"BEEN THERE. DATED THAT."
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Touché! of the Day
Shimmy for the Cure*
La Piazza 2008-Colorado Alliance
of Illustrators
Tuesday,
July 22, 2008:
Whole Foods did a
commendable ecological thing: they eliminated plastic bags because
they take up resources and end up blowing around outside.
Cosmic joke or oxymoron? I just found a Whole Foods plastic bag
(post bag ban) wind-wrapped around one of my landscaping lights.
-Ché Rippinger,
Humorist
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from a different mother...my bud Boca and mom's beautiful Brave
Heaven has 2 new angels...
Braveheart-(white
pooch on the right) my mom's gorgeous stoic, and eventually playful
(only with us), wolf-blend dog; rescued from abuse to a ranch, to
her home, and of course into our hearts. He left us Friday July 11th
to be in a place to walk and play without the restrictions of an
ailing body. Bless his Brave Heart!
Johnny Schou-(2nd from left) a young bassist from the local
band Tickle Me Pink out of Fort Collins. Tragically found dead on
the morning the band was to celebrate it's first record's nationwide
release and signing to a major record label. He'd just celebrated
his 22nd birthday and the band performed at the huge Vans Warped
Tour 2 days before at Invesco Field in Denver. Their album release
party turned into his memorial. Rock on Johnny and TMP-thoughts,
blessings and healing.
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 *If you missed our Buffalo
Rose performance (and Ché's big belly dancing debut?!), here's the show video of our
"Evening in Transylvania" piece, posted on YouTube.com-it's in
two parts, so watch them both (about 11 minutes total)
Part one
Part deux
...And if you missed Ché's big
belly dance debut...Vampires and all, or the YouTube.com video (then admit
it, you're lazy.); there was an encore performance in Boulder, at BooFest. More Pics on
Photo Gallery page. Perhaps even a video pending!
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TOUCHÉ Toon News:
Wahoo! Getting about 70,000 hits a month between 3 web sites I do:
www.ToucheToon.com,
www.DatingAndHandGrenades.com, and
www.elranchotrading.com
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La Piazza
2008-Colorado Alliance of Illustrators
Colorado Alliance of
Illustrators: Patsi Pohle, John Francis & Che' (artist Lonnie Allen
not pictured) at 2008 La Piazza Dell'Arte
Original illustration design by John Francis: Urban submarine
periscope breaking through concrete--
which had to get the USS Larimer (art on Larimer Square) moniker,
because passers by just didn't get it, even though they thought it
was "really cool."
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*Ché
Shimmies for the Cure
Ché is doing a very non-traditional belly dance humor piece
to the I Hate Kate song: "I'm in Love with a Sociopath "
--you've gotta see it to believe it! (In a RARE public performance!)
(Song lyrics & audio link)
When: Friday, June 6, 2008, 6pm
What: Shimmy For the Cure - Hafla event, fundraiser for
breast cancer
Who: Belly dancing performances by some really talented and
lovely people
Where: The Mercury Cafe, 2199 California, Denver, CO
map &
directions
Cost: Your donation of $5 or more is greatly appreciated
Also: You can get great food-local, organic, healthy, yummy,
etc, plus they have a bar!
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New Media
Features!
***1) I've been hard at work
with a handful of folks to put together probably our biggest
Colorado Alliance of Illustrators Shows ever! We have over 40
artists with over 80 pieces displayed in 2 galleries! (Whew!) You
can join us for the gala kickoff on First Friday at Belmar in
Lakewood, CO (with food & drinks). The show will be on display for
the month of May. I have 3 pieces on display: two cartoons and a
magazine cover. Here's a
sampling of the amazing variety of CAI
artist's works.
And here's the
show info
link.
 2)
Check out the 2 page artist article feature with photos in
Denver Woman Magazine's
February/March 2008 issue on Cartoon Artist/Illustrator/Writer Ché
Cartoonist
Ché Rippinger
She finds humor in
relationships and everyday life
Written by SHARON
ALMIRALL
Photography by KIT WILLIAMS
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3) Cam & Ché were interviewed and photographed as one of four
mother/daughter run businesses featured in
Gift Shop Magazine for
their spring quarterly issue celebrating Mother's Day
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And just added...
4) A new Touché cartoon appears in the current Winter 2008 issue of
Colorado Singles
Resource Guide. Check it out Beth Anderson's great publication
(and my toon on page 43)!
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You Asked...You Got it! The Belly Dancing
Cartoonist appeared in public!
in...La Danse
Macabre:: Carnival of Souls
at
The Buffalo Rose in Golden
See the video (in two
parts, about 11 minutes):
Part I
Part II
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October 2007 issue of Advertising and Marketing Review
Magazine Cover
Illustration by Ché Rippinger
Recent Pictures:
(See more Pics)
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Sports Broadcaster Bob Costas
with Ché at Denver Press Club Runyon Awards |
"Family Guy" Creator Seth
McFarlane with Ché at Aspen Comedy Festival |
New Yorker Magazine
Cartoonist and Cartoon Editor Robert Mankoff with Ché at
Denver Press Club |
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El Rancho Trading Post
Cam & Ché's
Southwestern gift shop
22 years in the family
Off of I-70 at the Evergreen exit in Colorado
Open
7 Days a week -
Come Visit!
303-526-0050
Enjoy a mountain drive,
eat at the El
Rancho Restaurant, and say hi.
Online at:
www.elranchotrading.com
 
photo by Ché Rippinger |
photo by Ché Rippinger |
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