Writer Larry Young and the Airchief

Greetings loyal airmen.  Well, the rain continues to pound New Hampshire with no signs of letting up any time soon. It's gotten so that we can easily imagine we're all living in Merry Old England, the constant patter on the rooftops and the damp, moldy atmosphere is really depressing.  Hey, Mom Nature, it's suppose to be SUMMER!  Get with the program and give us some sunshine.  PLEASE!!!

Speaking of happy times, that's exactly what your old Airchief had last week at Larry Doherty's ond day show in Chelsmford, MA.   Fellow writer, Larry Young of Arundel, Maine, and I drove down early last Sunday morning to the Radisson hotel and got a very big surprise upon entering the place.  Larry informed us his hall was over booked with seventy-six vendors and there was simply no room available for his few creator guests.  So the decision was made to put us folks in the lobby fronting the entrance to the hall.  A table was set up in front of a small sofa and that's where Larry and I held court for the next six hours.  I'll confess to being a little unsettled at first, but then the realization quickly dawned on me that for the first time in all the years I've attended such events, I wouldn't be sitting on some hard, unforgiving metal chair.  Nope.  Larry and I were comfortably situated on plush, padded cushions as we met and greeted all the wonderful comic fans who came by.  By the end of the day, I was delighted not to have a sore backside or derriere.  That's French for…well, you can figure it out.   It all turned out to be a really fun, new experience.

The show was also a very profitable one as lots of fans stopped buy and picked up our Airship 27 pulps books, many of them being past customers who were anxious to see what new titles we had to offer.  As much as I love meeting new fans, and there were lots of those here, it is also an added treat to renew acquaintances with those of you who've become our valued supporters over the years.  So thanks to one and all for stopping by last Sunday.  And for all of you who picked up a pulp or a comic at the show, please, when you've finished reading it, drop me a line and let me know what you thought of it.  Your feedback is important to us.

Of course a big thanks to promoter and pal, Larry Doherty, for hosting another really great show.  I was Larry's first ever guest at his first show back more years than either of us care to remember. Ha.  Also a tip of the hat to my pal, artist, Kris Carter, who was another guest at the show.   Kris and I working on a new sci-fi adventure comic series I've mentioned before called EPOCH.  It's Kris's concept and I'm on board helping him flesh it out.  It's always fun to get together with Kris, a really great artist and fun guy.  I always want to say hi to another really talented fellow I met for the first time, Jarrod Courtemanche.   Jarrod is an independent filmmaker and writer who really has a zest for all creative endeavors.  I left the show with two of his films from his Mindside Studios and upon watching them, have to tell you he's the real deal.  He knows how to make movies.  Both THE KILLING HAND and VIRTUE (The Way of the Modern Samurai) are low-budget classics that I strongly recommend to all loyal airmen.  Go on-line, Google Mindside Studios and check these out.  I'm hoping to have Jarrod contribute to some of our future pulp anthologies.

And while talking about comic shows, let me announce the publication of my latest comic work.  Several years ago I wrote a short comic story starring my jewel thief,  Satin Wei.  It was pencilled by Chilean artist Gonzalo Martinez, inked by Terry Staats and lettered by my pal Jaymes Reed.  A few weeks ago, fellow writer Bobby Nash, put me on to a new black and white comic anthology, REAL MAGICALISM, being produced by writer – artist, James Burns.  Burns was assembling the book to debut it at Dragon Con in a few weeks and still looking for contributions.  I contacted him, told him about our little story and after looking at the pages, he accepted it for the book.  Much to our delight.  That's the cover above.  So if you have plans of being in Atlanta for Dragon Con, do hunt up Burns and pick up a copy, or you can order on-line at Catawba Publishing.  The link is posted below. (http://catawbapublishing.com/bookstore/view_details?book=113)  Tell him the Airchief sent you.

Finally, last week we applauded the departure of Manny Ramirez from the Red Sox.  Well here we are a full week later and new left fielder, Jason Bay, is proving with every game that he is perfect cure to Manny-malaise. Bay is a no-nonsense ball player who obviously loves to play the game and gives it 100%.  Prior to his arrival, with all the Manny silliness going on, the team had lost six in a row.  With Manny gone, and Bay in the mix, they've won five of their last six and it is so obvious to everyone watching them that the Red Sox are back to playing good ball.  Things look real good for a play-off run.  There's still a lot of season left, but now there's a real hopeful attitude infusing both the team and fans.  GO SOX!

Have a great week, Loyal Airmen.  Ron- Over & Out.