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Chris Browne leaves Sarasota for Sioux Falls, SD
Chris Browne, cartoonist for “Hagar the Horrible” and creator of “Raising Duncan“, has called Sarasota Florida his home for the last 25 years but is moving because of the over development in the city.
Sarasota used to be quaint, Browne said. It had character. He could cruise over the bridge to Longboat Key, and the only thing he’d see was “The Purple Cow” — otherwise known as the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
“Now,” he said, “it’s dwarfed by this skyline that looks like Atlanta or Tampa.”
It breaks his heart.
Chris and his wife will be moving to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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December/18/2006 @ 12:06 pm
CHRIS, SO SORRY YOU ARE LEAVING THE WEST COAST OF FLA. SDON’T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT MY GRANDSON LENNY 3RD DID SOME WORK FOR YOU SOME TIME AGO AND YOU REWARDED HIM WITH A DRAWING OF HAGAR ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND YOU THANKED HIM FOR HIS WORK AND SIGNED IT. WELL, I’M LENNY ALSO AND HE KNEW HOW MUCH I LOVE HAGAR AND SO HE GAVE IT TO ME. I HAVE IT FRAMED AND WILL TREASURE IT OR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I’M 75 AND WHEN I GO, LENNY GETS IT BACK. IT’S IN MY WILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LAUGHS. THE ONLY CARTOONS I READ ARE HAGAR, SHOE AND PICKLES. ALL OF THEM ARE PURE FUN AND SOMETIMES SO REALISTIC.GOOD LUCK IN SIOUX CITY AND KEEP MAKING ME LAUGH. BEST REGARDS, LENNY SR.
December/29/2007 @ 10:28 am
Chris,
I especially like your references to parrots. Hagar’s parrot it too smart for it to be a coincidence. Did you ever read the SPT article about my bird Arielle (May 2004)?
Check out her web pages for more info about a bird that voluntarily demonstrates her knowledge of English. Listen to the many samples on the page about my book “Another_Mind.”
Good luck on your new home. I agree with you that this area has been ruined by builders and a government with absolutely no backbone or ability to plan.
Sincerely,
Mike Dalton
Clearwater, FL
June/24/2008 @ 1:13 pm
Chris… Enjoy reading Hagar daily, but find
the repetitious “surrounded by hoards” idea, which no human would be able to escape, not just tiresome but frustrating. I know its just a comic strip, and the dialogue between Hagar & Lucky Larry is amusing under such circumstances, but it ceases to be amusing after the hundredth time. In most situations it would be just as amusing if it were used in a scenario where our heroes had at least the smallest of chances to escape …guaranteeing a return the next day and lending at least a smidgin of believeability.
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