It was sort of a pun. Mitch had lived in a place called "Onyx" for awhile, but was moving out to another town/city around the time that picture was drawn. It was signifying he was leaving Onyx, although in reality it was the town, and not the individual.
--JMH
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, DOPR Dragon <dopr5dragon@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Jim, I was looking through some old (ooooold) pics and found a back and
> forth between you and Mitch Beiro. Mitch is walking off with a smugly
> beaming Minerva (with a brand new shiny ring), while Onyx sits on a barrel
> crying for him. I already know the story behind Mitch and Minerva (I look
> forward to seeing the video of it at the upcoming Zoniecon), but what's the
> story between Mitch and Onyx?
> I can't speak for Minerva, but having hung out with Mitch and the Tucson Mob
> on several occasions, I would have thought that Onyx would have...shall we
> say...more refined taste? ;-P
>
Received on Mon May 09 2011 - 16:03:48 CDT