(Gregory Gallant b. 1962 [a very good year to be born] Ontario)

Fast becoming a personal favorite, and not just because like me, he was born in 1962, or because, like me, he has a fascination for collecting volumes of cartoons, especially New Yorker cartoons, or because, as a kid, like me, he slept in boxes, or because we share a love for Whitney Darrow Jr.'s illustrations in The Office Party, or because, like me, he is a habitual list keeper, or because, like me, Andy Capp was one of the earliest strips to which he was introduced, or because, like me, he has a special place in his heart for Helen Hokinson, or because, like me, he has a visual fascination for industrial areas, or because, like me, he's well-spent an inordinate amount of time prowling used book stores, thrift shops, book fairs, and the like hunting for more stuff.

And what a nice fellow, too.