User:Ricklondon

Rick London is a cartoonist, writer, designer, and seo professional.

London was born Rick London-Stetelman in 1954 in Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Ms., but changed his last name to his mother's (Dorothy London) maiden name “London” in 1988.

In the world of cartooning, his story is considered somewhat legendary in that he started his first year living and working in an abandoned Mississippi warehouse on the outskirts of his hometown of Hattiesburg, Ms. Nobody would rent or sell to him (at age 43) because they thought he had “lost it”, with his vision of launching Londons Times Cartoons on the Internet, which later became, and has remained, the Google #1 ranked offbeat cartoon on the web; luring 3 million visitors per year. London put a counter on his site in 2005. From 2005-2009 his site had attracted over 9 million surfers.

Since that time he has launched numerous E-stores and has created several “world's firsts”.

He is the first (and only cartoonist) to have offbeat stamps approved by the U.S. Post office which he showcases in one of his larger stores, Rick London Gifts And Collectibles.

He created the world's first cartoon gourmet coffee gift basket named after his grandmother “Ruth London Exquisite Coffees” which features cartoon mugs, matching coasters and whole imported fresh coffee beans at his Londons Times Superstore.

He is the first and only cartoonist to dedicate an entire store to organic merchandise at his Rick London Organic tees; which are made from 100% organic cotton, provided by Edun Live, a sustainable firm owned by Paul Hewson (Bono of U2) and his wife Ali.

London is partners with actress/author Mariel Hemingway in their Mariel Hemingway Healthy Gift Store. He designs all her licensed image merchandise.

Like Hemingway, London is a direct descendant of another famous author, poetess Emma Lazarus, author of “The New Colossus”. The end verse of the sonnet appears on the Statue Of Liberty “Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor...etc”. In that direct lineage is also U.S. Supreme Court Judge Benjamin Cardozo. The family museum Gomez Mill House directly outside of Scarsdale, N.Y. London was “officially adopted” by former model, now author/entrepreneur Kathy Ireland. London has stated more than once “Kathy is more like a real sister than any sibling I've ever had”. (London, a middle-child, was raised with an older sister and younger brother.

London is co-founder of seo firm Pen and Ink Inc with his fiance' Lee Hiller of Oregon. She is also the love advice columnist for the Herald de Paris. Both London and Hiller frequently write feature stories for The Herald's “Insider's Section”. London calls Hiller “My MBH which he says is an abbreviation for “Much Better Half”. He says “Lee Hiller gave me my mojo back. I love her dealy”.

London was born in Hattiesburg, Ms into a 3rd generation real estate firm, London & Stetelman, Realtors, run by his younger brother, Andy Stetelman.

London and Hiller live in both Oregon and in the Ouichata Mountains of Arkansas.

Both are interested and active in causes involving children, animals, the environment, and AIDS.

Forrest General Hospital Londons Times Cartoonsoffbeat Cartoons Mariel Hemingway Healthy Gifts Hemingway collectibles Rick London Gifts & Collectibles funny gifts Gomez Mill House museum Rick London Organic Tees organic T-shirts Edun Live organic products Pen And Ink Inc seo company Herald de Paris <a href =”http://www.heralddeparis.com”>Paris newspaper</a> London & Stetelman Realtors <a href =”http://www.london-stetelman.com</a>