Today’s View From the Bull Pen
Priorities
We have them all wrong. From constant news coverage of Jodi Arias and OJ Simpson to athletes getting mega bucks for playing a game, our sense of what is important is completely and totally screwed up. You'd think that we might have learned something from the recent events in Boston. That heroes emerge from even the most difficult of circumstances, but, no, we return to the inane and inconsequential. Amanda Knox. Film at 11.I drew this cartoon after reading the recent story about Andrew Wiggins, supposedly the "next" LeBron James, signing a letter of intent with Kansas. While Wiggins did his best to keep his signing from becoming too much of a circus, it still carried huge weight in the 24/7 news cycle. It made me think of the number of brilliant kids who will walk across graduation stages all over our country in the next few weeks, whose names are only heard as they stride forward to get their diplomas. No newspaper columns are written or press conferences held for valedictorians or honor students, but, hey, dribble a basketball and we hear all about it. Priorities. Yeah. I'd say we have them pretty screwed up.
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Gabe Millan captures Contest!
Congrats, Gabe. You’re the winner for this week’s contest! Our runner-ups were:
Jason said: Thank goodness you are not a Cubs “fan.” and
stanbob said: No matter how long you stay in there you will never be as “done” as the Rockies.Send me your Name and address at sportoonz@gmail.com
I’m just getting back from a business trip to the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas so I’m a little behind on getting prizes out from last week. I’ll get them out ASAP. -
Rockies fans: It’s Cartoon Caption Time!
Time again for this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.
Da Rules: Be Original and Keep it clean
Da Prizes: The winner gets the original cartoon with their caption in it and a vintage full-color autographed Rockies poster drawn by yours truly.
Our two runner-ups will each get the same autographed vintage Rockies poster drawn by me.
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Sherrie captures this week’s contest!
Congrats Sherrie!
You’re this week’s caption winner. You’ll be getting the original cartoon, a t-shirt and a sketch of your favorite Nuggets Player!
Our runner-ups were:
Gabe Millan with: “Birdman, Batman, Superman, it all ends with a call to the Fireman…”
and
Andy Schaeffer with: “That is NOT how Rocky got his start…”
You guys get a free t-shirt and a sketch of your favorite Nuggets player!
Just e-mail me at sportoonz@gmail.com with your address, t-shirt size and the player you want me to sketch.
Awesome Contest this week. I could have easily picked a dozen. -
TGIF: Nuggets win and it’s Caption Contest time
Contest Time
I debated about whether to interrupt this weeks contest and do a live Nuggets cartoon after the game. I’m finishing this blog at 2 a.m. so why not, right? But so many of you are enjoying the contest, why mess up a good thing. So here it is.
Da Rules: Keep it clean and be original.
Da Prizes: The winner gets the cartoon with their caption in it, a free t-shirt and a sketch of the Nugget of their choice.
The runner ups get a free t-shirt and a sketch of the Nugget of their choice.
I won’t be doing a live cartoon of the Nuggets game on Saturday. I will have a cartoon on Monday but haven’t decided whether it will be a Nuggets cartoon or not. Toon in Monday. Have a great and safe Memorial Day Weekend. -
Steve Scores Contest Win!
Steve From Summit Graphic Studios Scores Upset!
We had great response this week with 127 entries and I have to tell you it was tough. We really could have had 10 winners at least. This weeks runner ups are:
Hazardous_T said:
“Don’t look now but I think Vince McMahon is dressed up as a ref…”
and
Phil said:
“Yes Mello, Kobe IS your father.”Three quick notes:
First I’m running behind on my mailings, so forgive me. I’ll be getting them out tomorrow.
Next Our winners need to e-mail their address, t-shirt size and their preference for sketches to me at sportoonz@gmail.com.
and Last Several of you caught my mistake on the Birdman’s number. Player numbers and I have had a rough history. I can’t tell you how many times I put Kobe in a number 8 jersey (his old number) only to have one of our copy editors catch it. (He was a Lakers fan). My bad. I fixed it in this copy. In golf they call that a Mulligan. Have a great weekend. And How about them Nuggets!! -
Nuggets Fans Caption Contest!
TGIF Nuggets tickets go on sale!
This might be my favorite drawing for our caption contest so far. I hope you have a blast with this weeks captions. Remember the rules: Keep it clean and be original.
The Prizes are: The winner gets the original with YOUR caption in it, a t-shirt and a sketch of one of the three Nuggets in this cartoon.
2 Runners-up get a free t-shirt and a sketch with the same choices. Good Luck! And How ’bout them Nuggets! -
TGIF: It’s Nuggets Caption Contest Time!
Welcome to another installment of the Caption Contest
We all seem to be in the midst of Nuggets Fever. So, in keeping with that theme here’s this weeks caption contest. Two rules. Please Keep the Captions Clean. Given the nature of the drawing it is VERY important that we get don’t gross. And the other is be original. The prizes are: The winner gets the original, a free t-shirt and a sketch of Chauncey. Two runners-up get a t-shirt and a sketch of Chauncey. Good Luck. Let’s have some fun out there.
