And Uh, I'm Glad That I Still

Uh, I Just Had An Operation Last March Which Was Rather Serious And I'm Recuperating Now. I'm On A Very Bland Diet. But, Uh, I'm Lucky, I Was Just Lucky, That's All.

And, Uh, I've Got About Six Thousand Cartoons Up There, Also Books And Papers.

When I Did Sports Cartoons, I Used To Uh, Go To Fights.

Many Of The Younger Generation Know My Name In A Vague Way And Connect It With Grotesque Inventions, But Don't Believe That I Ever Existed As A Person. They Think I'm A Nonperson, Just A Name That Signifies A Tangled Web Of Pipes Or Wires Or Strings That Suggest Machinery. My Name To Them Is Like A Spiral Staircase, Veal Cutlets, Barber's Itch — Terms That Give You An Immediate Picture Of What They Mean.

And During My College, At The End Of The Junior Year I Worked In A Mine.