The world won’t come to an end in 2014
…because it’s already tomorrow in Australia. As such, we’re looking at having a 2015, and Peanutswise, it’s going to be a big one. The 65th anniversary of the strip, the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the spread of the French animated Peanuts shorts to more markets, and likely the …
What happens when fun is illegal
Back in 1975, the Department of Commerce put out a booklet called The American Economic System… and Your Part In It. It used a number of Peanuts illustrations along with its text to help explain the economy. Now, materials produced by employees of the US government as part of their work are …
Cringe
For someone who knows a little bit about Peanuts history, it can be frustrating to see a popular piece that expands little facts into bigger fictions, as with the Good Morning America piece ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ to Turn 50. Yes, the original special did incorporate the Coca-Cola name on screen. …
He sure tied one on that day, though!
Regarding Thursday’s photo, cartoonist Dale Hale, who worked in Schulz’s studio during that era (you may have seen his work in some of those 1950s/1960s Peanuts comic books), assures me that Schulz did not normally wear a tie while drawing. His preferred clothing was golf shirts. So Peanuts was not as …
A little inkin’ for the holidays
For those of you who have been celebrating, are celebrating, will be celebrating, or even those who are merely breathing and feel they have nothing to celebrate – may the coming days be good ones. Here’s my present to you: a previously-unpublished picture of Schulz getting ink onto his pen.
Nat’s last minute gift trick
So, you’ve basically run out of time to buy gifts, eh? Here’s my trick: Preorder an upcoming book (or DVD, or CD, etc.) for someone. Instead of having an actual gift under the tree, print out a little card telling them what they’re receiving. That may sound just a little awkward, but …
Time to stop waiting
Today is the last day to order from Amazon with two-day shipping and still get it in time for you to toss a Santa label on it and put it under the tree. So if you want to give someone, say, the first box set of the paperback Complete Peanuts, …
The bookshelves get a little heavier
Three more items were added to the AAUGH.com Reference Library today, none of them at all large, but still, the bookshelves are filled and droopy. The more important one to me is one I’ve been seeking for years. It’s Your Town, Charlie Brown is an auction catalog/souvenir book for the statues …
Everything I Need to Know has This Cover
Here’s the cover for the new edition of Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Peanuts. I suspect they may capitalize “know” before they release the book. I sure hope they do; I’m a stickler for title case. Preorder now, and it should ship to you in March.
Time is fleeting
Just a reminder that the days when you can order stuff and get it delivered by Christmas are quickly running out (just 2 days left to do it with the Free Super Saver Shipping). And if you’ve not thought of anything: the complete Dick Van Dyke Show is on Blu-ray …