Updated
on January 31, 2012
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November 18, 2011,
Best mailbag ever.
--Jim Rockwood
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You mean that one two-and-a-half
months ago? Yeah, we're slackers. But daughters keep
you busy!
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December 2, 2011,
OK, I'm sorry. I can't hold
it in anymore..
To a 7 year old who lived
and breathed Star Wars every moment of the day, The
Star Wars Holiday Special was the most awesome show
on TV that entire year!
We got to see Chewbacca's
family on his home planet! That incredible back story moment
probably set up why I still like character based novels
in the first place.
So, I may be the only one
on the planet, but I think the Holiday Special WAS AWESOME!!!
(plus I made out really good that year getting an Erector
set and lots of cub scout stuff I still have!).
--Brian #3
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Oh, #3. Believe us, we understand
the whole living-Star-Wars-every-moment-of-our-third-through-sixth-grade-lives,
but have you watched the Star
Wars Holiday Special lately? Click the link and watch
the whole thing on YouTube. If you can make it through
more than ten minutes without cringing, you have more of
your inner child left than we do.
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December 4, 2011,
Just a random comment: My
last name happens to be Rockwood.
--Alan Rockwood
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A random answer: we know a guy
named Alan!
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December 8, 2011,
Hey - thanks to your strip
regarding Kepler
22-A, I now have debris from my bowl of Wheaties and
soy milk all over my monitor. TWOK references
NEVER get old. What a great film. Thanks, Rockwood!
--John McLain
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You're welcome, John! But you
know what they say about Wheaties: they're a dish best
served cold. HA! Ha ha! Uh... heh... what? Too much?
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December 16, 2011,
I know you are busy with
the new member of the space station.....but next week is
Lutefisk week!!!!
--John Patterson
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You inspired us to write about smelly
fish, John. Good job!
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December 25, 2011,
Kim wasn't
too old when he died... but he wasn't too "Jong" either...
and he was definitely more than just a little "Il"...
*grin*
--James
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Very punny, James. Dear Leader
would be amused, if he wasn't so
ronery in the afterlife (Caution! Strong language in
the link!).
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January 9, 2012,
So how was her first Christmas?
--Jim Rockwood
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Pretty uneventful, Jim. It turns
out a three-month-old doesn't really care what you're doing
for Christmas as long as she gets to eat and gets her diaper
changed. That's okay. It just gives us more time to plan
for next year.
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January 11, 2012,
I find it somewhat funny
that you're asking us "What Day is it?" and telling
us that we will know if we purchase your 2011 calendar...
as of this writing it is 12 days too late...
But, given recent events in
your life, I'd say you're excused. *grin*
--James
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We did finally take that ad
down, James, but we still have last year's calendar for
sale (like anyone would want to buy it now). Sadly, we
had a really great idea for the 2012 calendar, but with
said recent events, we just didn't have time to pull it
off. So we'll just tell you about it:
The plan was to have nothing
but "end of the world" related strips, and then
have December cut off on the 21st ala the Mayan
Calendar. Oh well, if the world ends, who's going to
miss this year's Rockwood calendar, anyway?
Look for it in 2013... if we all make it there!
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January 13, 2012,
Rockwood is
due for a 20th anniversary soon isn't it? (Counting the
pre-name-change "Colledge" incarnation as well.)
The 20th anniversary of when
I first saw your strip is coming up anyhow, or maybe you
were drawing it before I came to Norman?
You should do some sort of
big 20th anniversary ... thing ... on your website. Unless
you already did and I missed it. :-)
--Bobby
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Holy mackerel, we're old! And
you're correct, Bobby. Well... correct-ish. "Colledge" actually
started in 1991, but the name change to "Rockwood" came
in 1992. What do you give the strip that goes on for 20
years? Maybe a plaque that says "Doesn't Know When
To Quit?" Who knows what the year holds? Maybe we'll
get around to some sort of celebration, yet. Watch and
see!
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January 28, 2012,
I see that you finally changed
the line about Michael having you as a favorite. You are
finally admitting he is not hanging out with Elvis?
--Jim Rockwood
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Team Rockwood admits
nothing, Jim, about Elvis or MJ! Both had enough money
to "disappear" forever if they'd like. No one
would even recognize Elvis today if he was alive, and if
MJ had plastic surgery to restore his Thriller-era nose,
he'd blend into the crowd as a lookalike. He'd get the
occasional person who would say, "Hey, you know who
you look like...?" and he'd get his picture taken,
laugh, and move on with his life. After the circus that
Michael went through for his whole life, wouldn't that
sound refreshing?
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