Posted by herdthinner at dhcp248-122.ma.lycos.com on November 16, 2001 at 18:27:06:
Racing to finish this before the building is powered down for "maintenance."
No, J&SBSB hasn't opened in the UK. At least I don't *think* it has yet. But for those of you who recall the pic of myself as SB posted a few weeks back, I repeated the performance for my britpals when I went on vacation 11/1 - 11/11. It was a gathering of Buffy fans, but they had a "fancy dress" on Saturday (English -> American translation: costume party), and Bob won the contest by thunderous applause. And I do mean thunderous. The walls were shaking. Bricks fell from buildings. Mothers pulled their children off the streets. Dogs and cats cowered together in the shadows.
Jersey was REPRESENTED!
Even though I'M not from Jersey and have never been there. But the thought was there!
Why Bob won:
Well, my first theory on this is that Bob was at an advantage amongst these people, because EVERYONE knew Bob (unlike at my work, where the ignorant still walk the halls). Some even spontaneously began worshipping Bob the moment they walked into the ballroom. Bob's lack of a hetero lifemate was rectified by carrying the Jay action figure in Bob's coat pocket, so anyone who asked "Where's Jay?" could then be shown Lil' Jay for themselves.
Theory 2: Bob wants to be a Vegas dancer. Because of this, all of Bob's dancing was very BIG and THEATRICAL and VEGAS. It helped that songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, It's Raining Men and YMCA were played. Yes, even JUNGLE LOVE, written by God Herself and passed down to Morris Day and the Time! So Bob was never at his seat for very long, but busting a move whenever the rhythm was right. Sometimes even when it wasn't.
Theory 3: Bob was very rarely out of character. Even though played by a chick, her lumps were easily covered by the overcoat. Okay, I guess the beard was fake, too, but amazingly, it stood up splendidly to sweat and occasinal rubbings. No touchups were needed. 3 of my unlit cigarettes broke, though! I guess dancing is more strenuous than I thought.