October is almost done but I’m full of news. First, I’ve been invited to contribute to John Gladding’s latest web site, MySacramento.me. John is the creator of several local-interest web sites, such as Sactosaurus.com, The Tomato Pages and MyFolsom.com. Despite being a good looking guy with a house in Folsom, a beautiful family, and a successful career, John keeps wanting to associate himself with me. We’ve tried a few other collaborations in the past but this time he’s only asking me to do what I already do here and at my myspace page (blogging, that is), so it shouldn’t be a problem. My blog posts will be the same at each site, or “simulblogged™”, as I like to call it, but from time to time there may be slight variations to keep from getting kicked off of myspace or to give my new readers at MySacramento.me more information about me (for instance, this post appears there in a slightly different format). In the future, I may even create site-specific posts to encourage cross-pollination. As always, I’ll keep you informed.
Second, the Alternative Press Expo (APE) is this weekend in San Francisco! I’ll be attending for the third year in a row with my trusty ward Clave and wonderful girlfriend Audrey in tow. Clave is debuting his first ever comic book, “The Intern,” and I’ll have my comic books and merchandise for sale, including some new items (watch this space for details). Audrey and I will be dressing up as Mario and Princess Peach for the Halloween Party Friday night, and then at the convention proper we’ll all be sharing a table with Argel Brown and Michael Galande of Blood and Inc. Argel came up with the great idea of drawing ourselves as the monsters from Rampage for a banner and advertisement for our table. I just picked up the banner today and it looks awesome:
Alternative comics heavyweights such as Jessica Alba and Chris Ware will be in attendance, as will Sacramento homies Skinner, Sandor and Aaron Winters. Even if you’re not into comics, APE is a great place to score one-of-a kind books, apparel, dolls, posters, merchandise and original art. Sometimes celebrities like Matt Groening and Davy Havoc make appearances, but even when they don’t APE is more fun than a barrel of monkeys, so check it out! For directions and more info, click here.
And finally, I’ll be in my first midtown Second Saturday show November 8th at SaraJane&Co. Entitled “The Four Corners,” the show features “Four distinctive styles by four very different artists who have never met, showcasing the creative diversity of our region’s finest.” Gosh, they’re talking about me! Oh, and Chris Baxter, Chad Lenzi and Andrew Taggert. The aforementioned Skinner is coordinating the show and Aaron Winters designed the spiffy flyers:
SaraJane&Co is actually having a three-night opening, but if you want to rub elbows with the artist I’ll be there Saturday night for the Beer Garden and music by Electric Dude. And we probably would rub elbows if you go: the space is kind of small and sure to be fucking packed!
