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Joe Pit Report
Thursday, February 18, 2010
This week’s Host: Marten Jallad
Steve and I were working on our diorama after work again. It has expanded again to12 feet by 12 feet. I think we are done with expanding. We learned how to cut symmetrical tunnels into the foam using templates and a large hot wire. We will be sculpting the mountain side over the next day or so.
Steve and I got to Marten’s around 6:00. David, Brian, and Marten were on the back deck. Marten was manning the grill. He was cooking up some hot dog and hamburgers. While Marten was cooking, I installed some vinyl advertising for the show on the back window of his car. Marten came out with a cheeseburger for me. Oh yeah that hit the spot. There is nothing like hamburgers cooked on the grill. Makes me wish spring would hurry and get here. Just about that time Mark came pulling up and then Charles EJ, and Carl. It was a full house at Martens. I went into the kitchen to grab another burger and I found that Charles brought a fruit plate full of good stuff, Cut up apples, grapes, and he also brought some more wasabi Thai rice crackers mixed with Thai chili balls, Marten loves this stuff. At one point during the evening Marten ate a handful and with a surprised look on his face said whoa! I said “I guess that was a little hot ay.” He was eating that stuff like candy.
Marten has a great sense of humor and he enjoys drawing. He started back in the 70’s after picking up picking up the JAWS issue of MAD magazine. After contributing to a number of publications. He self published THWAK magazine, http://www.thwakstudios.blogspot.com/ which led to an editorial position at CRACKED magazine. Marten has been with Joelanta since its second year. You could say he is a veteran.
Marten has a nice collection of vintage and modern Marx figures he also collects Action Man. In his study he has two cabinets packed with both Marx and Action Man. On the walls he has Mad Magazine posters, Cracked, and other great comic works. It’s like walking through time looking at all the different covers and posters.
We have sold ¾ of the available tables for the show. If you are thinking about getting a table or a booth at the show you better act fast. They are going fast!!!! Come help us celebrate Joelanta’s 10th anniversary. www.joelanta.com
We would like to thank Marten and his wife Heather for hosting our meeting this week. Next week we will be at Steve’s house.
Until then, this is Mike Gardner saying… “Play with your toys! ”
Man it got crazy!!
Mike
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