First thing — the show last night was a blast. Thanks to everyone who came out. I got to see a lot of friends and meet a lot of people — including some folks who had been following this work for years, which was very flattering. If you didn’t have a chance to make it, the cartoons and other work are still there through April 17. There are about two dozen original cartoons from the Daily Nebraskan, Journal Star and Omaha Reader, a few dozen prints of cartoons from over the years, some comic books of my two 24 Hour Comics, some pages from the Poe story I did last year, and finished versions of six of my favorite rejects.
Secondly — there’s been a snag in the Lent 2010 Fast Food Fish Tournament Last Supper! “Who won?” was probably the most commonly asked question last night. My plan was to eat Hardee’s at lunch yesterday and Runza at dinner, but there was so much to get done before the show last night that I didn’t have time to eat dinner at all. So the final round is hanging in limbo until I can get to Runza, which won’t be until Monday as I am out of Runza’s jurisdiction due to Easter family travels.
I thought it would be funny to just say “Oh hey, I couldn’t get to Runza on Good Friday, so the tournament is canceled.” But that would probably be kind of a letdown. So I’m going to make it happen.
Although while typing this, it just occurred to me that Runza’s fish sandwich might be a Lent-only special, in which case it might be gone by Monday. Looks like it’s going to be a race against the clock to get back into town early enough Sunday night to get to a Runza before closing time. I still think it would be kind of funny if this tournament of misery ended with such an anticlimactic thud, but I promise to do my best to give it a proper conclusion.