listen.

And speaking of keeping the comics industry alive, there's another
comics poll going down. This one is for folks who live in my area--
the Pioneer Valley. If, and only if, you read the Springfield, MA
Republican, then cast your vote! You can do it online, easy-peasy,
at Masslive.com. And tell your pals.
Here's the link.
http://www.masslive.com/news/republican/index.ssf?/news/comicspoll.html

And if you have friends in White Plains, NY or Richmond, VA, tell
them to watch out for the strip in their paper. It's a-comin'!

Just kidding about flipping cars business.

Enjoy your February,
Hilary