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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Strangercrombie "What Did You Do Last Night?"

Posted by on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 4:26 PM

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Thanks for asking! I went to a stranger's apartment armed with a six-foot bong to deliver this year's Strangercrombie-purchased annotated home viewing of Showgirls.

This isn't the first time I've had to do such a thing. In 2007, the winner of the Strangercrombie Showgirls arranged a private screening at Northwest Film Forum. Last year, the winners—a pair of Capitol Hill newlyweds—held a semi-glamorous Showgirls house party for their law-student friends. (Law students make very good movie audiences, as they are trained to notice everything.) This year, the winner was a sweet twenty-something Seattle dude who had me over to host the screening in his apartment, which was filled with his sweet twenty- and thirty-something friends.

Invariably the klutziest part of these screening parties is the transition from "fun party where everyone's drinking and chatting" to "party where everyone has to sit down, shut up, and pay attention to Showgirls." But you know what helps make that transition go smoothly? A six-foot bong, this one supplied by the good folks at Piece of Mind, around which roughly a third of the party's guests gathered for frightfully large hits prior to the commencement of Showgirls.

As for the show: As always, it was a mind-blowing delight. Nearly half of the partygoers were experiencing Showgirls for the first time, and all were properly amazed. Highlight of the evening (for me, at least): the audience member who responded to some bit of onscreen business with a real-life spit take. (Have you ever experienced a real-life spit take? I'm not talking about some fakey approximation. Anyway, it was amazing, like seeing an actual chicken actually crossing an actual road.)

And of course, the whole boob-and-bong-and-spit-soaked evening was for the kids. Thanks to last night's winner for making the whole thing possible. (And if you're simply dying to see Showgirls as soon as possible, I'm hosting a public screening next Friday at the Triple Door.)

 

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1
You're still doing this? God you are pathetic.
Posted by you poor, fat, aging loser on March 24, 2009 at 4:30 PM
2
I misread that first line as "The Stranger's apartment," which popped a funny image into my head of a rundown apartment where all the of The Stranger staffers live in bunk beds and do hits on gigantic bongs.
Posted by boxofbirds on March 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM
3
Meh.

I'm going to watch Cthulhu on DVD with Grant Cogswell making us drinks at Elva's place instead, when it comes out next week.
Posted by Will in Seattle on March 24, 2009 at 4:37 PM
4
Which part got the spit take?
Posted by Robin Sparkles on March 24, 2009 at 4:45 PM
5
Ah, Showgirls virgins. I know how much you love them, Dave.
Posted by Brian on March 24, 2009 at 4:52 PM
6
@Will.

You're going to need a 6-foot bong to make it through that movie.
Posted by Brian on March 24, 2009 at 4:53 PM
7
@6 And some caffeine or energy drinks. That thing was so fucking dull, made to seem even longer by the uneven pacing.

Ack.
Posted by The(Flippant)Misanthrope on March 24, 2009 at 4:58 PM
8
Note to Kyleen and Monique: we should pitch in on this next year, and have a Showgirls party in the theater room.

Or I guess we could just watch it with the commentary on. But that wouldn't be quite as amazing as Schmader actually being there.
Posted by Aislinn on March 24, 2009 at 5:12 PM
9
@2, this actually exists. It's called "the Stranger Office."
Posted by paulus on March 24, 2009 at 5:19 PM
10
There goes your job at Seattlepi.com
Posted by meks on March 24, 2009 at 5:46 PM
11
Thanks for calling me a twenty-something Dave.. I've only got a few months left. Great show and I'm relieved I didn't get hit by the spit take.
Posted by wierdly not covered in cum on March 24, 2009 at 6:26 PM
12
me? i watched "transformers animated" because i am a captive to my children. and it's been worse: i've been forced to watch the creepily antiseptic "bob the builder" in the past. abu ghraib's got nothing on parenthood, imo.
Posted by ellarosa on March 24, 2009 at 8:26 PM
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@ 12, Bob the Builder is not so bad, not when there's sheer drek like Make Way For Noddy or the insanely insipid Jay Jay the Jet Plane. I'm soooooooo glad not to have cable anymore.
Posted by Matt from Denver on March 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM
14
What a great night! The bong has been named "the Hot Tipper". Dave, thanks again for your contributions towards making the world so much better, in so many ways.
Posted by the sweet dude's sweet gal, also not covered in cum on March 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
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Oh Dan! Ohhhhhh Dan! I am so excited about your mayoral campaign. I've been combing the Slog archives for your best writings. I want the citizens of Seattle to know the real Dan Savage. Compassionate, thoughtful, empathetic, generous, OH Dan!!! I can hardly wait for the campaign to begin. I'll be there for you Dan. I'll be there for you every day promoting your past musings on matters large and small to the citizens of Seattle.

Must I report my expenditures to your campaign if we don't collude on the message?
Posted by Bobbie on March 24, 2009 at 9:44 PM
16
Dave you are the greatest of all time.

But I think you should acknowledge in the post's body that Piece of Mind sells only tobacco products and in no way endorses the use of illegal drugs - it was your personal choice. A choice I wholeheartedly endorse. But they're trying to run a bidness in a country/state/city just brimming with draconian antidrug laws yo.
Posted by matt on March 24, 2009 at 10:03 PM
17
Logistics question: how does one travel around with a six foot tall bong and avoid detection?
Posted by ak47 on March 24, 2009 at 11:57 PM
18
Dave, I think you should lose some weight and get a real job. You're just a washed up faggot.
Posted by fuuuuuuuckkkkkkerrrrr on March 24, 2009 at 11:58 PM
19
Nobody heard you the first time.
Posted by Chris in Tampa on March 25, 2009 at 1:00 AM
20
I actually saw someone slip on a banana peel yesterday - the stars must be aligned for this kind of thing.
Posted by Pi on March 25, 2009 at 8:00 AM
21
@ Aislinn: I am in.

Also, regarding the triple door: I want to go to there.
Posted by Original Monique on March 25, 2009 at 9:24 AM
22
Absolutely nothing worth mentioning.

Tim..." where the hell is my bartender !?!"
Posted by danielbennettkieneker on March 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM

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