The End of the Shag Era? Officially un-cool? Afraid so. - General Tiki

CK Cowtown Kahuna Member Kahikiville, OH Joined: Apr 30, 2003 Posts: 19	CK Cowtown Kahuna Posted posted on Tue, Jun 17, 2003 2:59 PM All this hullabaloo over a little snippet of Shag artwork on the TNN website for a week? Oy vey! Who will even see this? Honestly. OK, let me rephrase that. What kind of person would actually go out of their way to visit "The New TNN" website? I'd wager that they fall into two groups. 1. Pro Wrestling Aficionados. I certainly don't want to sound elitist or make crass generalizations, because I definitely enjoy viewing the occasional steel cage match, and I have many close friends and family members who absolutely love Pro Wrestling. However, their reaction to Shag's art work when perusing the WWE schedule probably wouldn't sound like this, "Hmmmmm... I'm utterly fascinated by these chic retro renderings with strong leanings toward the commercial art of the 1950's and 1960's, and vague nods to the Polynesian Pop culture of golden age Americana. Since these images are deemed 'cool' by The New TNN, I shall not rest until I've purchased every available piece of merchandise produced by this Shag fellow. Hitherto increasing demand for his work, driving up resale prices, and therefore thrusting him further into the mainstream mass market. Muahahahahahahahah!!!" Their reaction would most likely be something akin to, "Cool. Nekkid cartoon chicks. pause* I wonder who The Rock's 'rasslin' this week?"* 2. Ren & Stimpy Fanatics. The denizens of the second group would only access the website in search of more information on the new episodes of "Ren & Stimpy" beginning Thursday, June 26th at 10:00 PM EST, or to download the recent interview with "Ren & Stimpy" creator John K. The vast majority of these loons (yeah, it takes one to know one) are already familiar with Shag, and will probably elicit the following response, "Cool. Nekkid cartoon chicks.... drawn by Shag. pause* I wonder if the new R&S episodes will have more fart jokes?"* Now, that I've contributed to the "mountains from mole hills" process, I'll leave you with CK's final thought. I love Shag's artwork. I derive a great deal of enjoyment from viewing his paintings simply for their intrinsic artistic value. With the possible exception of the residuals from the illustrations in "Tiki Drinks" by Adam Rocke, Shag has never made a dime off of me. I'm glad someone's footing the bill to keep him working. Cheers, Cowtown Kahuna... ....(who apologizes for the near "Tolstoy length" of this post.) [ Edited by: Cowtown Kahuna on 2003-06-17 15:01 ]

All this hullabaloo over a little snippet of Shag artwork on the TNN website for a week? Oy vey! Who will even see this? Honestly. OK, let me rephrase that. What kind of person would actually go out of their way to visit "The New TNN" website? I'd wager that they fall into two groups.

1. Pro Wrestling Aficionados.
I certainly don't want to sound elitist or make crass generalizations, because I definitely enjoy viewing the occasional steel cage match, and I have many close friends and family members who absolutely love Pro Wrestling. However, their reaction to Shag's art work when perusing the WWE schedule probably wouldn't sound like this, "Hmmmmm... I'm utterly fascinated by these chic retro renderings with strong leanings toward the commercial art of the 1950's and 1960's, and vague nods to the Polynesian Pop culture of golden age Americana. Since these images are deemed 'cool' by The New TNN, I shall not rest until I've purchased every available piece of merchandise produced by this Shag fellow. Hitherto increasing demand for his work, driving up resale prices, and therefore thrusting him further into the mainstream mass market. Muahahahahahahahah!!!" Their reaction would most likely be something akin to, "Cool. Nekkid cartoon chicks. pause I wonder who The Rock's 'rasslin' this week?"

2. Ren & Stimpy Fanatics.
The denizens of the second group would only access the website in search of more information on the new episodes of "Ren & Stimpy" beginning Thursday, June 26th at 10:00 PM EST, or to download the recent interview with "Ren & Stimpy" creator John K. The vast majority of these loons (yeah, it takes one to know one) are already familiar with Shag, and will probably elicit the following response, "Cool. Nekkid cartoon chicks.... drawn by Shag. pause I wonder if the new R&S episodes will have more fart jokes?"

Now, that I've contributed to the "mountains from mole hills" process, I'll leave you with CK's final thought. I love Shag's artwork. I derive a great deal of enjoyment from viewing his paintings simply for their intrinsic artistic value. With the possible exception of the residuals from the illustrations in "Tiki Drinks" by Adam Rocke, Shag has never made a dime off of me. I'm glad someone's footing the bill to keep him working.

Cheers,

Cowtown Kahuna...
....(who apologizes for the near "Tolstoy length" of this post.)

[ Edited by: Cowtown Kahuna on 2003-06-17 15:01 ]

Post #39677 by Cowtown Kahuna on Tue, Jun 17, 2003 2:59 PM