MASCOTS!

Lou City and Racing introduced mascots to members of their kid’s club Saturday morning at the Ali Center in downtown Louisville. Float and Sting come with a perfectly charming backstory and will be seen around the stadium on match days.

Personally, I think “Sting” comes across as the better designed of the pair…

but “Float” isn’t without charm either.

On a scale of Times Square Elmo to Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey Mouse, I rate them about a Universal Studios Orlando Minion. However, their real spiritual forerunner is UC Santa Cruz’s Sammie the Banana Slug seen here:

Courtesy ucsc.edu

Sammie was the answer to a trivia question at a recent fundraiser where Elizabeth and I and some friends formed the “Friends”-themed trivia juggernaut “Joey Triviani” and took home first prize. Many thanks to our friend, David who was all over the college mascot category.

Not everyone will like the mascots, but then again if you don’t like them, the mascots are not for you. While not quite on the Gunnersaurus or Louie level, I am sure these two will grow on me.

I look forward to seeing them around the stadium.