But I've spent over 40 hours a week at it for over 15 years, spent
several hundred thousand dollars on it (and made a profit over my investment), gotten into Ingram, and learned how to do
graphic design and create
illustrations, plus many other skills.
Born in 1927 in Oakland, DeLap grew up in the Bay Area and studied art,
illustration, and
graphic design at
several Bay Area colleges, including the San Francisco Academy of Art, and he also attended the Claremont Colleges in Southern California.