M is for Manatee

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Shocking the World

The Wichita State Shockers shook off their disappointment at not making the NCAA Tournament last March and surged to the NIT title!

A word about the composition...I realize the way she's sitting on the trophy looks a bit uncomfortable, so I'll thank you not to make any cracks (ulp, there I go again...see how easy it is?)!

5 Questions with Original Retro Brand

A murderous deadline last week caused this item to get lost in the shuffle a little bit, but I wanted to make sure I hipped you guys to it. I recently did a little five questions interview with the fine folks at Original Retro Brand, sellers of some really swank old-timey hockey tees, hoodies and whatnot! Seriously, where else are you going to find a Montreal Maroons shirt? Give it a gander here!

Winnipeg Jets it is!

If TSN and NHL.com are to be believed, the name of the new team in Winnipeg (the relocated Atlanta Thrashers) will be a familiar one...the Winnipeg Jets! The correct and only choice, really...they never shoulda left in the first place. Pass the word, Manitobans – The Jets are back!

Mail Call

I got some unfortunate news from my mailman Ray early last week...turns out that after five years, he was being transferred out of the route in our neighborhood. It was a real bummer, and not just because it wasn't his decision. When you work at home as a freelancer, you depend on the USPS a good bit, delivering checks and tax forms and whatnot. When you sell stuff and have it shipped out through the mail, you depend on them even more. I send out packages of varying size, weight, etc. several times a week, and it was always nice to know that there was someone dependable and who, frankly, gave a shit, in charge of getting it where it needed to go. There was also the fact that we'd kinda gotten to be pals a little bit, often chatting about art and whatnot...he has a teenage son who's become interested in drawing recently, and I passed along the name of one of my favorite how-to books, Jack Hamm's Drawing the Head and Figure.

Anyway, last Friday was Ray's last day on the route, and my wife bought a thank you card to pass along. I enclosed the drawing below, which I knew he'd appreciate, on a little piece of Bristol.

Punks on Parade print

The extremely kind commissioner of the Clash "Punks on Parade" image I posted has volunteered to allow me to produce some prints of the image, based on the amazing response to it in the comments section! So, if you've had your eye on 'er (and let's be honest, who hasn't?), here's the print, for sale in the webshop!

And thanks a million, J!

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