Armadillo Origin Trivia Q

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Jaxon,

Brothers Fred and Glen Whitehead were both artists born and
raised right here in Austin and educated at UT. Fred who 
died some years ago from cancer was married to Barbara who 
is a book jacket designer among other things. Glen was 
married to the beauteous Wanda Gamble, also an artist. 
After their divorce she was seen about with dashing Joe 
Brown but that too was a number of years ago. Did not, or 
does not Wanda work with Pat Brown in the faux marble biz?

Mike the gossip

jaxon41 wrote:
> 
> After the Fall of Hairy Ranger (meaning, after we ran that photo of luscious
> Karen Gordon in a see-through blouse), a New Crew was installed to run the
> Ranger.  How long UT continued to foot the bill for it I can't recall, but
> during this wind-down period some fellow did cutesy little Armadillo
> cartoons in the Ranger (or wuz it the Daily Texan?).  Whitehead?  Was that
> his name?  If so, was he the same ____ Whitehead of the husband/wife team
> that went on to some local renoun as designers?
> 
> Please correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this before Franklin hit town and
> raised the armadillo to Cult Icon status?  Not trying to detract from Jim's
> Legacy in the slightest here.  Merely interested in pinpointing in Time when
> artists started depicting th' Little Nine-Banded, Armor-Plated Guy as a
> symbol for our way of life.  Answers, anyone?  jaxon