Today's cartoon is from the October Issue of Mile High Sports Magazine

I usually don’t cross the boundaries of what I normally would print in a daily newspaper. But then again, maybe that’s one reason newspapers are struggling. Not enough changes. Not enough acceptance that the boundaries of what we see as funny today was not what was acceptable in 1965. So when I e-mailed the rough for this to Doug Ottewill, who is my editor at Mile High Sports magazine, and asked if it was too edgy, he quickly replied “Love it. Roll with it”. It was music to my ears, because, quite honestly, doesn’t the cartoon express the way every Broncos fan feels about Josh McDaniels and the way he has dismantled a once great franchise.
So if this is a bit harsh for some people , well, sorry. But the truth will set you free.

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Today’s cartoon can be found in the August edition of Mile High Sports Magazine, now available for free throughout the Denver metro area!

It won’t be long now and college football will be upon us. I used to be a Texas Longhorns fan growing up, because, well, my hometown school UTEP (where I went) was so awful. And I was a huge Freddie Steinmark fan, a Coloradoan who played for Texas back in 68- 69 before losing his life to cancer. And a guy I went to high school with, A Parade All-American named, Lance Taylor, played middle linebacker for the Longhorns back in 77 and 78.

But when I settled in here in Colorado, and the Buffs threw away those horrible pastel blue uniforms they adopted during the Chuckle Fairbanks days and went Back to Black under Bill McCartney it was fun. I even did Buffs football game day t-shirts one season, which was just a blast. They sold them in the bookstore and in the fieldhouse before the games. When Texas refused to let me depict them on a t-shirt in any way, shape, form or fashion, any allegiance I once had for the Longhorns was over. Besides, it’s more exciting watching a an awesome 2 ton Buffalo thundering onto the field vs. an over weight bull named, Bevo, who just stands there looking dumb. So my late wife and I got Buffs tickets, sat with another couple who were, and still are terrific friends, and enjoyed the game in the stands, instead of in the press box. Contrary to popular belief, press boxes are the worst place on the planet to watch a game from. They suck the soul right out of you. Spend a few games watching a game in that atmosphere and you start to watch the game with an “grey poupon” attitude. I got out of them as soon as I could simply because I didn’t want the elitist climate in them to jade me. I draw cartoons for fans, with what I hope is, a fan’s point of view. Much more exposure to press boxes and I know my cartoons would have been different and I didn’t want that to happen. I hated press boxes. Still do.

Anyway, I jumped off the Buffs bandwagon for awhile because the moment they hired Rick Neuheisel I could smell a rat.
I watched with a sense of detachment, and later disgust, during the Gary Barnett era, and began to warm up the first year or so of the Dan Hawkins regime.
Anyway, I’m now all totally on board with the Jon Embree era. I think the new schedule (really, extra brutal this year) will be fun in years to come, and it should allow CU the chance to run a pro set offense a lot more. So here’s to Surfin’. Surfin USA!

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I’m a big fan of Mascots. Especially if they are funny, like the Famous San Diego Chicken or our own Rocky the Mountain Lion, the Nuggets mascot. Dinger, who is the Rockies mascot, just isn’t funny. He’s merely big, ugly, stupid and purple. He reminds me too much of Barney, the really dumb purple dinosaur that we subjected our kids to on TV years ago. I blame a lot of the worlds troubles on Barney. And A little bit on Mr. Rogers. I also think we can blame a lot on Pee Wee Herman, but I suppose that is a whole other story. And those wretched Flying Monkeys in the Wizard of Oz still haunt me. I believe half of the worlds neurosis can be traced to children’s exposure to those scary freaky looking flying Monkeys. Traumatized children grew into traumatized adults which have kept psychiatrists and the criminal justice system busy ever since.

I’ve always dreamed of being able to design a mascot costume for someone. I almost got my chance back when the Colorado Grizzlies were here in Denver before the Avalanche relocated. The paper wouldn’t let me do it. Conflict of interest they said. So I missed my golden opportunity. Still I dream of creating some crazy mascot that would be allowed to be funny and crazy. It would be one more way to make people laugh, which when you get right down to it, is my favorite thing to do in life.

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Here’s the cover I did for this months Mile High Sports Magazine special Outdoor Adventure issue. I also did a bunch of fun inside illustrations including my usual monthly cartoon that I’ll be sharing with you next week. If you see the issue around Denver, be sure to pick up a copy! The stuff always looks awesome in print!

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It’s that time of year when some of us (not naming names) become one with our couches and refrigerators and go a little…well, mad. Here’s my cartoon on the 7 warning signs of March Madness. Even one of these and you could have it. All 7, heaven help you and your significant other. This cartoon is featured in this months Mile High Sports Magazine available throughout the Denver Metro area. Or click on the link for a digital view.

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