>> my father brought home some books of edward gorey and gain wilson and i remember saying to myself whatever this is, i want this. they did not take the new yorker, but they brought home books now and again. from five on you wanted to be a cartoonist. >> it was nice. i had my path already laid out for me. [laughter] the long road. [laughter] >> we have a cartoonist who quit being a doctor to be a cartoonist. charlie: can you imagine? you could have been what? >> you did your residency? charlie: four years of medical school, two years as an internist, four ofive years as a resident. >> and he made the right decision. let's talk a little bit about the list because leah worked very hard on this. first is the origin of cartoons. the new yorker began as a comic weekly. the cartoons -- or the drawings, rightere called, that was there from the very first issue in february. 19 to five. -- every, 1925. february, 1925. they were to provide delight and a spirit of the magazi. charlie: is this a solitary decision as to what goes in the magazine? do you make this decision and say i have 15 slots