Eddie and Skip
In the l 1990s and early 2000s cartoonist Skip Williamson
lived in Marietta. Not exactly in
Marietta, but with a Marietta address anyway.
He lived several miles west of downtown off Burnt Hickory Road.
I am a fan and when I read he lived in Marietta I found out
his email address and sent him a Welcome to Marietta email. He responded back. He invited me to visit him, which I did. I became a regular. When he bought the house, he bought it from a
coworker of mine who painted cars part time.
The garage was modified to allow natural
or artificial light that looked natural for painting cars. It was idea for an artist's studio. The swimming pool didn't hurt either.
Many times I dropped by Skip's and I drink one of his beers
and we sat around and talked. I always
felt guilty because it was his beer, but he didn't seem to mind. He has a lovely Harriet who is a journalist
and twin daughters. He also got me free
tickets for my son Adam and I as his assistant to the DRAGONCON one year.
Skip was//is an underground cartoonist. He created the character SAMMY SMOOT. One time when he lived in Chicago he was the
art director for PLAYBOY.
I had then a friend
named Bluto. At that time Bluto
and I had never met in person. We met
on the Internet on with the common interest of MAD comics and Underground
Comix. Bluto lived in the Las Angeles area.. By the way it is true what say about the
three day rule of fish and house-guests.
In November 2001 Bluto flew to visit me for 9 days. I think his primary purpose was to meet Skip
Williamson. Here are pictures of Bluto,
Sklip, and I romping around one day.
Bluto and Skip
Dent "Wildman" Mayers and Skip
Wildman, Bluto, and Skip
Skip and Jon Benet Ramsey's Grave
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