Don Rosa wrote:
>=20
> ??? I'm perplexed as to why my last ML message was twice interrupted an=
d disjointed by errant " ! "s that appeared out of nowhere. Sorry.
The reason is that your and a few others messages are written (or sent)
as one single line. Somewhere in your mail system setup you'll find a
place called "wrap outgoing messages at XX characters" or likewise. If
you fill in 72 there (the standard), you won't have problems in the
future. Alternatively, you could post *much smaller* messages, Don, but
I guess that's a bad idea :-)
S=F8ren
Author
Topic: 199907
(140 messages)
Søren Krarup Olesen
Disney comics Digest V99 #131
Message 136 -
1999-07-31 at 11:53:19
SRoweCanoe
Wood(s)men of the World.
Message 137 -
1999-07-31 at 16:44:24
In a message dated 7/31/99 digest, Don Rosa writes:
> It was JUNIOR MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA magazine, a bimonthly
picture/article
> magazine like the American BOY'S LIFE sorta thing, even including a Junior
> Woodmen creed in the front of each issue. And, as I say, each issue
> containing one or two full pages of Donald Duck newspaper strips, and other
> Disney newspaper strips. I have a few dozen of these magazines, recently
> found in an attic by a friend, and you have to read through about a half-
> dozen to finally see what the magazine actually is. It seems to be a free
> good-will (promo) publication sent to the children of holders of Modern
> Woodmen Life Insurance... and I would imagine that is some insurance
company
> that grew out of a specialized insurance company of earlier in the century (
> as did others)... this one possibly to serve the huge number of workers in
> the dangerous lumber industry of the late 19th and early 20th centuri!
> es!
I wonder if this group is the "Woodsmen (Woodmen?) of the World"? Proof of
my dotage is that I had either talked with or read about their history not
too long ago with someone, but all I recall is that it has nothing to do with
serving the lumber industry (or at least not in the 30s-60s). A lot of the
local cemetaries have tombstones paid for by the WOW (which looks like a tree
stump!!)
I know they were still active in the late 60s, early 70s. However I seem to
recall seeing a clubhouse somewhere in the middle 1990s - so they may still
be around...
<<There are really virtually NO areas in east America and few in the west
that have not been wiped clean by the lumber industry and regrown in the past
75 years, even though we think we're in "virgin" woodland when we're in
national parks and such. It's really all second-growth.) >>
well virtually is the term, yes. there are pockets (some rather large) of
virgin forrest in the eastern USA - some even close to the smokies, But yes,
mostly areas that were not tackled by the timber industry due to
inacessability. The history of The Great Smokies National Park is abit more
complicated than that and it (as well as most of NC's wonderful National
Forrests) is partially due to bankruptcies during the Great Depression (and
the power of intimment domain and changing of the tax codes, et al).
Steven Rowe - who recalls when he first saw his first commerical logging in
the mts, thought it looked just liked Barks (a commerical logger himself) had
drawn it. And who will stiffle his desire to turn this group to a Southern
Appalachians mailing list
> It was JUNIOR MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA magazine, a bimonthly
picture/article
> magazine like the American BOY'S LIFE sorta thing, even including a Junior
> Woodmen creed in the front of each issue. And, as I say, each issue
> containing one or two full pages of Donald Duck newspaper strips, and other
> Disney newspaper strips. I have a few dozen of these magazines, recently
> found in an attic by a friend, and you have to read through about a half-
> dozen to finally see what the magazine actually is. It seems to be a free
> good-will (promo) publication sent to the children of holders of Modern
> Woodmen Life Insurance... and I would imagine that is some insurance
company
> that grew out of a specialized insurance company of earlier in the century (
> as did others)... this one possibly to serve the huge number of workers in
> the dangerous lumber industry of the late 19th and early 20th centuri!
> es!
I wonder if this group is the "Woodsmen (Woodmen?) of the World"? Proof of
my dotage is that I had either talked with or read about their history not
too long ago with someone, but all I recall is that it has nothing to do with
serving the lumber industry (or at least not in the 30s-60s). A lot of the
local cemetaries have tombstones paid for by the WOW (which looks like a tree
stump!!)
I know they were still active in the late 60s, early 70s. However I seem to
recall seeing a clubhouse somewhere in the middle 1990s - so they may still
be around...
<<There are really virtually NO areas in east America and few in the west
that have not been wiped clean by the lumber industry and regrown in the past
75 years, even though we think we're in "virgin" woodland when we're in
national parks and such. It's really all second-growth.) >>
well virtually is the term, yes. there are pockets (some rather large) of
virgin forrest in the eastern USA - some even close to the smokies, But yes,
mostly areas that were not tackled by the timber industry due to
inacessability. The history of The Great Smokies National Park is abit more
complicated than that and it (as well as most of NC's wonderful National
Forrests) is partially due to bankruptcies during the Great Depression (and
the power of intimment domain and changing of the tax codes, et al).
Steven Rowe - who recalls when he first saw his first commerical logging in
the mts, thought it looked just liked Barks (a commerical logger himself) had
drawn it. And who will stiffle his desire to turn this group to a Southern
Appalachians mailing list
SRoweCanoe
Pluto Saves The Ship
Message 138 -
1999-07-31 at 16:44:25
In a message dated 7/31/99 12:07:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
(Email removed) writes:
> From: "kfitz" <(Email removed)>
> Not sure if it has been mentioned but there was a GoldenBook child's
> version of this story. -Kathy
Oh? I wasn't aware of that...
using the "Collecting Little Golden Books" book, this must be:
Pluto the Pup Goes To Sea
1952 D30 written by Annie North Bedford, drawn by Yale Gracey
Steven Rowe
(Email removed) writes:
> From: "kfitz" <(Email removed)>
> Not sure if it has been mentioned but there was a GoldenBook child's
> version of this story. -Kathy
Oh? I wasn't aware of that...
using the "Collecting Little Golden Books" book, this must be:
Pluto the Pup Goes To Sea
1952 D30 written by Annie North Bedford, drawn by Yale Gracey
Steven Rowe
Michael Naiman
Guardians
Message 139 -
1999-07-31 at 17:07:43
Has anyone ever seen a published copy of "Guardians of the Lost Library"
from India, Israel, Spain or any Asian country?
I'd sure like to get my hands on a copy. Will trade or purchase.
See everyone in San Diego in a couple of weeks!
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from India, Israel, Spain or any Asian country?
I'd sure like to get my hands on a copy. Will trade or purchase.
See everyone in San Diego in a couple of weeks!
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End of Disney comics Digest V99 Issue #132
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Kriton Kyrimis
Disney comics Digest V99 #131
Message 140 -
1999-07-31 at 21:02:36
SOREN:
> You see, the format itself is not difficult at all (pure ascii text),
> once you have downloaded a list of creators and a list of characters.
It's the second time that I'm attempting to get involved with indexing,
and it's the second time I've put the project aside for when I have
al lot of spare time. (Which, this time, may be in a couple of weeks,
so something might come out of it.)
The way I see it, the database format is not at all encouraging to
the person who wants to work casually on the subject. There's a lot of
information, not all in one place (I mean separate documents, not the same
web site), and, I beg to differ as to the format's understandability just
because it is in ASCII. There is a difference between something being
human readble and its being human understandable. Indexing one's first
comic book is a *lot* of work, and I'm sure that I'm not the first one
to feel daunted by the task. This is why I suggested having a data entry
program would help. The catch is, of course, that I have to understand
the database format in all its detail before I can attempt writing such
a beast.
> Perhaps Harry should place a skeleton issue file on the Bolderbast site.
> Harry?
To which HARRY replied:
> Not a skeleton, but a small example, can be found on:
> http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/bolderbast/xf4issue.html
Even better yet (if the feature is not already there) would be a way
to request the database entry for a particular comic book. This way,
people can use as an example the entry for one of the comic books that
they already have.
FRANCESCO:
> Well, now I don't know if I say something interesting here but...
> I have some Greek Komix and on the back of issue 124 there's an ad where it
> *seems* you can order "Pluto saves the ship"... I don't know what they
> exactly mean 'cause it's all written in Greek.. and well.. Greek is.. Greek
> to me :-))
Strange... Greek is Greek to me, too, and I have no problem with it. :-)
("I'm speaking Greek" is a greek idiom for "I'm speaking plainly". It's
Chinese that is supposed to be incomprehensible, though I suspect that
about a third of the Earth's population do not share that opinion!)
> Maybe Archontis when he's back can enlighten us :-)
I'm not Archontis, but here goes:
The ad in issue 124 offers "Pluto Saves the Ship" as a bonus along with
subscriptions.
These days, they offer a different bonus (Murry's first story with
Mickey as a secret agent among human characters), and "Pluto Saves the
Ship" can be ordered as a back issue for 1000 drs, though this price is
probably only valid for Greece. Supply is supposed to be limited.
Anyway, you can order it from:
Terzopoulos Editions,
Frangoklissias 7
Maroussi 15125
Greece
or by FAX at +30-1-680-6631 and +30-1-6899162 (credit cards only)
They accept checks (in drachmas), Diners Club, Visa, Mastercard, and
American Express. You should have no problem writing to them in English.
If you like, I can give them a call to find the exact foreign rate.
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
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"Apart from me, you mean?"
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> You see, the format itself is not difficult at all (pure ascii text),
> once you have downloaded a list of creators and a list of characters.
It's the second time that I'm attempting to get involved with indexing,
and it's the second time I've put the project aside for when I have
al lot of spare time. (Which, this time, may be in a couple of weeks,
so something might come out of it.)
The way I see it, the database format is not at all encouraging to
the person who wants to work casually on the subject. There's a lot of
information, not all in one place (I mean separate documents, not the same
web site), and, I beg to differ as to the format's understandability just
because it is in ASCII. There is a difference between something being
human readble and its being human understandable. Indexing one's first
comic book is a *lot* of work, and I'm sure that I'm not the first one
to feel daunted by the task. This is why I suggested having a data entry
program would help. The catch is, of course, that I have to understand
the database format in all its detail before I can attempt writing such
a beast.
> Perhaps Harry should place a skeleton issue file on the Bolderbast site.
> Harry?
To which HARRY replied:
> Not a skeleton, but a small example, can be found on:
> http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/bolderbast/xf4issue.html
Even better yet (if the feature is not already there) would be a way
to request the database entry for a particular comic book. This way,
people can use as an example the entry for one of the comic books that
they already have.
FRANCESCO:
> Well, now I don't know if I say something interesting here but...
> I have some Greek Komix and on the back of issue 124 there's an ad where it
> *seems* you can order "Pluto saves the ship"... I don't know what they
> exactly mean 'cause it's all written in Greek.. and well.. Greek is.. Greek
> to me :-))
Strange... Greek is Greek to me, too, and I have no problem with it. :-)
("I'm speaking Greek" is a greek idiom for "I'm speaking plainly". It's
Chinese that is supposed to be incomprehensible, though I suspect that
about a third of the Earth's population do not share that opinion!)
> Maybe Archontis when he's back can enlighten us :-)
I'm not Archontis, but here goes:
The ad in issue 124 offers "Pluto Saves the Ship" as a bonus along with
subscriptions.
These days, they offer a different bonus (Murry's first story with
Mickey as a secret agent among human characters), and "Pluto Saves the
Ship" can be ordered as a back issue for 1000 drs, though this price is
probably only valid for Greece. Supply is supposed to be limited.
Anyway, you can order it from:
Terzopoulos Editions,
Frangoklissias 7
Maroussi 15125
Greece
or by FAX at +30-1-680-6631 and +30-1-6899162 (credit cards only)
They accept checks (in drachmas), Diners Club, Visa, Mastercard, and
American Express. You should have no problem writing to them in English.
If you like, I can give them a call to find the exact foreign rate.
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"Is there any intelligent life here?"
"Apart from me, you mean?"
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