Poliblog Perspective

Hugh McCleod of Gapng Void is one of the cartoonists I often feature.

This is a video - recorded by Andy Carvin - of Hugh in action. It is about 12 minutes.

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This is Andy’s comment:

So Chuck Olsen and I had just finished shooting our interview with Dan Rather and we were having a drink at the Omni Hotel in Austin, uploading the footage to his laptop. Then a scruffy guy with an odd American-Scottish accent came over to us and send he was a blogger attending the “S-X-S-W” conference. We weren’t sure what to make of him but he was nice enough. Then just as he was getting ready to leave, Chuck noticed he was wearing Stormhoek Winery shirt drawn by Hugh Macleod of Gaping Void fame.

“Are you a fan of Gaping Void?” Chuck asked.

“I am Gaping Void,” the scruffy Scotsman replied. “I’m Hugh Macleod.”

I’m so glad Chuck asked him that; otherwise we wouldn’t have had the pleasure of his company over drinks. Hugh is best known in the online world for drawing cartoons on business cards, so Chuck and I had the honor of watching him in action, drawing a blank card for Chuck and doodling on one of my NPR business cards, all the while talking about his craft.

I shot around 12 minutes of video of him doodling and talking, and for Gaping Void fans, it would have been a crime to edit it down to the highlights. So here’s the full video. Enjoy.

Andy’s blog is well worth an occasional visit (even though the photo makes me think of Oscar Goldman whenever I see it), as is Minnesota Stories, which is edited by Chuck Olsen.

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