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by Raymond Chapman
Sat May 10, 2008 11:03 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Norm Dobbins
Replies: 5
Views: 4441

Very sad news indeed. This past week I was in Fort Worth doing my workshops for National Business Media and Norm was scheduled to do an all day glass workshop today. I heard the news just after I arrived. It was really sad to see the label "Cancelled" over the sign for his class. It was al...
by Raymond Chapman
Sat May 03, 2008 9:09 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Flat gilding on paper
Replies: 12
Views: 8313

Yes Mike, it was Lande Weissman. You young whipper-snappers have all the answers. I ran into Lande several years ago when I was doing a workshop in Long Beach. He looked older than I remember. This has nothing to do with Margaret's thread, but I agree with Kent - it is amazing how you remember so ma...
by Raymond Chapman
Fri May 02, 2008 5:35 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Flat gilding on paper
Replies: 12
Views: 8313

Years ago I attended this Letterhead gathering in Moore, Oklahoma and there was a guy there doing gold leaf on parchment. He would brush the lettering on in Elmer's glue, let it dry, and then take a regular soda straw and blow gently on the glue. His breath was just moist enough to make the glue sti...
by Raymond Chapman
Fri May 02, 2008 7:49 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Flat gilding on paper
Replies: 12
Views: 8313

OK....let's hear it from all you hosses.
by Raymond Chapman
Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:02 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Al Grand
Replies: 2
Views: 2158

Sad news, indeed. Many of the old masters are leaving us.

While you can, thank those who are special to you. Flowers for the living.
by Raymond Chapman
Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:00 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: 1st meeting of the International Society of Glass Gilders!
Replies: 22
Views: 16921

Sounds like a rather tough group to me, but still interesting. At first thought, I'm afraid I could get roughed up some, but somewhere down the line I may get up enough courage to actually attend the thing. I don't carry a gun, but I may have to get one to be able to associate with "The Society...
by Raymond Chapman
Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:38 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: corafoam
Replies: 18
Views: 14358

Great stuff.

We have the same problem of finding a place to buy it, other than getting it direct. It seems that the owners are Italian (not that's there's anything wrong with that) and not all that interested in the sign business. Recently there has been some turn over at the company and no one really is interes...
by Raymond Chapman
Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:42 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Cars: Animated Show with cool signs
Replies: 4
Views: 2996

Me too

Yep, great animation. I bought the DVD with the excuse that it would be there for the grandkids to watch, but actually I'm the one that enjoys seeing it.

Mostly, I keep saying, "How did they do that?".
by Raymond Chapman
Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Off topic: But....
Replies: 3
Views: 2758

Two very talented young men you've got there Mr. Jackson.

Now..do they take after their mother or their Dad? Probably a combination of both, since both Darla and Mike are super folks in whatever they do.
by Raymond Chapman
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: 20th OKC Meet..... Photos
Replies: 4
Views: 3430

Thanks Mike

Well, we can't all have eternal youth...like Mike Jackson. But who could tell if he were getting old - his face is all covered up with hair.
by Raymond Chapman
Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:20 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style
Replies: 13
Views: 7367

Thanks Mark

Mark, if you could share any of that with me (providing you can find it) it would be greatly appreciated. I can copy whatever you have and return it unharmed. Pass the word along....if anyone has photos or video of those "early days" I would really like to copy them. I can convert VHS to D...
by Raymond Chapman
Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:23 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: 20th OKC Meet..... Photos
Replies: 4
Views: 3430

Fred's one of a kind.

It was another great meet at Fred and Marilyn's. In appreciation for 20 years of putting up with the rest of us, we presented Fred and Marilyn a check for $4,000 for a trip to Yellowstone. And they promise to come see you Mike. I think they are going around the first of May. Fred had some very nice ...
by Raymond Chapman
Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:53 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style
Replies: 13
Views: 7367

Lost in Cyberspace?

Dan...evidently your email did not make it to Texas. I emailed you about the miscommunication, but that must have been lost also.

Can you please email me Tom's contact information again? Thanks.
by Raymond Chapman
Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:14 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style
Replies: 13
Views: 7367

Thanks Doug. Do have any contact information on him?
by Raymond Chapman
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:54 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style
Replies: 13
Views: 7367

Well, duh.

I guess it would help if you had an address to send this stuff to.

Chapman Design Studio
1907 Ramcon Drive
Temple, TX 76504

Thanks Mike. If I read between the lines very carefully, I can almost see "If he's dumb enough to tackle a job like this".
by Raymond Chapman
Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:30 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style
Replies: 13
Views: 7367

Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style

In one of my weaker moments I came up with the idea of putting together a video history of the Letterheads. I have a Canon XL2 video camera and Adobe Premier Pro editing software, along with a few other bells and whistles. As I travel around the country I will be doing interviews with folks in our b...
by Raymond Chapman
Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lola guestbook
Replies: 1
Views: 1907

Thanks Kent for pointing us in the right direction.
by Raymond Chapman
Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:04 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Copyright laws on antique logos?
Replies: 12
Views: 6467

Today, I attended an all day conference on financial planning (Crown Financial Ministries). I think they want to use me for the poster child representing someone who did everything wrong.

At least Jeanne will have a nice sum to live on once I'm gone - I'm worth a lot more dead than alive.
by Raymond Chapman
Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Copyright laws on antique logos?
Replies: 12
Views: 6467

Retirement Fund

Doug....have you noticed that Mike Jackson is a lot younger than most of us but sold his business way back there when he was just out of his teens and is now living the good life of semi-retirement? He does that fishing thing and takes pictures by the thousands, plus he has this good looking wife th...
by Raymond Chapman
Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:35 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Copyright laws on antique logos?
Replies: 12
Views: 6467

Retirement fund?
by Raymond Chapman
Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:06 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Copyright laws on antique logos?
Replies: 12
Views: 6467

What about....

I know this has nothing to do with signs and that none of us are lawyers (or even play one on TV), but I've often wondered about sporting events on TV where they show folks in the grandstands or news events where they show the crowds. I've used photos of Mike Jackson's face in international publicat...
by Raymond Chapman
Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:29 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lola
Replies: 16
Views: 9527

Time for Rick to celebrate

What a very special lady. She made the world a little brighter. Don't you know that she and Rick are having a great time about now.
by Raymond Chapman
Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Wild Mustangs
Replies: 8
Views: 4858

Thanks

Well, why does it not surprise me that Jackson would produce such a great site with these tremendous photos? Congratulations, Mike. You continue to do what you do best. Keep'em coming.

By the way....it's 68 here today and sunny.
by Raymond Chapman
Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:52 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: corafoam
Replies: 18
Views: 14358

Well Doug, at my age I don't worry a lot about what goes on in my shorts. One of the negatives of using HDU was the dust. It stuck to everything in the shop - including you, and it wouldn't blow off with compressed air. At the end of the day you were gritty from head to foot and had to shower it off...
by Raymond Chapman
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:16 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Visiting with Lola
Replies: 5
Views: 3493

Danny - that's what the "flowers" are - words spoken of appreciation before the funeral.
by Raymond Chapman
Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Visiting with Lola
Replies: 5
Views: 3493

Thanks for the update. Several times I have taken folks by to meet and get to know Lola and to catch up on the latest news myself. She's always a gracious host. Normally, I try to take her out to eat, but sometimes she doesn't feel up to it. Once, she had just had the house exterminated and was poop...
by Raymond Chapman
Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: corafoam
Replies: 18
Views: 14358

Corafoam

We have been using Corafoam for almost a year now...and like it much better than the others on the market. It is manufactured here in Texas (Baytown, near Houston) and uses a different method than other HDU products. It produces very little dust and routes extremely well. The product began as an ins...
by Raymond Chapman
Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:02 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Measuring "standards"?
Replies: 12
Views: 7595

Mr. Jackson....is it snowing where you are? Sounds like a bad case of cabin fever to me.
by Raymond Chapman
Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:33 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: John Studden / car accident
Replies: 11
Views: 7372

Good News and Bad News

Glad to hear that John is OK, but what a shame to ruin such a nice ride.
by Raymond Chapman
Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:40 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: New Ways combined with the old
Replies: 5
Views: 4103

This "old dog" may have a few tricks, too...it's always YOUR phone bill, isn't it?