Old and New

A few tidbits today. First, the alumni website of my college has posted up my book cover image and a link to my press kit! Way wicked cool!
http://www.umainealumni.com/

And if you want to know how long I've been submitting stuff, it's been 40 years-- for proof, check out these links to Boys' Life magazine, who published a couple of jokes I sent in.

From Aug 1971-- 40 years ago
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZLluIXjczmMC&pg=PA66&dq=dale+phillips&hl=en&ei=So50ToP1K8rG0AGVn8H7Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=dale%20phillips&f=false

From Nov 1974
http://books.google.com/books?id=LBf4cf6Rye8C&pg=PA82&dq=dale+phillips&hl=en&ei=So50ToP1K8rG0AGVn8H7Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=dale%20phillips&f=false

For other news, Joe Konrath posts about how he's been talking about the fall of traditional legacy publishing, and how some people are blaming him for it. Folks, he's just the messenger.
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/09/dead-man-walking.html