The Big Wicked Online Pageant

This is my entry in The Big Wicked Online Pageant - an online Halloween event hosted by Beth, Dale and Bubs. It's like a costume contest for our ghosts of Halloween past.

Proving that I was always a slave to pop culture, here I am in 1984 decked out as Cyndi Lauper, getting ready to go trick-or-treating and she-bopping all over the neighborhood. Okay, so at the time I didn't know what "she-bop" really meant. The revelation that it was more fun than trick-or-treating came a bit later. Nyuk nyuk.

Comments

Fancy Schmancy said…
Omg, you are adorable!
10/28/2008 11:01 AM
Cup said…
Huh. I dressed like that to go out Saturday night. Didn't realize I was costuming.

You are too damn cool, BeckEye.
10/28/2008 11:03 AM
Joe said…
Brilliant! I recognized you instantly as Cyndi Lauper--you gripped the dress and bent the leg perfectly.
10/28/2008 11:41 AM
Red said…
Yes. Your pose totally makes the whole thing.
10/28/2008 11:43 AM
Barbara Bruederlin said…
I'm sure your neighbours were grateful that you didn't actually she-bop in their yards. You sure are a fashionista though!
10/28/2008 11:43 AM
Dr Zibbs said…
You've got the pose down.
10/28/2008 11:44 AM
paperback reader said…
That shows way more dedication than any costume I ever had. Mine were like, half-ripped sweatshirts with ketchup stains already on them that could sorta look like blood if you never looked directly at them.

Game, set, match - you.
10/28/2008 11:53 AM
Some Guy said…
Well done! You look like you just wanna have fun (somebody had to say it).
10/28/2008 12:05 PM
katrocket said…
I LOVED Cyndi - you did her proud! Did you shave the checkerboard pattern into your head for the occasion?

I did. Except that it wasn't even Hallowe'en when that happened.
10/28/2008 12:13 PM
Claire said…
I would have guessed Cyndi even without the text; the dress, hair, and pose were perfect.
10/28/2008 12:31 PM
Allison said…
To echo everyone else, you really do have that post down to perfection. Also love the anklelet touch. Well done!
10/28/2008 12:55 PM
SkylersDad said…
Perfect! Way to go!!!
10/28/2008 1:27 PM
Dale said…
Loverly. Could we have updated photos of you, ahem, she-bopping? Just asking for the greater good.
10/28/2008 1:27 PM
Pepe Le Pew said…
I was 2 years old in 1984!

Just a baby skunk...

Ah memories!

Now 26 i can safely say ive never worn a white dress, maybe blue but id have to get back to you on the colour after finding the photo's if not already burnt to remove all evidence.
10/28/2008 1:36 PM
Jenny Jenny Flannery said…
Fabulous! You showed you're true colors!
10/28/2008 1:48 PM
MJenks said…
I just wanted to thank you for putting She Bop into my head for the day. Try as I might, this particular earworm isn't going away, and it's all thanks to you.

I applaud your ability to bend my subconscious to your will.
10/28/2008 2:01 PM
Fran said…
I love all my bloggy good friends who are in this pageant, but hands down you win IMO!
10/28/2008 2:07 PM
Sean Wraight said…
Geez Shebop-a-Beckeye where were you when I needed you. My Captain Lou Albano costume would have made us the perfect couple!

Fantastic picture. You managed to get the Lauper 'pose' most perfect!

Well done!
s
10/28/2008 3:03 PM
Chancelucky said…
I thought these photos were supposed to be embarrassing. This one doesn't necessarily qualify. You look like you could have been ready for a night out with John Travolta or something well at least in 1984.
10/28/2008 3:36 PM
Unknown said…
Excellent Cyndi!!! The pose rocks!
10/28/2008 4:38 PM
Gifted Typist said…
sweet, no really, sweet
10/28/2008 4:53 PM
Anonymous said…
work it girl!
10/28/2008 6:09 PM
Moderator said…
Be still my beating heart...
10/28/2008 7:16 PM
Cormac Brown said…
That's a dead-on costume.
10/28/2008 7:52 PM
words...words...words... said…
That is awesome. I agree with everyone else...I knew who you were right away. I think in 1984 I was a nun. I used my aunt's real nun clothes and looked bitchin.
10/28/2008 8:28 PM
Anonymous said…
All hail de pop of de Eyez

you are my hero
10/28/2008 9:53 PM
mellowlee said…
Aw, perfect Cyndi costume and pose! I saw her this summer. Love her :O) This is my favorite so far
10/28/2008 10:12 PM
lulu said…
Perfect.

I too used to dress like that, but not for Halloween.
10/28/2008 11:52 PM
Alice said…
omfg. that picture... there are no words. i love it so much.
10/29/2008 12:12 AM
LoraLoo said…
OMG I love this picture! You had the look down pat.
10/29/2008 1:19 AM
cube said…
You WERE Cyndi! I wouldn't have given you the cheapy candy... that costme was worth the larger chocolate bars.
10/29/2008 10:32 AM
Coaster Punchman said…
And this was back when Madonna & Cyndi were still head to head. Those were the days!
10/29/2008 11:11 AM
J. Hi said…
Great costume! I was always in the Cyndi camp, not the Madonna camp.
10/29/2008 11:15 AM
GETkristiLOVE said…
Whoa, she bop, he bop, a we bop!
10/30/2008 12:48 AM
Anonymous said…
Girls just wanna have regrets.
10/30/2008 11:06 AM
dguzman said…
Beckeye, you're smokin' hawt!
10/30/2008 4:38 PM
Tootsie said…
Is this one of the latest fashions from J.C. Penny?
10/31/2008 8:09 PM
The Lady Who Doesn't Lunch: said…
That is fantastic - right down to your pose! You win.
11/01/2008 10:16 AM
Red said…
You look awesome.
11/01/2008 10:48 AM
McGone said…
Like others have said, you've got the pose down perfect which proves that back when MTV still showed Music Videos, you were watching. A lot.

And this gives me an idea for next year. With some facial hair and a few rubber bands, I can be Captain Lou Albano!
11/02/2008 12:48 AM
Leonesse said…
Sweet outfit. Seriously sweet.
11/02/2008 6:01 PM
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