How I Tried Getting my Family to Move Faster

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How I Tried Getting my Family to Move Faster

I was tired of waiting. We planned to leave fifteen minutes ago, and I’m standing at the door with my shoes on, ready to go. My wife is looking for her mask and deciding which coat to put on. My ten-year-old daughter wants to wear shorts and a T-shirt in the cold and no mask—I have to keep sending her back to her room to change clothes. What can I do?

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Check Out my Podcast Interviews

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Listen to my BLOCKHEAD interviews on Apple podcasts HERE.

Listen to my BLOCKHEAD interviews on Apple podcasts HERE.

I’m honored to be back on the BLOCKHEAD podcast hosted by cartoonist Geoff Grogan! In fact, he split the interview into two—episodes 53 and 54. You can listen to them on Apple podcasts.

Part 1 is here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/khalid-birdsong-part-1/id1440223132?i=1000495947058

Part 2 is here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/khalid-birdsong-part-2/id1440223132?i=1000496965099

We talk about moving to Osaka, Japan, and falling in love. Also, how that experience inspired the original Fried Chicken and Sushi comic strips. In part 2, we talk more about starting Little Fried Chicken and Sushi and the controversy over ending the original FC&S strip to move to GoComics syndication. Should I have done it? You decide, and let me know what you think.

You can also listen to episodes 53 and 54 on Geoff’s website here:

https://geoffgrogan.com/blockhead/

Thanks for all of your support and I hope you enjoy discovering more about this FC&S comics journey.

Many thanks,

Khalid

Listen to my interview on the "Blockhead" podcast- With Ray Billingsley of the "Curtis" comic strip

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You can hear my interview on Episode 44 right here.

You can hear my interview on Episode 44 right here.

I’m still in shock over appearing on my favorite podcast, “Blockhead,” hosted by Geoff Grogan. I was asked to discuss race relations and police brutality with my cartooning hero, Ray Billingsley, creator of the phenomenal syndicated comic strip “Curtis.” I’ve communicated with Ray over the years in letters and messages over Facebook but never talked with him in person. This interview was a dream come true!

We had a fantastic time together talking about our experiences as Black cartoonists, our run-ins with the cops, and what it’s like creating comics during these challenging times. Geoff spoke with us for over two hours and kept all the “good stuff” in the episode.

You can listen to Episode 44 directly on his webpage here:

https://geoffgrogan.com/blockhead/

If you have Apple Podcasts you can listen here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ray-billingsley-and-khalid-birdsong/id1440223132?i=1000477950131