Q.What sport does the Peanuts gang most frequently play?
A.Baseball
Q.What breed of dog is Snoopy?
A.Beagle
Q.What color is Linus's security blanket?
A.Blue
Q. When did Charlie Brown hit his first homerun?
A. March 30, 1993
Q.When did Snoopy first walk on two legs?
A.January 5, 1956
If you scored 100% on this Peanuts Trivia quiz, congradulations! Your claim as a fan of this comic strip and animated series is in good standing. If your score looked like the D- Peppermint Patty feared most on her tests, better luck next time. Not everyone can be a Charlie Brown & Snoopy aficionado.
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000. The strip is considered to be one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, with 17,897 strips published in all, making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being," according to Professor Robert Thompson of Syracuse University. At its peak, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages. On a deeper more meaningful level, Peanuts could very well have been one of the first, if not the only comic, that explored and disected the influence of socialism amongst the youth of America.
Whether you loved the famous Charles Schultz characters and animated comic strip for its view of adults and the world from a childs mind, or simply for the comedic exchanges between each notable character, thoughts of a trombone sounding teacher and a thumb sucking child who found utter security in his blue blanket, ultimately bring nostalgic memories of the innocence of youth and simpler days to all who grew up in the 50's - 70's era.
Peanuts is for some, the fabric of American culture. For others, it is the never ending story that found character similarities in all of us. So in ode to this history making comic strip and the legacy of cartoonist Charles Schultz, J&O offers selected novelty prints for Peanut groupies young and old world wide. Now you can create your own tribute to Snoopy, Lucy, Woodstock and the whole Peanuts gang with our 100% cotton fabric prints. Make wonderful craft items and memorbilia for a piece of animation history that’s gone but not forgotten.
Oh yeah, since we are in baseball season, here's one more trivia question:
Q. Who is Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player?
A.You guessed it, Joe Shlabotnik.
Time Line History
October 2, 1950
Peanuts debuts in seven newspapers
December 14, 1999
Charles Schulz officially retires
2000
50th Anniversary of Peanuts
February 12, 2000
Charles Schulz dies Saturday evening, of complications from colon cancer in Santa Rosa, CA.
He was 77 years old.
February 13, 2000
The final Sunday Peanuts newspaper strip appears
Charles Schultz, a Great American Cartoonist: 11/26/1922 - 2/12/2000
Since I was a little girl, I have always been fascinated with fabric and fashion. Back in the 70’s prints, patterns and denims ruled. Dress shirts were loud and vibrant, casual tops carried stripes and abstract lines and jeans were made even more popular by the dons, divas and designers of the fashion industry. They could be found on men, women and children across the nation in a multitude of brands and styles. From Sergio Valente and Jordache, to Wrangler and Lee’s, denim could be seen from head to toe on the not only the city fashionista, but the western country boy as well. If I remember correctly, my favorite jeans were a second hand pair of worn Gloria Vanderbilt’s that I got from my older sister.
It is years later and I am all grown up now. I have since traded in my tattered jeans for an organic cotton pair that are ‘eco’ friendly and quite comfortable, but I am still fascinated by the new and innovative fabrics that come out of the designer mills to entice style conscious individuals and fashion guru’s everywhere. One such fascinating fabric concept to hit not only the runway floors, but TIME Magazines Coolest Inventions of 2003 list is the futuristic fabric simply known as Luminex.
Luminex is a new non-reflective fabric that is self-illuminating. It is created with fiber optic threads of every type and nature that emits light in different colors. According to its ingenious inventors, the luminous optic fibers are special “detectors of elementary particles” used in the largest scientific experiments of sub-nuclear physics. Wow, talk about hi-fi fashion! Not only is this material simply fabulous, but you are sure to be the life and LIGHT of the party wherever you go!
Luminex was created through a partnership between the combined creative minds of Luminex Corporation and CAEN Spa. One would think that these companies would be the leaders in the fashion textile industry, but in actuality, The Luminex Corporation develops and markets innovative biological testing technologies with applications throughout the life science and diagnostic industries while CAEN Spa is a highly technological electronics company in Italy. Seems not only haute couture garments come out of this fashion mecca. This fascinating fabric has wedding dresses glowing down the aisles, banquet tables illuminating the sparkling china that rests upon it, and home accent pieces creating a psychedelic opulence in any room.
Luminex is not glow in the dark, yet it still glows. Power comes from an ordinary 200/100 volt battery sewn into the cloth. The battery is inserted in the most practical place on the material or garment. For example, in a pair of hot jeans, the housing unit would be a small pocket on the side of the trouser. Luminex can be washed and dried on delicate settings and even sewn by regular hand or machine. If only this stuff had been around in the 70’s, my Dance Fever disco days could have had me swirling like a bolt of lightning across the floor.
While Luminex fabric is not manufactured for masses, it is slowly entering into the top designers fashion line collections. Leading trend setters like Donna Karen are sure to feature a piece or two for our viewing pleasure in the near future. And of course your #1 designer fabric supplier, J&O will be looking for this futuristic fabric to bring us into the next century with new age style and flair.
You’ve waited and prayed long enough, and slowly but surely your prayers are being answered. The endless calls you’ve had to make to manufacturers, distributors and retail stores, looking for your favorite NASCAR drivers and NASCAR racing materials are coming to an end. There is a light at the end of your dark tunnel, and it is the light of J&O.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The organization sanctions over1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states, Canada and Mexico. With its roots grounded in the entertainment sector of southern USA, NASCAR has grown to become the second most popular professional sports in terms of television rating inside the U.S. With over 75 million fans worldwide, the sport of car racing has become a very popular and extremely lucrative business. Over $3 billion dollars in annual licensed products have been purchased by the ever growing viewers and as a result, Fortune 500 companies sponsor NASCARmore than any other governing body. With these stats and facts out of the way, lets take a moment to give recognition to some of the great car riders both past & present that are in hot demand today. If you were brought up south of the Mason Dixon border, then you are a fan of NASCAR racing and know these speed demons whether you like it or not. If not, here are some names you won’t soon forget.
The Late Dale Earnhardt – 2000 Winston 500 Champion, four-time IROC Champion, 2002 Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2006 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee, Sprint All-Star Race III, VI and IX Winner, NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers Rank #2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.– NASCAR Sprint Cup / 2006 Crown Royal 400 Champion and driver of #88 Mountain Dew AMP/ National Guard Chevy Impala SS Car.
Jimmy Johnson- Current defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion and driver of #48 Lowes Chevrolet Impala SS Car.
Tony Stewart-NASCAR Winston Cup, Nextel & Indy Cars championships and driver of the #20 Toyota Camry & #20 Old Spice cars.
Jeff Gordon- Four-timeNASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion, three-time Daytona 500 winner, and driver of #24 Chevrolet Impala.
[ NASCAR Races ]
Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Corona Series, Regional Racing Series.
For all our NASCAR fans young and old, we thank you for your patience, your calls and most of all, keeping the fabrics commemorating this great American sport in demand. Your voice is being heard. Keep checking in at our site for the latest new prints as they roll off of the press, out of the mills, onto our site, and into your hands.
When was the last time your local fabric store donated any fabric to you? After practiced begging and pleading in front of your bathroom mirror for that perfect line and doe eyed look, most outlets would soon put a price tag on a seemingly useless ¼ yard scrap than give them away to a striving designer or seamstress for free. But low and behold, miracles do happen. At least for some of us.
Recently, one of South Jersey’s oldest and most recognized fabric stores, became the answered prayer for a local woman with an ailing son. This spring, Cindy Kerr received over $1000 worth of assorted novelty cotton fabrics from J&O Fabrics of Pennsauken in an effort to help make her son Ryan more comfortable during his chemotherapy treatments. Cindy has a non-profit company called ConKerr Cancer and with the beautiful selection of materials, she was able to continue creating fun and colorful pillowcases for not only her son, but for other young patients at various local hospitals battling Cancer as well. With the help of J&O and various community groups, over 18,000 pillow cases have been made and donated to these children in an effort to bring some smiles to an otherwise cloudy day. From Sponge Bob to Scooby Doo, from race cars to kitty cat prints, there is a pillow case to tickle every child’s fancy both young and old. Even teens have their selection of pin up girls, retro designs and popular skull prints to choose from to make their stay a little more pleasant.
Every once and awhile the generosity of people will surprise us. And every now and again, it shows up in bags of heaven sent material, sprinkled with love , forming the fabric of life. To see some of the wonderful fabric Cindy crafted for the local hospitals, watch cable channel CN8 Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.
J & O Fabrics is a leader in online fabric stores with hundreds of discount fabrics including: upholstery, quilt, quilting, drapery fabric, fleece, decorator, felt, retro, upholstery fabrics and more!
Q.What does Peppermint Patty call Charlie Brown?
