tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post8266800814858175425..comments2008-01-13T23:59:45.220-08:00doodlegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492630069984722724noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-65677249454957963602008-01-13T23:59:00.000-08:002008-01-13T23:59:00.000-08:00Oh Michele! I'm so late in responding to you on this! I saw that documentary, too! I remember when he cried and shook his head and said "And charlie brown never did get to kick that ball.." oh that made my eyes rim up with tears, too. Ya know what part also did? When the "little red hair girl" was talking about their real life courtship and when Charles Schulz asked her if she'd marry him and she said 'no'.. and he drove around for a half-hour and returned and knocked on her door. When she answered he said, bashfully, "I thought maybe you'd change your mind.." That killed me. It shattered my heart in a zillion pieces.<BR/><BR/>I was happy I attended his memorial service and that I carry his memory in my life. I feel I am richer indeed because of him.doodlegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492630069984722724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-62289522335820754362007-10-29T22:49:00.000-07:002007-10-29T22:49:00.000-07:00Ooooohhh... I just read about you meeting Charles Shulz. (Ooops - I spelled it wrong in my first post.)<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful, wonderful, kismet-like story, Shawn. I have the feeling you had some connection with him. He could relate to you. He sensed that. I can't imagine how sad you must have been to hear of his death. How very sad. We all lost something.<BR/><BR/>I voraciously read his Peanut strips and those little pocket sized books. What kid couldn't relate to Charlie Brown? I mean are we even human without having a little of Charlie Brown living inside us?<BR/><BR/>So I almost didn't want to watch this documentary. I didn't want to have him demystified. But you know what? I just love the guy even more.<BR/><BR/>It seemed those around him wanted him to be more open, more emotional, more, more, more - but, heck, the guy poured his soul out onto those Peanut characters. He shared his life with the world. And because of him little kids, and adults too, felt a little less odd and lonely. <BR/><BR/>At the end of the documentary he cried, shook his head and said something like, "And Charlie Brown never did get to kick that football." That made me cry. My husband looked over at me. "You alright?"<BR/><BR/>I choked and sputtered, "It's just so sad he didn't realize all that he did."<BR/><BR/>Maybe Charlie Brown didn't kick that football, but Charles Shulz did so much more.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to blather. But I love your story and I'm still all choked up over that documentary.Michele Milesmichelemilesgardiner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-1401791148648574282007-10-29T22:32:00.000-07:002007-10-29T22:32:00.000-07:00Shawn -<BR/><BR/>I just watched the American Masters documentary of Charles Shultz (Oh, I love that man. I was in tears at the end...anyway) - do you live near his home on Coffee Lane?Michele Milesmichelemilesgardiner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-72045039189067620212007-10-16T15:48:00.000-07:002007-10-16T15:48:00.000-07:00How cool to meet Dood and Annie and go to Charles Schulz's house! Very wonderful!ValGalArthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680334509469712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-3352410455488830342007-10-02T08:33:00.000-07:002007-10-02T08:33:00.000-07:00Again?? That's too funny.Raynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654500987254845640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-67272408019153065032007-10-01T21:36:00.000-07:002007-10-01T21:36:00.000-07:00I love that all three of you saw the fun we had in being locked inside Charles Schulz's office gate. Like, we were in a bubble of fun. And, we were. I miss that beautiful man so much.doodlegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492630069984722724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-78531698034632735702007-10-01T07:18:00.000-07:002007-10-01T07:18:00.000-07:00hahaha, omg, not again!!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a brilliant time. I remember your last schultz jaunt was the first post I'd ever read on your blog. <BR/><BR/>=O)rozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943798544725894982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-78298795949330261292007-09-30T05:27:00.000-07:002007-09-30T05:27:00.000-07:00Ya know what I was thinkin' on the long drive home yesterday??? How come we didn't just park the car outside the gate and walk in?<BR/><BR/>(blank stare)...<BR/><BR/>Hahhahaha...<BR/><BR/>Toon heads!....wouldn't have it any other way.Doodlestreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097052476747723351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-55773381604922731472007-09-29T13:13:00.000-07:002007-09-29T13:13:00.000-07:00What an interesting visit!! Leave it to Shawn to take visitors to Charles Shulz's former studio. How cool and unique is that? <BR/><BR/>And, even cooler, you get locked in!!<BR/>But most hilarious of all... it's your second time getting locked in!!<BR/><BR/>Man, Shawn, you are a trip. I live for stuff like this. What would life be if not for these sort of scenarios? <BR/><BR/>By the way, I had friends over for dinner last night and while we talked about all kinds of stuff, somehow your "Thynthia and the Lolitas" story fit in perfectly with what my friend was talking about... maybe overhearing a funny conversation or something. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, they were howling!Michele Milesmichelemilesgardiner.comnoreply@blogger.com