At the Reuben awards in Huntington Beach, Ca. recently, Cathy Guisewite collected a few longtime friends together for lunch. The theme was “Thorns and Roses.” We each briefly said what had happened to us during the past year – good and bad. There were some amazing stories. We all got to know each other just a little better!
Seated in order from left to right are:
- Hillary Price (“Rhymes With Orange“)
- Me
- Cathy Guisewite (“Cathy“)
- Linda Houden, who is Jerry Van Amerongen’s partner (“Ballard Street“). She works with companies to problem solve and is an Executive Coach.
- Betty Evans; married to Greg Evans (“Luann“)
- Sally Mitchell, widow of Mell Lazarus (“Momma” and “Miss Peach“)
- Andrea Biezer (“Alice”)
- Jenny Robb, curator at the Billy Ireland Museum of Cartoon Art
- Amy Lago, comics editor for the Washington Post
- Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post