It’s not that Jasper doesn’t care for fashion — he adores a dapper chapeau and a neatly cinched windsor or pratt — it’s just that Jasper doesn’t require haute couture of his friends or neighbors and is, in fact, a bit more inclined toward the comfies than the prissies in his own personal trousseau. And, of course, he only wears natural fibers.
So the old boy was a bit taken aback Friday last when, in order to attend a night of merry-making at his beloved Trustus Theatre, he was implored to don garb specifically in the category of ugly — an ugly sweater, to be precise.
It was all part of the plan to raise money for Trustus via their Ugly Sweater Karaoke Night in which lucky patrons paid a mere $10 at the door, filled their cups with $1 and $2 beer, then spent the evening laughing at one another as well as themselves. And while there were many chuckles to be enjoyed over the course of the evening — both at the sweaters and the singing — the joke was on the hosts because the impromptu vocals of several of the stage regulars was nothing short of stellar. Special kudos to Kim Harne, Kevin Bush, Terrance Henderson, and Walter Graham — Jasper even swooned a bit, when the latter took the stage.
Congrats to the young bloods at Trustus for asking for about the only kind of money people can give these days, and giving folks a fun, silly, and easy-going way of giving it.
And now, for a look at those (gasp!) sweaters!
(With thanks to Kristine Hartvigsen for her photography.)
Chad Henderson does His Purpleness
Terrance Henderson in a Limited Too numberUgly Sweater FinalistsEven uglierKevin Bush getting real
DIY Ugly sweater winner
Melissa Ligon -- All she wants for Christmas is a pretty sweaterUnknown revelers with sock
Walter GrahamMichael Krajewski and Grayson GoodmanCindy Lou Who?
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What Jasper Said is the blogging arm of Jasper – The Word on Columbia Arts, a new written-word oriented arts magazine that serves artists and arts lovers in the Columbia, SC area and its environs in four ways:
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