The Dear Dave Letters
Sixteen years ago (sixteen years ago?!) I spent a lot of time writing letters to friends who had moved on from my university town.
One of my Immediate Circle friends had relocated to Atlanta to build his design portfolio, and he found some spare time to transform my letters into a graphic mini-book.
On the April days during which I have zero inspiration (like today!), I plan on sharing a letter or two with you.
So here we go.
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Angela at mommy bytes
at 4/3/2008 11:11:11 AM- Wow, that is totally outstanding. Graphics, words everything. Is it going to be published for real?
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Rachel
at 4/3/2008 11:19:22 AM- That is the most awesome thing I've ever seen.
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Heather B.
at 4/3/2008 3:19:40 PM- I keep saying "Plumbing is a SKEEL!" but with a lot of emphasis on the "EEL!" part and very dramatically. One of my new favorite phrases. For real. Keep 'em coming.
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haus
at 4/3/2008 4:11:34 PM- that's really excellent -- both your letter and the illustration
you have a little book's worth of these? my librarian antenna are quivering.
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Susan
at 4/3/2008 4:18:20 PM- Oh your friend is so talented! It sounds like you were as funny then as you are now. I love it!
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Carroll
at 4/4/2008 2:57:19 AM- Yowza! Dave's got some big-time line-making skeel, yes indeed he does. Way to fill an off-day, Angie :=)
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Dancing Kami
at 4/4/2008 2:40:48 PM- More comic-like drawings and stories about maintenance guys! You are one of the most multi-talented women I've ever known, and I only know you through cyber land...I hope I run into you some day at Starbucks. If I did I would say, "Fluidpudding, how about a knit chat over some chai". I will tell you I pass along your blog to so many of my friends, I think you write some of the funniest shit, and you're brilliant.
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FP
at 4/4/2008 2:41:13 PM- Angela--It won't be published. I have Xerox copies of the original drawings, and I'm not even sure if the originals still exist!
Heather B.-I like to replace Plumbing with "Scramblin' Eggs" and/or "Suckin' down vodka".
Velma--Oh, but I LOVE Pepe!
Haus--I really wish it was bound. I have copies of the original artwork, but that's it. (AND, many of the letters were sort of personal, so I doubt I'd feel comfy sharing the whole thing.)
Dancing Kami--I hope I made it clear that I didn't do the drawings! (A friend of mine did it while he was attending a design school in Atlanta.) Actually, I was knitting at Starbucks last night and because of a computer glitch, all of the drinks were free! It doesn't get much better than that, right?
That motto should be etched into marble and hoisted above the entrance to whatever university it is that plumbers attend to learn how to effectively plumb.
Outstanding artwork. He really captured the anger in the guy's cigarette.