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<FONT FACE="Verdana">Finn,<BR>
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Thanks for that story. Another example of what a considerate and generous man he is.<BR>
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Chris<BR>
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on 5/25/06 1:22 PM, Finn Smith at mulch3@hotmail.com wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000098">> Groop:<BR>
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> This thread concerning Groo sketches brings an interesting story to mind.<BR>
> When I worked with Walt Disney Feature Animation; Sergio and a host of other <BR>
> comic book artists stopped in to tour the studio and talk about their work. <BR>
> During an open panel Q&A, Sergio got teamed up on by a lot of younger (and <BR>
> in my opinion, less talented) comic book artists who insisted that artists <BR>
> today don't really need schooling or classical art education to create <BR>
> quality work. Sergio, who studied architecture for many years, was <BR>
> adamantly opposed to this way of thinking and did his best to stress the <BR>
> importance of learning things like proper anatomy and perspective, but <BR>
> unfortunately, he was outnumbered by the younger guests. Frank Frazetta was <BR>
> there, too and I think he and Jeff Smith ("Bone") agreed with Sergio. <BR>
> Sadly, they weren't as vocal about it.<BR>
> After the panel, I thanked Sergio for coming and mentioned that I was a <BR>
> longtime fan of Groo. I also told him that my brother and I had really <BR>
> enjoyed reading MAD Magazine when we were kids and thanked him for all those <BR>
> years of entertainment and inspiration. As I turned to walk out, he stopped <BR>
> me and handed me a personalized Groo sketch he had produced right there as I <BR>
> was talking to him (I didn't ask him for one . . .) and then he gave me a <BR>
> second drawing -- an Alfred E. Neuman for my brother!<BR>
> As soon as my colleagues saw this they scrambled over, greedily lining up to <BR>
> ask him for a drawing.<BR>
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> I think he ended up drawing a sketch for everyone in the studio that day . . <BR>
> .<BR>
> <BR>
> Finn<BR>
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