Hud Armstrong Publishes New Book, and You May Recognize Some Longtime Saratogians as its Characters

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Several years in the making about decades gone by in Saratoga, longtime Saratoga Springs bartender, artist and cartoonist Hud Armstrong has published a new book featuring hundreds of his cartoons that appeared from 1991 to 2006 in Poor Richard’s Journal.

Hud’s cartoons compilation follows Booker D. and the N.G.s (New Guys) as they navigate life in a rapidly changing upstate New York town known for its “health, history and horses.” Many of the characters are based on friends and coworkers he has known for decades, and offer their observations on everything from current events to sports, upstate weather, Saratoga’s rich history and its love-hate relationship with the crowds who flock here every racing season.

The book, “Booker D. and the N.G.s: A Chronicle of Saratoga,” was published by Northshire Bookstore’s Shire Press. Copies of the book are on sale at Northshire’s store at 424 Broadway or can be ordered via the store’s website: www.northshire.com/book/9781605715728