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by on April 11, 2006 at 3:50 pm
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*EMAILS OF THE WEEK!!
(Concerning the April Fools/Thomas Dolby strips:)
Keith,

Hey, I just got finished reading your April fools K Chronicles strip. I loved the premise. And I can totally see some right-winger arguing with you about Bush being bad for the country.. because I’ve got right-wing friends myself who have for years hated the lack of -financial- conservativism they see in Bush. I just think it’s funny that you were able to use all the talking points as you did.

Anyway, I’m writing because I want to thank you for your strip a few weeks ago, on Thomas Dolby. I’ve been a Dolby fan for decades, but have never actually had the opportunity to see him live. I also recently moved to the SF Bay Area (east bay) from western Massachusetts, but did not hear about that show you mentioned last month. So I did a web search, found Dolby’s home page, and realized that he is playing again in SF in April, at the Independent. I’ve got tickets, and I’m thrilled to finally be seeing him.

So thanks for pointing out your experience to all your readers, through your strip, because otherwise I probably would not have heard about Dolby’s tour.

J. P.

Dear Keith Knight,

So I’m sitting here, banging my head against my drawing table preparing for
APE. And I thought, ‘what better way to waste what valuable time I have to
prepare than to write a fan letter to Keith Knight?’

Now I know there isn’t a gnat’s fart’s chance in Hell that you’ll respond.
Because we all know that you’re hotter and more famous than Ben Aflleck, Matt
Damon, Spike Lee and Halle Berry combined! But what the hell, what does
it take to write a letter thanking you for a million laughs and the (more
than occasional) moments of percing insight?

Apparently 5 minutes is the answer..

-J. S.
http://www.gothpunk.com/~jack/ironicmusings

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by on April 6, 2006 at 4:06 pm
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*(TH)INK RECENTLY BEGAN RUNNING IN THE C-VILLE WEEKLY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA..
..and one of the strips they’re run is my classic “Cruel Joke to Play on a Black Jogger”. It’s a strip i did years ago, but I think because of the recent Danish/Mohammed cartoon controversy, people are super sensitive… Both the C-Ville Weekly and my old college newspaper have been getting a load of grief for running the Black Jogger strip…calling me a racist…

Here’s a sample:

I was traveling in another country experiencing the endless joys of cultural diversity the week that Keith Knight’s cartoon, “A cruel joke to play on a black jogger” [“Mailbag,” March 14], was sadly published in the C-VILLE. Fortunately, Laura Ramirez, of the Virginia Organizing Project, contributed a letter condemning Kenneth Knight’s cartoon as being “…poorly done and could easily be misunderstood… Racially based violence is not a joke.” Underneath her letter was a reprint of the cartoon, that of a white man pointing to and yelling “Thief!” at a passing black jogger, resulting in a Rodney King style pummeling by the police. The white joker slyly and innocently walks away from the beating with a smirk of self-satisfaction on his face—much like, “Mission accomplished” or, “I dun good.”

By submitting this letter I am probably gratifying Keith Knight’s child-like need for attention, and the aggrandizement that he seeks to feed himself with via acts of passive-aggression, as exemplified by his cartoon. But I must, it’s the socially responsible thing to do! I can only assume that his cartoon is really a projection of who and what he really is on the inside and, of course, the smirking white man is really himself in the starring role of his ”B” cartoon.

I feel sorry for someone like K(K). Knight, and hopefully he will one day realize that his flatulence of ink is an insult to and assault on all people. Until then, he will not be viewed as a creative artist, but most likely as someone with racist views posing as a cartoonist.

N.Young

Palmyra

The editor responds: Mr. Young may be correct that Keith Knight is casting himself as the character of the “smirking white man” in his cartoon, but in the interest of accuracy, I will point out that Knight is African-American.

I’ll post more of these as they come in…

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by on April 2, 2006 at 8:42 pm
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*EMERALD CITY CON WRAP-UP..
Yeesh…Was this a mistake…

I scheduled this thing a while back, before I knew that it was the same time as 826 Valencia’s annual Comedy Night Fundraising event. So I missed out on seeing Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, and Al Madrigal. And probably hanging with them after the show. And, if that’s not bad enough, I got a message that Dave Chapelle was gonna go by the Cartoon Art Museum on the day I flew to Seattle..the message was asking if I wanted to meet him.

*Sigh*

Low attendence/Low sales. My “evil” twin sister’s devil dog bit me and broke skin. There were some high points: My main man Steve Notley was in the house drinkin’ milk and takin’ names. David Walker..Jim Mahfood…Miriam Libicki… Webmaster Robby G. and wife Laura took us out to dinner on saturday night for some tasty morsels. And special thanks to the Portland guys who dropped off some potential newspapers. I didn’t get to meet you, but it is most appreciated.

Seattle’s still a great town, but I won’t be attending this Con again.

Hope the Evergreen gig in Olympia turns things the other way. And then I’m back to S.F. fer a lot more schtuff. Hope to see you soon…

Ciao!!

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by on March 29, 2006 at 12:44 am
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*IT”S BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS…
Man..I was so out of it, today. I stood in line at the post office for damn near thirty minutes..AND I LEFT MY PACKAGES AT HOME!!

I need a vacation…

*SO, I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE UP AT THE EMERALD CITY CON IN SEATTLE THIS WEEKEND..
It’s my first convention up there, so come on out!! I’ll be hooking up with webmaster Robby Gee and his lovely wife Laura. I also hope to catch up with my good ol’ college pal Amanda and her brood, including world famous K Chronicle triplets Dirt, Soil and Hummus!!

*I’LL ALSO BE DOING MY SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION AT EVERGREEN COLLEGE IN OLYMPIA..
Co-sponsored by my favorite pac-nw newspaper, the Sitting Duck!!

Check out the calendar page for details on location and times…

I’ll be blogging during the trip, so stay tuned…

*Yawn*..Too tired to blog…

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by on March 20, 2006 at 10:37 am
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*EMAIL O’ THE WEEK..

Dear Keith,
I’ve been meaning to write you for years to say how much I enjoy your strip. Once I saw the one on my favorite performer, Thomas Dolby, I knew I had to give you some praise! How cool that you like him and were there! I’m surprised I didn’t see you – had I known, I would have bugged you for an autograph. Anyway, I’m very pleased that you’re also a fan and was impressed that you like Scritti Politti and They Might Be Giants too. If you’re looking for any Dolby rarities, I can definitely hook you up!

Your admirer in Santa Rosa,
M.

*ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR WRAP-UP
Jolly good time had at the Anarchist Bookfair in Golden Gate Park this past saturday. Thanks to everyone who managed to find me behind the pink curtain. Although I hear they have an anarchists soccer game during the fair!! I wanna play!!

*I AM THE NEW NARRATOR ON KQED-TV’S SPARK!!
For those of you in the Bay Area, my PBS television debut as narrator of the artist documentary show Spark! is this Weds. at 8pm. Watch and hear my Boston accent shine through when I attempt to say “original”!!

Next show stop: Seattle, WA April 1st and 2nd at the Emerald City Con!!

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