Crimson Tikes: Quintessence

A different way of looking at all things Alabama athletics through the eyes of Anthony Sisco.

Crimson Tikes: The Quality of Having "It" / Anthony Sisco

Note from Anthony Sisco: Thjs cartoon was inspired by a book that Jerry Seinfeld said influenced him greatly,Quintessence – The Quality of Having “IT”.  It was a New York Times best seller and it focused on products, logos, etc. “that transcend their form and function, that offer more to us than we ask of them, - that rise above themselves to assume iconic stature.”  ( i.e. The Coke bottle, The Frizbee, The Volkswagen Beetle, The Steinway Piano, Harley-Davidson, Slinky, and the Good-year blimp, to name a few). The Alabama logo was a no brainer for possessing “Quintessence”

Crimson Tikes: The Quality of Having "It" / Anthony Sisco

Cartoons by Anthony Sisco highlighting the lighter side of Alabama's Football team, coaches and rabid fans (and sometimes UA's other sports).

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About Crimson Tikes

"Crimson Tikes" is the brainchild of Anthony Sisco, who is passionate about all things Crimson Tide. Although his career paths have taken him in different directions, the cartoon centered around Alabama athletics has been a labor of love for the past few years.

He and his wife live in Hickory Flat, Ga., where they raised two kids and a multitude of pets. He attended Alabama through its distance learning program to study writing and literature. Although Sisco still loves to visit Tuscaloosa whenever possible (the self-described lifelong zealot of Alabama football considers the campus "hallowed ground."

Originally out of Huntsville, his background includes two years in the U.S. Army, stationed in Monterrey, Calif.; plus 30 years of full and lay ministry that stretched from Atlanta all the way up to New England. Mix in 20 years of various entrepreneurial pursuits and you’ll see hints of what he describes as spiritual insights and philosophical musings, all with a Peanuts-type approach to the Crimson Tide.”

Sisco's compilation books include: “Crimson Tikes - The Tradition Rolls On,” “Bouncing Back,” “Out of Order” and “The Best of Crimson Tikes.” They can be ordered at www.anthonysisco.com.