Archive for July, 2010

Dan Gilbert, Cavaliers Majority Owner pens open letter to Fans in Comic-Sans!


2010
07.09

So apparently LeBron James made a huge deal about his announcement to leave his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, to play for the Miami Heat. You can use the google if you want more information. I really don’t follow basketball so I won’t pretend to know much about what is going on with all that.

While the twitternet found something else they’ve never cared about in the past to talk about, Dan Gilbert stirred the pot even more by penning his open letter to the Cavaliers fans expressing his opinion of LeBron’s move in Comic-Sans!

Open Letter to Fans from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his “decision” unlike anything ever “witnessed” in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.

The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.

There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.

You simply don’t deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.

You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE”

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our “motivation” to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.

Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.

Sorry, but that’s simply not how it works.

This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown “chosen one” sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And “who” we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called “curse” on Cleveland, Ohio.

The self-declared former “King” will be taking the “curse” with him down south. And until he does “right” by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland.

Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day….

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue….

Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers

Everyone wants to make fun of the choice to use Comic-Sans and Typekit even offered a free license but the fact is, more people are reading this letter BECAUSE it was in Comic-Sans. The people who this message is intended for (Cavaliers fans) will likely look past the typeface and will read the article for the content of the message. Everyone else can just calm down. Comments on Mashable state that this isn’t the first time the Cavs have used Comic-Sans: “The Cavs have used Comic Sans long before this letter – their own home court uses the font in various spots.”

Thank you Dan Gilbert & the Cleveland Cavaliers for embracing Comic-Sans. We here at Comic Sans in the Wild dot com applaud you.

Pet Peeves with Abdias at c1rcacombat.com


2010
07.02

Abdias obviously doesn’t have a problem with comic-sans.