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I’m Having a Bad Ear Plug Day

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The other day I was cutting tiles for our new bathroom (which isn’t easy, because I have half the brain cells of Tim Allen, and I’m a cartoonist, blogger, and pancake burner by trade) when I had the most unusual thing happen:

I reached into my hoodie pocket and pulled out a handful of orange ear plugs. I rolled the first one up into a tiny pellet and shoved it into my ear. The second one didn’t go as smoothly. When I tried to stuff it into my ear, it didn’t want to roll up smaller. “It must be old,” I thought.

I pulled the plug out of my ear and looked at it. It wasn’t an ear plug at all. It was an orange rubber pencil eraser.

Later in the day, I reached into that same hoodie pocket for some ear plugs only to find it empty. “What happened to my ear plugs?” I thought. “They must’ve fallen out!”

I walked over to the big box of ear plugs, and grabbed a few. As I headed back to the worksite, I rolled up the first plug and stuck it into my ear, only to find that I already had plugs in my ears.

This was a new twist on the old “Hey, has anybody seen my glasses?” routine. You know the one I’m talking about. The one where somebody says, “They’re on your head.”

This was worse. I think it’s time to stop building on my house and take a vacation.

Oh yeah. My son Elijah put the orange pencil eraser into the box of ear plugs for a joke.

New Children’s Picture Book

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Contact: Jerry Begly 970-963-3815 or jerry@jerrybegly.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-24-10

New Book by Marble Cartoonist

“Dad, the Tooth Fairy Didn’t Come!”

Treesock Press

(Marble)- Who knows more about the Tooth Fairy than local cartoonist Jerry Begly? He’s the father of
seven children, and a kid’s ski instructor at Snowmass ski area.

In his new picture book, “Dad, the Tooth Fairy Didn’t Come!”, Jerry captures the perfect “Oh no!” moment all parents face: forgetting to exchange money for teeth. To make matters worse, the Tooth Fairy really starts missing deliveries when the family begins growing. The result? Tie-on Tooth Fairy wings, a mountain of teeth in the living room (complete with ski lift and a train), and a mysterious “hero” who will win your heart and mind.

“Dad, the ”Tooth Fairy Didn’t Come!” is 48 pages of wacky cartoons that were put together at Jerry’s Marble home using on-site solar and wind power. “I think this is the first childrens’s book with that distinction,” said Jerry from his art studio that sits off the grid and has a commanding view of the Marble valley.

“Dad, the Tooth Fairy Didn’t Come!” debuted February, 2010, and copies have already made their way to England, Brazil, Canada, and China, as well as from coast to coast in the U.S.

A graduate of Colorado Mountain College, Jerry Begly has been a freelance cartoonist in the Roaring Fork Valley for several years. His cartoons have appeared in numerous books, newspapers, and trade publications, as well as pop culture items like t-shirts and hats.

News staff interested in reviewing the book, or interviewing Jerry, can receive a complimentary copy by contacting Jerry Begly at 970-963-3815, or emailing him at jerry@jerrybegly.com .

“Dad, the Tooth Fairy Didn’t Come!” is available for purchase at www.jerrybegly.com/book , and is a production of Treesock Press.

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