Today’s bit of pointless Charles Schulz trivia

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When Schulz played golf in the 1964 Crosby ProAm, he was the “Am” (amateur) paired with a pro named Bryant Harvard. Now Bryant, as a pro golfer, had a fairly undistinguished career, winning no major tournaments. He did, however, achieve years before this tournament one thing that I’m pretty sure the Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer and most of the other pros playing never did: he was picked in the pro football draft by the Boston Patriots.

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Peanuts ownership changes

For those who like to keep track on big picture Peanuts business, there’s been a shift in ownership of Peanuts Holdings LLC, the owners of the key Peanuts intellectual property. Since 2018, the ownership has been split between the Schulz family, who owned 20%; WildBrain, who owned 41%, and Sony …

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Award-winning Snoopy

I’m at a convention this week. Went to an award ceremony today, and something Peanuts got an award. Now, I’m used to seeing that happen when I go to comic convention award ceremonies… but this wasn’t a comics convention. It’s a museum store convention, for folks who run the gift …

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Teen Peanuts characters in teen hands

Performed entertainment depicting the Peanuts characters aged up is a genre all its own. While there have been movies like (insert name of indy film that I just stumbled upon a few years back and now can neither recall the name of nor find any reference to), it’s been more …