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Gary posted:

For Gemstone, of course, there is the fact that every Barks story uses
exclamation points. We certainly won't be going in and changing them to
periods. So the "exclamation point" look will persist for a while yet.
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What about more modern stories, the various stories Gemstone's been printing
that were made in the 90's and later? Are those stories' scripts sent to you
with exclamation points everywhere or do you add those in when you're preparing
things for publication? If they're sent to you that way, I can see leaving
the exclamation points in, since removing them would just mean more work and
time(which at times, you probably have little of).

And thanks for explaining why using exclamation points so much came about in
the first place.

Derek Smith

I got my US#326 about a week ago (FLorida, USA).
If you are concerned about your subscription, write to Gemstone. I did ti
once and they responded very quickly and politely. I'm not impatient
anymore; I know the issues will get to my little corner of the world
eventually!
<Jose>

-----Original Message-----
From: Sverre Amundsen [mailto:sverre at pdq.net]
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:23 AM
To: dcml at stp.ling.uu.se
Subject: Uncle Scrooge #326 available yet?

Has anybody received Uncle Scrooge #326 yet? I received WDC&S #641 last
week, but so far no sign of Uncle Scrooge. In the past I have always
received both within a couple of days of each other (I subscribe from
Gemstone).

Sverre

Don:

> Blum: Reading the quotes of his interviews, where he refers to
> Gladstone's
> editorial decisions as "we" did this or "we" did that, tends to give
> people
> the impression that he was in the Gladstone offices, privy to these
> editorial decisions as they took place.

Just so this is as clear as possible, Geoff Blum was on salary, and not
a freelancer. In that sense he is perhaps entitled to use the empirical
"we" when discussing Gladstone editorial decisions. It remains true,
though, that he toiled far from the Gladstone offices, and had no
direct input into Gladstone decisions.

on any occasion other than during the production of Mickey Mouse In
Color.

I mistakenly did not complete the following post - I didn't even think
I'd posted it in the first place - but I find I have, so I should
provide the finished version:

Don:

> Blum: Reading the quotes of his interviews, where he refers to
> Gladstone's
> editorial decisions as "we" did this or "we" did that, tends to give
> people
> the impression that he was in the Gladstone offices, privy to these
> editorial decisions as they took place.

Just so this is as clear as possible, Geoff Blum was on salary, and not
a freelancer. In that sense he is perhaps entitled to use the empirical
"we" when discussing Gladstone editorial decisions. It remains true,
though, that he toiled far from the Gladstone offices, and did not
directly participate in those decisions.

My one recollection of Geoff being on-site was during the production of
Mickey Mouse In Color. It was a monumental undertaking, years in the
planning and, suddenly, bare weeks from deadline, so it was all hands
on deck for that one.

Gary

> From: "Jano Rohleder" <jano.rohleder at gmx.de>
> Subject: Re: Reactions to Letter from Home
> >* Someone who have found the D.U.C.K.-dedication yet? I haven't.
> For those who don't want to search for it anymore, it's here ;-):
> http://www.dagobert-online.de/duckmania/off-topic/forum/letterspoiler.jpg

But was the original questioner asking about the dedication on the cover?
If so, don't look for the dedication there -- it's missing. They "zoomed in"
on my cover art, cropping off a great deal on all sides. There were a number
of tombstones on the right, and the dedication was in an inscribed tombstone
in the lower right. You can only see a tiny tip of the stone now.
So... I need to be sure to always put the dedication on the inner areas of
covers.

At 6:03 PM +0100 2/22/04, Olaf Solstrand wrote:
>3. Now it's getting a little more difficult. I wonder: Can anyone get me some photos or drawings of British and French Navy Admiral uniforms?
What era would you like? Colonial, 19th century, WWI, WWII, modern?
-MMM-

On Friday, February 20, Don Rosa wrote.

>Someone seems to be mixing jalopy racing with midget racecar racing as
affordable ways for the "common man" to get into >car racing. Jalopy and
stock cars are that. Midget racecars were quite professional -- they were
simply reduced scale >versions of the full scale "Formula One" race
cars...they needed to be built from scratch just like the big versions.
There >apparently was just some sort of thrill in seeing these tiny
(dangerous)cars zipping around a track. Perhaps it was also a way >to fit a
racetrack inside a big city where more tickets could be sold? Anyway, it
died out (or was banned for all I know) >sometime in the 40's or 50's.

Mr. Rosa,

I bow to your knowledge and experience in most matters, but I assure you
that I at least know what midget cars look like (I read the Barks story
too!). As I said in my first posting, I do not claim to know much about the
midget car racing scene. Still, I am quite sure that I attended a midget
car race in North Carolina during the early eighties. It was not a jalopy,
stockcar, go-kart, or a "funny" car race; while I am not a racing fan, I
feel I know the difference. The racer I knew delivered Coca-Cola to grocery
stores for a living, so I know at least in the early eighties in North
Carolina, middle class racing fans could participate in midget car races.

Furthermore, from some minor internet research, I have learned that midget
car racing is still an activity enjoyed by some Americans. Most current
midget car tracks seem to be located in Indiana. The websites I looked at
spoke of a "resurgence in popularity" (wishful thinking?). Appearance wise,
midget cars have evolved considerably from the racers depicted in Barks'
story; pictures are widely available through internet searches.

Matt

This might also help:
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/embarque/panorama/grades.htm
-MMM-