In this issue:
\n
\n* SNOOPY’S WRITING LIFE
\n
\n* CLARK GESNER PASSES AWAY
\n
\n* MORE BABY SNOOPY STUFF
\n
\n* MUSEUM READY TO OPEN (KINDA)
\n
\n* THAT PEANUTS GOLF BROCHURE<\/p>\n
SNOOPY’S WRITING LIFE<\/p>\n
I’ve got more information that upcoming book
\nSNOOPY’S GUIDE TO THE WRITING LIFE. This
\nSeptember hardcover will include advice
\nfrom 30 top writers, including such folks
\nas William F. Buckley, Jr., Danielle Steel,
\nRay Bradbury, and Sue Grafton. Monte Schulz
\nis editing it with Monte Conrad, and you can
\nsee the cover to it on the page of upcoming
\nPeanuts books:
\n
\n http:\/\/AAUGH.com\/upcoming.htm
\n
\n(Pre-order it now for 30% off the cover
\nprice!)
\n
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\n
\nCLARK GESNER PASSES AWAY<\/p>\n
Clark Gesner, the talented composer and lyricist
\nwho was the creative force in turning the Peanuts
\nstrip into the hit play “You’re A Good Man, Charlie
\nBrown”, passed away last month at age 64.<\/p>\n
And while we’re on the sad news, Bill Mauldin,
\nthe award-winning cartoonist who entertained the
\nU.S. forces with accurately hilarious cartoons
\nduring World War II, is in failing health. Schulz
\nalways had Snoopy visiting Mauldin to quaff some
\nroot beers and talk about the old times; at this
\npoint, it seems that the main thing that cheers
\nup this 80 year old is when he is visited by
\nWWII veterans telling tales about the war days.
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\n
\nMORE BABY SNOOPY STUFF<\/p>\n
The amount of babystuff decorated in Baby Snoopy\/
\nLittle Snoopy designs is quickly growing. Just
\nadded to the AAUGH.com shop are a walker, a
\nbassinet, a port-a-crib set, and a fleece blanket.
\nGo to http:\/\/AAUGH.com\/ptoys.htm to see the full
\nlist.
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\n
\nMUSEUM READY TO OPEN (KINDA)<\/p>\n
The Charles M. Schulz Museum And Research Center
\nis less than a week away from its opening, and
\nit’s almost kinda ready. Some of the many features
\nplanned for this museum may not be quite ready
\non the opening day, but the museum folks are in
\nextreme hustle mode trying to ensure the best
\npossible experience for those who come to the
\nopening festivities. (And hey, a museum should be
\na living, growing, changing thing, so there’s
\nnothing wrong with starting with a simpler museum
\nthan planned.) And besides, with all of the
\nspecial things that they have planned for their
\nopening period (guest appearances by Peanuts
\nbook authors, cartooning demonstrations, and so
\non), any trip to the Schulz museum should be a
\ngood one!<\/p>\n
As for my own appearance there: I have my plane
\nticket and my hotel reservations, so everything
\nis going ahead as planned! I’ll be speaking on
\nAugust 23rd, 24th, and 25th, several times each
\nday. I’ll be speaking for fifteen minutes or
\nso about the history of Peanuts books, showing
\noff some interesting volumes, and then fielding
\nquestions.<\/p>\n
For more information on the Schulz Museum
\nopening and related activities, go to:
\n
\n http:\/\/www.SchulzMuseum.org
\n
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\n
\nTHAT PEANUTS GOLF BROCHURE<\/p>\n
I finally managed to find my copy of that
\nPeanuts-illustrated golf brochure that I
\nfirst mentioned a couple newsletters back.
\nLuckily, the extra time has given me a chance
\nto get a better understanding of what I have.<\/p>\n
EAY WAY TO LEARN GOLF RULES is an 88 page
\nself-covered 3″ x 4.5″ booklet put out in
\n1989. While the booklet does have a lot of
\nillustrations, the Peanuts material is only
\non the last 6 pages, where you’ll find
\nfive captioned drawings illustrating different
\naspects of good golfing manners. Some of
\nthese images looked familiar, so I did some
\nchecking — they showed up in An Educated
\nSlice, a golf-themed Peanuts collection.
\nHowever, that book wasn’t published until
\n1990, and it seems unlikely that they had
\nSchulz do original drawings just to fill out
\nthe back of a booklet, so I did a bit more
\nresearch. I discovered that the National
\nGolf Foundation, publishers of Easy Way,
\nhas other booklets and brochures with Peanuts
\nimages… including one on golf etiquette.
\nWhile the current edition was published in
\n1997, I suspect these drawings were made for
\nan earlier edition of the etiquette
\nbrochure.<\/p>\n
Two of NGF Peanuts publications are still in
\nprint: WELCOME TO GOLF (a 32 page self-covered
\nbooklet) and GOLF COURSE ETIQUETTE (a brochure).
\nI expect to lay hands on both of these soon.
\nOnly problem is that I can only order the
\nWelcome To Golf booklet in fairly large quantities.
\nI’m thinking about offering these two booklets
\nplus two Peanuts illustrated golf booklets from
\nthe USGA in a set for about $10 postpaid… would
\nanyone be interested in such a set?
\n
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\n
\nThat’s all the news and notes for now. Barring
\na sudden spate of news, this will be the last
\nnewsletter before I appear at the museum. I hope
\nto see some of you there!<\/p>\n
As always, address any questions, comments, or
\nemail address changes to: nat@AAUGH.com<\/p>\n
–Nat
\n
\n proprietor
\n
\n http:\/\/AAUGH.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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