[AGL] I met R. Crumb once

[bakhirun bakhirun]

S. Clay Wilson was high in the pantheon for me. Among famous quotes: "The
Checkered Demon just smiled."

But the two with everlasting impact were Crumb and the relentless Robert
Williams, who after four decades shut-out is finally getting dribs and drabs
of recognition from the blindered art world. Having Leo di Caprio as one of
his collectors / supporters didn't hurt either.

Lots of Willaims stuff on the web. Can I attach a couple to this note? Let's
try.

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On 1/22/07, Gerry <mesmo at gilanet.com> wrote:

>

> Don't recall ever meeting Crumb but Gilbert took me with him once to meet

> S.

> Clay Wilson. For a time I was his pot connection. In those days none of

> the

> comic artists ever had any money. Once he paid me with comics, a sizeable

> stack of them. Wish I had kept a few. There was something about his work I

> always liked. But Gilbert was my favorite because he was drawing us!

> G

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: <blacky at cbn.net.id>

> To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:52 PM

> Subject: [AGL] I met R. Crumb once

>

>

> > ...when I was a Professor of Hohosexual Revolution and Linguistics at

> > Fresno State College. Gilbo took me by.

> >

> > He was exactly the way he was (like in the documentary). You really want

> > to like the guy, but he doesn't necessarily want to be liked.

> >

> > He had a bunch of plastic and rubber toys around his studio, including

> the

> > cheery buck-toothed rabbit who was clearly the model for G*D in one of

> the

> > cartoons.

> >

> > I was also amused to discover that Gloria Nord, ice skating queen,

> really

> > did exist and she was just the way R. Crumb portrayed her (sort of

> > anyway).

> >

> > Excellent exchange between art critic/novelist Robert Hughes and Crumb

> > recently. Go root it up.

> >

> > BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

> >

> > "The nice old gentleman wanted me to autograph something so I naturally

> > obliged him."

> >

> > Adolf Hitler's explanation as to why he signed the Munich Accords

> >

>

>

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