Reuben Awards in a nutshell
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 23:24 -0700
Yes, I did receive the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Best Comic in 2002. The awards were handed out at a black tie dinner on Saturday, May 24 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Friend and Simpsons creator Matt Groening won the huge Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Award. Editor Diana was there as my guest and had a great time--for once, she was at a cartoonists gathering and didn't have to work.
It was a terrific weekend. There were about 500 attendees--all cartoonists, families, and guests. The Palace is a historic hotel more than a century old, when elegance was the key word. They even have an original Maxfield Parrish mural in the bar. Hawaii's Prince Kalakaua died there. The Treaty of Versailles was announced there. The plain exterior really hides a beautiful hotel.
Friday night was the meet-and-greet, with an open bar and food stations with dim sum, fresh vegetables, stir fry, pasta, roast beef, and desserts. There were also seminars throughout the day.
Saturday included a breakfast, the general meeting, and seminars by some of the best cartoonists of our time. We made this a family day, though. After the membership meeting, we took the trolley down to Fisherman's Wharf. That night was the Reuben ceremony. I sat with Sharon, Diana, fellow nominee Terry Moore and his wife Robyn, editorial cartoonist Steve Greenberg, and others. Sergio was the presenter of the Comics category, so it was nice to receive it from my good friend. In my acceptance speech, I mentioned that Sunday was my birthday and this was probably the best birthday gift I received.
Sunday, chartered busses took us to Santa Rosa and the new Charles Schulz Museum. Jeannie Schulz was our hostess. We had a barbecue, then it was across the street to his ice rink where we were treated to a special presentation of Snoopy on Ice.
During the entire weekend, those little black sketchbooks were going around.
What a great time.
It was a terrific weekend. There were about 500 attendees--all cartoonists, families, and guests. The Palace is a historic hotel more than a century old, when elegance was the key word. They even have an original Maxfield Parrish mural in the bar. Hawaii's Prince Kalakaua died there. The Treaty of Versailles was announced there. The plain exterior really hides a beautiful hotel.
Friday night was the meet-and-greet, with an open bar and food stations with dim sum, fresh vegetables, stir fry, pasta, roast beef, and desserts. There were also seminars throughout the day.
Saturday included a breakfast, the general meeting, and seminars by some of the best cartoonists of our time. We made this a family day, though. After the membership meeting, we took the trolley down to Fisherman's Wharf. That night was the Reuben ceremony. I sat with Sharon, Diana, fellow nominee Terry Moore and his wife Robyn, editorial cartoonist Steve Greenberg, and others. Sergio was the presenter of the Comics category, so it was nice to receive it from my good friend. In my acceptance speech, I mentioned that Sunday was my birthday and this was probably the best birthday gift I received.
Sunday, chartered busses took us to Santa Rosa and the new Charles Schulz Museum. Jeannie Schulz was our hostess. We had a barbecue, then it was across the street to his ice rink where we were treated to a special presentation of Snoopy on Ice.
During the entire weekend, those little black sketchbooks were going around.
What a great time.
