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! ISSUE 385 – MAY 2006! AUTUMN 2005 The Jester WE PLOUGH ON “There’s this cartoonist … he’s selling hundreds and hundreds of cartoons … he can’t stop … everything he draws turns to gold …” YOUR MOVIE CARTOONS / NEW VENUE FOR MAY MEET LOUVIERS FESTIVAL / AGM PICS / HOW TO CARTOON SAFELY ROGER MAHONEY INTERVIEW / BAKER ON FLUCK AND LAW MORE WULLIE / SUBS STILL DUE! / PLUS NEWS AND REVIEWS The Newsletter of the Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain THE JESTER ISSUE 385 – MAY 2006 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK The Jester Issue 385 - May 2006 The Chair Published 11 times a year by The Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain DEAR Members, I trust spring has scene about The Cartoonist pub, the sprung in your studios and you’ve meeting place of the CCGB. The The CCGB Committee turned off the fan heaters and thrown article says, and I quote, “it’s only Chairman: Terry Christien open the doors to embrace a new really worth going to if a meeting is 020–8892 3621 season – no kidding, why not? on, there’s not much else to do there”. [email protected] As I write, I’ve just returned from a It seems the management of The cartoon festival in France where five Cartoonist took exception to this Secretary: Jed Stone of us Brits – Simon Ellinas, John comment. 020–7720 1884 Landers, Guy Carter, Alex Noel Wat- It is a fact that apart from a “gallery” [email protected] son and me – Eurostarred it to Lou- of the club’s cartoons festooning the Treasurer: Anne Boyd viers, southwest of Paris. Such good pub’s walls, there is no other cartoon- 020–7720 1884 hospitality was extended by those related activity there apart from the crazy French cartoonists. We had a club’s monthly meeting in the down- Les Barton: 01895–236 732 ball for a long weekend and didn’t stairs function room, whereas all the have to put our hands in our pockets other cartoon venues mentioned [email protected] once. Now that’s what I call sponsor- definitely do have cartoon-related Clive Collins: 01702–557 205 ship! (see page 9) activities. Tim was perfectly entitled [email protected] Some things to keep your shell-like to make this observation in what is a Neil Dishington: 020–8505 0134 pinned back for: the members’ exhi- closed-membership newsletter (i.e. [email protected] bition in Ipswich in June (see page 3) not for public consumption) and we Ian Ellery: 01424–718 209 where we will have a club stall for the always point out that the opinions [email protected] selling of members’ goodies (books, expressed herein are those of the re- cards, originals etc). Jock Davies will spective authors etc. (see back page). Graham Fowell: 020–8590 8942 keep us in touch; and the Stratford If anyone knows of any other car- [email protected] Shakesperience organised by Richard toon activity that happens at The Pete Jacob: 01732 845 079 Tomes (see page 4). Cartoonist pub, please let us know. Jill Kearney: 020–8590 8942 It seems attendees at last month’s For the next meeting, we’ll see you [email protected] AGM were in favour of meeting talks at The Plough, Little Russell Street, Helen Martin: 01883–625 600 every other month. Twenty minutes to London WC1A 2HH, in the upstairs half an hour on any interesting subject function room, on the first Tuesday, [email protected] would go down superbly well. The May 2, same time (see page 11). Roy Nixon: 01245–256 814 May meeting will bring us the dulcet Make an afternoon of it if you want, Jed Pascoe: 01767–682 882 tones of our esteemed Jester Ed, and check out London’s other cartoon [email protected] Royston Robertson. (New member places! Be productive, Derek Quint: 01984–632 592 Steve Willis has also stepped forward Terry Christien Richard Tomes: 0121–706 7652 to do a talk. See page 7 – Ed). [email protected] Those who know fellow member Jack Pennington, talented cartoonist Mike Turner: 01206–798 283 and jazz fanatic of this club, who is [email protected] currently in hospital, will be thinking Jock Williams-Davies: of him and his wife Pip and would I 01473–422 917 know, want to wish Jack well. [email protected] Also, a reminder about the Members’ Directory, which is due out at the beginning of next year (see Jester Editor: page 5). Make a note to send in your Royston Robertson details and artwork please – it’ll be 01843–871 241 thoroughly worthwhile and something jester_magazine @yahoo.co.uk very positive that your club is doing for you! Front cover: Terry Bave THERE was an observation made on Back cover: Bill Ritchie page eight of April’s Jester, in Tim Harries piece on London’s cartoon 2 THE JESTER ISSUE 385 – MAY 2006 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK gathering next year within the Ip-art fortnight, with a little help from those who are at present involved in News other such events. The feedback that I’ve had so far is very promising. Subs still due The annual CCGB subscriptions were due on April 1. If you have not yet paid, please send your cheque for £35 (payable to CCGB) to the Treasurer, Anne Boyd, at: 7 Gambetta Street, Battersea, London SW8 3TS. Mars attracts The exhibition Mars in their Eyes is running at the Cartoon Museum May meeting until July 1. It tells the story of Please note that the May 2 club Mars exploration and scientific meeting will be held at The Plough discovery, as seen by cartoonists, “Quiz”, he drew 150 celebrity cari- pub in Bloomsbury, NOT at The and features cartoons from around catures for Saturday Review. This Cartoonist. For more, see page 11 the world. It is hosted in conjunc- exhibition consists of half of these tion with Professor Colin Pillinger featuring caricatures of politicians and sponsored by PPARC and the such as Neville Chamberlain The Friday meet Open University. Opening times: (below, left), as well as artists and Don’t forget also that an informal Tuesday – Saturday 10.30 - 5.30pm; actors. The gallery is at 32 Store CCGB Friday meeting has been Sun 12pm - 5.30pm. Entrance £3. Street, London. It is open Monday arranged for June 16, at Ye Olde The museum is at 35 Little Russel to Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm and on Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, Street, London. Tel 020-7580 8155. Saturdays between 11.30am – London, from 7pm. See you there. 5.30pm. Phone 020-7580 1114 Quiz on show CCGB at Ipswich An exhibition entitled Quiz Show! Get Fizzical The Caricatures of Powys Evans The Fizzers caricature exhibition at Arts Festival (1899 – 1981) is at the the Scottish National Portrait From Jock Williams-Davies: For Political Cartoon Gallery from May Gallery, mentioned by Bill Ritchie the past four years Ipswich has held 24 to July 18. Evans’ best work, in last month’s Jester, is proving a yearly arts festival called Ip-art – which he did between 1922 and popular. Club member Jim Towle two weeks of art in all its forms 1925, has only recently come to writes: “Great exhibition – worth a throughout the town, on the streets light and will be on display for the visit if only to see your own and indoors. This year it will show first time. Under the pseudonym of computerised portrait in the ‘Alter the Cartoonist Club’s exhibition in Ego’ booth.” The exhibition runs the Town Hall for the best part of a until July 2. Call 0131-473 2000 week, staying open until 8pm. Apart from the exhibition, I have have taken a stall which will be Free comics presented under the CCGB name at The comic book industry is holding the Street Fair, which will be on a worldwide Free Comic Book Day Sunday 25 June from 10am to 5pm, on May 6. For a list of participating previous to the exhibition on June shops, go to freecomicbook 27. If anyone wishes to come for day.com and click “Store Locator”. the day or wants me to put their stuff on the stall for sale, get in touch and I will be happy to oblige. Shrewsbury Telephone 01473-422 917 or mobile The Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival 07732-571 100, or email me at: was getting under way as The Jester [email protected] went to press. Around 40 cartoon- It is also my intention to generate ists were invited to participate, with some interest both from my local exhibitions, talks and workshops. town council officials and from The exhibitions run until May 8. other cartoonists in a bid to get a See the next Jester for a full report. 3 THE JESTER ISSUE 385 – MAY 2006 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK The Shakesperience of a lifetime All welcome at Stratford 2006! COME along to sunny Stratford-upon-Avon from Friday 11 August till Sunday 13, or Monday 14 ... or however long you like! Just like last time, those interested in coming along should let me know (as soon as possible) and I will send you a brochure of lots and lots of B&Bs and hotels to choose from, covering a wide range of sizes and prices. Then it’s up to you to organise your accommodation. This is essentially a Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain convention. It is a purely social event for the club’s members, their families and their friends.

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