A few weeks back, I posted an entry about the death of Doug Marlette and mentioned that we would have to find a replacement. Somebody called me “Cold,” for saying that in the same post as the basic news of his death. With clarity of hindsight, it probably was a little on the chilly side.
Anyway, we have a story tomorrow on our grand plans for our comics page and our search for a replacement for Kudzu’s slot. And like all things these days, reader response will help guide the decision-making process. Iconic comics are becoming scarcer and scarcer these days. No surprise, really. We live in a niche world, sliced and diced for maximum efficiency. Comics are no different.
A co-worker sent me the obit of Jerry Ringlien, who died the other day in Wilkesboro. Not a household name. But he was the guy behind the Oscar Mayer jingle, which is about as iconic as the Winston jingle.
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