Link-a-Dink

  Hey, I just got cast as Murray the cop for the Muncie Civic Theatre's upcoming production of The Odd Couple! Should be fun!   Well, "Draw Hiram Lodge Day" has come and gone and I think I can safely deem it a success! Thanks to the following talented gentlemen who made the day so fun: Dale Martin, Keith O'Brien, Jack Bertram, and Jim and Jake Fields!   Just recently I transcribed an episode of the radio show, The Damon Runyon Theater, so we could perform it for November's Tom Cherry's Old Time Radio Show. I became a fan of The Damon Runyon Theater when it occasionally aired on When Radio Was and, when the idea came about to do an old time radio show in Farmland, I knew TDRT would be one of the shows we would feature. If anybody is curious to read the transcribed script for the story, "Princess O'Hara", you can now find it at The Generic Radio Workshop, an invaluable website that heroically maintains a massive library of Old-Time Radio scripts. If you're a fan of OTR, check it out!   And if you're ever curious about the little radio show I'm involved in, more information can be found at www.farmlandindiana.org

The Portrait of Lodge by a Young Artist

  Hiram Lodge by the amazing Jake Fields

The Haunting of Hiram Lodge

  A ghost story by Jim Fields

Fire 'Em Lodge

  Hiram Lodge by Keith O'Brien

Draw Hiram Lodge Day 2012

  It's December 1st and for the past two years we have taken this day to honor the richest man in Riverdale, Mr. Hiram Lodge! Despite being a member of the 1%, Mr. Lodge rarely gets the attention he deserves so let's pay tribute to this great fictional man by drawing him! The drawing above is my contribution to this joyous day! Taking a page from J. Jonah Jameson's playbook, Mr. Lodge has gotten himself an Archie-Slayer (Inspired by Steve Ditko's Spider-Slayer)!   And look! Super cartoonist Dale Martin shows the dark side of Hiram Lodge!   Mob Boss Hiram "Fire 'Em" Lodge by Keith O'Brien   The haunting of Hiram Lodge by Jim Fields   Jack Bertram proves Hiram Lodge can get Savage!   A portrait of Lodge by a young artist, Jake Fields

One Day More

  Last warning! Tomorrow is "Draw Hiram Lodge Day"!

By Popular Demand!

  Since we had such a good time last year, let's do it again! December 1st is "Draw Hiram Lodge Day"!  

A Belated "Draw Hiram Lodge Day" Gift

This well dressed Lodge was created by Ivan Martin. Thanks, Ivan!

Just When You Thought "Draw Hiram Lodge Day" Was Over...

Hiram Lodge ala Fred Goldman by Sean Smart

Thanks, Sean!

The Day After "Draw Hiram Lodge Day"

It's official! "Draw Hiram Lodge Day" was a success! Thanks to Drew Boynton, Dale Martin, and Keith O'Brien (The man responsible for that wonderful drawing above with Hiram, Little Orphan Annie, and Sandy, too!) for sharing their awesome talents to celebrate Mr. Hiram Lodge! Gentlemen, you did him proud!

Draw Hiram Lodge Day

Today is the day we honor the wealthiest man in Riverdale, Mr. Hiram Lodge! Often the voice of sanity in a world runned by ageless teenagers, let us celebrate Mr. Lodge by drawing his visage on this very day!
Here's some talented folks that got in the spirit of the season!:

Drew Boynton's Doggie draws and talks with Mr. Lodge!
Dale Martin shares a younger Hiram Lodge during the LITTLE ARCHIE days!
Keith O'Brien pictures Hiram Lodge with a daughter that isn't Veronica!
Hiram Lodge ala Fred Goldman by Sean Smart
A well dressed Hiram Lodge by Ivan Martin

Why Is This Teenager Sweating?

Because tomorrow is "Draw Hiram Lodge Day" and he broke all of Mr. Lodge's pencils!

Mere Sentences

Yesterday was a rainy, gray day. The type of day that always got Karen Carpenter down. At least, when she was alive.

I’m currently reading The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell. It’s a loaner from my pal, Nick. Thanks again, Nick!

The Elves and the Shoemaker premiered in Winchester this past Saturday and the show turned out rather well. Our merry band will return to the stage in Upland on December 3rd.

The shoes I’ve been wearing for the last couple years are starting to resemble the pair Reverend Jim wore on Taxi.

The number of ketchup packets I received at lunch yesterday? Five.

Remember: December 1st is “Draw Hiram Lodge Day”! Make Veronica happy and doodle her daddy!

Make Room for Veronica's Daddy

Okay, I'm calling it! December 1st is "Draw Hiram Lodge Day"! Please plan accordingly!