At the time of this strip, Charles Schulz lived in a tiny Northern California town called Sebastopol, Within the next year, his studio burned down and he moved 10 miles east, to Santa Rosa…a bigger city on the main highway, 55 miles north of San Francisco…
I’ve lived in Santa Rosa, myself, since the early 1970’s… and Petaluma is 14 miles south of here.
Stephan Pastis lives in Santa Rosa, too…and the Schulz museum is here, run by Charles Schulz’s widow, Jean.
The wrist wrestling championships in Petaluma were real…and Schulz would have heard about them.They ended about a dozen years ago… a couple of years after he died.
BJ Hunnicutt, a character on M.A.S.H., was supposed to be from Petaluma..but people around here laughed…cos he pronounced it “Pet-TAL-yuma” and it’s actually “Pet-a-LOOM-a”.
Zippy the Pinhead with his penchant for repeating strings of peculiar words was probably influenced by these types of episodes (but who among us wasn’t?)
The bear on the state’s flag is reflective of the bears of CALIFORNIA, not RUSSIA!!!!! While Russians did colonize the area, they didn’t stay very long!!! Don’t create a false history!!!
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Oh, crud. Charlie Brown said the confusing P word in front of Snoopy again.
Monster Hesh about 9 years ago
What is a Luma and is it even safe to pet? — M. Hesh in Letapuma
orinoco womble about 9 years ago
“All his arms”? Lucy apparently thinks Snoopy is an octopus. He has two arms and two legs, like all cartoon animals. Duh!
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 9 years ago
At the time of this strip, Charles Schulz lived in a tiny Northern California town called Sebastopol, Within the next year, his studio burned down and he moved 10 miles east, to Santa Rosa…a bigger city on the main highway, 55 miles north of San Francisco…
I’ve lived in Santa Rosa, myself, since the early 1970’s… and Petaluma is 14 miles south of here.
Stephan Pastis lives in Santa Rosa, too…and the Schulz museum is here, run by Charles Schulz’s widow, Jean.
The wrist wrestling championships in Petaluma were real…and Schulz would have heard about them.They ended about a dozen years ago… a couple of years after he died.
BJ Hunnicutt, a character on M.A.S.H., was supposed to be from Petaluma..but people around here laughed…cos he pronounced it “Pet-TAL-yuma” and it’s actually “Pet-a-LOOM-a”.
Darryl Heine about 9 years ago
PETALUMA?
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
This is quite aluma-nating!
Godfreydaniel about 9 years ago
Zippy the Pinhead with his penchant for repeating strings of peculiar words was probably influenced by these types of episodes (but who among us wasn’t?)
thom watson about 9 years ago
Petaluma is also a popular Italian Restaurant in New York City
Number Three about 9 years ago
Why don’t you go for it, Lucy?
Thought not.
xxx
potrerokid about 9 years ago
The bear on the state’s flag is reflective of the bears of CALIFORNIA, not RUSSIA!!!!! While Russians did colonize the area, they didn’t stay very long!!! Don’t create a false history!!!
musicalmelody821 about 9 years ago
I know that the wrist-wrestling championship is held in Petaluma, but why is Snoopy getting confused every time someone says it? I don’t get it…
Gretchen's Mom about 9 years ago
Today’s Red and Rover comic strip: