I'm tending to agree. And I got ya, MattM. I didn't see it as snarky. :p
I have wanted to use that art for a frickin' long time. This seemed like the perfect project. The thing I like the best about it is that it echos Jambe's 'ring of fire' in the other logo. I sent him another cover yesterday without the chaykin art, in case anyone found it too busy.
Would a translucent solid logo be better or an outline version?