> > I'm sure you know who Norman Rockwell
> > was.
>
> The name is definatly familiar. I want to say
"Politician", or something like that...

er... no. Norman Rockwell (along with all the
other names I mentioned) was a famous
American illustrator. He's known primarily for
his cover art for the Saturday Evening Post.
His paintings are distinctive and more often
than not quite whimsical.

One of my favorite restaurants here in my
hometown has an entire wall covered with
Norman Rockwell SEP cover prints. My favorite
seats in that restaurant are the ones in that
room, especially along the wall where one can
look at them closely.

New Englanders can visit the Norman
Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge,
Massachusetts. I've been there once and the
place rules.

> Hmmm... I thought the character of Robin
Hood was created by Thomas Mallory in the
book "Here Begynneth A Lytell Geste of Robin
Hode". Some time around the 12th or 13th
century.

Looks like you may be right. I misremembered
my information; Howard Pyle wrote and
illustrated the modern version of Robin
Hood's story. I found a rather interesting link
on the whole subject; see below.

Gri"Alan Rickman made a great Sheriff of
Nottingham"shny