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*826LA MINI-GOLF FOR CHEATERS WRAP-UP…
Thank you, thank you, thank you all for coming through and contributing to Team: Dimpled Balls in the first annual Mini-Golf for Cheaters Tournament. We blew away the competition in the fundraising department.
As for the Tournament, that’s a whole other story..
First off..I almost MISSED playing in the tournament. I was up in San Francisco the first part of the weekend for a coupla workshops set up by the T.V. show I narrate (Spark). I got to do a coupla lectures about using cartooning in the classroom. Thanks to Kristin for setting it up.
Being the high-flying, jet-setter that I am. I was scheduled to fly outta S.F. in the late afternoon, land at LAX, and be driven straight to the tournament where I would spank the competition silly.
Unfortunately, when I arrived at SFO, I discovered that my flight was delayed an hour. Meaning I wouldn’t be on the course til 7:45pm. Players were supposed to report by 6:45, or be disqualified.
Anyhoo..I made as many calls and emails as I could to let folks know I was gonna be late. The real hero of the day was the cabdriver who took me from LAX to the Sherman Oaks Castle Mini-Golf. Usually cab drivers make me car-sick with the way they hit the gas and brake when they’re speeding..But this dude could DRIVE. Made it look easy … I snuck onto the course by 7:30pm!!
The teams had reached the 3rd hole by that time , and T:DB were already behind. It took me a few holes to get my groove on, but by the 7th, I was in deep.
Here’s the problem: We had so much stuff to cheat with ( and so did the other team), that we bludgeoned each other on every hole. It was so bad that by the time every other team had finished the event, and we still had nine holes to go.
In fact, towards the end, we and our opponents agreed not to use the cheats for the rest of the round so we could finish before closing time. Turns out our opponents played worse WITHOUT the blindfolds we made them wear the earlier. It was neck-n-neck til the 17th, where I holed a critical 2nd shot on a par 3, narrowly avoiding a swinging pendulum.
The final hole was one of those things where you can only get a hole in one, a two, or a three, cuz it goes into a closed box so you cannot use the ball for another round. This dude on the enemy team knocked his ball off the ramp..TWICE!! So he ended up with a five.
We beat them by one stroke.
We were psyched until we saw every other team score. Turns out the team we beat came in dead last. Which won them a prize. All we got was embarrassed.
So, in the end, we learned a valuable lesson. If we had laid down our weapons and worked together early. Team:Dimpled Balls and the enemy would’ve played a much better and peaceful round. Instead, we struck back and forth at each other with pre-emptive strikes, and we both lost.
Hope the U.S. Government is still reading my blog.
Thanks for Rob and Georgene, our T:DB teammates..Amy, Mac and everyone at 826LA..All of you again for donating..And of course, my lovely spouse, who has the most unorthodox putting style every witnessed on these shores.
*NOW COME SEE MY ASS IN BOSTON THIS SATURDAY…
..Cuz it’s my birthday! I’ll be at Million Year Picnic (99 Mt. Auburn St. Harvard Square) on Sat. Aug. 25th at 11am-1pm. I’ll be signing copies of my latest (th)ink book “Are We Feeling Safer Yet?” Plus I ‘ll have my new canvas bags, and the new 2008 Little Vics/Mega-Mix Monthly Calendar. (Ooh!!)
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*LAST CALL!! WE NEED MORE $$$ TO CHEAT!!
Dear peers, colleagues, co-workers, friends & family, For those who don’t know, I am playing this weekend in a miniature golf tournament to raise money for the non-profit organization 826LA (http://www.826la.org). The catch: the more money we raise, the more we get to cheat!!! And since we’re not all that good, we’ll need all the cheating power money can buy. We only have a few more hours (it ends this Friday) to raise money and we just lost our lead today! This is our last attempt and you are part of our secret wild card group – to help us win back the lead and raise more money for the kids. 826LA is an amazing organization that helps kids develop and nurture their creative writing skills and offer classes that range from computers to storytelling, bookbinding and much, much more – and all for free, so that every family can afford it. So don’t be shy, do something good – it’s for a really good cause! Here is the info: support Team: Dimpled Balls teamleader Keith Knight. (Full URL: http://www.gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=168&AID=82&TID=232)
“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi..You’re my only hope.”
Thanks!
Come by the Sherman Oaks Castle Mini-Golf on Saturday at 7pm on Sepulveda.
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*AHH..LATE WITH THE BLOG AGAIN…
That’s cuz myself and the other members of Team: Dimpled Balls were out on the course putting in a practice round for this Saturday’s Mini-Golf for Cheaters Tourney!! (the Wifey kicked all our asses!!)
Practice round? Yes, that’s how serious this event is. We needed to discover the nuances of this particular course to figure out when to dole out the cheating tools. Should we use the water gun here? Or the brick over here? Or just give everybody wiggly balls?
Regardless of the tactics we use, we will crush our opponents, whose teams are made up of perverts, gamblers, circus clowns and beauty-school dropouts.
If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to donate some $$$ so we can have more tools to cheat with. Go here to sponsor me and Team: Dimpled Balls, and while you’re there, you can peruse the 826LA website and see where the money’s going (it’s a damn good cause).
And if you want to come and watch, it’s this Saturday, the 18th, 7pm at the Sherman Oaks Castle Mini-Golf park on Sepulveda near the 101 and 405. (Wow..I sound like I live in L.A. or somethin’)
*OKAY..THE BOSTON SIGNING IS SET IN STONE..
I will be signing books at Million Year Picnic in Harvard Square on Saturday, August 25th at 11am-1pm. I know it’s early, but you can see how I manage being hungover from the night before..Cuz Aug. 24th IS MY BIRTHDAY!! (If you had the 2007 Little Vics/Megamix calendar, you’d know that) So come by and give me some birthday money.
*WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON..
I’ll be up in San Francisco on Friday and Saturday morning for some Spark workshops with High School teachers. I’m preparing to do the Small Press Expo in Bethesda in September. And expect a super gigantic huge announcement next month about the K Chronicles. Sure..Most of you know it already anyway…
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*YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A FEW CHANGES..
..happening to the site. We’re gonna be adding message boards and archives of my various strips. And a bunch of info on many overlooked African-American cartoonists. I’d love to hear feedback and input about these new changes, so email me at keef@kchronicles.com.
*EMAILS OF THE WEEK…
(RE: K Chronicles: Impulse strip)
You wondered in your latest strip about whether the military guys want to curse the President. Well, I can’t speak to that directly, but when I was in the Navy, I was about two feet away from the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations the #1 Admiral in the Navy) and was able to ask a question. Yes, the impulse was DEFINITELY there! ‘Course, we were spending our third month at anchor off of Mogadishu, Somalia, so a court-martial actually seemed like a kinda-sorta good thing, if it would just get me back home…
Naturally, I didn’t act on the impulse, but it was SO there.
Regards,
B.
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Keith,
Long time fan of your comic. About 10 years ago I asked my
brother (a psychiatrist) the following question:
“Whenever I’m in a high place I think about jumping, is that normal?”
his reply was
“What else would you think about?”
Best,
J.
Rockville, MD
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Keith;
Caught your latest K Chronicles. The impulse that I’m always surprised
at in myself is whenever I see an empty light socket that I know is
plugged in. I think it’s the idea that you’re _that_close_ to something
that could kill you, guaranteed, and an ounce of effort in the wrong
direction would do it.
Keep up the good work,
Sincerely,
A.
Iowa
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(Re: K Chronicles “One Black Kid” strip)
Keef!
How did you know my life story? Your strip really hit home for me and I’d love to have a print of it to hang in my home. Wish you were digging t-shirts, because I would wear one with that strip on it practically every day. How do I order a print of that strip? Tell me where to send the cash and I’ll get it to you.
Your comics are one of the true joys of the internet. Keep telling and drawing it like it truly is.
From a big Keef fan,
T.
Detroit, Michigan
**(You can order a print of the One Black Kid strip or any other K Chronicles or (th)ink strip for $50..email me at keef@kchronicles.com-k.k.)
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Greetings Keith,
I just wanted to send you some positive energy and express how much I
love you work! I’ll keep checking your site/calendar for your South
Florida (Ft. Lauderdale area specifically) tour. Keep doing what you
do:-) We as a society-hell, a WORLD need you!
Peaceful journeys always,
D.
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Dear cartoonist who wouldn’t know me if we met on the street……..
I donated, now go cheat your brains out!
Sincerely,
Afton
a looooooooooooooooooooooong time reader, first time writer
(please read above with the humurous undertone intended…..but still! I did donate!)
**(YA, HEY..This is the last chance to donate to my Mini-Golf Team: Dimpled Balls. We’ve gotten donations from all across the country (including Alaska!!) ..If you want to help me cheat AND raise money for the children, sponsor me here.-k.k.)
*I’LL BE HEADING TO BOSTON AT THE END OF THE MONTH..
..for a signing at Million Year Picnic in Harvard Square. Probably Sat. Aug. 25th. I’ll let you know when it’s set.
*ALSO..LOOK FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH ME BY THE CARTOON ART MUSEUM’S ANDREW FARAGO IN THE AUGUST ISH OF THE COMICS JOURNAL.
Eff the Purple People…
Cheers,
Keef
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