Another Book Becomes a Collector's Item?

Richard Adams

Someone posted an email to VN.com and it appeared in today's mailbag,
in reference to "The Season Starts When?" According to the ed's
feedback the book is now out of print, but can be had for an
outrageous sum on Amazon. Indeed, already in the $25 arena.

I was lucky enough to score a copy of Bob Roll's first book. Bobke: A
Ride on the Wild Side (a dusty but otherwise fine copy) from an LBS.
Nuts on ebay have shelled as much as $100 a copy.

Roll came out with Bobke II last year, for those who were missing out
and didn't have the bottomless wallets. Any idea if there's another
collection of O'Grady 'toons in the works, or has the OGWGFIW fallen
out of favor? I noticed, right after getting the full complement of
pint glasses that they're less conspicuous in the VN online store.

At least I'm not getting skinned picking up an old copy of Davis
Phinney's book.

B. Lafferty

But you have to admit that not only the writing but the format of the first
book is really good. I wouldn't part with my copy for $100 but for
$500.......perhaps.

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:c2352af0.0404231448.82cfa1e@posting.google.com...
> Someone posted an email to VN.com and it appeared in today's mailbag,
> in reference to "The Season Starts When?" According to the ed's
> feedback the book is now out of print, but can be had for an
> outrageous sum on Amazon. Indeed, already in the $25 arena.
>
> I was lucky enough to score a copy of Bob Roll's first book. Bobke: A
> Ride on the Wild Side (a dusty but otherwise fine copy) from an LBS.
> Nuts on ebay have shelled as much as $100 a copy.
>
> Roll came out with Bobke II last year, for those who were missing out
> and didn't have the bottomless wallets. Any idea if there's another
> collection of O'Grady 'toons in the works, or has the OGWGFIW fallen
> out of favor? I noticed, right after getting the full complement of
> pint glasses that they're less conspicuous in the VN online store.
>
> At least I'm not getting skinned picking up an old copy of Davis
> Phinney's book.

Patrick O'Grady

In article <c2352af0.0404231448.82cfa1e@posting.google.com>,
ackthpt@concentric.net (Richard Adams) wrote:

> Someone posted an email to VN.com and it appeared in today's mailbag,
> in reference to "The Season Starts When?" According to the ed's
> feedback the book is now out of print, but can be had for an
> outrageous sum on Amazon. Indeed, already in the $25 arena.
>
> I was lucky enough to score a copy of Bob Roll's first book. Bobke: A
> Ride on the Wild Side (a dusty but otherwise fine copy) from an LBS.
> Nuts on ebay have shelled as much as $100 a copy.
>
> Roll came out with Bobke II last year, for those who were missing out
> and didn't have the bottomless wallets. Any idea if there's another
> collection of O'Grady 'toons in the works, or has the OGWGFIW fallen
> out of favor? I noticed, right after getting the full complement of
> pint glasses that they're less conspicuous in the VN online store.
>
> At least I'm not getting skinned picking up an old copy of Davis
> Phinney's book.


Hey, Richard,

I doubt VeloPress will be interested in doing another collection of VN
'toons anytime soon. With only 18-20 magazine issues a year in the early
days, it took a full 10 years -- 1989-99 -- to come up with enough stuff
to fill the first one. We're doing a third OGWGFIW jersey for Christmas
2004, though, and John Kelly at Exerstuff wants some new pint-glass
designs, so the online store should flesh out a tad in time for the
holiday shoplifting season.

I've thought about doing a collection of my "Shop Talk" strips from
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. That got started in 1992, so there's
enough material, especially since I do a couple or three "Show Talk"
strips every year for "The Show Daily" at Interbike. Whether it's actually
funny is anybody's guess, though. I like the Mud Stud character I use in
that strip, but few people have actually seen the damn' thing, since
BRAIN's audience is mostly confined to industry types on the john who are
looking for a distraction but have already read that day's newspaper.

In any case, thanks for asking -- and for being interested enough to buy
stuff, too. I've been at this for 15 years, and I still can't believe that
people will pay me for having fun. Sure beats writing headlines on the
obits at The Pueblo Chieftain.

Cheers,

Patrick O'Grady
Mad Dog Media
http://www.maddogmedia.com

B. Lafferty

I'll bet the obit headlines were interesting though, coming from Saint
Patrick.


"Patrick O'Grady" <maddogmedia@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:maddogmedia-2304041829440001@192.168.0.5...
> In article <c2352af0.0404231448.82cfa1e@posting.google.com>,
> ackthpt@concentric.net (Richard Adams) wrote:
>
> > Someone posted an email to VN.com and it appeared in today's mailbag,
> > in reference to "The Season Starts When?" According to the ed's
> > feedback the book is now out of print, but can be had for an
> > outrageous sum on Amazon. Indeed, already in the $25 arena.
> >
> > I was lucky enough to score a copy of Bob Roll's first book. Bobke: A
> > Ride on the Wild Side (a dusty but otherwise fine copy) from an LBS.
> > Nuts on ebay have shelled as much as $100 a copy.
> >
> > Roll came out with Bobke II last year, for those who were missing out
> > and didn't have the bottomless wallets. Any idea if there's another
> > collection of O'Grady 'toons in the works, or has the OGWGFIW fallen
> > out of favor? I noticed, right after getting the full complement of
> > pint glasses that they're less conspicuous in the VN online store.
> >
> > At least I'm not getting skinned picking up an old copy of Davis
> > Phinney's book.
>
>
> Hey, Richard,
>
> I doubt VeloPress will be interested in doing another collection of VN
> 'toons anytime soon. With only 18-20 magazine issues a year in the early
> days, it took a full 10 years -- 1989-99 -- to come up with enough stuff
> to fill the first one. We're doing a third OGWGFIW jersey for Christmas
> 2004, though, and John Kelly at Exerstuff wants some new pint-glass
> designs, so the online store should flesh out a tad in time for the
> holiday shoplifting season.
>
> I've thought about doing a collection of my "Shop Talk" strips from
> Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. That got started in 1992, so there's
> enough material, especially since I do a couple or three "Show Talk"
> strips every year for "The Show Daily" at Interbike. Whether it's actually
> funny is anybody's guess, though. I like the Mud Stud character I use in
> that strip, but few people have actually seen the damn' thing, since
> BRAIN's audience is mostly confined to industry types on the john who are
> looking for a distraction but have already read that day's newspaper.
>
> In any case, thanks for asking -- and for being interested enough to buy
> stuff, too. I've been at this for 15 years, and I still can't believe that
> people will pay me for having fun. Sure beats writing headlines on the
> obits at The Pueblo Chieftain.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Patrick O'Grady
> Mad Dog Media
> http://www.maddogmedia.com

Richard Adams

"B. Lafferty" <Magni@Italia.com> wrote in message news:<sjric.8364$gH6.7897@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> I'll bet the obit headlines were interesting though, coming from Saint
> Patrick.
>

Something like?

Robert Atkins, Doctor and Author, "Was fed up with animals."

Karl C. Jones, Retired AT&SF Engineer, "Gone around the bend for the last time."

Skip Stone, Former NMSU Geologist, "Surrounded by his life's work."

L. D. MacDonald, Farmer, "Once a man outstanding in his field."

T. O. Klippe, Cyclist, "Now spinning in his grave."

Baron von Frankenstein, aristrocrat, "Left a large body of work."

Ray Darr, Maj. USAF Ret., "Secret Burial at Groom Lake planne+++ath0

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