A day of being the Peanuts guy

Sometimes, a day goes by with almost nothing Peanuts-related intruding in my life. Other days are like today.

  • An auction house wanting to know if what they were being offered could possibly be Schulz original art, even though it wasn’t on the same sort of paper as they’ve usually seen his originals on (the answer in this case, alas, is no; it’s a blatant and poor copy, probably done originally by someone who had no intent of being a forger, merely wanting a large copy of a favorite strip.)
  • A nationally-respected pundit (whom I know from our college days) asking if I could track down his favorite Peanuts strip. Luckily, I could:Peanuts
  • Sending a note of congratulations to someone I know at Creative Associates, Schulz’s studio. Which leads to a new change that I should note: as part of the ongoing fallout of the buyout of Peanuts, more of the entire approval process for products is being moved to Creative Associates in Santa Rosa, who are apparently relocating to larger quarters. I hope this means that all the Schulzy goodness will be just that much more Schulzy…
  • Making arrangements for a radio interview on one of the bigger NPR stations – me, Jean Schulz, and one other guest (I’m waiting to make sure he’s definite) talking about Schulz’s legacy. That’ll probably air in a couple weeks. I’ll let everyone know when the time is definite (and it will be available on the Internet.)
Schulz/Peanuts news
New Peanuts podcast

Peanuts fans have had a number of podcasts to listen to over the years. Currently, there’s Unpacking Peanuts (working its way through the Peanuts canon four months per episode), Talking Nuts (working its way through the canon one month per episode), and It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown (focused on, but …

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Guest-starring me!

I’m a guest on the latest episode of It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown, which you can listen to here, or download from your favorite podcastorium. (You should listen to the whole thing to introduce yourself to William’s podcast, of course, but if for some reason you want to skip right to …

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My favorite strange Peanuts books

I had promised that my new video series, Comics Show and Tell with Nat Gertler, would soon get to Peanuts content, and now it has! Take a look at my favorite strange Peanuts books in the AAUGH.com Reference Library. https://youtu.be/pDZ4HyMUl6Y 40 SHARES Share Tweet this thing Follow the AAUGH Blog