Tim Shinn is an artist I follow on eBay. I picked up a couple of comic cover sketches from him a while ago that never got posted here on my blog. He's usually got a decent inventory on his eBay page, although he doesn't have anything up right now (because that's how the universe works when I want to post a link to something). Anyway, he does some pretty cool stuff and sometimes it's for sale on his eBay page.
I had to put in a bid on this Napoleon Dynamite sketch card when I saw it. I live in Napoleon's home state of Idaho. I don't know how it is in other places, but in the Gem State this movie is a big part of the cultural landscape. Many lines from the film are a regular part of everyday conversations, and I probably don't go more than a day without hearing someone use a line from the movie. Napoleon was born from Idaho/Utah culture, and in turn it has become an essential part of that same culture.
Napoleon and his friend, Pedro, recently reappeared in the mainstream, doing a Cheesy Tots commercial for Burger King. My wife must have seen this video, as she sent me a message today announcing a craving for some Cheesy Tots. I may have to try them out. It seems like they would be good, but fast food restaurants have a way of taking something that sounds really good and making it taste not as good as it sounds.
