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In
the mid-eighties….1985 to be exact…
the idea of having a line of greeting cards
was gaining momentum and excitement.
(it also helped me distract myself from writing a toon)
I attended a “how to design your own
greeting cards” seminar
facilitated by a local greeting card representative for American
Greetings
by the name of Roger Gee.
(YES!....the same “ROGER” of “OUTING BUCKMINSTER”
fame)
we clicked and connected….
and soon decided to design a line of greeting cards together.
his expertise in marketing, mine in cartoons,
RIGHT BRAIN meets
LEFT BRAIN
GAY MAN collaborates with
STRAIGHT
ARTIST and
ACCOUNTANT unite!!!
(and occasionally collide!)
together we would capture the hearts of millions by the use of my
”corner of the sky” characters.
our ideas came together…..found the
backing and
went to press on the greeting card line below

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let's celebrate you!
a.s.a.p.
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are you sure you didn't get your experience in a
previous lifetime?
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that i won't chase your
boyfriend for the
next 10 days!!!
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how's that for modern
efficiency
at work???
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you haven't seen
all my outfits yet!
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... 'n' the hangover
the next day don't help
none, neither!!!
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we
had high hopes and aspirations….
with minimal success and under-capitalization
(the happy world of greeting cards is extremely vicious)
we continued the line for a good year
until we said….hey it was a real good try!
back to the drawing board
….literally….
I had a cartoon strip that I needed to write!
SCARE ME!!!

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