Vote for Chief Zee!

[ArtMonkDrillz]

This past Saturday night my sister threw a party and her best friend brought over her new boyfriend who was none other than the Raven's mascot, Poe. More accurately, he's the guy who plays Poe at all the games and events. As annoyed as I was that a) the guy who cheated to beat Chief Zee was at my parents' house, and b) that his car covered in goofy Poe pictures was parked in front of said house, he was actually a pretty cool guy.

We joked around about the contest and he said he was excited that the Washington Post wrote an article bashing him. He told us how cool the ProBowl is but how hard it is on the guys who play the mascots because they have to be in the suits out in the heat for like a week straight. He said that he's dreading when the Redskins and the eagles come to baltimore this year because he knows it's going to be insane. He also signed some cards that he had for some of the kids in the neighborhood.

He said that this was obviously not a career he had in mind but that he was the mascot at college (I'm not sure where) and he did a good job and had fun with it and somehow that lead him to the Ravens but he's not sure how long he'll do it. He gets paid a salary by the team but also makes commission on appearances at events and parties, which he has to set up himself. He said he also fills in for the Oriole from time to time.

So, while I still can't stand the ravens I'll probably think twice before I start throwing eggs at their mascot when I go to the game in baltimore this year.