Happy Day of Birth to my friend of many years, Scott Shaw! That's Scott above, discussing his voluminous cartooning career on a panel at this year's Comic-Con. How long have I known this man? We met in Jack Kirby's studio back when Jack was drawing New Gods. You do the math.
At the time, Scott was a fledgling cartoonist, drawing for his school newspaper and other places where fledgling cartoonists find an appreciative, if non-paying audience. A skip and a jump later, he was drawing quite professionally for Hanna-Barbera and for DC Comics and for Marvel and many other places with did pay and were glad to have him. We like so many of the same things that we've always gotten along fine, even during the brief time that he lived with me. (It was kind of like The Odd Couple but with two Oscars and no Felix.)
Not much too add except to wish him a wonderful day. And heck, I like Scott enough that I'll wish him a good one tomorrow, as well. And Tuesday. And, oh hell, give him the rest of the week, too. Nothing but the best for my friends.