Monday MADness: A MAD Reunion!

October 14th, 2019 | Posted in Monday MADness
L or R: Former MAD editor Jonathan Bresman, Design Director Ryan Flanders, Senior VP and Executive Editor John Ficarra, Spy vs. Spy artist Peter Kuper, MAD‘s Maddest writer Dick DeBartolo and former VP- Art & Design Sam Viviano can’t believe they paid $35 for this furshlugginer buffet dinner

Earlier this month at New York Comic Con, MAD writer Desmond Devlin and I thought we’d get together for dinner one night. We decided to call and invite a few of our fellow members of the Usual Gang of Idiots. The next thing you know we had almost 30 people show up. The table only sat six, so it was a little cramped. Actually MAD artist Ed Steckley found us a venue and we had a nice little NYC MAD reunion. Here are some pictures, all courtesy of former MAD assistant art director Nadina Simon!

R to L: The Lovely Anna, me, Caryn and Ray Alma, former MAD Senior Editor Joe “Can I get you anything else, sir?” Raiola, Ellen Berg Cohen and former MAD Senior Editor Charlie Kadau.
Mike Morse, Ed and Heather Steckley, Former MAD book editor Charlie Kochman, Ellen Liebenthal, Jason Chatfield.
Joe Raiola is mesmerized by the bubbles…
Sam and Charlie are once again exasperated by Desmond Devlin’s pulling his usual trick of three fisted hogging the champagne at MAD gatherings. Pouring is former MAD Senior Editor Dave Croatto.
Me proposing a toast to MAD and the Usual Gang. No one was paying attention because they were all in disbelief that Desmond was drinking three glasses of champagne.
Joe, John and Peter… Here’s to MAD!
Sam proposed a toast to the late, great Nick Meglin. Des down to only one glass left already.
Arie Kaplan discussing something funny with Joe. Behind them is Eisner-nominated MAD writer Matt Cohen with Ed and Charlie.

I don’t have pictures of anybody else since I was too busy enjoying everyone’s company to remember to take pictures, but there were many more UGOI there. So great to see everyone! Thanks to Nadina for these and to Ed for the dinner arrangements.

Comments

  1. David Lubin says:
    October 14, 2019 at 7:53 am

    How COOL! Thanks for sharing, Tom. I can only imagine the discussion amongst all of you with the “demise” of MAD and all the champagne flowing…LOL. Curious if any other patrons at the restaurant realized who you guys were and were impressed…or embarrassed for you…LOL.

  2. Chris says:
    October 14, 2019 at 9:03 pm

    What’s the source for the MAD shirt you’re wearing, Tom?

  3. Desmond Devlin says:
    October 14, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    Curious if any other patrons at the restaurant realized who you guys were

    No, but the restaurant knew we were all from MAD. Which is why they insisted that we pay in advance.

    As for Tom’s cruel and hateful “jokes” about my champagne problem, I can’t help it. As you can see from the photos, my head looks like a cork.

  4. David Lubin says:
    October 16, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    Does anything really EVER?

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