Hey, thanks for the plug! I wasn't expecting it; it's just that I thought of all the blogs I know, your audience would be the most receptive to a Gorilla Suit message of love.
The Ferrett | 01.31.06 - 10:10 am | #

No sweat...I'd been meaning to drop in a plug for the comic for a few days now, and this seemed as good a place as any!
Mikester | Homepage | 01.31.06 - 10:22 am | #

If my late father were still around, I'd call him up and mention this post and he'd once again give me crap for suggesting his paper carry Rudy, where it *ahem* wasn't quite as popular as Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side.
Tom Spurgeon | Email | 01.31.06 - 12:21 pm | #

hey mike,

I almost bid on that RUDY at the last minute until I saw you were its top [only] bidder. I just couldn't bring myself to torpedo America's Most Beloved Nerd, no matter how badly I wanted that book. I JUST COULDN'T DO IT! SOB! I COULDN'T!!!!!!!

[Actually, I bought a copy of the Don Martin book that includes the National Gorilla Suit story for a dollar and shipping instead. Don't cry for me, Ventura County.]

You are going to post a review of RUDY IN HOLLYWOOD once you've read it, right?

yours in christ,
milo | Homepage | 01.31.06 - 12:32 pm | #

There used to be (maybe still is) a little old guy, maybe 5'5", who would stand around outside the Chicago Board of Trade in a gorilla suit, with a "World Gym" shirt on. Or maybe it was a sandwich board.

Anyway, whenever I and my friends walked by, we had to say "That's a mo-f****in go-rilla!"

Well, it was funny at the time.
Jon | Email | 01.31.06 - 8:13 pm | #

You didn't mention, or maybe you didn't see, but at that same APE, Too Much Coffee Man was there too. The two of them even got into a mock fight.

The things you see when sitting behind a table at conventions.....
Tim | Email | 02.02.06 - 11:23 am | #