Bob Eckstein

Bob Eckstein
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New York City, New York,
Birthday
February 27
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Publisher of Today's Snowman.com
Bio
Snowman expert, author of The History of the Snowman and cartoonist for the New Yorker, Reader's Digest, Wall Street Journal and others. Twitter; snowmanexpert

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DECEMBER 9, 2009 2:36PM

Tiger Woods Is Hurting My Book Sales

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Tiger Woods

 

I have the worst luck! Just as I'm getting some press as a snowman expert, along comes this Tiger Woods stealing my spotlight. The thanks I get for being a spectacular husband.

I actually drew up a couple of questionable Tiger Woods cartoons when the latest wrinkle of the remarkable drama unfolded over the air–the mother-in-law getting verklempt–and those cartoons became even more questionable (e.g. Caddy leaning over Tiger lining up a putt, “Just take the crowd out of it. Imagine everyone is naked. Even if they’re ugly.”).

Okay. Seriously. How does one find time to have affairs with, as of press-time, 9 blondes? Secondly, expect to keep that under wraps from your wife while you are our generation's wealthiest athlete? None of his advisers had the wherewithal to sit him down and help him steer clear of this (meltdown, tree, fire hydrant...)? 

Had enough? Fine. Here's another snowman piece by Smithsonian (where I pissed off all these Calvin & Hobbs fans by sharing I was annoyed with Bill Watterson).

 

 

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Soon Tiger will be yesterday's news. You just keep putting yourself out there and keep the humor going with golfing snowmen with hot blonde caddies...etc! You can do this!
I bet Tiger now wishes he was a snowman. I enjoyed the Smithsonian piece. ~R~
Bob, if only Tiger Woods had admitted to multiple affairs with a host of snowmen then you'd be reaping a huge benefit from all of this!!
Just be glad you're not Tiger Woods. You're Bob Eckstein, and that's a great thing.
I like your cartoon at the top!
And I also enjoyed the Smithsonian article, but I must say, "Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons" still remains a favorite of mine to this day.
;-)
I didn't know you were such a scholar--the Smithsonian!
Cathys, are too acting to sweet to me! I was suppose to be coming off as an egoistical ass! It is unimaginable to me to be in Tiger Woods shoes, to have everything and to go the route of the typical story we read too much of in sports. It really is amazing. Am I the only one not having sex (I don't count my wife)?!?

Designator, you're on to something. Maybe I have to spend more time outdoors if you know what I mean...

Spotted Mind, I had never heard of that. Did you make this up? I'm going on Amazon now to investigate.
Rated (I'd do it twice if I could).
Hey - do one on "Caddy hit by club." The nerve of Tigerman - ruining your holiday fame and fortune!
Seems as thought Tiger had his own meltdown...but you dear Bob are still going to be standing!
Although it does sound like something I would make-up, I did not.
It's a Calvin & Hobbes book. :-)
Hell Bob, I'd find the time.
R
Spotted Mind, okay that explains it–going to pass on tracking that down, the Calvin & Hobbs creator and I are not on speaking terms so I'm not up on his books. His snowman cartoons are fine (good) and of course I don't claim to be his level as a cartoonist...our problem is a personal issue.

Grif, thanks for suggestion. It needs to be fleshed out more.

Buffy, I'm crawled up in the fetal position.

John, I don't have the abs for affairs.

Thanks, Inagoodway for friending!!

Con, I haven't been leaving comments (or posts) but nice work lately, funny stuff (John, same with your bar-b-q piece).
Wow - I had no idea it was up to 9!

To add to what d said, maybe you could superimpose Tiger's face on the snowmen - then you'd really have something!

(And just to let you know, I just bought History of the Snowman. I know, I know, I'm really, really late!)
Late? You have snow already? Just getting the first snow here (NYC) but it's nasty as could be–windy and cold.

No, thanks for buying it. Open Salon has been a great boost for my book (...and my social life...and honing my cartoons...).

Gotta run–I have some Photoshopping to do. I'll post it on my magazine Today's Snowman down the road. If you have any snowmen pics, please send.
P.S. It's 11 women now who have come forth. That's more than are following me on Twitter.
I long for the days when snowmen were raunchy, instead of the sanitized characters we have now.

11 women? Do you think we're going to see the "I have a sexual addiction" confession sometime in the next few days?
Susan, I bet you there will one day be again a pornographic spectacle like the Miracle of 1511, again and in this country.

As for Tiger, I WAS a huge fan but lost all respect for him–it's a disgrace. Now there's rumors he has been with all the Kardashians.
Tiger is temporary. Snowmen are--wait. That doesn't work.

Loved the Smithsonian piece.
Dearest, I think part of the key is keeping in mind that, whatever the popular media says, there is actually a difference between "affair" and "three quickies in the back of my car".
Eleven, you say?

That's a lot of action even for a professional putter!


Well, SOMEONE had to say it.

Excellent work as always, Bob, and remember to watch out for those iceholes. ;-D

Rated. RatedRatedRatedRatedRatedRatedRatedRatedRatedRated.

That's eleven.

Because:
You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? Nowhere. Exactly. what we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do? Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Tiger and Michael and the Salawis (sp?) and Jon and Kate and a ton of other so-called celebrities take way too much time away from LOTS of imporant things. The news just ain't the news anymore and all of us are suffering from information (so to speak) overload. I hear you, Bob. Much the way I feel when another celebrity writes and publishes another shitty book and I and other really good writers struggle to get our stuff out there. I just made a book proposal to my old publisher who said Good idea if you were more well-known. Sigh.
Another great cartoon, Bob!
Bob, thanks for this piece and the Smithsonian link!
I think there must be a great gag cartoon possible related to global warming and "climategate". Maybe a snowman caught up in the scandal and trying to find a way to melt more slowly as evidence that the world isn't getting warmer.
I'm with you Bob. I'm thinking my enjoying Tiger is in the past tense now...The only time I watched golf on TV was when Tiger was on, he's just so creative and imaginative...but I don't think it can be the same for me anymore. Of course it's not like he committed adultery against me--well, maybe just a little bit seems like anyway.
Rated just after reading the cartoon on FP :D!..nice piece even though im a calvin&hobbes fan :)
Been interesting to read my OS friends views on Tiger. Yesterday on one of those terrible shows asked the public in a poll whether or not they thought Tiger "wanted" to be caught.
Since I really wouldn't want you to stop being a spectacular husband, perhaps you can start a rumor about a snowman that is having multiple affairs? That might serve to whet the appetite of a salacious public AND bring the book back into focus ;-)
After reading the article in Smithsonian, it appears Tiger's cavorting with women could conceivably be blamed on the snowman. Move over Twinkie defense, the snowman is gonna have his day in court.
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