chabot@miles.DEC (He turns as a weath turcocl.) (02/22/86)
Every now and then, something arrives in the mail at work which can be
valued for something other than its intended contents: the announcement
of the formation of Pixar has on the front of the envelope
HOWARD
THE DUCK
More adventure than
humanly possible.
My question is,
is this the common faire from the San Rafael, CA post office (it *IS* printed
in the same red ink as is the postmark), or perhaps has this slogan been
adopted by the new home of Wally Bee?
Trapped in a 2 1/2 D space I helped create,
L S Chabot ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ("It's not my fault!")skinner@saber.UUCP (Robert Skinner) (02/22/86)
> HOWARD > THE DUCK > More adventure than > humanly possible. > > > My question is, > is this the common faire from the San Rafael, CA post office (it *IS* printed > in the same red ink as is the postmark), or perhaps has this slogan been > adopted by the new home of Wally Bee? > HOWARD THE DUCK is the newest film to come from 'Lucasberg' productions, and you know who formed Pixar... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "You know, people, I may not be black. But there's lots of times I sure wish I wasn't white" Frank Zappa Name: Robert Skinner Snail: Saber Technology, 2381 Bering Drive, San Jose, California 95131 AT&T: (408) 435-8600 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!saber!skinner ...{amd,ihnp4,ittvax}!saber!skinner
td@alice.UucP (Tom Duff) (02/24/86)
Pixar, Inc. used to be the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, Ltd. Lucasfilm is currently producing a live-action film featuring Steve Gerber's `Howard the Duck' comic book hero. Presumably, Pixar took their postage meter with them and haven't changed the print design yet. Howard the Duck will be released this summer, and has the following credits (among others): Executive Producer George Lucas Writers Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (American Graffiti) Director Willard Huyck Producer Gloria Katz Starring Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) Starring Jeffrey Jones (Amadeus) Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic Creative Consultant Steve Gerber
stepoway@smu (02/26/86)
"Howard the duck!?" No, the San Rafael post office hasn't started smoking something (or at least you couldn't prove it by this). "Howard the duck", as well as the "postmark" were done by a postage meter at Pixar, Inc. And yes, you can incorporate your own message/trademark in the printing. Steve Stepoway Computer Science & Engineering Dept. Southern Methodist University usenet: convex!smu!stepoway csnet: stepoway@smu