Galavant and Masquerade

I found the mask. Pam, Ryan, and I spent a wonderful afternoon together, grabbed a bite to eat, walked around the only hardware store I've ever found that sells artisan truffles, then over to Toy Joy. Toy Joy is the greatest toy store for kids of ALL ages, selling anything from action figures to puzzles, from board games to sheriff badges. We went on a whim and curiosity if they would sell masks. Indeed! they do! After pointing out masks to try on, deliberating on which suits each of us best, we decided.

Shortly after buying the masks, Ryan got a message from his friend Tyson (Zeit-Christ) about a variety show at United States Art Authority. He told us that, if we wear a costume, it only costs 5 dollars to get in. "And we just bought costumes," Ryan asserted. So we agreed to go.

Back home for a while, dinner, and a couple of drinks, we started getting ready for the show. Each had a mask, now was time to put the costumes together. Pam put on a purple petticoat and black skirt with black top, man-killer red lipstick and eye shadow, covered with an elegantly misleading pure, white mask. 

Ryan wore black slacks and a white long-sleeve, unbuttoned at the top two displaying his tuft of chest hair and pendant with a meditating Buddha. Pam shadowed one of his eyes white, the other black, matching his black and white mask that led up like Native American smoke signals.

As for me, I decided to borrow Ryan's silver long-sleeve shirt and Pam's black leggings and graphite boots. She gave me dark, glittering eye shadow to draw my eyes through my long-nosed, Capitan Scaramouche mask.

 And we went on our way.

The variety show was excellent and highly recommended.