This is Mr. James Blagden's funny little short (Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No) about a happy-fun-cracked-out day (or maybe days) of baseball, airplane flights and pickles. It was fantastic, like finding a long lost treasure I'd been searching for, even though I had no I did what I was missing.
James Blagden is an illustrator from Brooklyn who has worked for the New York Times, MTV, Nike, Wax Poetics and other well known publications. He seems to be heavily influenced by comic book characters, his work usually featuring vividly rendered caricatures, funny montages of New Yorkers and even a self-portrait of TMNT Michelango wearing white high-tops. Neat.
But this little acid-trip vid is actually based on a Radio Interview by Dock Ellis. The voice-over actor does a great job capturing the essence of Dock, he's a pretty funny guy. You'll especially enjoy the slightly overt sexual reference made by an unassuming announcer with a pickle. At least thats what I think is going on....
The whole story is centered around Dock's no hitter performance while tripping on acid. The entire interview is recalled through animated scenes. It's also pretty informative as well, kind of puts the whole steroid/juicing scandal in a different perspective. Everyone knows baseball has, historically, one of the more sordid histories regarding illegal activity. But who knew that most of all the baseball players were high when they were playing. I've never even thought about how a drug like acid could effect athletic performance, however Dock was able to make a touchdown!
If you'd like some more info on Blagden, there is a nicely written article here.
It's safe to say that I've found a new favorite artist and two new interesting characters to add to my collection. Mahaha! The only thing that I hated about this was that it ended.
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