Fans and foes of Eureka big shot Rob Arkley are either laughing or crying at the feature story in this week’s Journal — a 9-page comic strip hitting some high notes of the state of Arkley in Eureka politics: Home Depot, Larry Glass, the Balloon Track, and mean old Pierson’s Building Center, the root of all evil in Arkleyville.
The Journal calls it the “One Story of 2010.”
Fetch yourself a copy at the newsstands — as of this writing the strip hasn’t hit the internet. Expect to see it soon at seven-o-heaven.com or northcoastjournal.com.
Ahhhhhhhh- back on message. I was starting to miss the usual pablum.
You love it. It only took you 6 minutes to comment.
I wuz missin’ it Heraldo. Can’t wait for the posts now. Bill! Git to it!! Time’s a wastin’ Let’s hear it.
Wonderful! I love me some Seven-O-Heaven!
Why hasn’t the Herald featured any stories on the relationship of this Robin Arkley with his father, the previous Robin Arkley? Their personal relationship and more important to the rest of us, their political relationship. Does the younger Arkley support the right-wing causes that the elder Arkley used to spout weekly from KINS-AM radio? Or not? Well?
From the Humboldt Herald archives: Robin Arkley, Sr. passes on
Am I in trouble?
not yet — not until the Mirror picks up the paper
Why does it have to be either laughing or crying? Personally it was more of a groan. It was predictable. Can’t wait to see the mirror’s response.
Let me help you Cap, it will be predictable. It will be as funny as Fox’s half hour comedy hour and it will continue to blame victims.
You might be joining James Faulk’s group of Arkley e-bomb targets.
Guaranteed: JF did not receive the worst of them.
I loooooove these guys! I can’t wait to read the whole comic, for some reason the NCJ doesn’t distribute in Sacramento.
Oh, Dude, and for this you shaved?
That’s Dude with a capital “D”. You’re going places, kid.
I read it and I’m still waiting for the laughing and/or crying. So am I just supposed to get stoned? What is the point?
I think Rob will like it,
it has pictures!
The point is ncj were at a loss of words, and couldn’t do any worse. So they followed previous weeks advice to be offensive to gain readership.
Capdiamont, would you still Vote Yes on 8?
Perhaps this would have garnered more laughs
Now, remember, it’s just humor…
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looks like my link didn’t work…sorry
Yes, even more so since my church was targed.
What has our community come to? Even animals don’t dirty their own nest. What possible good comes from tearing each other apart? Aren’t we supposed to be about hope and promise these days. I am not laughing or crying. I’m just sad.
If we could only accept the Home Depot as God intended. Then we could have peace and prosperity.
Yes, even more so since my church was targed.
targed?
Super funny so far. I’m halfway through.
If Robin Arkley gives up on Eureka, & all you stoned slackers, & moves what will you talk about ?
From what I can see here, you all have nothing else to live for.
If Robin Arkley gives up on Eureka, & all you stoned slackers, & moves what will you talk about ?
Me!
Profound.
Arkleys won’t leave. They like it here too much, despite the negative jerks who don’t appreciate their gifts to the community. They have a great house in Baton Rouge, but Humboldt area is their home.
I think they would have better support here if they hadn’t dumped so many old and loyal friends, paid staff and contractors on time without committing conspicuous consumption, and didn’t have such an ungenuine attitude about friendship. Mixing business with friendship has made most of their friendship circle into “paid pals”. How do they know who their real friends are?
Greg, please pick up a NCJ comic book today. :)
Heraldo, I like you better without the beard. There is no need to hide your smile.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Gotta feeling 2010 is going to be a good year!
Original and hilarious.
Congratulations guys…and NCJ.
Actually, it was humorous. The funniest thing is the change in attitude when he thinks he is going to get some money. Very accurate. Remember the attacks on Arkley began when he STOPPED giving money to Salzman.
My overall impression? The comic authors do not dislike Arkley. In fact, it was so positive, I am surprised heraldo posted it. And if I were Arkley, I would be laughing.
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It made me laugh out loud, especially the ending. Good stuff!
Gee it’s good to have Rose interpret complex ideas for us.
It’s sort of funny actually. I think Rob chuckled too. Good thing the Journal’s free though. I’d have felt ripped off if I’d have paid for it.
“I’d have felt ripped off if I’d have paid for it.”
Let me guess, Anonymous feels “ripped off” a lot.
We’re jealous that those hilarious, handsome, prog, sphincter bonnets had the stamina to produce so many pages. We’d make fun of them immediately, but our art department is at a beginners Photoshop seminar, and besides, we’re out of batteries and inflatable sex toys.
Creepy hugs!!!
FWIW the Transportation Seecurity Agency subpoenaed bloggers to identify their sources of confidential information.
Not a local concern since what little legitimately confidential information that exists here doesn’t show up in blogs.
Actually I can’t remember the last time I felt ripped off- I’m a pretty satisfied, happy guy. It’s just that the Journal usually has more substance. The Piece wasn’t unfunny- it just wasn’t hilarious enough to devote so many pages to that. Just my opinion. I usually like the Journal. Keep up the good work.
Chortle! :0>
Funny stuff. Keep it up guys!
Oh, and I also would like to thank Rose for the blow-by-blow. I’m sure someone found it useful. yeah.
This investigative report was highly inaccurate.
Rob Arkley does not look like Steinbrenner. This was obviously a fake.
Household incomes in Crescent City have not gone up because of Home Depot and Walmart. It’s 20% lower than even poor ass Eureka in that piece.
You cannot clean grass with a Roomba. I tried that shit that it totally was all sad beep right away with a grasshopper stuck in the brushes.
First Bob Doran flubs his wife’s quote, then Hank Sims writes that bullshit surf piece, and now half the newspaper is devoted to outright lies.
Do not believe this story. Except do go to Humboldt Hydroponics, they are having a sale.
Sorry, was just a quick note, Targeted.
HERALDO HERALDO HERALDO…………
WTF?
Give ‘em the glass treatment, haha!
For the record, if he’d be into it, if Rob Arkley would eat some Lost Coast wings with me, I’d love to have some wings with him. I think we could have a nice chuckle together.
Seriously, the offer is out there.
Ag, Are you sure you wanna eat what robbie is serving up?-I think you’ve had it in your mouth before…
I (surf to Heraldo) and what do I see?
A whole lotta people cryin “don’t blame me”
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else,
Spend all their time feelin’ sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that,
Your momma’s too thin; your daddy’s too fat
Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin’ and cryin’ and pitchin’ a fit
Get over it, get over it
Courtesy of Don Henley, “Get over it”.
The Arkleys would never pack up their circus and leave. Here they are the big fish in a little pond and Eurekans put up with a lot more crap from them than if they were smaller fish in a bigger pond. It’s all about ego.
Capdiamont says that the Mormon church was “targeted?”
Arkleys have helped support people in my family. We feel lucky for the income from the work they have provided, as well as the perks such as insurance and their 401 K plan.
Seems like the finger-pointing is being done by Arkley’s various subgroups. Wah! Bonnie wouldn’t pull special strings for Security National! Wah! The Coastal Commission refused to bend to the will of Randy Gans! Wah!
Somebody give that baby a pacifier.
Sometimes I wonder why those who provide the most jobs have the biggest egos. Is it cause and effect? Which came first, chicken or egg? You don’t see namby pamby wishy washy sorts heading up big or small business and ending up supporting a lot of employees. I just appreciate having the jobs for family members. If they didn’t try to start new projects and do what they do to keep their business running, we’d be out of a job. Who signs your paycheck?
Ingrates! Why, I ought to sell you down the river!
Notice the attitude change when you’re ‘on the payroll’ and when you’re not. It explains a lot of the whining from RA’s camp. Keep the checks rollin’, Rob. It’s the best way to pack the Council chambers.
To Chris Crawford, The whining & crying & pitching fits actually seems to come more from the RA camp (wah, don’t make me clean up the balloon track, wah, don’t make fun of me), but they give us fodder on an almost daily basis. The Heraldo camp actually does take action( eg. Balloon Track appeals). Get over it.
Robbie has had a very bad year& this comic strip was the icing on the cake. Through history, Jerks always remain Jerks. So as next year unfolds, I’m sure Robbie will give us grief disguised as “help” & “Gifts”????
The “hippies” aren’t moving & we’re not going to let you steamroll us. Buck-up Buck-O & clean up the Balloon Track right!
P.S. Isn’t there someplace else he could move & “help”
that town out????
Rob will think the comic strip is funny. I do have a more open attitude toward a person when good jobs are available for my family. I don’t have to agree with everything he does or says to appreciate his generosity to his employees.
The big egos like RA aren’t the only ones who provide a lot of jobs, thank God. By that reasoning Bill Gates would have one of the biggest egos in the world. Instead he has balanced whatever ego is required to run a successful business with his well-known philanthropy. His foundations have given massive amounts of money to schools, education, charities and scientific endeavors. I doubt RA will leave a legacy anywhere close to that.
Rob will not like this comic.
Watch your rearviewMirror
End of story.
5.31pm anonymous doesn’t understand simple basic math.
Based on their respective incomes, Arkley has given away much more than Bill Gates has. Yes, Gates is down to his last 45 billion dollars but Arkley has slipped under a billion now.
And Gates has given almost nothing to Eureka.
Sorry HF, donations to right wing candidates and causes does equate to philanthropy.
i agree. Show me the proof, HF. RA couldn’t even lick Gates’s boots when it comes to philanthropy. I think we’re gonna hafta call you low finance.
The cartoon is – perhaps unintentionally – very complimentary to Rob.
But 9 pages of expensive real estate? Did Andrew Goff buy the Journal? Or is The Journal getting ready to shut down? Must be quite a sekrit dossier Goff has going.
Arkley was portrayed as a bald spot who praised his spawn for railing against hippies and accusing Pierson’s of being communist. Compared to his everyday persona he looked like a saint.
Yeah, I was wondering who had the bald spot…
No, heraldo, the cartoon is very PRO Arkley. It talks all about the good things he has done, says that being more like him is the cure for being a slacker – re-read it. It points out the stupidity over the Balloon Track – shows the anti/bozos up pretty well seems to me.
It’s funny, but not the way you all think it is.
Thank goodness you let us know which parts to laugh at, otherwise we’d go on giggling at all those unfunny bits.
For me, after reading that whole deal, I was left with this thought: Man, that one kid’s bangs are wacky.
I’m thinking, you SHAVED for this?
He shaved to make Arkley look “complimentary” as you say. You should be pleased.
I think Rose is engaging in a little wishful interpretation. I couldn’t detect any love for anything Arkley, but hey, that’s just me.
You and the rest of Humboldt County.
Happy New Year, Heraldo. Keep up the good work.
Happy New Year, Anonymous.
Why is there so much tension from robbie to Bill Pierson? From what I can see Pierson is a piss ant financially compared to robbie…
It’s probably a “support my project or I will destroy you” kind of thing.
Rose can’t help it, she’s got her rogue-colored glasses on. Poor Larry Glass, he looks terrible through Rose’s glasses, but Rob-Rob looks handsome and virile (swoon).
Juicy hugs!
What’s really funny is that Hank would give that cartoon that much space.
Rose said”What’s really funny is that Hank would give that cartoon that much space.”
Kind of what I think too.It’s yellow journalism at its best.Does it make Arkley look good or bad?Neither,but it whitewashes over much,much more serious issues regarding one’s political influence and a potentially devastating proposal,which promises job creation and a financial boon for all,but as of yet has failed to provide evidence of either occurring.I thought the only thing remotely poignant in the cartoon was the dig at Crescent City.
Ok, since no one else will be the Hippie, I will. Couldn’t y’all discuss why you disagree with the guy, without making it personal? I’m totally against the Home Depot plan for the bay. But the guy is my neighbor and it’s very childish to attack him personally for his business plan.
I can’t believe that a newspaper that claims to be the only truly investigative news medium left on the North Coast would stoop to wasting 10 pages of print. Wow! How many trees did that take? Why would advertisers want to place advertising in a medium that believes in “hit pieces”? Guess I’ll place my ad dollars elsewhere!
it’s funny how much of this county can’t take a joke. laugh or cry. i choose laugh.
i don’t think this cartoon is an attack… more stuff against larry glass in there than anything else…
Too bad the Reporter isn’t still there for you AA.
Where do I find the Arkley reaction to this story? I’d like to think that he’d have a sense of humor about having a make believe outofwedlock kid out there.
Waste-O-Space. How about some real journalism. (Although I did read it.)
It is entertainment, not a waste of space in these trying economic times. And if a side effect was to make people laugh or think or blog or otherwise engage, then I would say mission accomplished.
And has it even been established that RA has a sense of humor?
I’m with 7:02. The journal does fine work 51 weeks a year. Kudos for doing something original. I liked the variety. I think Samoasoftball sums it up actually when he says he didn’t like it, but he did read it.
Goff and Startare, way to go!
Oh my (big sigh). This is a “cartoon” folks. It’s parody/irony/ fun-stuff. Lets try to lighten up and get over ourselves. These guys are trying to help us move past this divisiveness that’s tearing apart our community/state/nation. Roll with the flow. It’s a positive. This is the good shit, enjoy.
You whiner! You could have turned to Ryan Burns’ excellent double-length exegesis of Eureka’ water rates hike, couldn’t you have? You’d rather be a grumpy Gus.
Your wish is my command, though. Coming soon, the Journal plumbs one of the biggest mysteries in Humboldt County: Where Does Richard Marks Stand on the Railroad? An 87-Part Series.
WTF????
Nobody appreciates good satire anymore.I do believe our country, to some extent, is founded on it. The one thing I still try to understand is inability of the GOP types to fully appreciate it.
Hank, thanks for ‘wasting the space’.
I think his stance is getting much wider and more of the same cheerleading. His support for Vigina and his new friends via Matthew Owen has cemented him him as the new Dennis Hunter (albeit, without the nice hair!……Dennis’ hair was pretty nice in a “Dennis the Menace” kind of way.)
I’m sorry, what does PWND mean? For the non-twitterati it looks like “pawned” without vowels. Ponds Won’t Need Ducks? A climate change thing?
Go easy on Richard Marks, you butt-hammers. Rob-Rob likes him for some reason, so we likes him too!
Ripe hugs!
Walt, here’s the definition of “pwnd” from the urban dictionary:
Hank: Touchy aren’t we? I did check out Ryan’s complex article. He is a very good writer. But don’t you think 9 pages of immature cartoons is a little excessive? And then take a pot-shot on me to boot because I have an opinion that I am willing to make public?
Just for the record, Hunter did not support me in my bid for his 4 Division Harbor seat. I have been a very public left leaning REAL progressive (One wanting job growth) Liberal as well as a life long Democrat and union worker advocate. Paint me how you will anonymously.
I guess on Heraldo’s blog I would be considered a “Moderate.” I will take that.
At ease, soldier! Those who rib should prepare themselves to be ribbed in return. And I don’t write anonymously — never, ever.
You didn’t give me much meat for my 87-part series, there. Maybe I underestimate the number of installments this will take.
Rich, wanting job growth is an obvious thing to want, especially for a person running for (or wanting to stay in) office.
What matters, and what determines the difference between a conservative wanting job growth and a progressive wanting job growth, is the difference between wanting jobs at any cost, and wanting living wage jobs that are environmentally and economically good for the whole community.
I’m not sure that the union viewpoint always comes down on the progressive side. Mostly it does, but I’ve seen it go the other way.
Hank and All,
I think Arkley should sue, immediately, until that slacker returns the money he charged up on the credit card. There is nothing amusing about pretending to be someone’s spawn, um, child, and that guy knew he wasn’t an Arkley all along.
He should also dump his lawyers. They were negligent in not recognizing that that was a period and not a small o when that slacker first showed up with his birth certificate.
Guess he picked his lawyers like he planned the balloon track cleanup…half-assed.
Well if we’re actually talking about the story…
I would argue that Will saw his birth certificate and was blinded by his overwhelming desire to want to be an Arkley, so much so, that he subconsciously overlooks the fact that it actually reads “R. Barkley” because he is such an impulsive dude. I don’t know that Rob ever actually looks at the birth certificate in the Seven-O-Heaven universe. But why is the comic version of Rob Arkley so willing to accept the fact that he has a long lost son? I’ll leave that to your interpretation.
Some other plot holes I’ve enjoyed:
With Rob out of town, why is it so easy for Will to just take over ownership of the Arkley Center?
Was Rob even in Humboldt County in 1985 to troll HSU campus for ladies?
Why does Will carry a tennis racket with him to work at Security National?
Is Rob Arkley even a hunter?
Why would Will Arkley have to stand outside of the fence at the Balloon Track, shouldn’t he have a key?
Why does the Home Depot construction site look like addition to St. Josephs Hospital? (Well, that one’s easy.)
And, of course, my favorite: Rob Arkley? Bald spot? Who is that really?
If anyone else would like to point out the flaws in my storyboarding, I’d love the critiques? But at least it’s a multifaceted waste of space…
tres amusing
“All my life I’ve laways tried to give back to the community, and of course I am amazingly handsome! “…fixing up the Eureka Inn… The Arkley Center… able to afford a car… “destined for greatness…And I’m ready to make Eureka a better place”… “always admired you. The way you refuse to take crap and always stand up for what’s right…” SHAVES, cleans up his act…thinks about improving his life…. inspired… points out that the cleanup over the Balloon track is so much silliness… takes lot of cracks at Larry Glass, and Pierson… successful… “And the best oart is I’m not the only one benefiting for once! Ha, you’re welcome, Eureka!” “Everything I’ve ever dreamed of.” And then, instead of aiming for achieving, the Humboldt County dumbass fallback – growing pot…
I’d say there’s alotta PRO-Arkley in there.
Fair enough, Rose. But Will was also excited about cheap sixpacks of Pabst before any of this happened. If you look back through Seven-O-Heaven’s history, Will has done a lot of inadvisable things and has been a prototypical goof. I guess what I’m asking is: Is Stephen Colbert a true conservative?
But I’m glad to know there was stuff in there for all to enjoy. Thanks for reading.
Touché. Colbert, indeed.
Touché = pwnd?
Dude, we are bridging the generational gap.
OK seriously, does Rose not get the irony, satire, facetiousness, or is she just trying to bait those of us who do?
I know it is INTENDED to be satire – jus’ sayin’ it isn’t coming off that way. Or it is, but not the way it is intended. And it’s very inside baseball, maybe fun for those of us in blogland, but ordinary people are mystified as to why that rated all that space.
I’m sorry but I disagree Rose, it’s pretty “in your face” satire. “Seven-O-Heaven” has become a staple in the North Coast Journal and has a large following (myself included). It’s not just candy for bloggers.
I bet most of us fit into your ‘ordinary’ category, Rose, and we do appareciate the satirical aspect of the piece. It wasn’t a waste of space at all, but certainly feel free to keep trying to convince yourself and whoever else that it’s otherwise.
I like to read comic books.
I finally got around to reading the NCJ to see this bit of what I presume is supposed to pass for journalism. Reading it made me feel kind of icky. By the way, Rob did have a son whose life was fleetingly short – - if my memory is correct, he was born on or about December 31, 1986. This article could cause some people to cry.
My deepest condolences. I had a miscarriage around 1990. I still grieve the loss of my child.
nice try
I can’t wait ’til the mirror gets a hold of this.
“I know it is INTENDED to be satire.”
Uh, duh.
“jus’ sayin’ it isn’t coming off that way.”
Maybe. If you’re not very bright.
“ordinary people are mystified as to why that rated all that space.”
I’d bet that ordinary people are smarter than Rose.
Funny, really…
RA and LG are set-pieces nothing more,
it’s a funny story with a local backdrop.
way to go!
No, 6:27, political junkies do not fit the “ordinary people” category. This cartoon is very inside the beltway, appealing to the narrow band of bloggers and blog readers. The average person, just goes “Huh, well, o-kay?…” Succeeded at getting alot of blog chatter, but still misses the big story, like Pierson’s massive funding and behind the scenes efforts.
OK, it was nice filler so some people could take a few days off. I guess that is the general take on it.
Theoretically, breaking it into segments and spreading it out over say 9 issues might have been good for readership. As it is it is just weird. Sorry, but that’s what people are saying.
“Sorry, but that’s what people are saying.”
Rose, you took a poll or what? And how would Rose, of all people, know what “ordinary people” think.
like bugs bunny cartoons, there was regular ol’ funny situation and some inside stuff for those of us that get the inside jokes…
good job guys, I am a fan
has rob reacted?
It’s another glittering jewel of collossal ignorance brought to us by The North Coast Urinal.
That last comment was from a troll (and an old fucking troll — “North Coast Urinal”?) in case you couldn’t tell from the sudden drop in quality and intelligence.
Is Rob Arkley even a hunter?
Well we know he’s a duck hunter, because he bought up a lot of wetland in Lolita right next to a wildlife preserve under the name RDHC (that’s Rob’s Duck Hunting Club)
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/issues/2008/11/26/arkley-v-humboldt/
For Rose, life seems to have started only after she started paying attention.
People have been unhappy about Arkley’s doings and undoing for years before he was giving money to the first Gallegos campaign. In fact it is his hatred for Bonnie Neely that motivated him to support a liberal for DA, just because the incumbent was Bonnie’s husband.
As to his “gifts”, that shooting gallery they call a board walk ended up costing the city over a million dollars.
Rob does hunt ducks and has dogs trained to retrieve them, but aside from that he is more of an animal lover. The dogs are housepets and travel with them. They also have helped care for animals hurt on their ranch or that have been hit on the highway.
“Council approved the expenditure of $4,440,410 from Redevelopment, $648,890 from Tidelands Trust, $63,930 from Water, $47,930 from Sewer, $216,790 from Gas Tax, $500,000 from Coastal Conservancy, and $2,000,000 from Special Project for a total amount of $7,917,950 for the Inner Channel Dock and Boardwalk project.”
1/5/2001