Doug Gray, Melissa Gray, Mike Gray (myself), Stan and Sharon Sakai!
Melissa and I with Bil Keane, creator of Family Circus!
With the hilarious Mel Lazarus (creator of Miss Peach and Momma)!
Melissa and I with Glen Keane, one of the greatest animators of all time!
Melissa with Cathy Guisewite, creator of one of Melissa's favorite strips, Cathy!
My wife Melissa, my brother Doug and I had a terrific time at the CAPS banquet this past weekend (11/15/08) at Maggianos in Woodland Hills, CA! Getting to meet Bil Keane (creator of Family Circus), and to see a ton of his original art in person, was a real treat! We also met Cathy Guisewite (creator of Cathy), Greg Evans (creator of Luann) and his wife wonderful Betty, Mel Lazarus (creator of Momma and Miss Peach), and Glen Keane (one of the great Disney animators of any generation)! It was terrific to catch up with old friends Stan (Usagi Yojimbo) and Sharon Sakai, and we are looking forward to seeing them at Sac Con in December and Wondercon in Feb! And it was great, as usual, getting to see Stephen (one of the great cartoon designers of our time) and Heidi Silver, and Sergio Aragones! The banquet featured terrific food, hilarious entertainment and fantastic company all around...it's good to be part of CAPS (and I can't wait for next year)!
--Mike
