Simi Valley’s Police Chief and Some Other Reprobate
I need some help from my creative friends. Ideas . . . no money. I have volunteered to be a “Celebrity Waiter” at the fundraiser I’m linking to here. Here’s the back story for my role. I am a reject from the Miss America Pageant. Why that would happen is beyond my comprehension, but it’s all I have to work with.
I need a costume, one that I can put together for free or very inexpensively, that demonstrates why a person of my obvious high quality would be rejected by those morons on the Judge’s Committee. I haven’t worn a costume for anything in at least thirty years and my creative gene has lost some its sparkle and heft. Please help me out here. It’s for a good cause, too!
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Systems Savvy 
July 20th, 2014 at 9:31 pm
Here’s a link to Ann Simonton in her meat dress. Or just google her name and meat dress:
http://web.resist.ca/~kirstena/pageradicalbodypolitics.html
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July 20th, 2014 at 8:51 pm
I don’t fully understand/appreciate the context of this fundraiser but you could either make a social statement regarding one of the following: 1) ageism, 2) an old standby where the failed contestant was, say, 7-8 months pregnant, or 3) mother of a newborn breast-feeding in public??? I’ll be quite interested to see what you wind up choosing — good luck!
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July 19th, 2014 at 9:55 pm
I hate stating the obvious, but the fact that you being a decidedly ‘male-looking’ contestant for a Miss America pageant would not demonstrate the reason for being ‘rejected’ part? (unless I’m missing something here…)
As for a budget-friendly costume idea, perhaps, you could try wearing an evening gown or any fancy dress, with some dressy shoes (both purchased from the Salvation Army or Good Will), a wig, and a (home-made) satin-like sash (with the state you’re from written with one of those glittery fabric pens purchased from Big Lots or Joanne’s). It could be an option without breaking the budget… just don’t forget the make-up! There’s no better way to show how the Judge’s Committee were entirely composed of a group of morons than by going for an understated, yet elegant visage with some classy make-up.
Another (possibly ‘free’) option would be if you had a female friend (who just happened to be your size) and was willing to lend you something to wear…
Otherwise, that was pretty much all of the (pathetic) creativity I had left in me to share. Good luck! I hope this helps spark some ideas!
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July 19th, 2014 at 10:45 pm
Thanks, Lisa. Yes, being a man will definitely work in my favor when it comes to demonstrating why I might have been rejected. I’m planning on not shaving for at least three or four days (so no foundation for me 🙂 )
I do have two fellow servers who happen to be women and I’m hoping they’ll help me with any makeup I may decide to wear. I really don’t want to put it on until I’m at the hotel. I’ve been thinking about getting a mumu somewhere and messing with it a bit.
I’ve let my hair grow out considerably so I don’t really need a wig.
Thanks for the ideas. Much appreciated.
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July 19th, 2014 at 2:45 am
Maybe because of your secret plan to infiltrate and protest the pageant from within, as in the protests that got Miss California moved from Santa Cruz. As I recall the was a famous dress made of meat. Maybe you could find bacon patterned fabric or something? Good luck!
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July 19th, 2014 at 12:04 pm
Thanks, Andrea. I will add this to my list of things to research and speak to my partners in rejection about. 🙂
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