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<DIV>May 2nd - Free Comic Book Day (Thanks for the great information Mark!)</DIV>
<DIV>October 15th - Amazon's release of Groo Treasury Volume 1 - New $24.95</DIV>
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<DIV>Oh... and Gary...</DIV>
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<DIV>At the ECCC - there was a guy dressed like a piece of bacon handing out small </DIV>
<DIV>packets of Bacon Salt. (J&D's Bacon Salt, based out of Seattle, WA) </DIV>
<DIV>Maybe he'll show up in San Diego in July. Mmmmm Bacon!</DIV>
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<DIV>My favorite Homer Simpson quote:</DIV>
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<DIV>Lisa: "Dad...ham, sausage, and bacon all come from the same animal."
<DIV>Homer: Yeah right Lisa, like all of those foods come from one <I>magical</I> animal." </DIV>
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<DIV>Have fun,</DIV>
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<DIV>Shawn (the girl :)</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 4/8/09, Grossmann, Gary (DOR) <I><GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Oh, I know. It’s even money at best that the “hogs” in Hogs of Horder are the four legged curly-tailed snout-nosed kind. But I love saying “Warm Pork.” I believe Mark told us that he got it from his buddy, comedian Jeff Altman, who used the term once in a very funny way and its just one of those word combinations that cracks me up. Next time you see me at a con, just say “Warm Pork” and I’ll laugh. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Elie A. Harriett [mailto:elie@harriett.us] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:13 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Grossmann, Gary (DOR)<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> groop@groo.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Groop] Dark Horse/Emerald City Con news....</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>On Apr 8, 2009, at 11:57 AM, "Grossmann, Gary (DOR)" <<A href="http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV">GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV</A>> wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Oh boy! Warm Pork!!! </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Mark Evanier<BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">scheduled the next GROO mini-series. It's called THE HOGS OF HORDER, by </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">the way.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">The first issue comes out in October. The GROO TREASURY should come out </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoPlainText><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">whenever Amazon says it'll be out.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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