Huh...

So Moda and I were pegged to do this gig where we had to play "paparazzi" for this weird costume party at the Varsity. This dude has hosted a late winter costume party for the last five years or so and the theme's have ranged from tropical, to television, and this year it was "dress up as a film character". (Funny enough, I actually remember this event and account when I worked at the Tux/Costume shop. It didn't register until after the fact)

So what we were supposed to do is hang outside for the attendee's to show up (chauffered in limo's, no less. Did I tell you this dude has $?) and snap there photo's with real cameras/no film. A pretty easy gig, all told. And you know what is kinda funny? How people pose when they think they're getting their picture taken. (And they did. I felt kinda bad for the actual photographer, and for the people that would ask us to take their photo again) So we had fun harrassing people, screaming pop culture bon mot's like "BABY BUMP!!!" and laughing at the our MC's screaming "THIS COULD BE ANYBODY!!!"...I do feel the need to point out something a little weird...the actual costumes. Now, our host was sportin' the Clint Eastwood cowboy look which was cool. But what was hard NOT to notice was the "repeat offender's". For example:

We had 4 pairs of "Dumb and Dumber's" (And they were. Totally blotto before even showing up. Wanker's)
8 "Juno/Paulie Bleeker's" (Creepy factor was increased when one of the couples were in their 50's)
3 Marilyn Monroe's
2 "Joker's"

Meh. There were other's but the gig was almost a month ago. I would like to offer mad props to the lesbian couple who showed up as Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis from "Top Gun". That was damn clever. And the team of Oscar the Grouches.


This event even has a name. The dude basically coined a term for "The winter blah's" and made a party out of it. I crap you not.

And Jeebus...$8 for a glass of wine? What is this, the Ivey's?