The 24th Sons of the Desert International Convention was held from June 20th to June 25th, 2026 at the Legacy Resort Hotel & Spa in San Diego, California.
It was a memorable experience for me since it had been 44 years since I attended my last SOD Convention which was in 1982 at Detroit MI!
With Cassidy Cook, granddaughter of Lois Laurel and Great Granddaughter of Stan Laurel.
Marcia Opal from the Chicago Bacon Grabbers, a dear friend from way back!
Kevin Mulligan, another dear friend from many Conventions ago!
Mr. Jamie McKenna and Mr. Bill Leavy, excellent Laurel and Hardy impersonators
added a fun touch to the proceedings
With Bob Satterfield and Marcia Opal having lunch at San Diego's Rudford's restaurant.
We hadn't seen each other since 1982!
Gary Cohen caught me doing my editorial cartoon for the day at the Convention Dinner Cruise
with City Experiences (formerly The Hornblower).
With Tracy Tolzmann from the Block-Heads Oasis #3 of St. Paul, Minnesota, recreating our pose from the 1980 Hollywood Convention!
The next convention will be held in Minnesota hosted by the Minnesota Block-Heads headed by
Tracy Tolzmann in 2028.
And hopefully, I'll be able to make it there too!
