Just the other day, Apelad alerted me that the many illustrators who have undertaken to draw 700 hoboes had reached the midway point: hobo 350.

Now Len, of the very fineJawbone Radio , alerts me further that this matter has drawn the attention of boingboing, where, of course this mad cartoonists-draw-hobo scheme all began. (Thank you again, Mark Frauenfelder).

All of this is all the more moving, as I had nothing to do with it, except to remain amazed and flattered.

Please follow the links for all the details, as well as some important developments in hobo name theory.

That is all.

Just the other day, Apelad alerted me that the many illustrators who have undertaken to draw 700 hoboes had reached the midway point: hobo 350.

Now Len, of the very fineJawbone Radio , alerts me further that this matter has drawn the attention of boingboing, where, of course this mad cartoonists-draw-hobo scheme all began. (Thank you again, Mark Frauenfelder).

All of this is all the more moving, as I had nothing to do with it, except to remain amazed and flattered.

Please follow the links for all the details, as well as some important developments in hobo name theory.

That is all.

This question came to me via the internet. It will make sense only to N. Pomeroy, and perhaps a few others, but I believe it’s important to put out there for the record, as I am a Ken Smith fan, wherever his travels may have taken him.

N. Pomeroy asked via electronic mail:

“I enjoy your podcast. I found something interesting, and would like to know if you can help me clear something up.

“I listened to Lt.Gr.Bk. 2005-06-15, and while googling for more information about Nick Pahys Jr., I found a write-up of his museum on roadsideamerica.com.. The reading done in the podcast was almost verbatim what was on the webpage. My questions are: did I miss roadsideamerica.com’s attribution of your reader’s work? or did I miss the attribution in the audio file? or neither? is your reader and the roadsideamerica author the same? who’s taking from whom without attribution? who wrote the piece? Thanks for your time, just curious,
“n. pomeroy”

Jh responds:

The speaker at the Little Gray Book Lectures and the author of the roadsideamerica.com article are one and the same, the great, if somewhat plainly named “KEN SMITH.”

I asked Ken to read the piece on stage after I read it on the internet. It was only then that I realized he is also the author of “Raw Deal,” which features some of the best information available on the beautifully deranged inventor, among other fine books about things.

Meanwhile, the gentleman playing Nick Pahys, Jr. is David Guion, perhaps America’s chief documentor of the musical genre known as SPY ROCK.

Those of you who do not know what I am talking about may visit the aforementioned podcasts, though I suspect you will find more questions there than answers.

But be assured: those questions will be answered soon.

That is all.

This question came to me via the internet. It will make sense only to N. Pomeroy, and perhaps a few others, but I believe it’s important to put out there for the record, as I am a Ken Smith fan, wherever his travels may have taken him.

N. Pomeroy asked via electronic mail:

“I enjoy your podcast. I found something interesting, and would like to know if you can help me clear something up.

“I listened to Lt.Gr.Bk. 2005-06-15, and while googling for more information about Nick Pahys Jr., I found a write-up of his museum on roadsideamerica.com.. The reading done in the podcast was almost verbatim what was on the webpage. My questions are: did I miss roadsideamerica.com’s attribution of your reader’s work? or did I miss the attribution in the audio file? or neither? is your reader and the roadsideamerica author the same? who’s taking from whom without attribution? who wrote the piece? Thanks for your time, just curious,
“n. pomeroy”

Jh responds:

The speaker at the Little Gray Book Lectures and the author of the roadsideamerica.com article are one and the same, the great, if somewhat plainly named “KEN SMITH.”

I asked Ken to read the piece on stage after I read it on the internet. It was only then that I realized he is also the author of “Raw Deal,” which features some of the best information available on the beautifully deranged inventor, among other fine books about things.

Meanwhile, the gentleman playing Nick Pahys, Jr. is David Guion, perhaps America’s chief documentor of the musical genre known as SPY ROCK.

Those of you who do not know what I am talking about may visit the aforementioned podcasts, though I suspect you will find more questions there than answers.

But be assured: those questions will be answered soon.

That is all.

I neglected previously to provide a link to the Bathroom Reader’s Institute, proprietors of the essential Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader.

I have corrected the error.

That is all.