It’s a special day for me. ‘Arlo & Janis Fans,’ a Facebook group, turns 10 years old today. The group is a collection of people who seem to like what I do. How cool is that? The group was started by Jim Young, a fellow up in Tennessee whom I did not know a decade ago although I consider him a friend today. I did not have anything to do with starting A&JF. I am not even an administrator now. I want to thank Jim and the hundreds of others who’ve come along over the years. There is, of course, a lot of cross-pollination between this site and the FB group; many of you visit both regularly. However, if you’re not familiar with A&JF, I invite you to drop by and meet the nice folks. And this is a better time than most to tell the group members that I very much appreciate their interest in my work. It humbles me. I want to apologize, too, for not participating in the group the past couple of months. The Web project has consumed me. Soon, though, everything will be back to normal. Happy Birthday to us!
11 responses to “Cat o’ Mine Tales”
I’m a sort of talkative 81. I’ve been married to Rachel for 4+ years, and she started reminding me she’d heard my stories in the first year. Oh well….
I must be hard for a cartoonist to not to repeat the same stories. One time a few years ago, two different cartoonists produced nearly the exact same gag on the same day. For the life of me I can’t remember the strips nor the gag, but the odds were pretty steep that would happen.
I had never heard of A&JF, but, then, I am not on VisageVolume, either. Happy 10 years, anyway.
I once easily remembered to whom I had told which of my stories and seldom if ever repeated them. These days not so much. Refusing to adopt the hoary “Stop me if you’ve heard this one” line, I just don’t tell them if I’m not sure.
No matter how the delivery systems change, Arlo and Janis will adapt!
What is this normal of which you speak?
Normal is definitely a relative term in our household.
Normal is definitely a relative term in our household.
Abby Normal?
I wanted to say thanks for the shout out Jimmy! We’ve added over 20 members in the last 24 hours. I continue to enjoy being a small part of Arlo and Janis and have added many friends from the fans.
I get an eye roll quite often –
I may be telling a story to someone that has not heard it yet –
Mamma Bear has heard them before so I get an eye roll.