Rock Otters
From Relay
2008 Rock Otters Colorado Relay team
Approach with caution, Rock Otters (latin name Mollis cursorii, or "furry runner") are notoriously cute, but also notoriously ill tempered. Their natural habitat is on mountain roads and trails, and they tend to travel in packs of 5 with a with another of their kind acting as a support crew.
Van1
Dana Birnie, Legs 1,11,21
Andy Andrews, Legs 2,12,22
Julia Keedy, Legs 3,13,23
Wayne Riekhof, Legs 4,14,24
Wayne Lilyestrom, Legs 5,15,25
Van2
Sheryl Costello Legs 6,16,26
Jessica Raab, Legs 7,17,27
Patrick Gaines, Legs 8,18,28
Jane Reaves, Legs 9,19,29
Dana Irwin, Legs 10,20,30
People like to keep Rock Otters as pets, but as mentioned above, they can get mean in a hurry. Especially aggressive are the Punk Rock Otters. Take this guy, his name is Vicious Pete, and he's all amped up from listening to the Ramones:
That's right. The show of teeth is a sure sign that he means business. I like to imagine he's saying "Stay out of my way, or I will eat you. Well, on second thought, I'll only eat you if you're small enough and shaped like a fish."
The next Rock Otter (Head-bangin' Bob, to his friends) is a close relative of the Punk Rock Otter, and he means business too, but don't let the suit fool you. This Otter knows how to Rock! He is a Heavy Metal Otter in disguise, and on the weekends he ditches the office garb, puts on a faded Motorhead T-shirt, ripped Levis, and steel toed boots, and heads to the Ogden to catch his favorite metal bands. Napalm Death was his favorite band in High School, but he's now graduated to the thinking-mans metal band, Mastodon.
Just like the rest of us, Rock Otters also have individual tastes. In fact, here we have an Indie Rock Otter. His name is Carlos and his favorite bands are Arcade Fire and Band of Horses. He was bummed when he couldn't make it to South by Southwest, but maybe next year.
Rock Otters are also notoriously cliquish, and tend to group themselves according to the type of Rock they're into. The sworn enemy of the Indie Rock Otter is the Southern Rock Otter:
This fella's name is Bubba, and true to his name, his favorite bands are Lynnrd Sknnrd, The Allman Brothers Band, and the Georgia Satellites. He hopes Neil Young will remember, a Southern man don't need him around, anyhow. Woooooooo! Freebird!!!!
