{"id":36579,"date":"2025-01-19T15:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=36579"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:15:33","slug":"why-not-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/01\/19\/why-not-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 15: My Mysterious Mid-&#8217;70s Comic Con Meeting with Anthony Bourdain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shredding hundreds of pages torn from notebooks filled by my teen and twentysomething self causes me to reminisce about my collaboration with artist P. Craig Russell which could have been, the poem 18-year-old me wrote about <em>Action Comics<\/em> #1, my mysterious mid-&#8217;70s New Jersey comic convention meeting with Anthony Bourdain, why when it comes to the process of writing I&#8217;m a voyeur but not an exhibitionist, the complete lyrics to a song I had Rick Jones sing way back in <em>Captain Marvel <\/em>#50, my joy upon seeing Superman co-creator Joe Shuster&#8217;s name in my old address book, how the Grim Reaper might have prevented my Scarecrow from being born, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>You can eavesdrop on those memories via the embed below or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1775481331\">download at the site of your choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34913585\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are some images which will enrich  your listening experience, though they probably won&#8217;t make much sense without it &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rick Jones sings my song in <em>Captain Marvel<\/em> #50 (May 1977)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RickJonesSong.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RickJonesSong-300x74.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RickJonesSong-300x74.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RickJonesSong-768x189.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RickJonesSong.jpeg 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Complete lyrics for &#8220;Champagne People&#8221;<br \/>\nwritten December 12, 1973<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople1-1-300x235.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople1-1-300x235.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople1-1-1024x801.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople1-1-768x601.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople1-1-1536x1202.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2-195x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2-195x300.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2-666x1024.jpeg 666w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2-768x1181.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2-999x1536.jpeg 999w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ChampagnePeople2-1332x2048.jpeg 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1974 Me and 1974 Anthony Bourdain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974-300x192.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974-1024x654.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974-768x491.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974-1536x982.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScottEdelman1975AnthonyBourdain1974-2048x1309.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The New Jersey con where I probably met Anthony Bourdain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScottEdelmanTheCentralNewJerseyHomeNewsMonApr51976_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScottEdelmanTheCentralNewJerseyHomeNewsMonApr51976_-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScottEdelmanTheCentralNewJerseyHomeNewsMonApr51976_-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScottEdelmanTheCentralNewJerseyHomeNewsMonApr51976_-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScottEdelmanTheCentralNewJerseyHomeNewsMonApr51976_-679x1024.jpg 679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What Really Happened with &#8220;Picasso Fever&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1976PicassoInterview.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1976PicassoInterview-275x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1976PicassoInterview-275x300.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1976PicassoInterview.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>P. Craig Russell&#8217;s Grim Reaper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GrimReaperRussellVohland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GrimReaperRussellVohland-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GrimReaperRussellVohland-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GrimReaperRussellVohland-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GrimReaperRussellVohland-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shredding hundreds of pages torn from notebooks filled by my teen and twentysomething self causes me to reminisce about my collaboration with artist P. Craig Russell which could have been, the poem 18-year-old me wrote about Action Comics #1, my mysterious mid-&#8217;70s New Jersey comic convention meeting with Anthony Bourdain, why when it comes to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1018],"class_list":["post-36579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-why-not-say-what-happened"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36579"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36631,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36579\/revisions\/36631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}