Incidentally...

ThomasKDye · Post by **ThomasKDye** » Tue Nov 28, 2000 3:41 am

... the streetcar/bus wires were a very nice touch. I love your attention to detail like that. Of course, it makes me suspect even MORE strongly that Furriston is somewhat patterned after San Francisco! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">(The first clue was Bayshore Beach...) <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">------------------
<A HREF="http://www.newshounds.com" TARGET=_blank>Thomas</A>

Wilford B. Wolf · Post by **Wilford B. Wolf** » Wed Nov 29, 2000 4:45 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
 Yes, there are some elements of San Francisco in Furriston; to a certain degree, it's inevitable since SF is the first major city I ever had any contact with. But the campus area I drew forFurriston City College was patterned after thetechnical college I attended in Poughkeepsie,New York. There's lots of influences on my art, from lots of places. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Which brings up another question I've had about the strip. Just where is Furriston? When I first heard the name, I thought of "Houston." Is their a specific location Furriston is located or is it like the Simpson's Springfield, everywhere and nowhere? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">Wilford B. Wolf (Next exit: Oregon, Missouri and Michigan)

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Wed Nov 29, 2000 11:38 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by ThomasKDye:
... the streetcar/bus wires were a very nice touch. I love your attention to detail like that. Of course, it makes me suspect even MORE strongly that Furriston is somewhat patterned after San Francisco! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">(The first clue was Bayshore Beach...) <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I was sort of thinking you would spot that. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
Yes, there are some elements of San Francisco
in Furriston; to a certain degree, it's inevitable
since SF is the first major city I ever had any
contact with. But the campus area I drew for
Furriston City College was patterned after the
technical college I attended in Poughkeepsie,
New York. There's lots of influences on my
art, from lots of places. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Thu Nov 30, 2000 2:35 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Wilford B. Wolf:
 Which brings up another question I've had about the strip. Just where is Furriston? When I first heard the name, I thought of "Houston." Is their a specific location Furriston is located or is it like the Simpson's Springfield, everywhere and nowhere? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">Wilford B. Wolf (Next exit: Oregon, Missouri and Michigan)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
There *is* a specific location for Furriston,
as well as other metropolitan areas in their
world. For the time being, I will say only
that it's close to the West Coast, but not
in California.

KamiCheetah · Post by **KamiCheetah** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 1:34 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
 I was sort of thinking you would spot that. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
Yes, there are some elements of San Francisco
in Furriston; to a certain degree, it's inevitable
since SF is the first major city I ever had any
contact with. But the campus area I drew for
Furriston City College was patterned after the
technical college I attended in Poughkeepsie,
New York. There's lots of influences on my
art, from lots of places. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hi -^_^- first time on one of these messageboards. Love the way the story's going so far,Gene. I told my cousin all about it, she thinks I'm crazy now ::shrug:: once I showed it to her, she understood it better.
but I was just browsing around the messages and noticed you mentioned Poughkeepsie. I was like "Heey, I live there! That's cool!" <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> yeah, I know that sounded dorky, but little things like that amuse me an' such. ------------------
It's all good. =^_~=

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 1:38 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by KamiCheetah:
 Hi -^_^- first time on one of these messageboards. Love the way the story's going so far,Gene. I told my cousin all about it, she thinks I'm crazy now ::shrug:: once I showed it to her, she understood it better.
but I was just browsing around the messages and noticed you mentioned Poughkeepsie. I was like "Heey, I live there! That's cool!" <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> yeah, I know that sounded dorky, but little things like that amuse me an' such.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hello Kami! (BTW, if you are the Kami who's
on VCL, you art rocks indescribably.) Yes, I
did study in Poughkeepsie, back when I was
with IBM. Probably a woefully silly thing to
say, here, but I'm sorry I wasn't there to
say Hello in person. (That is, then as "now",
so to speak.) And I'm glad you like the comic. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 1:39 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by howie:
 Poughkeepsie is also where they used to publish Dell comics.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I thought that was Racine, Wisconsin...

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 1:42 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fetch26291:
Gene, have you ever seen Boston, MA?
We got a few odd looking buildings in the Buisness district.
One called the pregnant building, cause it goes thin-fat-thin, and another building that looks like it belongs in 1930-40s Germany. and we got some cool art deco phone booths around one building (the phone company building) and lots of other neat architecture too.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>No, unfortunately the only time I was in the
Boston area was for a one-day seminar, and I
had no time to see any of the area. I *do*
remember the country being very nice (this
was in fall and the changing leaves were
strikingly beautiful.) <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

JFD62780 · Post by **JFD62780** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 7:46 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
Yes, I did study in Poughkeepsie, back when I was with <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com" TARGET=_blank>IBM</A>.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>You were with IBM? You rock! I actually owned two of their computers, and I'm using the second one RIGHT NOW!(grovels) I'M NOT WORTHY!! I'M NOT WORTHY!! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">
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Fetch26291 · Post by **Fetch26291** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 7:51 am

Gene, have you ever seen Boston, MA?
We got a few odd looking buildings in the Buisness district.
One called the pregnant building, cause it goes thin-fat-thin, and another building that looks like it belongs in 1930-40s Germany. and we got some cool art deco phone booths around one building (the phone company building) and lots of other neat architecture too.

Howie · Post by **Howie** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 8:29 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by KamiCheetah:

but I was just browsing around the messages and noticed you mentioned Poughkeepsie. I was like "Heey, I live there! That's cool!" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Poughkeepsie is also where they used to publish Dell comics.------------------
Jason Furness (the "<A HREF="http://come.to/pixelated" TARGET=_blank>Pixelated</A>" guy)

Vinci · Post by **Vinci** » Sat Dec 02, 2000 11:00 am

WHOA!! Geners, you *never* told me you were in upstate New York! My mom grew up in Binghamton!V.-- getting used to all these back east places before the Big Move. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">P

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sat Dec 02, 2000 12:54 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by JFD62780:
 You were with IBM? You rock! I actually owned two of their computers, and I'm using the second one RIGHT NOW!(grovels) I'M NOT WORTHY!! I'M NOT WORTHY!! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Oh, my goodness. Of course you're
worthy! Yes, my first job after I got out of
junior college was with IBM, and as just about
anyone in that part of upstate New York can
tell you, the company had all kinds of facilities
there for training and manufacture and such.
And I'm still using quite a few of the computers
I got while I was there. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Schissel · Post by **Schissel** » Sun Dec 03, 2000 5:41 am

(Random comment alert) I keep meaning to get down to Binghamton sometime, for quite a number of reasons, now that you mention it. Of course, at the moment it looks like Ithaca is going to be Ithaca the Snowcity, but that happens from time to time, and one adjusts (in my case, with severe grumbles; I despise precipitation, all sorts. My decision to live here was based on factors having nothing to do with the weather...)
-Eric Schissel[This message has been edited by schissel (edited 12-03-2000).]

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Dec 04, 2000 1:02 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vinci:
WHOA!! Geners, you *never* told me you were in upstate New York! My mom grew up in Binghamton!V.-- getting used to all these back east places before the Big Move. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.g ... CKQUOTE> Oh, I only studied there for a few months.
I never actually lived there. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Howie · Post by **Howie** » Mon Dec 04, 2000 11:49 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
 I thought that was Racine, Wisconsin...
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Well, the Dell comics I own (published in 1946 and 1950)say they're published by "K.K. Publications, Poughkeepsie, NY". Maybe they moved sometime after that, I dunno. Although I also have a Gold Key Uncle Scrooge from 1979 that also mentions Poughkeepsie.I also have a quarter from 1934, but that has nothing to do with this.------------------
Jason Furness (the "<A HREF="http://come.to/pixelated" TARGET=_blank>Pixelated</A>" guy)

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Tue Dec 05, 2000 1:13 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by howie:
 Well, the Dell comics I own (published in 1946 and 1950)say they're published by "K.K. Publications, Poughkeepsie, NY". Maybe they moved sometime after that, I dunno. Although I also have a Gold Key Uncle Scrooge from 1979 that also mentions Poughkeepsie.I also have a quarter from 1934, but that has nothing to do with this.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Oh, wait... hang on. You're right... or,
actually, we both are, in a way. The offices
of Dell (later, Gold Key/ Whitman) were in
upstate NY but the presses were in Racine, Wis. I remember reading the history of Dell Comics
in some comic-related publication, now.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Tue Dec 05, 2000 3:18 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by digoraccoon:
Gene! *waves frantically admist the final exams*Hey I finally caught up to your comic's present today. ^_^ If only i had some of that coffee^2 to find out how I'm gonna do on my Rennisance History test =^_^=I have a question on this comic's world. If humans don't respect furries in this world insofar that furries are like 2nd class citizens, what do the humans think of Orlando and the "Disney" company? =^_^=<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hello Digo. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> The opinion in Furriston and
similar cities is divided on the furries that
are involved with monolithic entertainment
corporations like Disney. Some feel that the
manner in which such corporations have dumbed
down, stereotyped and neutered furries in
general has been the biggest obstacle to their
gaining respect by humans. Others feel that
those furries involved were simply 'doing what
they had to do to get by' and that without
their admittedly insulting but nonetheless
significant imagery, furries wouldn't have
made any progress at all. The dispute rages
on to this day.

JFD62780 · Post by **JFD62780** » Tue Dec 05, 2000 4:44 am

Welcome aboard, Digo! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">------------------
Until next post...
Semi-neighbor
John F. Donnelly
Tampa, FL.P.S.: Love that "Strangest 12-Days Ever" sketch of yours! When's Holiday Humbug gonna make a return? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

Digoraccoon · Post by **Digoraccoon** » Tue Dec 05, 2000 11:14 am

Gene! *waves frantically admist the final exams*Hey I finally caught up to your comic's present today. ^_^ If only i had some of that coffee^2 to find out how I'm gonna do on my Rennisance History test =^_^=I have a question on this comic's world. If humans don't respect furries in this world insofar that furries are like 2nd class citizens, what do the humans think of Orlando and the "Disney" company? =^_^=
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"Peace Out, Shinies In"
-Digo Raccoon