Toon Zone - Crew

Toon Zone Crew

Barb Gordon

Boards Moderated:	Cafe Toon Zone
	Batman, Superman & Beyond
	World's Finest RPG

She hails back from a time when something called the "Batman, Superman, & Beyond: The World's Finest" message boards were just starting out. Then she was sucked up by the darkness only to reappear a little while later to see that the WF was attached to something called....Toon Zone?! Throwing caution to the wind and jumping back into the fray, Barb located her old friends, and made some more, a lot more. Then that one day came when, * gasp *, she became part of the "Crew" * tear *!

Barb, otherwise known as Victoria (But going by Barb Gordon is so much more fun!), is an 18 years old freshman attending Chapman University in Orange, CA, majoring in History and English Literature. She is a big fan of Batman and likes to figure herself the biggest Nightwing fan in existence...correction, she IS the biggest Nightwing fan in existence.

Besides fast becoming a net junkie, she’s a certified bookworm, enjoys sketching and writing, going to the gym, riding horses and rock climbing. Barb loves movies of all kinds, among other random interests, and has recently discovered her passion for all things Star Wars (subliminal message: Wookiee’s rock and Obi-Wan is hot). She’s an aspiring actress, but at the same time wouldn’t mind being a historian, teacher, researcher, information analysts and who knows what else!

Her mission, beyond doing well in school and being "discovered" by a casting director, is to find a real life Dick Grayson.....Hey, it could happen!

Craig Crumpton

A native of Memphis, TN, Craig Crumpton (formerly known here at Toon Zone as "Gookie") serves as one of Toon Zone's news correspondents, with additional duties as writer, researcher, copy editor, design "consultant," message board moderator, link checker, and anvil catcher.

Craig first discovered Toon Zone in April 1998, was asked to join the staff in September 1999, and has remained a faithful contributor and supporter ever since. ((If you'd like to waste some time, you're welcome to visit Craig's personal homepage which includes his hobbies/interests and a whole lot of et cetera...))

Craig is also TZ's resident self-proclaimed "psuedo-authority" on cartoon voice actors, and maintains (outside of TZ) The Voice Actors Ultimate Links Treasury (aka "The V.A.U.L.T.") -- currently the web's single largest collection of links related to cartoon voice actors (located at Netscape's Open Directory Project). He has since achieved the status of a "top-level" editor for ODP, under the nickname of Voiceroy.

Furthermore, Craig (or rather "Voiceroy") is the founder of The Voice Actor Appreciation Mailing List, an active discussion group for voice actor enthusiasts.

Craig also has the distinction of having met Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in person, an event that ended abruptly when Elmer Fudd showed up for "Gookie Season."

Craig

Boards Moderated:	The Story Board
	The WBC - General Animation Discussion

Hi. My name is Craig, and I’m not an alcoholic

There are many other things that I’m not, too. In fact, I’m rather dull. There are mornings where I wake up with myself, and I say, "What, you again?" This usually leads to a rather interesting argument about how I don’t appreciate me, and if that’s how I’m going to be, I can cook my own bloody breakfast. As I sit casually munching on a cruller, I infuriate me more and more with my absolute insensitivity towards me. Finishing the cruller, I inform me that I’m sick of listening to this "you don’t care about me" rot day in and day out, and storm out the door. Left alone in the house, I make myself some coffee to soothe my nerves. Around the time I hit the third cup, I realize that I’m one person, and run to catch up with me before I get on the bus.

But, anyhow, Colin says I have to write something relevant about myself, so here goes:

Craig M. J. Marinaro plays the trombone, dances for money, and sings "The Way You Look Tonight" whenever he’s having a good day. He proudly declares that he has "never taken a lesson in his life," and sees fit to evidence the fact every time he indulges in any of the above. A scientist by nature, his efforts to walk, talk, grunt, squeak, and squawk with the animals have yet to yield any positive results, or any results at all, aside from that smell. He refuses to go near the video library in his house, because of his innate fear of the copy of The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock, which was received Christmas 1998 (the year that Santa ran out of coal). He enjoys moonlit potato-sack races along the beach, TV Guide’s annual "Returning Favorites" issue, and setting Pogs on fire. For some bizarre reason, he is still single, and available…now for the low-low price of $19.99! That number, again: 7! Don’t delay, order today! Operators are standing by!

Romey

Boards Moderated:	The Drawing Board
	The Story Board
	The WBC - General Animation Discussion

Romey, a quiet contemplative type, managed to find his way here shortly before Toon Zone took shape. He lost what precious little was left of his mind immediately afterward - the damage is still being analyzed.

Here at Toon Zone, Romey handles a number of death-defying jobs (in no particular order):

Graphics Artist
Fan Fiction Archive Co-Editor
Secret Project Manager
Toon Zone Test Dummy
Billie Fan Club President
Official Toon Zone Smiley Guy

Romey is also closely tied to Toon Zone's top-secret research facilities, where he helps keep track of the boys down at the lab. He notes that while they have not yet found a cure for the uncommon cold, they are making amazing progress in the field of Artificial Lederhosen Transplants.