Good Morning! It’s just past 8:30 AM and I’m here to take over the insanity that is Blog@Newsarama. I’m in the middle of organizing my thoughts for the day but wanted to take a quick spin in Parkin’s car, so my first post will be a bit light on content but big on laughs.
This year’s Small Press Expo wrapped up yesterday in it’s fancy new digs – Heidi’s got the rundown and list of Ignatz Winners but in minicomic dude and Ignatz nominee Pat Lewis already has his photo diary up for all to see showing a severe case of hooliganry around SPX Guest of Honor and Ignatz Winner, Tony Millionaire, bless his heart…
Look! I got my picture taken with guest-of-honor and Ignatz award-winner Tony Millionaire. I think he maybe had a few drinks in him?
Patrick Dean and the awesome David Yoder re-enact my soon-to-be-famous Tony Millionaire photo.
Imagine my surprise when, later that evening, I went upstairs to discover that Mr. Millionaire had abandoned the copy of my comic that I’d given him on an end table in the hallway, along with his Ignatz award. I felt that both items should go to someone more appreciative: me.
After pretending to be an Ignatz winner all night, I decided to give the award back.
For shame, Pat. For shame.
Back soon with more.
October 16th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Aw man! I had to bail on SPX this year but I didn’t know I’d be missing David Yoder and Patrick Dean! Those guys are the tops!
October 18th, 2006 at 5:31 pm
Just for the record, Tony Millioniare emailed me to straighten things out. It’s good to know he’s not a jerk, and better to know he doesn’t think I’m one, either. I’m going to do everything possible to make sure my SPX trip report doesn’t give people the wrong impression about one of my favorite cartoonists, who is actually a really gracious guy. Here’s what he wrote:
To: pat@lunchbreakcomics.com
From: “Tony Millionaire”
Subject: please post this reply!
Pat,
Damn! I knew I’d get in trouble for leaving that brick out there. The
problem is that I have a tiny carry-on bag and can’t fit all that stuff
in for the trip home. The brick was too heavy, I had to leave it, but I
measured it and kept the stand. I will replace the brick with a new one
from the hardware store tomorrow. As for your mini, people are very
generous, and gave me 20 pounds of comics this weekend. I spent hours
reading them Sunday morning, they were great, I really love comics, the
more home-made the better. I can’t keep them all so I abandoned the
whole 20 pound pile so that everybody from janitors to cleaning ladies to SPX
stragglers could get some free good comics.
Thanks Pat, and thanks to everybody who gave me a comic, I know how
much work goes into them and I love them all. Even the really really shitty
ones (I don’t mean yours, yours was very good).
Gratefully,
Tony Millionaire
PS I love that photo.
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