First let me say congratulations to Nijimeijer for winning the trivia contest! His essay question was also excellent, so he gets an honorable mention.
Thank you to everyone that participated. You guys provided us with some great essays, which made judging difficult. We purposefully kept the “prize” a secret because we knew we would be overwhelmed with e-mails and PMs if we revealed it. This way only the die-hard RJ fans submitted entries.
Confession time. We didn’t judge the essays by how well written they were, we judged them on content. To explain, let me give you a little background on the prize.
A few weeks ago FPW approached The Queens about a Repairman Jack product line. The products are: two different kinds of t-shirts, a baseball cap, a bumper sticker, a journal and even a thong. But that’s not all…
We’re creating two designs. One is a logo for the items above (you’ll see preliminary designs in another post) and the other piece is a bigger, more creative artwork for a 16 x 20 Repairman Jack poster. The first RJ poster ever!
With seven Repairman Jack novels so far, it was hard to narrow down what to include on the poster. That’s why we came up with the essay contest idea. The poster will include several things, but in the center it will feature the quintessential Repairman Jack scene from one of the novels; a scene taken from the winning essay.
So without further ado, the winner of the essay is...A TIE!!! Ken Valentine submitted his essay first: short and sweet and to the point. Then Edward (Matt Haselton) submitted an essay on the same scene but expounded on it. So we couldn't choose just one winner. Congratulations to you both.
The scene is Jack's fight with Kusum with a flamethrower from The Tomb. I'll post all the essays in another post.
Ken and Edward, your scene will be included in the first ever Repairman Jack poster blessed by The Man himself. But that’s not all you get…. Sorry, it’s not a year’s supply of Turtle Wax. In the poster there is a wall of graffiti. Your names will be spray painted on that wall.
Pretty cool, huh?
The poster isn’t finished yet. I’m about halfway through. Nobody has seen it (not even Paul). I expect to work on it for at least another week or two.
I may need help finding some visual items to include in the poster. Flamethrower, anyone? Details later.
As soon as the poster is finished, we will place the products up on Café Press (we’ll have a link on this site).
Happy reading!
Susan
Thank you to everyone that participated. You guys provided us with some great essays, which made judging difficult. We purposefully kept the “prize” a secret because we knew we would be overwhelmed with e-mails and PMs if we revealed it. This way only the die-hard RJ fans submitted entries.
Confession time. We didn’t judge the essays by how well written they were, we judged them on content. To explain, let me give you a little background on the prize.
A few weeks ago FPW approached The Queens about a Repairman Jack product line. The products are: two different kinds of t-shirts, a baseball cap, a bumper sticker, a journal and even a thong. But that’s not all…
We’re creating two designs. One is a logo for the items above (you’ll see preliminary designs in another post) and the other piece is a bigger, more creative artwork for a 16 x 20 Repairman Jack poster. The first RJ poster ever!
With seven Repairman Jack novels so far, it was hard to narrow down what to include on the poster. That’s why we came up with the essay contest idea. The poster will include several things, but in the center it will feature the quintessential Repairman Jack scene from one of the novels; a scene taken from the winning essay.
So without further ado, the winner of the essay is...A TIE!!! Ken Valentine submitted his essay first: short and sweet and to the point. Then Edward (Matt Haselton) submitted an essay on the same scene but expounded on it. So we couldn't choose just one winner. Congratulations to you both.
The scene is Jack's fight with Kusum with a flamethrower from The Tomb. I'll post all the essays in another post.
Ken and Edward, your scene will be included in the first ever Repairman Jack poster blessed by The Man himself. But that’s not all you get…. Sorry, it’s not a year’s supply of Turtle Wax. In the poster there is a wall of graffiti. Your names will be spray painted on that wall.
Pretty cool, huh?
The poster isn’t finished yet. I’m about halfway through. Nobody has seen it (not even Paul). I expect to work on it for at least another week or two.
I may need help finding some visual items to include in the poster. Flamethrower, anyone? Details later.
As soon as the poster is finished, we will place the products up on Café Press (we’ll have a link on this site).
Happy reading!
Susan
This post was last modified: 07-29-2004, 01:08 PM by Susan.
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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Congrats guys--that's awesome!
And coincidental; I've been working on a drawing of Julio's for a while, just for fun.
I wish we could read your essays.
And let me know when RJ shirts make an appearance; I'll be a customer, absolutely. As for the thong . . . a thong?
And coincidental; I've been working on a drawing of Julio's for a while, just for fun.
I wish we could read your essays.
And let me know when RJ shirts make an appearance; I'll be a customer, absolutely. As for the thong . . . a thong?
Throughout our history there are those ghosts
Compelled to illustrate our dreams and hopes
Victors hang in pictures, losers from ropes.
Regardless they all swing in the same boat.
nijimeijer Wrote:Congrats guys--that's awesome!
And coincidental; I've been working on a drawing of Julio's for a while, just for fun.
I wish we could read your essays.
And let me know when RJ shirts make an appearance; I'll be a customer, absolutely. As for the thong . . . a thong?
That's a happy surprise!
Ken V. With a thong in hith heart.
Ken Valentine Wrote:That's a happy surprise!
Ken V. With a thong in hith heart.
LOL!
Susan
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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Well done guys.
An action scene won, so we're talking more MTV Movie Awards than Oscars? Wish you'd have said.
Dave
An action scene won, so we're talking more MTV Movie Awards than Oscars? Wish you'd have said.
Dave
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Ken and Edward, your scene will be included in the first ever Repairman Jack poster blessed by The Man himself. But that’s not all you get…. Sorry, it’s not a year’s supply of Turtle Wax. In the poster there is a wall of graffiti. Your names will be spray painted on that wall.
Pretty cool, huh?
Susan
Verrrry cool!
Ken - glad he passed up that year's supply of turtles - V.
Dave Wrote:Well done guys.
An action scene won, so we're talking more MTV Movie Awards than Oscars? Wish you'd have said.
Dave
What do you expect from a couple of American Queens?
You get my vote as cutest entrant. How's that?
Susan
FPW Stores:
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Susan Wrote:You get my vote as cutest entrant. How's that?
Susan
It would seem I won after all
Although Lisa will probably override your vote, hehehe.
Dave
Congratulations! And what a great prize!
-Another customer
-Another customer
Susan Wrote:LOL!
Susan
Well, it's better than a thtake in my heart, doncha sink ... er ... think?
Ken V.