| ok, so this is slightly [O]ff [T]opic, but it's a local grassroots effort to spread awareness |<br>| and have some fun just for the cause of being silly and laugh at ourselves. :) |<br>| If you are too serious with life, please ignore this message .. Tanx,-iXo<br>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>How would you like to 'Wig Out" in your local community ? :)<br><br>Last year, in the Pacific Northwest, Bellingham, Washington state in United States.<br>
.... several locals decided to move beyond "The City of Subdued Excitement" with something <br>a bit different. Celebrating to have fun, for the sake of being silly and having some great laughs.<br><br>For video of last year's event: <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=-fWYaA3pM3I">http://youtube.com/watch?v=-fWYaA3pM3I</a><br>
<br>Several hundred hundred people turned up last year, to wear their 'fun' wigs at work, at school, and around town.<br>Cumulating in a huge dance and 'cat-walk' party at our world famous American Museum of Radio and Electricy (AMRE) [1]<br>
<br>This year, the group has gotten a financial grant from the City of Bellingham, to help make the celebration even bigger ! <br>And we are pushing even further, to make it an INTERNATIONAL event. <br><br>Looking to collect pictures and hear stories about other grassroot communities around the global <br>
also celebrating 'Wig Out Day" (May 23 2008).<br><br>With the enclosed picture, you can also see that the OLPC XO Laptop has gotten into the action,<br> with being the official note taking and email computer for the committee. :-)<br>
(The guy in the wig, might seem familiar. *grin* )<br><br>Below is also our official 'press release' talking about the event. But there's even more details on our websites.<br> <a href="http://thewigout.com/" target="_blank">http://TheWigOut.com</a> <a href="http://thewigout.wordpress.com/1/about/" target="_blank">http://thewigout.wordpress.com/1/about/</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewigout">http://www.myspace.com/thewigout</a><br>
<br>&:-)<br>
<br>-Ixo/iain<br><br>p.s. Disclaimer: I'm on the Wig Out committee this year. :) For those who can't see the attachment, also available here:<br> <a href="http://thewigout.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/semilla_iain.jpg">http://thewigout.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/semilla_iain.jpg</a><br>
<br><br>Notes:<br>[1] AMRE: <a href="http://www.amre.us/site/exhibits.html">http://www.amre.us/site/exhibits.html</a> and live old-time radio broadcast: <a href="http://www.shoutcast.com/directory/?s=kmre">http://www.shoutcast.com/directory/?s=kmre</a><br>
<br><div id="1fib" class="ArwC7c ckChnd">-------------------------------------------<br>Bellingham, WA, April 12, 2008 (BHAM) -- Wig out, planet Earth ! May 23rd is the first international Wig Out Day.<br>
<br>Wig
Out Day, described as Halloween with better weather, falls on the
Friday before Memorial Day. The day is a celebration of wigs with one
sole purpose: to have fun. Whether it's a flirty flip, a manly mullet,
or a classic rainbow afro, a wig adds mystery and excitement to an
otherwise ordinary day.<br><br>Wig Out Day was conceived in 2006 in a
hot tub in Bellingham, Wash., by sisters Kate and Alice Clark. Last May
hundreds of Hamsters, as Bellingham residents are known, went about
their daily business wearing wigs and then gathered downtown for a
promenade and party. This year, organizers hope to inspire communities
everywhere to get their wig on. Share pictures and stories of your own local 'wig out' events with the online blog, videos, and pictures !<br><br>This year's Wig Out Day is on May 23rd, 2008. For more information, see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewigout" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/thewigout</a>.<br>
<br>###<br><br>Online Press Room: <a href="http://www.propagandaink.com/wigout.html" target="_blank">www.propagandaink.com/wigout.html</a><br>
<br>Media contacts:<br><br>Kate Clark<br>Wig Out Day founder<br><a href="mailto:kateclark101@hotmail.com" target="_blank">kateclark101@hotmail.com</a><br><br>June Hathaway<br>Propaganda Ink Publicity<br><a href="mailto:june@propagandaink.com" target="_blank">june@propagandaink.com</a><br>
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