Fred Seibert's Blog

So I was visiting Laika in Portland the other day. I stay at the Hotel Lucia where they paper the halls and rooms with hundreds of photos by the Pulitzer winning photographer David Hume Kennerly. This one outside my room works like many great political photos seeming to perfectly capture the personalities of Bill and Hillary Clinton during Monicagate.

Photographs of Bill and Hillary Clinton from 1998
by David Hume Kennerly
at Hotel Lucia, 7th Floor, Portland, Oregon

I went visting my friend Alan Keith at Laika (the former WIll Vinton Studio) in Portland yesterday, and he really rolled out the red carpet. Including an hour where some of the staff gathered to talk with me about what we’re up to at the Frederators. It was great to meet everyone at this completely unique studio and catch up with some acquaintances like director/blogger/Drawn-er Ward Jenkins. It was particularly fun to meet Eric Weise, a director I “met” when he joined Channel Frederator RAW earlier this week.

Me & Ward

Alan Keith is one of my favorite people ever and Laika’s lucky to have him. He’s Laika’s new VP of Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer. He was my colleague at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons before he was the top business guy at Lucafilm.

Thanks Alan. Thanks everyone.