My buddy Aldis and I entered an ad for the Hatch Awards. It was for Gustbusters, which are like, the apotheosis of umbrellas. I sent them an email with the Gustbuster comic a week ago, and I got the best possible response–a warm, personal reply from their president, and a package containing four motherfuckin’ Gustbusters. Two camo, two bigass golf umbrellas. I loved Gustbusters before, but this kind of brand experience is the stuff of anecdotes. Here’s a picture of me with my Gustbuster swag:

Of course, as the caprices of Fortuna go, I carried it around for days without rain, and then got soaked today when I left it at my father’s apartment. Oh well. Here’s the link to our Gustbuster ad once again:

http://arafatkazi.com/2010/06/26/our-entry-for-the-hatch-awards/