- THANK YOU for this wonderfully articulate & heartfelt tribute, andrew - as you say, steve loved SHARING things ( music, comics, films, books, telly, food, drink, works of art, shaggy dog storys etc ) with his pals more than just abt anything else
Memorial B-APA for Steve WhitakerswisstoneFebruary 24 2008, 17:22:50 UTC
Apologies for spamming.
Steve Whitaker was one of the stalwarts of the comics British Amateur Press Association. I'm pretty sure that he was always in the apa whenever I was, from about 1990 onwards.
B-APA was wound up in 2004. However, there was a special in 2005, a commemoration issue when Andy Roberts died, to which Steve enthusiastically contributed. We can hardly do less for Steve. So I will be editing a commemorative special of B-APA, to be available at CAPTION, a convention Steve always supported. Obviously, I'd like as many ex-B-APAns as possible to contribute. But I don't want to restrict contributions to ex-B-APAns; I'd like anyone of Steve's friends who wants to be part of this to feel welcome.
If you want to contribute, please contact me at keentony at hotmail dot com. I'm looking for contributions of 1-2 pages, by mid-July, preferably as camera-ready copy. Thanks to those who have already agreed to be involved.
Apologies if you end up seeing this in several places.
Re: Memorial B-APA for Steve WhitakerswisstoneFebruary 25 2008, 13:48:47 UTC
I would feel really privelledged if i can contribute to steves memorial. He spent many hours teaching me to draw over the years and i'd love to do as many pages as you want or any other work to help produce this tribute. When my hand stops shaking from the shock of this ill start drawing. Please call me on 07989 924722 or email me richdarkawir@google.com
Thanks Ivo, I'm sure you'll find the right words in time - I always thought it was a great shame that your comic strip collaborations with Steve never quite happened - they always sounded REALLY intriguing
Anyway, it is great to see you here - I have never forgotten your hospitality and good company
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Steve Whitaker was one of the stalwarts of the comics British Amateur Press Association. I'm pretty sure that he was always in the apa whenever I was, from about 1990 onwards.
B-APA was wound up in 2004. However, there was a special in 2005, a commemoration issue when Andy Roberts died, to which Steve enthusiastically contributed. We can hardly do less for Steve. So I will be editing a commemorative special of B-APA, to be available at CAPTION, a convention Steve always supported. Obviously, I'd like as many ex-B-APAns as possible to contribute. But I don't want to restrict contributions to ex-B-APAns; I'd like anyone of Steve's friends who wants to be part of this to feel welcome.
If you want to contribute, please contact me at keentony at hotmail dot com. I'm looking for contributions of 1-2 pages, by mid-July, preferably as camera-ready copy. Thanks to those who have already agreed to be involved.
Apologies if you end up seeing this in several places.
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Thankyou
Richard Whitaker (Steves brother)
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Tried to send e-mail, but it bounced
We'd be delighted to have you in the apa, of course.
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Take care, A.
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Every time I try to do something similar, all that comes out is a devastated "fuck"....
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Anyway, it is great to see you here - I have never forgotten your hospitality and good company
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