THE NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY

Mo Willems

 is always yelling at me 

to join

The National Cartoonist Society.

And I 

TOTALLY

intend to.

But then I forget.

But I didn't forget to go to 

this get-together:

As promised,

there was some 

serious cartoon business

that needed to be taken care of.

Like voting in a new secretary.

And choosing a design for a 

NCS patch that would match everyone's plaid jacket,

as you can somewhat see in this horrendously 

blurry picture.

There was also a fun bit where assorted artists got up to show

the cartoon or illustration they first got paid for,

which led to some funny stories.

Especially NCS stalwart

Tom Gammill

who's always good for a laugh!

After assorted other secret business,

New Yorker cartoonist

Alex Gregory

got up to talk about his process

making cartoons for the

New Yorker.

I've been reading the New Yorker forever,

so it was fascinating hearing Mr. Gregory explain

how cartoons are made for the magazine.

Master of ceremonies

and fellow 

New Yorker cartoonist

Matthew Diffee

chimed in as well,

which rocked.

Thanks NCS!

Can't wait for the next event!