Angelenos – come see the AAUGH Blogger in person
For those in the Greater Los Angeles Area (which is so much better than the Lesser Los Angeles Area) really should come by the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this coming weekend, April 21-22, at USC. Admission is free (though parking, alas, is not), and there will be plenty …
Maybe it’s the AAUGH Bloglefest
If you were going to the Peanuts Collectors Club annual Beaglefest this year (and you should; I am told people have quite a good time at them) and if you were going to see me give a talk there (which I hope you would, if you were there, and if …
The way the money falls
That silly annual dead-celebrities-with-the-highest-income list came out this week, and yes, they listed Sparky Schulz again, but to me that list is largely a potent mixture of dubious accuracy and none-of-my-business. But it does set me thinking about how creativity gets rewarded, or doesn’t. Schulz and his family, yes, no …
After the convention
This is just a quick note of thanks to any of you reading this blog who stopped by my table at the Wizard World convention in Anaheim this past weekend. I was glad to chat about Peanuts and comics in general, and had lots of fun showing off The Peanuts …
Meet the AAUGH Blogger and get free stuff
If anyone’s coming to the Wizard World comics convention in Anaheim, California this coming weekend, please stop by and say hi. I’ll be at table 1914 in Artist’s Alley. And while you’re saying “hi”… If you have a copy of The Peanuts Collection, I’ll be glad to sign it. (A …
Inherited Peanuts gene
My son is 20 months old now, and generally hasn’t paid much attention to the TV. That’s starting to change, but still, most of the time if he’s in the room and the TV is on, he’s busy doing something else, often pestering someone to help him page through one …
Keeping Snoopy off your bumper
The bad economy – specifically, the California state budget crisis – is apparently slowing down efforts by the state’s museum organization to make an official Snoopy license plate available. My fellow Californians are of course suffering through myriad effects of the budget crisis, but you from out of state can …
Nat appears in Anaheim
For those of you in Southern California: I’ve agreed to be a Guest at the Wizard World Anaheim comic con, April 29-May 1. I’m not yet positive that I’ll be there all three days. I’ll have copies of The Peanuts Collection, It’s Only a Game, and Schulz’s Youth, as well …
The Schulz legacy interview
The KPCC interview I talked about earlier is now available online here. Probably the best part of it is Jean Schulz puncturing a little bit of the legend of the problems in getting “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on the air. I got to spend time before the interview with Kevin …
Nat talks Schulz on the radio
I’ve got the official definite time for that radio appearance I mentioned a while back. On this coming Monday, Jan 31, I’ll be in the studios of KPCC, the biggest public radio station in Southern California, appearing on AirTalk with Larry Mantle. With me in the studio will be “Drabble” …