August 11, 2009

• MARKETDAZEDchapterone

  

  Back in the summer of 2009, had a band and we tried real hard.

  Well, not quite. It was Mikopolis who had a band, Project Ultra, and we headed to Market Daze early (like noon-thirty!) to see them perform at the Roscoe Stage.

  On the way in, i told the gatekeeper that i wasn't paying as a protest against the VIP stage. (At street fairs in Chicago, they ask for a donation, usually about $5.) The woman said, "But that's how we pay for the street fairs," and i said, "Have you heard about the VIP stage? They're asking $30 to $50 to see a band at an outdoor festival? That's ridiculous."

  "Believe me," she said, rolling her eyes, "i know all about it."

  I'd like to think my small action has big results. Let's see what they do next year. Then again, a few people refusing to shell out an entry fee wouldn't add up to even a few nitwits who actually pay all that money to see The Village People up close and personal.

  

  I always have to have a prop, and today i brought along eyes ripped off of the pinata i bought for our condo's fiesta. Aren't they creepy-cool? Here Swayze models them -- doing remarkably well without his hands.

  

  

  Carol started the eye-boob trend, which carried on throughout the day.

  

  

  There's Michael...i mean APOLLO. "That's his stripper name," Carol says. He's a legend at the Horseshoe. It's always Showtime at the Apollo.

  

  

  

  

  

  GOD! Remember Myron? Back when we were TWELVE at Cocktail?

  

  This little buttboy sprayed us with his hose, and we loved it.

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