#norman the legless man

[hyzenthlayroseart]

So with my Circus Story, I have the beginning and the end in my head but still haven't got the middle (just one of the many pains of having lots of stories, I end up neglecting some while focusing on others). Anyway, I decided to draw the ending.

So to recap, the story starts in 1910 with Steven and his pet monkey Rambo, two poor penniless friends making a living on the streets as peanut vendors. One day when the circus comes to town, Steven gets hired to travel with the circus to continue being a peanut vendor at shows. While in the circus he falls in love with the trapeze artist Dolores, the sad, abused niece of the cruel and greedy ringmaster James. 

Among the other performers he meets are:

Sydney and Carolina, the conjoined twin daughters of Dolores

Adonis, the lovable strongman who is a big brother type figure to Dolores and becomes one to Steven

Norman, a legless man and Adonis's closest friend

Helga, a warm and loving bearded lady who is an adoptive mother to Dolores

Madame Eugenia, a fortune teller with a pet monkey of her own named Esmerelda

Charlotte, an albino African-American woman who is a sister figure to Dolores

Lydia, a snarky, chain-smoking tattooed lady who is Charlotte's girlfriend and best friend to Dolores

Mina and Harold, a married dwarf couple

And Danny, a hyper and friendly 10 year old boy with hypertrichosis 

At some point in the story when Steven and Dolores fall in love, Dolores confesses to Steven that she has a fantasy of one day stealing all of her uncle's money and running away to retire in a big house with all of the other performers to live in together. Well sometime after that there's a climatic uprising against James which ends with James and Steven fighting each other which leads to James dying in a way I haven't thought of yet (I do know I want it to be a "Disney Villain Death" as Tv Tropes calls it (tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php…) because I can't imagine Steven as a murderer).

Anyway, the story ends with Dolores's fantasy coming true as everyone buys a big house to live in, Steven and Dolores get married and he becomes Sydney and Carolina's adopted father, and the two of them even have a son together named Benjamin.

Oh, and Rambo and Esmerelda end up falling in love and having three babies, Bobo, Bozo and Mimi (yes I reused previous drawings of Rambo and Esmerelda, I was tired once I got to them, sue me).

[theseaeaglelives]

Round 5

THE SEA EAGLE

MAKING RUGBY LEAGUE LESS SH#@T

Round 4 Update

Manly Sea Eagles      6

Defeated by

Penrith Panthers      46

The score says it all. No comment necessary!

Round 5

Manly Sea Eagles      13

Defeated 

NZ Warriors               12

Despite losing their opening 4 games and being sent out as rank outsiders, Manly showed in the opening stanza that they were up for the fight in this Round 5 clash against the NZ Warriors.

That said, you get no better opportunity to turn around poor form then when you come up against a team coached by a non-premiership winning, DFI infected ex Dragon, slapper (i.e. Nathan Brown).

Manly had all the play early but could not convert. Finally, Manly were able to open the scoring after 27 minutes when speedster Jason Saab chased down a long-range Cherry Baby kick to score. “Speed” and “Manly wingers” have not been mutually inclusive terms in recent years so hopefully young Saab can continue to step up and provide some much-needed penetration in what has been some pretty average offence of late.

Unfortunately (for Manly) the Warriors hit back in the next set and scores were locked up at 6 a piece at the break. The first half was a fairly uninspiring affair but at least Manly were competitive thus showing what happens when two pretty average teams match up against each other.

The Warriors opened the scoring in the second half and had most of the play. Just when it looked like they would be consigned to their 5th consecutive loss, somehow Manly found an equalizer when Josh Schuster benefited from a Kodi Nikorima howler.

The final 10 minutes descended into a field goal fest, with the Warriors in particular failing to take their respective chances. With only seconds remaining none other than Cherry Baby himself stepped up and iced a wobbly 1 pointer thus securing Manly’s first win of the year and more importantly taking them one small step away from the dreaded wooden spoon. It’s fair to say that Cherry Baby has not been setting the world on fire so far this year, but no one can ever doubt his impact when it counts most. The challenge for this Manly team is to ensure that there are more of these moments to provide Cherry Baby opportunities to exceed.

Apart from the fact that Manly won this was a game of very few highlights. That said the “pantsing” of Dylan Walker 20 minutes from the end and the ensuing super wedgy which resulted in Walker have to leave the field was memorable for all the wrong reasons -  OUCH!!!!

Next week Manly are taking a home game to Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee to take on the high-flying Titans. And why not, of late Manly have been legless at Lottoland with performances that only befit the stadiums name. There may even be a chance that the Titans get lost in transit and can’t even find their way to Mudgee.

IT’S A TRILLER

In a previous report the Sea Eagle highlighted the recent folly of Channel 9’s continuing to programme Broncos fixtures in their prime time free-to air TV slots. This despite the fact that they are the reigning wooden spooners with only 1 win from their past 14 games (sounds a bit like Manly – but at least Manly didn’t get a spoon).

Not surprisingly the Bronco’s were again given prime billing last Thursday, this time against the Bunnies. To add insult to injury Channel 9 thought to promote this game as the “Thursday Night Thriller”. Who in their right mind, bearing in mind recent and current form could ever think this game could ever be a thriller? The Bookies had the Bunnies at 1.08 fav’s and they duly ran out 35=6 winners, with the game effectively over at half time.

Surely, it’s time for the “experts” at Channel 9 to take a visit to the room of mirrors, firstly to consider their useless programming, but more concerning to consider their complete lack of understanding of not only rugby league but the ability and viewing appeal of the hapless Bronco’s.

With that said, The Sea Eagle is eagerly awaiting this Thursday nights prime time free to air TV Channel 9 thriller when the legless Bronco’s meet the undefeated Panthers!!! The Bookies currently have the Panthers at 1.03 fav’s so just maybe they know something that Channel 9 exec’s have failed to grasp.

‘She is shattered’: NRLW player charged after allegedly assaulting Northies bouncers – SMH 4 April 2021

 NRLW star Nita Maynard has been charged after allegedly assaulting two security guards outside of Northies on Friday night. The 28-year-old allegedly was asked to leave the infamous Cronulla pub around 9pm before she became aggressive to staff. She allegedly assaulted two security guards outside the venue before police were called to the premises. She allegedly had to be restrained until police arrived.

“About 9pm yesterday (Friday 2 April 2021), officers attached to Sutherland Shire Police Area Command were called to a licensed premise on Elouera Road, Cronulla, following reports of an alleged assault,” a police statement read.

“The woman was arrested and taken to Sutherland Police Station, where she was charged with two counts of common assault and excluded person fail to leave premises when required. She was granted conditional bail to appear at Sutherland Local Court on Thursday, May 13.”

The incident is believed to be the first off-field charge for an NRLW player since the competition began in 2018 -with the NRL now working through with the judiciary how a sanction would be handed down if Maynard is found guilty.

Maynard is currently playing in the NSWRL Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership for the North Sydney Bears ahead of the NRLW season, which starts later in the year.

NSWRL said the sanction will likely come from North Sydney.

“Nita Maynard is contracted to North Sydney,” a spokeswoman from the NSWRL said. North Sydney are dealing with it at the moment and keeping us in the loop with regards to their actions. We will review the matter further once North Sydney have determined a course of action. We are confident they have the matter in hand.”

North Sydney Bears chairman Daniel Dickson said the club lawyer will be speaking with Maynard on Sunday about the best course of action.

“She is shattered,” Dickson said. She is obviously disappointed with what has gone on. We will make comment when the time is right.”

Sea Eagle Comment:

It is hard to know where to start with this one.

Firstly, this young lady plays with the North Sydney Bears. Enough said about all the bad things that flow from having any association with the dreaded stench of the Bear.

Secondly, the Sea Eagle is concerned that there has been no  NRL integrity unit investigation that would clearly be the case had this been a male NRL player . On an objective viewing of the matter, young Maynard appears to have been placed in the category of a protected species which the Sea Eagle would suggest neither she nor the Women’s Rugby League movement need or would want (personal opinion).

This is clearly a case that warrants NRL integrity unit investigation at the highest level. The NRL can't go on a latte sipping politically correctly celebration of softness rampage on this one, or pander to the misguided sensitivities of the social media jibberers, for these type of issues.

Frankly, if rugby league players want to muck up at licenced liquor serving establishments, then they should feel the full brunt of a deep and hard NRL integrity unit probing and investigation, regardless of gender.

What this case clearly shows is that when rugby League is pulsing through an individual's veins, it matters not what their gender may be .

The lesson to be learned for all rugby League players whether they be male or female is obviously, to steer clear of Northies. The Sea Eagle awaits any good news story that might emanate from this venue, given it would seem that only bad things can happen there.

Thankfully no simulated sex acts with canines or so-called bubbling were involved in this one. Perhaps she was merely trying to link up with this man

As for young Maynard, as author Robert Louis Stevenson famously once said, it is now time to dine out on the banquet of consequences.

   THE SEA EAGLE

[hyzenthlayroseart]

So a few weeks ago I went to a circus (don't worry, it was animal-free. Just amazing acrobats, amazing juggling, contortionists and great comedy) and it got me thinking about my Circus Story characters (if you forgot who they are, and I don't blame you if you did because I haven't drawn anything with them in a while, then go to the Circus Story tag and refresh your memory. Also "Circus Story" was just supposed to be a working title but meh, I've never come up with anything else so I guess that's the official title).

Anyway, here's the circus family after working hours enjoying a nice campfire together (this is before Steven and Rambo join the story). I even added two new characters: Norman the Legless Man and Madame Eugenia the Fortune Teller. I was gonna add some of the clowns chilling in the background but I forgot until the drawing was finished. Oh well.