Wondering what the pile of fabric was for? Let's see...
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| The supplies: 5 yards of fur, a hat, a sponge, two balls, pipe cleaners and black netting |
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| Hmm... |
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| An episode from Scream on Sesame Street? |
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| Strips of fur... |
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| ...which got EVERYWHERE. I've never had to vacuum the walls before. |
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| Add some eyes and... |
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| Voila!! One Yip Yip monster! |
The whole thing came from a pattern I found
HERE and took about 6 hours to assemble. Be sure to check out the
video!
Yip Yip made, it was time to give it some practice at the SSHP: The Secret Society Halloween Party!
For a brief sense of what this party was about, dial this number for a silly recording identifying the "secret" location in Rowley, MA. 1-888-749-7331
Note: Whenever a recording says a "friend of a friend of a friend of a member" is invited, be ready for lots of alcohol. ;-)
In the dark of the north shore at 9pm, after passing the guard with a stuffed dog humping his leg, I made my way to a 300-acre field lit by a path of torches. Very cool. The bonfire and loud music pretty much led the way after that. The costumes were AWESOME. Cleopatra, green-screen guy, Sonny & Cher, the Mad Hatter...very nicely done.
My coworkers, Bob and Dan, met me and we had some fun people watching and dancing to Dan's awesome keyboard work.
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| Bob- One Fat Bastard |
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| Dan- A member of the French Gestapo |
I have some modifications to make (it's heavy!!) but the costume was a hit! The reactions definitely depended on age:
50+: Are you Cookie Monster? Ohhhh, my kids are grown.
35-50: Who are you? Oh really? I didn't really watch it.
20-early 30's: HOLY CRAP THAT'S AWESOME! Want some jagermeister?
Naturally, the readers of this blog are exceptions to the above rule. A second yip-yip will be descending from Mars this weekend to explore Salem and gather more data. I'll post video of our findings!
Cool costume... and looks like good party... way to go! (Oh, and tnx for the biker removal, btw!)
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Asa was a bee, biker was a bee. If Asa had been a pumpkin I would've said something about the woman dressed as a pumpkin. No harm intended.
ReplyDeleteThanks for educating us to what a yip-yip is. I heard Jim laughing as he googled past episodes.
ReplyDeleteI am planning on seeing if my dog will tolerate a costume for when we visit the V.A. hospital this week.
Oh, hey... being detail oriented Virgo... what's the sponge for??? Inquiring minds want to know! btw, John's home from hospital, almost himself again!
ReplyDeleteMarie- what costume are you thinking?? I vote some sort of veggie. Maybe a zucchini. :) Kate- the sponge is to shape the lower mouth so it doesn't look like 5 fingers. It also is handy to hold on to inside the costume.
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