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Summary: Good old "Bick Redfern" finally becomes a "Bridegoon"
Review: "Ask for May, Settle for June" provides G. B. Trudeau's "Doonesbury" cartoons from 1981-1982. The long awaited wedding between Joanie Caucus and Rick Reedfern is the highlight, but that is only part of the fun this time around from the early heady days of the Reagan Administration. We begin with Alexander Haig's conferation for Secretary of State, the return of Uncle Duke (the 53rd Iranian hostage, known only as "the Bald Spy"), Mr. Slackmeyer testifies before Rep. Davenport's House committee, and the Reagan Administration looks for "A War We Can Win." Meanwhile, Joanie wants Rick to think about their relationship and suddenly the happy couple are making plans for a wedding (hence the collection's title). "Ask for May, Settle for June" is something of an atypical "Doonesbury" collection where the lives of the characters outweigh the political commentary. Consequently, Joanie and Rick might be getting married, but it is President Ronald Reagan who was apparently enjoying a (brief) honeymoon himself, courtesy of Trudeau. Now if only Rick can figure out what gift he and Joanie received from his grandparents.
Rating:
Summary: Good old "Bick Redfern" finally becomes a "Bridegoon"
Review: "Ask for May, Settle for June" provides G. B. Trudeau's "Doonesbury" cartoons from 1981-1982. The long awaited wedding between Joanie Caucus and Rick Reedfern is the highlight, but that is only part of the fun this time around from the early heady days of the Reagan Administration. We begin with Alexander Haig's conferation for Secretary of State, the return of Uncle Duke (the 53rd Iranian hostage, known only as "the Bald Spy"), Mr. Slackmeyer testifies before Rep. Davenport's House committee, and the Reagan Administration looks for "A War We Can Win." Meanwhile, Joanie wants Rick to think about their relationship and suddenly the happy couple are making plans for a wedding (hence the collection's title). "Ask for May, Settle for June" is something of an atypical "Doonesbury" collection where the lives of the characters outweigh the political commentary. Consequently, Joanie and Rick might be getting married, but it is President Ronald Reagan who was apparently enjoying a (brief) honeymoon himself, courtesy of Trudeau. Now if only Rick can figure out what gift he and Joanie received from his grandparents.
Rating:
Summary: Planning a Doonesbury wedding.
Review:
Doonesbury characters Joannie Caucus and Rick Redfern tackle such obstacles as should they move their wedding date to accommodate Prince Charles and Lady Diana and is it proper to send errata sheets with the invitations?
This book could be an amusing comfort to anyone you know who's going mad trying to plan their own wedding.
Rating:
Summary: Planning a Doonesbury wedding.
Review: Doonesbury characters Joannie Caucus and Rick Redfern tackle such obstacles as should they move their wedding date to accommodate Prince Charles and Lady Diana and is it proper to send errata sheets with the invitations? This book could be an amusing comfort to anyone you know who's going mad trying to plan their own wedding.
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