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Sir CC, Mascot Making and a Sports Writer

February 18, 2011Leave a Comment

Rick Grayshock of waitingfornextyear.com spent some time at in MascotLand today. Rick is an ardent Cleveland Cavs fan and writes about them. Recently, he wrote something about Sir CC . That led him to us.
Realizing he could finally satisfy a curiosity about how mascots are made, he made the trek from Columbus, Ohio to Indianapolis. 
He checked out the original patterns for Sir CC’s cape and tabard, counted all the foam pieces that go into making mascot shoes, saw mascot eyes before they are painted – and after they are painted and began to understand the importance of center front in the creation of mascots.
We even talked about the similar, quirky passions in the world of sport and the world of art. 

In mascot making those worlds meet and thrive.

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The World Serious

November 5, 20091 Comment

Phanatic in NYC
I’m torn. Who to root for in this Wold Series (or as my father calls it, the World Serious), the Yanks or the Phillies?
I grew up in NYC, got married in NYC, my first daughter was born in NYC and I went to my first game, a Yankees game, in the Bronx!
Before going to my first Yankees game, I had been to bunches of plays on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway. I had spent hours hanging out with friends at the Museum of Modern Art and I had gone to see art & performance pieces in galleries in SoHo (way back in the day, when there were galleries in SoHo).
In NYC, there is a sense that keeping track of the Art Scene is like watching a contact sport. There is an ever-changing roster of players, there are minor leagues and major leagues.
When I started watching the Yankees, I saw them as characters in a play, or an art performance. I have maintained that Sport-as-Art-Performance sensibility.
Oh gosh, I can sense you sports guys cringing!
…and I make mascots.
Who do I root for?
The Phillies have a mascot. The Yankees don’t.
Both teams have great characters and great costumes. Both teams have a sense of drama.
Hmmm…hard to say.
It’s a great World Serious.

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