2010 All-Star: On A Whole 'Nother Level

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2010 WFBL ALL-STAR TO TAKE PLACE ON TOP OF ANGEL FALLS IN VENEZUELA

LA GRAN SABANA (La Verdad)—The WFBL has been called a lot of things, but "ascared of heights" isn't one of them.

In a press conference from the top of Angel Falls, the world's largest waterfall, WFBL Commissioner Ben Barnes—along with Los Iguanas de Maracaibo owner Fran Hopkin and Venezuela dictator Hugo Chavez—announced that the 2010 WFBL All-Star festivities will be played entirely on top of the Venezuelan tourist attraction.

"We've held this great event in so many famous cities known for their great tourist attractions," said Barnes, who, along with Hopkin and Chavez, arrived at the press conference via Commish-copter. "New York, New Orleans, Switzerland, Salt Lake City. I would say 'world's highest waterfall' fits under that same category.

"It's our fifth season. we figured having the game played in a jungle 3,212 feet above ground would be a great way to celebrate."



















Bringing the mid-season festivities to a country whose president openly despises every good, apple-pie eating, MTV-watching, capitalist thing that the mostly-USA-based basketball league stands for was a difficult task for Iguanas owner Fran Hopkin. "As we know, our loved president Hugo Chavez and the United States of the America has not always seen the eye-to-eye," said Hopkin. "But you can be much surprised that as of good the Chavez and Obama have ahead been obtaining. They have really much more in field common that you can take care of to know, to be truth. Wink wink."

The 2010 All-Star logo, featuring the famous waterfall, as well as elements from the Iguanas identity system, was also unveiled at the press conference. The secondary mark features a palm tree ensconced in a basketball.

"We're pleased as punch to be bringing the festivities to Venezuela, if not particularly Maracaibo," said Barnes (Angel Falls is about as far away in Venezuela from Maracaibo as you can get). "As for those who think it's a crazy idea, there is a precedent for this, sort of. Did you see UP? All sorts of fun shenanigans took place on top of Angel Falls in that movie. We've got Phil Jackson back at the WFBL offices blowing up balloons as we speak."

The 2010 WFBL All-Star Diversion Week will be held Feb 8-14th, culminating with the 2010 WFBL All-Star Game on Feb 14th.

A New Sun Rises

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PARK CITY (AP)—Dave Barton is no longer the face of the Park City Sundancers franchise. (Pause for dramatic effect.) Oh, he still runs the team and everything—really we just wanted to grab your attention. What we meant by that slightly misleading opener is the Sundancers logo that bears his likeness is being done away with.



















At the unveiling of the team's striking new identity, team owner and graphics designer Dave Barton was surprisingly frank. "When I was first awarded a franchise in 2006, I dilly-dallied for several months before finally throwing together our original logos just a few short weeks before the season started. And to be honest with you I was never totally happy with them. Each subsequent season since then, adjustments to our identity, and even name changes (Sleepy Hollow Horsemen, anyone?), have been bandied about, but nothing has ever come of it. Until now."

"I think this team proved last year that we are one of the WFBL's marquee franchises, and this new set of logos conveys that quite literally. We wanted to maintain the same bold color scheme and film festival spirit, while placing more emphasis on the sun. Then, to tie it all together, everything was wrapped in the design-y goodness of art deco."

When asked what was different about his creative process this time around, Barton continued, "I was once again given several months to work, and...well, I pretty much dilly-dallied most of my time away again. But luckily, after having contemplated what these new logos might look like for the better part of the last three years, they came together fairly smoothly."

"What it comes down to is this—the fates didn't allow us to win it all last year. While we unquestionably had a championship-caliber team, our old logos wouldn't have produced championship-caliber merchandise, and isn't that really what it's all about?"

"It sure is!" piped in the Commissioner, marking one of the few times in the history of the WFBL that Barnes and Barton were in agreement on something.