Current location:	CONvergence
Current mood:	cheerful
Current music:	"Baby Got Back" - Jonathan Coulton
Entry tags:	bozo, cnv2008, convergence, dad, editorial cartoons, mallards, power girl, thanks

Do-It-Yourself Obit Cartoon
Today's Dork Tower is up...



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Larry Harmon, the man who played Bozo the Clown, has died at the age of 83. This is a damn shame.

Generations of kids grew up on Bozo here in the US, and this news can mean only one thing:

Many crappy Bozo obituary cartoons.

However, since it's a holiday weekend in the US ("The Fourth of July") and in England ("Thank God We Got Rid of Those Americans Day"), many cartoonists may not get the chance to phone in a Bozo at the Gates of Heaven cartoon until Monday.

So here's your very own "Do It Yourself Bozo Obituary Cartoon."



Grab it, open photoshop, and beat many a salaried editorial cartoonist to the punch! Post your results in the comments section below! Bonus points if you have St. Peter saying something that is later used by a salaried editorial cartoonist!

(Note: there will prolly be fewer Gates of Heaven cartoons for Bozo simply because a fair number will also take the "Two People Reading a Newspaper or Watching TV news about the election/Congress/Bush/Whatever and Commenting 'At least we have THESE Bozos left...'" tack. Or maybe just a CLOWN...with a TEARDROP...sniff...)

EDIT: Former Senator Jesse Helms passed away as well. So...take your pick! (And yes, since you asked, people DO wear their campaign buttons at the Pearly Gates. Has Editorial Cartooning taught you nothing? Frankly, I should have labelled Bozo "Bozo," St. Peter "St. Peter" and the Pearly Gates "Heaven." I stop short of calling the Clouds "Clouds," though...)



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A note from my Mom, in London:

"A huge thank you to your readers from glorious, sunny London. Your dad will be well chuffed when I take his laptop to the hospital for him to read. Tomorrow, I think. Get wells from places we've loved in our travels. Places we have yet to explore. They will be a great morale booster. Thanks to each!"

Thanks a million, gang! Dad's doing great, I'm told. I deeply appreciate all the good thoughts!

And if anyone wants to keep posting Get-Well-Soons to my dad (I want to say "Father Muskrat," but that sounds a bit like a Terry Pratchett character), feel free to!

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The Madison Mallards swept the Battle Creek Bombers in their own crib last night, 8-2 in the first game and 7-2 in the second. This means they're First Half Southern Division Champs, which also means an automatic playoff berth come August! They beat out the Wisconsin Woodchucks by a half a game, meaning the de-facto rivalry will now become even more hated. As the Woodchucks had a five-game lead just a couple of weeks ago, a crueler fan might refer to them as the Wood-chokes.

Not me. No-siree bob. Uh-uh...

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Last night at CONvergence, there was a lovely young lady who filled out a Power Girl costume, uh...well...um...I suppose "spectacularly" is the only word that comes to mind.

I have a camera with me, but didn't have it on me at the time, which is a darn shame. On the other hand, that may be a good thing, as the lens might well have melted. Power Girl is NOT an easy costume to pull off well.

I'll try and upload other CONvergence images later. But the con is going brilliantly, and I'm relaxed and happy. Spent much time at the Dreaming cabana party, were everyone pulled off an Egyptian theme brilliantly, and were kind enough to give me a little Dreaming gift bag, complete with Dreaming beer and Dreaming shot glass! (I was too late for the House of Toast party, which had run out of toast by the time I'd gotten there - tonight, perhaps...)

You know how you alays hope one set of your friends likes another set of your friends? I think there should be a CONvergence/Warpcon exchange program. My two favorite cons in the world need to see just how fabulous each other is...