Nicki and I have been dating for 9 months now…and I still look like I’m pregnant!

Not going to get too mushy here (I’ll wait for our 1 year anniversary for that!), but do want to say to Nicki that I love her and am looking forward to many more anniversaries with her.

“Ookey-mookey!”

In other news…

Last weekend Nicki and I went to Cape Girardeau for the Cape Comicon or Cape-Con as I like to call it. Had a great time at the show. It moved into a much bigger location this year and I hope they will be there again next year. It was easy to find and very close to the hotel and many restaurants and retail stores. Ken, Doug, and the rest of the Cape-Con folks couldn’t have been nicer. We saw a lot of familiar faces from last year and from Metropolis, and were set up next to the 501st and our Jetta friens- Antone, Kevin, and Jason. Found some great deals on back issues, toys, and more. Hope to make it back next year. Looks like the dates will be April 24 & 25, 2010.

Oh, don’t forget- my favorite holiday is almost here! Some of the MSCA and I will be at Comic Cellar on Austin Peay (near Yale and Raleigh Springs Mall) for Free Comic Book Day this Saturday- May 2nd, from noon-2pm. Stop on by and say hi, and get some free comics!

Hope to see you there!

Lin

This weekend while we were up in Cape Girardeau, MO Kevin got the call that his Papa Roy had passed away at his home  down in Potts Camp, MS (just outside of Holly Springs).

I got to meet Papa several times, and had the privilege to attend his 100th and 101st birthday parties. He was a lot of fun to be around, and had a great sense of humor.

This from Kevin-

Papa Roy Velt Rhea – October 8, 1907 – April 25, 2009

The greatest person of my whole entire life has passed away at 101 years 6 months. While it should be expected, it was sudden news. Papa Roy Rhea had his mind and knowledge all the way through the end. He could remember things from his childhood and last week. His humor was always rich and quick, and you could never, ever get a joke over on him (although I did just once)!

This is going to be the worst and hardest days of my life which I have to deal with the next few days, but it is just part of what you have to deal with in life.

Prayers and good thoughts sent my way will be certainly helpful.

I put a bit of a tribute up on www.muleythemule.com last night, and likely more information will go online soon. Check that out for a nice couple words about the last day. While this kills my heart and soul, it is a good way for Papa Roy’s story to end–going to sleep on the front porch of his little house that he loved so much.

Thanks,
Kev
Be Safe, Be Happy, Be Well,
Kevin and the Mule

Visit Muley the Mule and Friends at:

www.muleythemule.com

Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

Lin

"So long, Papa- we'll miss ya!"

Bryan Deemer, webmonkey and host of Comic Geek Speak (a comics podcast), sent out a request for artists who listen to CGS to send in new art for their recently updated website. The art would go into random rotation on the home page and be a different image each time someone visited the site. Bryan said he wanted to feature art by some of the many of the artists who support CGS, and it didn’t have to be CGS themed. The artists could do whatever they wanted and were encouraged to just have fun- and I did!

To see some of the new CGS art, including some of the ones I did go to-

http://www.comicgeekspeak.com