tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post7748475592086900045..comments2023-11-03T01:31:49.594-07:00Comments on The Candorville Courier: I Love LADarrin Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165587947994202497noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-75796081923883738922007-06-09T07:11:00.000-07:002007-06-09T07:11:00.000-07:00"Anonymous," I think "alternative" refers to the M..."Anonymous," I think "alternative" refers to the Media, not the city. I remember when the LA Times was beating that war drum along with the rest of the media, and Candorville & Robert Scheer (who the Times fired) were the ONLY ones in the Times saying the opposite.<BR/><BR/>Nice to have you back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-35421377103295606162007-06-09T04:30:00.000-07:002007-06-09T04:30:00.000-07:00"Alternative viewpoint"??? In LA??? Give me a br..."Alternative viewpoint"??? In LA??? Give me a break. There's nothing alternative about your viewpoint.<BR/><BR/>But congratulations, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-30237884191411346202007-06-07T08:56:00.000-07:002007-06-07T08:56:00.000-07:00Thanks, everyone!Thanks, everyone!Darrin Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165587947994202497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-35258738681069681372007-06-06T23:29:00.000-07:002007-06-06T23:29:00.000-07:00Congratulations! I'm still periodically writing to...Congratulations! I'm still periodically writing to the Chicago Tribune. But it's good to know there's at least one paper left in the country that listens to its readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-6739963799088762792007-06-01T09:50:00.000-07:002007-06-01T09:50:00.000-07:00I enjoyed the AfterElton interview. I knew I would...I enjoyed the AfterElton interview. I knew I would like you from your comic, but now I KNOW I'd like you... ;-)Brent Hartingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962089725671246912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-67966160410892576902007-05-24T18:40:00.000-07:002007-05-24T18:40:00.000-07:00Congratulations! I was also one of the people who ...Congratulations! I was also one of the people who complained and got a form letter back. <BR/><BR/>I was pleasantly surprised to see it back in the the TIMES, but now I have no idea what the hell is going on since I've missed two months worth of strips!Bondelevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903592870589154181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-64767117045056016162007-05-22T19:00:00.000-07:002007-05-22T19:00:00.000-07:00Congrats, man! Happy to see it back. We've been co...Congrats, man! Happy to see it back. We've been covering the disappearance and re-emergence over at <A HREF="http://www.franklinavenue.net" REL="nofollow">Franklin Avenue</A>.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875189395744272760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-20191947981647249762007-05-16T00:16:00.000-07:002007-05-16T00:16:00.000-07:00I am so glad the strip is back! I missed it, and ...I am so glad the strip is back! I missed it, and now I can't wait to see what you'll say about the death of Jerry Falwell. We need you! Dios mio! Sandy in LAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-17192036095752752522007-05-14T23:20:00.000-07:002007-05-14T23:20:00.000-07:00dear darrin-i was pleasantly surprised to open the...dear darrin-<BR/><BR/>i was pleasantly surprised to open the LA times comic section this morning and see Candorville starring back at me. <BR/><BR/>i was one of the "hundreds" (i am guessing that it was probably many thousands) who wrote to the LA times on behalf of Candorville. i was shocked to read it had been canceled in the first place. especially since they kept a lot of strips that (in my opinion) were much inferior and that definitely had less social relevance. when i wrote to protest, i was hopeful they might change their mind since they did a quick turnaround on LA cucaracha (also a favorite). i wrote to them about Candorville on march 26th and never heard back. i had almost lost hope. <BR/><BR/>i really hate to write. in fact, i have an ongoing argument with a coworker about the effectiveness of letter writing (i had been taking the "it's a waste of time" position). but in your case, i took her advice, and probably for the first time ever (outside of calling the white house about the pitiful Katrina response), took the time to complain. which i guess just shows how much i missed reading your strip. (especially since this is my second letter about it). it is insightful, witty, fearless and most of all HOPEFUL. <BR/><BR/><BR/>in your blog you stated...<BR/><BR/>“People didn't want Darrin Bell back, they wanted to continue to hear a young, dissenting voice in their newspaper - something Candorville provides with annoying regularity.”<BR/><BR/>i have to disagree, while it is very true that i like hearing a young dissenting voice in my newspaper, i have to believe that the creator of such an uplifting strip must be a pretty decent human being. and that good guy got what he deserved today. yes i am happy your strip is back. but i am even more happy that you are back.<BR/><BR/>congratulations on your return to the times! keep up the great work! <BR/><BR/>best regards from your target audience,<BR/><BR/>a forty-six year old white guy in alhambra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-69853711124759384412007-05-14T16:27:00.000-07:002007-05-14T16:27:00.000-07:00I'm sure it was my brilliantly written incisive de...I'm sure it was my brilliantly written incisive defense, and incredulous query as to what exactly they KEPT if they ditched you, that got you back in. No need to thank me. Seeing the best new strip around back in the Times is my reward. GO DARRIN!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-81079124511661205372007-05-14T12:59:00.000-07:002007-05-14T12:59:00.000-07:00Congratulations! We're very glad to have you back...Congratulations! We're very glad to have you back. The comics section wasn't the same without you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-77618787611618690272007-05-14T10:18:00.000-07:002007-05-14T10:18:00.000-07:00I am so glad that you are back on the LA Times. Co...I am so glad that you are back on the LA Times. Congratulations! :)hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08981921143143438082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-70142544319473553462007-05-14T09:06:00.000-07:002007-05-14T09:06:00.000-07:00YOU'RE BACK!!! Yippee!! Whoo-hoo!!! (can you sense...YOU'RE BACK!!! Yippee!! Whoo-hoo!!! <BR/>(can you sense my excitement?) I was completely shocked when I saw the strip this morning. Back when you were hoping to get your strip into the Sunday comics, I wrote the Times an e-mail an actually heard back. When they cancelled the strip, I wrote them...and didn't hear anything. As time passed, I figured it was a lost cause. But the masses were heard! I'm so excited to have my Candorville back! Congratulations, Darrin!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-77586487830376130122007-05-12T14:44:00.000-07:002007-05-12T14:44:00.000-07:00CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I cried (and I don't do that...CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I cried (and I don't do that too often)when I read your e-mail this morning, because I know what you went through to get where you are. Most people probably don't know that years ago you faxed one of your cartoons to the L.A. Times every day, for one year, before you got a response. I would have given up after 2 or 3 days. They probably don't know that you began drawing Lemont and your cartoons when you were a teen-ager, and that now you are 32. Welcome back to Los Angeles, and I hope to see you soon. I have always been so proud of you!!!! Your father.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-20725457194492006452007-05-11T07:04:00.000-07:002007-05-11T07:04:00.000-07:00Ah, congratulations! On the new home, being back ...Ah, congratulations! On the new home, being back in the LA Times and on having faith in faith.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226872147414315371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-26757177986907146192007-05-10T16:01:00.000-07:002007-05-10T16:01:00.000-07:00Congrats! Keep it up!-Fan who still lives in the b...Congrats! Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>-Fan who still lives in the bayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-62281065286412199752007-05-10T14:40:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:40:00.000-07:00Congratulations! Denny's is hiring! (I especiall...Congratulations! Denny's is hiring! (I especially loved the part about ME!!!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060581045132269672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-39262355670606158802007-05-10T14:00:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:00:00.000-07:00Go Lemont! and hey, as a formerly outraged ex-Ange...Go Lemont! and hey, as a formerly outraged ex-Angelino, now happily content to know LA can still get its candor on, where's my autographed you know what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877966.post-13488249786019152952007-05-10T12:39:00.000-07:002007-05-10T12:39:00.000-07:00Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for LA (and you)!Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for LA (and you)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com