Yeah, that would rock, but I don't think I have the time. I may have to stoop to - gasp! - store-bought.

Besides, I've been told that the MC is not allowed to show up any of the entrants. It's bad taste.

You're a sick, sick man. :P

I have a lot of costumes, but not a lot that would necessarily fit this theme (although I just thought of the outfit I wore to work last year, a Venice Carnivale type mask and outift, that might work), and some that I've worn already (although I guess I could do the Psi Cop again). But I was told that outdoing the contestants is a no-no, although you have a point.

I dunno. You do it better than me anyway. :P

Ah... in my haste to be witty, I missed making a second important point: It's not only what you wear, but how you wear it that determines if you are showing up the contestants.

esprix understands whereof I speak; he has watched me run two masquerades now. In one of them, I was actually supposed to be a showstopping part of the entertainment.

I have no SF wardrobe at this point that isn't prize-winning stage costume quality. So when I mc (or judge) a masquerade, I do my best to let my costume help warm up the crowd but treat every contestant going across the stage as thought their costume is the most splendiferous thing ever seen.

So I won't "dress down" for a masquerade, but I will absolutely do everything I can to amp up audience appreciation of the contestants. Does that make more sense?

Gah! Garish! I think that would work better for Ferengi. Or a harlequin. ;)

Personally I think you should draw and quarter the person who flaked on Jamie, and then give T'Ger a good fuck for putting together the best garb he could on such short notice.

Which, the drawing and quartering or the fucking? :D

"like" not live. Damn fingers.

I actually stopped at Party City to check it out. It wasn't as nice as I thought it was, but it might do, or perhaps I'll have time to pull together a variant of it.

I did buy a fog machine tho. :D

I came up with that idea and thought it might be amusing, but we'll see. ;)

Quiet you!

I ran into him a number of times and really liked his costume.

OK, that's really funny. :D

I did my black and white velvet Victorian the first Conjecture, but it might be fun to do the green velvet jacket this year, or do him up as a vampire. Hmmm. Still thinking, still thinking...

BAH!