As I start this endeavor, you’ve probably already noticed that we skipped #0002. I did that because I haven’t created a badge for #0002. Simple enough. So it might be a good time to talk about the actual process of how I go about creating these. In 2010 a small group of MINI Cooper owners got together while on MINI Takes The States. When the event came back around in 2012 I put together a group on Facebook specifically to help us plan and organize what we would be doing. When we arrived in New Jersey, I had a a badge made for MINIons Take The States. I only had 4 of them. Our group grew with more and more people, but this was a way for us to avoid the drama and hatefulness that has become part of the Interwebs. So I decided that instead of doing a generic badge, I would create an individual badge for each member. For the most part, members get to choose their numbers and one of two things happen, either I come up with a design based on the number, or they give me a little information about what they like and I go ahead and draw from that.
MINIon #0003 was one of those requests. I did some research on San Francisco Giants uniforms and baseball bats (not being a sportsguy). MINIon #0003 is fun loving and warmhearted. I think the only thing they like more than the Giants would be their MINI… no really, they got married on MINI Takes The States in 2010. As with all the MINIons I look forward motoring together in the future, especially if I get out to the West Coast.