So after some patient waiting, my friend Blitz from the Seahawks has delivered on his promise. He volunteered to take all of our photos and make a slideshow out of them. I think he did a bang up job! Good to know if the mascot gig goes south, he could do the same and work in Hollywood or something. Thanks Blitz!
Enjoy the show!
Download Pro Bowl 2008 Mascots
Well, “just” is kind of a stretch, but I’ve got an update from the Pro Bowl. It took a while for the film to arrive via steamship, then the processing of the film, and finally the printing of the photos but that’s the way things are (in 1920). The truth is, it’s hard to get motivated in the offseason. But I vow to do a better job.
Now…Pro Bowl. Every time I tell people I’m going to the Pro Bowl they always say, “Wow, must be nice!” But you can never really get it into people’s heads that I’m there to work. It’s not like they pay for my ticket and hotel room and just say, “Enjoy Hawaii!” It’s nice to be working in Hawaii but, it’s still work. I really don’t envy people who hate their jobs, because mine is so awesome.
Now, while in Hawaii we visited a couple military bases, some hospitals, the NFL Experience, the Special Olympics, did the Block Party, Ohana (Family in Hawaiian) Day, Pregame Party and, of course, the game. Obviously I didn’t list all the events, but just a sample to give you guys an idea of what goes on. There were 12 of us over there and we split up to cover the events, so we didn’t all attend all of the events.
I’m not talking about the Golden Globes, or even postseason NFL honors (although I’ll talk about that too!) What I’m talking about is Forbes Horse of the Year! OK it’s not Horse of the Year, but they did make a list of the Top 10 Sports Mascots, and guess who’s on that list…Yes, the Philly Phanatic (He’s #1). Your favorite horse is on there too!
Check out the list and corresponding article here. They even mention the blog!
There’s a few questionable picks on the list. Only because a few aren’t even official team mascots. One is not even alive, it’s a stuffed doll. The NFL is represented by Rowdy (Cowboys) Sourdough Sam (49ers) and myself. They explain in the article that they use an equation called an index that takes into account of bunch of stuff I’m not quite sure I understand. Basically they ask people about sports mascots. If they know their names, their teams, how popular they are, how much they like them, etc. Then they take their responses and put them through this equation. Long story short is, across the nation people recognize the Broncos team and me and they like us!
How do you think the other mascots measure up?
Miles
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P.S.
I forgot to talk about the postseason honors. I will be attending the Pro Bowl this year. There will be more info on this later, and possibly some blog entries from the Islands. Stay tuned…