Ringrazio l’amico Harry per il ruolo che mi ha voluto rilasciare nel suo podcast in cui, parlo delGuerin Sportivodella salace matita di Carlo “Carlin” Bergoglio, delle sue animalie calcistiche giunte, oramai, al traguardoo dei cento anni.
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Mascot Masters
Everybody knows their favorite team’s mascot. Almost NOBODY knows the person who DESIGNED that mascot. These are the stories of Carlo Bergoglio, Art Evans, Ava Buric and Charles Palminteri: Mascot Masters that changed the game by creating the characters at the center of fandom.
CHAPTERS
Intro (:00)
Mascots for Knights (1:25)
Carlo Bergoglio’s Heraldry of Football (3:10)
Icons to Mascots (7:34)
A Worthy Mascot Master (9:23)
Art Evans and Ava Buric (10:31)
Art Evans’ Signatures (14:51)
Disney Influence (16:43)
Making Modern Mascots (18:55)
Who Drew Mr. Met? (25:30)
Disney Influence (16:43)
Making Modern Mascots (18:55)
Who Drew Mr. Met? (25:30)
The Search (29:55)
Charles Palminteri, Mr. Met’s Dad? (31:19)
Here’s to the Mascot Masters (37:15)
SOURCES
Cartoons are Just His Business (George Comroe Anaheim Bulletin 07/31/1963)
Decals Are Sticky Business – Fullerton Firm Makes It Pay (Hank Davis Anaheim Bulletin 10/01/1968)
Multiple Personalities (Dick Anderson Occidental Magazine 02/11/2013)
L’ARALDICA DEI CALCI, LA PACIFICA “RIVOLUZIONE” DI CARLIN (Marco Cianfanelli Pennants Museum 08/01/2019)
The mystery of Mr. Met solved sort of (Paul Lukas ESPN.com 08/09/2012)
What’s in a Nickname? Exploring the Jungle of College Athletic Mascots by Ray Franks
Mascots: the History of Senior College and University Mascots/Nicknames by Roy E. Yarbrough
Special Thanks to Ava Buric, Paul Lukas and Marco Cianfanelli. Visit Marco’s pennant museum at www.pennantsmuseum.com
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