Years of pickleball art making has resulted in enough images to create this pickleball alphabet art book for all ages! Special thanks to the final inspiration for the book, cover dog Pickles the actual first dog of pickleball! Because the truth is the truth and it's not "FUN" to alter history just so you can sell it, it's something else entirely.
Pickleball Again, a pickleball parody sung to the tune of Margaritaville, by Jimmy Buffett! Sing Along to this one the words are there you know the tune!
A fitting song for the unveiling of my “pickleball margarita” artwork (and pickles the dog sitting in a margarita) both seen in the video alongside the mermaid plus some vacation clips taken while on a Pickleball Getaway (and also some local clips). Thanks to all the friends and PROs who let me take video clips and photos to share randomly as I need them .
I've tried to help this company understand that simply calling something "historical" doesn't make it so.
They either don't like what I have to say, or just don't care because my information seems to be getting deleted.
I took a screenshot this time because I wanted proof that the information I was sharing was fair and factual.
I went to check this morning and as predicted I guess they didn't like my answer because my helpful post was gone.
It can also be found on Washington State Legislature’s website. Joel M Pritchard An Oral History, is a 444-page document compiled by former Sec of State Ralph Munro and has a complete profile on pickleball’s history.
So in order to get the correct history out there I was inspired to make my own art, based on the actual dog Pickles who is shown in the Bainbridge museum and also in books. (my tongue is as red as that telling text is from biting it, my fingers aching at the keys for all the words I want to add.....but I digress)
I've put this image in all three of my artist portals!
Now at Tee Public, you can even search for me because my Pickleball ARTwear is now part of the Artisan program there. What is pickleball art? Instead of paint or brush strokes I use digital images of pickleball paddles and pickleballs to create my images. So it's an image within an image. Sometimes it's even an image within an image within an image. (say that fast three times)
If you are here you may have seen the short version video of PicKleTEL Volume 2 going around somewhere.
Here is the longer version to give you more of a taste of the tunes and following in the posts on my blog (just scroll back a few posts), you will find the full versions posted:
Ever since I started making pickleball parody REELs and short videos I've envisioned the K-Tel format as a teaser video. It's how I grew up listening to music and I vividly recall watching the K-Tel commercials. My allowance money was just enough to buy a K-Tel album from the swap meet every once in a while. I guess the nostalgia never left me and I still get the feels over it. Volume 1 was a pile of fun and I've just gotten deeper into pickleball and made more REELs since so here we are with Volume 2. I don't see an end.
If I had more skill and videography skills and more than an iphone I'd do a better job of it all but I think I get the point across so I'm sticking with my role as creator. Make the rough drafts up and share them out. When things need a polish there is a time and place and people who love to do all that.
Artists parodied in this video are as follows:
Straight Down the Line: Inspired by Neil Diamond's: Sweet Caroline
Pickleball Stars: Inspired by Nickleback's: Rockstar
I Dinked the ball: Inspired by Katy Perry's: I kissed a Girl
Don't need your Advice: Inspired by Almost Paradise made famous by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
Aced it!~ Inspired by Miley Cyrus Jaded
Pickleball Inspired by John Cougar Mellencamp's small town
Pickleballin: Inspired by The Beach Boys Surfin Safari!
MY GRATITUDE For all the great pros and friends who participate with me. Each are credited on their videos. :) Also a final mega shout out to Lee Whitwell @LadyGibraltar on Instagram my pickleball parody pal! PS the latest.....
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