On September 22nd, The Jazz Messengers will have survived one full year.
Surprised? I know I am! In celebration I'm giving away a few items of Cowboy Bebop
merchandise. The DVD and the graphic novels I had to use my own resources to get
(luckily I had a few gift certificates handy), but the lovely DVD box was created
and donated by Design
Paul Champagne, Inc. Isn't that nifty? Make sure you make a visit to Paul's web site and see
his other sah-weet DVD boxes. I'm particularly blown away by his View Askew box, which
was commissioned by Kevin Smith himself. I'm also pleased to see that ADV has
recognized his talents and is having him do the official Gasaraki box.
Unfortunately, Paul is prohibited by Bandai from mass producing the Cowboy Bebop
boxes, cool as they are (luckily he happened to have a few left when I e-mailed
him about my little contest). However, he does create custom DVD boxes on order,
so if you have an anime series that you don't see a box for on his site, e-mail him and ask if he can create
a custom box for you.
I just want to say, Paul
Champagne kicks ass. He's the only one who would give me the time of day when I asked
for a donation for my contest. And for that I am much obliged. :) Please at least visit
his site to show your appreciation.
Now then, on to the contest(s). The rules are simple:
- To enter to win one of the items, you must answer the trivia question for that item and
send it to the e-mail address provided. Include a name and a working e-mail address with your
answer, or I won't be able to tell you if you've won or not.
- You can enter each contest once, but no more than that, please. I want everyone to
have an equal chance.
- I'll keep these questions up until September 22nd. On midnight of the 21st, the contest
will officially close and all those with correct answers go into a drawing. Each item
will have a separate drawing; in other words, if you answer correctly on contest #1, that
doesn't mean that you're automatically entered to the drawings for contest #2 and #3.
You must answer each question correctly to be a part of each drawing.
Makes sense? Then let's get started:
Contest #1: DVD collector's case
winner: Joseph Pugh
Trivia: On what date did Cowboy Funk originally air on Cartoon Network?
Answer: February 14, 2002 (I also accepted February 15, 2002)
Contest #2: Session 6 DVD
winner: Jenny Martz
Trivia: What are the names of the three old guys who appear in various
episodes?
Answer: Antonio, Carlos, and Jobim (I also accepted the common mispellings of those names,
like "Jobin", "Jovin", etc.)
Contest #3: Cowboy Bebop manga volumes 1 & 2
winner: Esperanza Gomez
Trivia: What is Ed's lesson in Toys in the Attic?
Answer: "If you see a stranger, follow him!" (I didn't accept "Don't leave things
in the fridge" or "Don't eat pudding" or anything else - Sorry, there was only one answer
here!)