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President's Mess.
Karyl Miller,
Prez, SCCS
Karyl Miller,
Prez, SCCS
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SCCS Braintrust at SCCS Gallery at Grandma Bebes
Hilltop Hideaway Restaurant Oceanside CA.
l to r: Paul Gringle, Paul (Aquaman) Norris d. 2008,
Jim Whiting, Charlie Roberts
MEMBER NEWS 12/4/09 from Wardell Brown... Here’s to wishing joy to you and your family this holiday season. May a more prosperous New Year be in your near future! If you are traveling to/from San Diego this season please be sure to stop Quint's Quest in Terminal 2 at the San Diego International Airport. It will be up until mid-January 2010. You can view photos here. http://www.wardellbrown. com/projects.php MEMBER NEWS 11/12/09 San Bernardino cartoon artist received early guidance from Charles Schulz 04:08 PM PST on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 By PENNY E. SCHWARTZ Special to The Press-Enterprise Cartoonist Charles Schulz launched the careers of Snoopy, Linus and Charlie Brown -- and gave a boost to cartoon artist Darlene Douthit of San Bernardino as well. As a teenager in the early 1960s, Douthit was a budding cartoon artist living in Sebastopol in northern California. She had been told that a professional cartoonist lived nearby, she said. She packaged her portfolio of drawings and set out for Schulz's house in nearby Santa Rosa during a rainstorm. "I looked like a drowned rat when he (Schulz) opened the door and invited me in," she said. Schulz showed her around his house and studio, and recommended that she consider the Minneapolis mail-order school where he studied and was then teaching, Douthit said. That advice set her on the path to a career in cartooning. Her work is featured through Nov. 28 at the Redlands Art Association gallery. Darlene Douthit, of San Bernardino, shows her cartoons, caricatures, animal portraits and digitally enhanced photos. Douthit, 66, said she was drawn to cartooning as a child. "I loved it the first time I saw it," she said. At age 10, she sent her portfolio to Disney Studios and received a letter back, signed by Walt Disney, urging her to contact them again when she was older. "I never did," she said. "I just got busy trying to make a living." Douthit studied fine art and commercial art at San Bernardino Valley College and illustration at Scottsdale Art School. She worked as a professional illustrator and layout artist for nine years before starting her own freelance business. For the past 16 years, she has taught at the Redlands Art Association and the Riverside Art Museum. She also presents workshops at libraries and museums, and illustrates children's books. A few years ago, one of her younger students asked about drawing manga, a Japanese cartoon style. That led to a new specialty in manga and anime, another Japanese cartoon style. "In manga, the eyes are large and sparkly, the hair is exaggerated and done in wild colors and the stories have lots of romance and adventure," she said. Anime involves characters featured in videos, video games and movies, she said. "These forms appeal to kids because of the drama and excitement," she said. Her Redlands art show features her cartoons and animal portraits along with digitally enhanced photographs of animals and landscapes. Reach Penny Schwartz at 909-794-4116 or panache616@earthlink.net |
12/4/09 Dear Friends, We're skipping our annual holiday party, mostly due to the fact that Jack White is still recovering from his injury and his incredible Toy and Magic Museum awaits his return. In the meantime I'm hoping your holidays are filled with fun, friends and food. SCCS had another great year with many fascinating guest speakers and new members. We lost our dear friend Shel Dorf but he lives in our hearts and on the internet - on this site and other sites dedicated to him, including Comic-Con.org. Last month a bunch of us SCCSers drew free caricatures of blood donors at the annual San Diego Charger Blood Bank Blood Drive. Many thanks to Janet Williams, Wardell Brown, Matt Lorentz John Wismont, Frank Mitchell, Frank Mutasio, Brad Constantine, Jim Whiting, Koba, John Tighe, Greg Mullendore, and especially Stan Brown and Joe Schmidt who stayed till the bitter end. The good news is that 1700 pints of blood were donated with over 120 people registering on the National Marrow Donor Program Registry! Here is a video of Lynn Stedd on CNN talking about the event. http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-361195 While enjoying the holidays, please keep in mind that after 3 + years, I'd like to step down if a new president can be found. ! Know anybody? How about you? You're welcome to nominate anyone (including yourself)! I'd be happy to show that person the ropes and share with him or her or you - the many secret passwords we've collected to do all of the above. In the meantime, we'll be having a reduced meeting schedule. I thank you for all your support. Karyl Karyl@MillerReport.com |
Meetings 2010 February 10 Portfolio Show- Off night. Bring it. Share. Mentor. Blood Bank April 24 Saturday - Cartoonist Day, SD Blood Bank July 24 – Thursday – Comic- Con Kick-Off Party , Buster’s Beach House September – 8 Wednesday – General Meeting and Guest Speaker Blood Bank November 23 Tuesday – Charger Blood Drive December 8 Wednesday – Holiday Party North County Meetings at Grandma BeBe's Hilltop Hideaway remain the same |
SHEL DORF FUNERAL 11/5/09 Shel's passing away and the funeral services 24 hours later perhaps caught many or our SCCS and NCS members off guard; at least it did for me. I was not online in the afternoon of the day that Shel left us. Perhaps like you, I missed the online announcement of his passing and the funeral until the next morning. I was fortunately able to attend because my time is usually flexible. A representative number of SCCS members were able to attend, perhaps about ten, which included our Prez, Karyl and yours truly. I would estimate there were about 40 to 50 in attendance, so Shel was clearly loved and respected by many, especially considering such short notice and being a workday. Three TV film crews and interviewers were also there to document it. Hopefully you saw the news sound bites that evening. If you go to their websites I'd Imagine you can locate the footage. It was a somewhat cloudy afternoon with bits of warm sunlight constantly peeking through. That appropriately reflected the mood of everyone as we talked before the service and shared memories of Shel himself as a warm person, his great achievements which continue to shine, and his failing health which perhaps accounted for the few raindrops that fell onto us and Shel's grave site as everyone began to leave. This was my first Jewish Funeral Service, so I found the funeral customs and religious clothing of the Rabbis particularly interesting. Thank goodness Karyl was there to answer my questions. Shel's traditionally simple yet elegant pine coffin was a perfect analogy of Shel's life, always humble and understated. The Rabbi read passages in Hebrew and then English. I preferred the wonderful sound of the almost songlike cadence he put into the Hebrew. I was fascinated with and loved when after Shel was lowered into the grave two Rabbis began to shovel earth into the grave from a large pile . No small symbolic shoveling mind you, they were very intent on filling that grave and heartedly worked at it. It initially surprised me, then almost immediately it made perfect sense. I experience for the first time the sounds of dying as the shovels were filled and then the hollow sound of earth landing on the wooden casket. In its own way, it was a beautiful sound as it was repeated over and over almost like a beat to a song while everyone watched in silence. We then were all invited to join in. Everyone took turns using shovels that were provided, some just a shovel full, others for a while longer. An image I will always carry with me is the last corner of the covering to Shel's casket slowly disappearing under 'my' final shovel full... then Shel was gone, under the covering of a reddish brown blanket of earth. Some moments in life find a special place in our memory, this for me was one of them. Once everyone had the opportunity to join in as long as they needed and the grave was almost full, caretakers used equipment to quickly fill in the rest as we all watched. I learned that a Jewish funeral is not over until the person is completely buried. I really like that! The experience caused me to realize that leaving a funeral before the grave is filled in gives far less closure. Having participated in the burial by shoveling earth into the grave gives a feeling of true finality. We will all miss Shel, however he lives on through his cartooning achievements, the Comic-Con, and the many people he has touched, most of whom never actually meet him, but benefited by his life. ~Joe Schmidt |
2010 COMIC- CON
SOLD OUT TODAY!
11/12/09
Surely Shel Dorf is turning over in his
grave knowing the convention he
started so many years ago is sold out 7
months in advance!
Comic-Con International
Monday, November 09, 2009, 11:45:00
PM
1-Day Memberships Go On Sale
December 15
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:10:00
AM | cci-info@comic-con.org
(Comic-Con International)
While 4-Day Memberships may be sold
out, we have plenty of 1-Day
Memberships for each day of the show
that we'll begin selling online only on
Tuesday, December 15th. Stay tuned
for further announcements coming
soon.
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SOLD OUT TODAY!
11/12/09
Surely Shel Dorf is turning over in his
grave knowing the convention he
started so many years ago is sold out 7
months in advance!
Comic-Con International
Monday, November 09, 2009, 11:45:00
PM
1-Day Memberships Go On Sale
December 15
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:10:00
AM | cci-info@comic-con.org
(Comic-Con International)
While 4-Day Memberships may be sold
out, we have plenty of 1-Day
Memberships for each day of the show
that we'll begin selling online only on
Tuesday, December 15th. Stay tuned
for further announcements coming
soon.
__________________________________
_
Don't miss out: Sign up for the
Comic-Con.org RSS feed to get the
announcement on signing up for
professional 4 day memberships!
One of the More Interesting Trips with Shel Dorf
I mentioned going on various trips with Shel between 1984 and 1986. We'd usually leave Ocean Beach in
Shel's car around 10 AM.
Personal Hygiene Note: He kept a bar of Irish Spring soap under a car seat, having sliced off a piece to
use the soap as a car deodorizer, which was really practical. The car not only smelled "fresh as an Irish
morn", but no doubt the soap would come in handy if we got stuck in LA traffic on a hot afternoon and
might need to freshen up a bit (!).
One particular morning we were starting our trek, sitting at the light at West Point Loma Blvd. and Sunset
Cliffs . He mentioned having problems with his toupee. I glanced over and noticed a small piece of
masking tape sticking out of the front edge of said hairpiece. "This damned thing" Shel said, trying to
adjust it before the light turned green. I answered "Why do you wear that ?". Shel said "What ?". I
repeated the query. Shel said " You know, you're right !". He pulled it off his head and tossed it out the
window, as the light simultaneously turned green. We were off to LA, leaving the Ocean Beach version of
Premium Road Kill lying to bake on the asphalt in the morning sun.
If only Ebay had been around then, what a great collectible that would have been ! Hopefully someone
adopted it, assuming it was one of those newfangled Ghia Pats. Maybe they named it "Bob" and they're
still watering it today, waiting for it to grow. We can only hope for the best here folks !
Shel was like a new man on that trip, enjoying having fresh air on his bald pate and admiring his "new
look" all the way to the 101 while smiling at all the other cars.
He proudly had his head tilted down in his Comic-con Program Book photo that year.
As comic book and comic strip geeks we all have our idiosyncrasies, but we're all human and in this
together. I'm reminded of a quote my wife Joan's Step-father George Rabb told me years ago : "All the
world's a little strange, excepting thee and me......and at times I find you quite peculiar".
I remember the 60's when "Baggies" were the only way to protect comics. If you had a "real" job, you
never told anyone you liked old comic books. I had a major disagreement with a Post Office counter
person in 1968, when I wanted to insure a comic for $ 10 and mail it.
Fortunately those days are pretty well over, and we owe quite a debt to Shel Dorf, Ken Krueger, Mike
Towry, Richard Alf, Phil Seuling, G.B. Love, Ted Hake, Jerry Bails, Don Maris, Russ Cochran, and many
others who paved the way and given us Respectability .
Thank You All !
Gratefully, Charlie Roberts
Darlene Douthit (see article on left)
Holiday Parties from the past and Joe Schmidt party invite from 2006 |
San Diego Chargers Blood Bank Blood Drive November 24, 2009 SCCS caricaturists drawing donors free |
Frank Mitchell and Frank Mutascio
Brad Constantine
| Karyl Miller |
| Frank Mutascio (flowered shirt), Matt Lorentz (beard), Jim Whiting |
Janet Williams |
Jim Whiting and Joe Schmidt |
"Joe" a satisfied customer |
Arlington Cruz and friend, SCCS Xmas party 2008 |
Notice from National Cartoonists Society |
February 2010 Wheel O' Food Bring your assignment to the Feb 10 meeting. If your last name is Disney, bring dessert, chips, dips or cookies. |
NEXT MEETING - Feb 10, Wednesday, 6:30 PM Showoff Night Bring your portfolios Bring your food assignment (see Wheel o Food below) Members = Free, Visitors, $5. San Diego Blood Bank 440 Upas Street |
