Miles

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of taking part in Mile High Youth Productions’ Spring into Summer Youth Festival held at Devner Skate Park.  Basically it was a festival of information for kids on what things are going on in the Denver area this summer.  Everyone from the Salvation Army to the TS Skate shop were there.

It wasn’t just booths filled with pamphlets about reading programs at your local library.  There were a lot of cool things going on.  They tried to expand kids’ ideas of what’s available to them for summer activities.  If you like cars, they had classic cars on display, and people that offer internships at auto shops.  They had information on summer skateboarding camps while a couple skate teams put on demos.  They had dance troupes doing exhibitions — everything from traditional Aztec dances to traditional Mexican dances.

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OK, parents.  This is where you get to chime in with some real world advice for us mascots.

A friend of mine was at an appearance, and was signing t-shirts, when a kid comes up with a short sleeve polo shirt on.  This friend of mine decided he didn’t want to ruin the shirt (the t-shirts the others were wearing were from a camp, so it’s a safe bet that no one will have a problem with a signature on those) but he also didn’t want the kid walking away empty-handed.  So in a split-second decision, he signed the kid’s forehead.

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So what’s your guess for the Derby tomorrow?   I’m not a gambler by nature, and I know nothing about horse racing (kinda why I took this job — more glamour, less whipping) so I usually go by either what name I like the best, the biggest underdog (horse) or what jockey has the coolest name/silks.  Here’s my thoughts:

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…Purdue Pete!

Not a bad selection, but it might be a hard transition from the college mascot game to the pros.  I don’t know if it’s ever been done before.

Tell me if I’m crazy…but is there not a strong resemblance here?

I hope they don’t think that a five o’clock shadow and a prop change can fool us. I mean, he isn’t Superman here.  We’re not willing to suspend our disbelief and say a pair of glasses has got us snowed. 

He apparently doesn’t have a name yet.  But as soon as he does, I’m sure me and the rest of the mascot community will officially welcome him into the fold.  Now that, of course, includes some heavy hazing and a background check.  This is where we find out if his last name is Pete.  Stay tuned sports fans, Miles is on the case!*

* Of course, this means absolutely nothing. Most likely I will forget all about this, and you’ll never hear about it again.