Be Bold?
Here we go. This page is now just a redirect to the main Bob Ross page. This should suit the purpose much more than having a disamgbig that really didn't do anything, since I just now started the article for the other Bob Ross (a moderate gay rights publisher who just died a few years back).
Official Response from Bob Ross INC Over Image
Okay, everyone, I will be reuploading the picture with the "Legal" Version. Read the following to understand:
Hello Carson, Thank you for your interest in Bob Ross and the Joy of Painting; it's a pleasure to hear from so many of his friends! I apologize for the amount of time it has taken to respond. Attached you'll find a photo to use with your Bob Ross wikipedia article. Please include the following: "(c) Bob Ross Inc. Reprinted with permission" Also, in reviewing your copy about Bob, I see two small errors to correct. (1) Bob's death was a result of Lymphoma, and (2) instead of saying "PBS" stations you should call them "public television" stations -- PBS is only one subcategory in the entire public television system as a whole. Hope this has been helpful, be sure to contact us if you need more (this time I'll be more punctual!). Happy Painting, Joan Kowalski Bob Ross Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carson True" <crtrue@gmail.com> To: <info@bobross.com> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:02 AM Subject: Request for Public Domain / Limited Copyright Image of Bob Ross > I am inquering as to if either A) a public ___domain photograph of Bob > Ross exists or B) a one-site use of an image of Bob Ross can be agreed > upon. I am currently working on the Bob Ross article on Wikipedia, the > largest open-source encyclopedia online, and was curious if either of > these were possible. A limited Wikipedia-only copyright can be granted > to a photo if you're concerned about the image spreading prematurely, > although a public ___domain image would be prefered. > > Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross > > -- > Carson >
Parody?
I'm pretty sure it was Bob Ross being parodied in the Dilbert episode Art. Dilbert, Dogbert and Ratbert were watching Painting with Rusty Shanks where Rusty, in a calm voice, asked viewers to paint a taupe oval, represented by an orange circle. He was eventually killed by Leonardo da Vinci's henchmen.