The Evolution of Lord of the Glam...
1/25/03
...or three weeks from concept to costume coup!

1/3/03: Deep starts dropping hints:

Anyway I'm pretty sure that the party will be Glam4 - unless someone can come up with a better theme in the next couple of days (suggestions? - no Grace, Lord of the Rings is RIGHT out (too similar to Renfair))....*

*coz ya know, I'm a huge Tolkien fan and am obsessed with his oeuvre ;-)

 
1/6/03 Adrian to Liz, sowing seeds of the plan: Maybe we could dress as Glam Hobbits, or Glam Elves, just to tease him... :
-)
It only follows from all the hairstyles in the movie, that there would be some group into Glam!
:-)
1/06/2003: Liz to Adrian- one step further:
what I think would be even funnier is if we all did a "surprise" Lord of the Rings theme anyway, without Deep knowing about it. we could probably get enough people to do it that it would be noticable.
1/7/03 Semiologist Adrian explicated what Deep was really saying:

So given 'deep's emphatic "Lord of the Rings is RIGHT out" I think we are somewhat beholden ( in the name of comedy no less) to come dressed up as Lord of the Rings characters. I think even 'deep would respect the dictates of comedy in this, and be amused by it.

'It is your doom' as they would say in the books.

He must not find out beforehand of course, so mum's the word.
I know not all of you have seen the movies yet. But, we can help out! Liz and I were brainstorming a bit last night, it would be fun to have the 9 members of the fellowship ( 4 hobbits, 2 men, 1 elf, 1 dwarf and Gandalf) or a bunch of Frodos or something. Santa Beards for dwarf and wizard, pots for armor, paper weapons, etc... Perhaps glammed up a bit just so that we are not too much in violation of 'deeps dictates.

Anyway, please let me know if this idea amuses you, and if you ( or anyone else we know ) would be interested in participating. We could have a costuming pre party nearby and go over en masse.

Yours,
Popo "Adrian" Boggy-Hillocks
http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/default.asp
1/8/03 Paul offers up his place as our staging area:

This is a phantastic idea! Audra and I live just two blocks up Dolores from Deep's place-- let's declare our place Rivendell-- we can convene the Council there to prepare our Fellowship* for the journey into darkest Deepistan.

-Pippin


*And other allies, such as Glam Ents.
1/10/03 As the idea takes shape, Semiologist Kira gives words to the beauty and purpose of our mission when Deep sent this photo around:

 

This is such a cry for a Lord of the Glam birthday party! How lucky 'deep is to have friends who aren't afraid of their inner geek, and can give him the party he secretly wishes for, but is too proud to ask for. We are on such a noble quest.
1/22/03 (the day Grace nearly uncast herself as Merry) Adrian starts staging:

So what should our plan for Saturday be? When do we want to start gathering at Paul and Audra's? Order a pizza or something? Do we want to act anything out? ( Galadriel, Elrond and Arwen narrate as boromir dies, merry and pippin get chased by an ent, legolas, gimli and aragorn trot in with gandalf, and frodo and sam come up the back stairs? ) Or any other ideas on a potential impactful entrance?

Adrian
1/22/03 Brice responds:

I say we call his cell phone just before we arrive and shout "Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrataulûk, agh burzim-ishi krimpatul*!"

And not in a glam way, either! In a fell manner!

-Gimli son of Gloin

*Adrian, who by now is going by the name "Sam" translates and explains that this is what is inscribed on the ring, :

One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them


1/22/03 Paul, habitually referring to himself as Pippin: Deep's long-awaited party begins 9pm. Shall the Council convene at 7:30, to plan, dress, and dine? We can use one of the hearing-stones of Grahambell to dispatch a pizza-messenger once we've answered the riddle of the topping-choices.

Pippin

 

Lord of the Glam distinguished itself as a Tolkien spectacle by confining itself to a single performance. Although unable to be experienced again and again and again in the movie theatre before buying the DVD to watch it again and again and again at home before the next DVD with additional footage becomes available, we did take pictures.

Lord of the Glam, brainchild of Liz and Adrian, brought to you by the Deeptrouble Players:

 

Aragorn..........................................................................Todd
Arwen............................................................................ Lisa
Boromir..........................................................................Doug
Elrond..............................................................................Tom
Frodo.................................................................................Liz
Galadriel......................................................................Audra
Gandalf the Gray..........................................................Peat
Gimli..............................................................................Brice
Legolas.........................................................................Diane
Merry...........................................................................Grace
Pippin...............................................................................Paul
Randalf the White...................................................Randall
The Ring.....................................................................Wendy
Ringwraith......................................................................Kira
Sam..............................................................................Adrian
Treebeard, the Glam Ent.............................................Bob