tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61791062011-04-21T22:13:19.770-07:00Discussion and update on Omaha and Nellie and the Drummers.Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1120960422012922162005-07-09T18:36:00.000-07:002005-07-09T19:01:40.773-07:00

Okay, many of you have already seen the NBM fall catalog, so you know that Omaha the Cat Dancer™ has been signed with NBM Publications, and will be reprinted in its entirety starting with Volume 1 in October, and a new volume released quarterly after that.Jim Vance and I have agreed to produce 120 pages of new material finishing the story from Kate's outline. This new material will first be

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1114433048554422932005-04-25T05:23:00.000-07:002005-04-25T05:44:08.556-07:00

In December, after waiting for nearly two years, I finally gave agent Denis Kitchen the word to tell Les Humanoides to either come through or not. They didn't. There will be no publication deal with them. After backpedaling considerably in Deceember, they finally simply failed to come up with acceptable terms, and we had to cancel the negotiations.Jim and I asked Denis to hunt for an alternative

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1102342467443622642004-12-06T06:08:00.000-08:002004-12-06T06:14:27.443-08:00

As you've probably already guessed if you read this page, the "soon-to-come final word" from LesH has been neither soon to come, nor final. I'm not betraying any confidences by saying that we still don't know the score, but Jim and I have decided to begin work on the new Omaha material as our schedules permit, so that we have some actual product to show either LesH or another publisher, if it

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1097967764263340302004-10-16T15:44:00.000-07:002004-10-16T16:06:23.753-07:00

We are awaiting a soon-to-come final word from Les Humanoides ... will we be able to continue with them, or will we have to look somewhere else? I went last weekend to the MCBA Fall Comicon in St. Paul. This was my first public appearance in seven years. I was a late addition to the guest list, so I expected to have some time to set up before greeting anyone, but in fact, the Omaha fans were

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1094073610597635242004-09-01T14:13:00.000-07:002004-09-01T14:20:10.596-07:00

Well, I had to do something to help bring in a few bucks to keep me and Jim afloat until LesH stop stalling and give us that contract. Jim has finished several pages of the new Omaha material, and they're great, and I'm drawing them .. but nobody has offered to pay us for them yet, so other work has to take the front seat. Anyway, I did a digital restore job on the master tape for the 1988

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1086885959625243752004-06-10T09:36:00.000-07:002004-06-10T09:49:35.196-07:00

Flowers are not being accepted. Those wishing to donate money to the family can send via PayPal to Jim at jim1vance@aol.com . Cards of sympathy, or whatever you might think of, can be sent to Jim at: James Vance 323 S Yorktown Tulsa OK, 74104

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1086717639210498332004-06-08T10:39:00.000-07:002004-06-08T11:00:39.210-07:00

As you may or may not have already read, Kate Worley passed away June 6, 2004. She is survived by her husband James Vance, son Jacob, and daughter Sarah, as well as two sisters, a brother and several nieces and nephews. You can read or leave condolences, talk with other Omaha fans, and find out the answers to your questions at the CAT-DANCING-WITH-OMAHA yahoo group (see button on sidebar). I'm

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1082554038386224332004-04-21T06:12:00.000-07:002004-04-21T06:31:24.233-07:00

The news is not good. After a short period of stability, just long enough for her to start getting some strength back and think about writing, Kate's cancer has flared up again. She is back in rad and chemo as of today, and more treatments. This despite the increased risks of repeated radiation to the spinal column, but there's really no choice. For those desiring to send well wishes, I will post

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1080774464483229752004-03-31T13:16:00.000-08:002004-03-31T15:11:22.263-08:00

The negotiations to begin the production of the new issue of the Omaha series are close to completion, and Kate is working now on the outlines for the 92 pages of NEW material we will be doing to complete the story arc. Kate says she will have this outline to me and Denis by next week. WOW! Now I REALLY have to get the lead out, vacuum the studio, buy a ton of new bristol board, clean off the

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1071554065190818172003-12-15T21:52:00.000-08:002003-12-15T21:54:38.413-08:00

In order to generate capital, and get back in practice, I'm offering to sell Omaha™ commissioned drawings once again! That's right, I'm drawing again. And you can place orders via PayPal from my STORE PAGE, which you see on the sidebar.

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1071359290706464052003-12-13T15:46:00.000-08:002003-12-13T15:48:23.453-08:00

I'm still new at this blog thing, and it's altogether possible that I may stop updating this and instead, reactivate my homepage at Winternet. We'll see how i feel.

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1071008718310712632003-12-09T14:23:00.000-08:002003-12-09T14:25:30.300-08:00

Believe it or not, I had no idea that there was an Omaha yahoo group ... to wit, "Cat-Dancing-with-OMAHA@yahoogroups.com". Well, now I've joined it so I can keep track of what's going on, not to mention supplying current information on what's happening.

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1070875412717704372003-12-08T01:20:00.000-08:002003-12-08T01:35:11.310-08:00

I thought, it wouldnt be very interesting to just yammer away, if nobody had any chance to get back at me. So I looked for a message board to add. There are a lot of them out there, and I signed up for one, who said they'd send me an email with my instructions ... and it never came. Okay, I signed up for another, and after I got it installed, I got a page telling me, woops! they'd just crashed

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1070859525533074122003-12-07T20:52:00.000-08:002003-12-07T23:30:54.296-08:00

Last Saturday afternoon Dec. 6, Maximilian Schönherr of DeutschFunk radio interviewed me about Nellie and the Drummers and played some of their music for the German public radio fans. It was fun to get some pointed questions asked and have a chance to get Nellie some international airplay. Among other things, Max asked me if I was familiar with Kraftwerk, and did I consider it an upset of

Reed Wallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179106.post-1070858594869647882003-12-07T20:28:00.000-08:002003-12-07T23:31:32.843-08:00

Yes, I'm a living antique. Yes, I date from the days when "blog" was something you drank at a party if you were foolhardy enough. (Blog was a "punch" composed usually of equal parts KoolAid, bay rum, and Everclear. If Everclear was not available in your area, lighter fluid could be substituted.) Nonetheless, here I am, actually participating in the online information age, after fiddling around

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