1/11/2008
As I might have mentioned previously, there are big things coming here at the wciu.com website- and some Sven additions we think you’ll like. Just keep checking back here in the near future!
My official Svengoolie tuxedo jacket is at the dry cleaner’s right now-this has to be done occasionally to get rid of wrinkles, make-up and the dirt from various rubber chicken attacks. I often wonder what the people at the cleaner’s place think-with this odd tuxedo coming in for cleaning every so often. I’m sure they get other tuxes in- from musicians, perhaps, or waiters. The make-up on the lapels might be a source of discussion for them, I’d guess…
I know I’ve probably told this story before- but my original “Son of Svengoolie” tuxedo was something I bought when I was just out of high school. One of the local tuxedo rental shops would occasionally sell of used and out of style tuxes, and, with this one going for about ten bucks, I thought it might come in handy some day- which it did, almost seven or eight years later! I had bought it strictly for costume purposes- some of my friends and I (including my musical director, Doug Graves, who has been my pal since high school) would sometimes shoot wacky little Super 8 movies, and having wardrobe for such enterprises was always welcome. (I later picked up some stunning additional ten buck tuxes-including a single –breasted number, plus a few in white, powder blue, and even yellow- although these never got as much use as the black coat would!)
I wore that same coat for my entire term as Son of Sven…and when I came to WCIU, as I’ve said before, I had (ahem) gained a slight amount of weight- which necessitated the addition of a third row of buttons, turning the double-breasted coat into a TRIPLE- breasted jacket! Eventually, with even the sleeves and shoulders straining (most certainly due to my building up my upper body, not due to weight gain- are you buying this?), and the lining wearing out, I was fortunate to get the current model from a friend at Black Tie Formalwear.
And- just to set the record straight- I actually have a couple regular, still in style tuxedos for actual, real-life formal occasions, like the local Emmy awards ceremonies, charity events, etc. I have NEVER worn my Sven jacket as a general-purpose tuxedo! Nor was it the tuxedo I was married in. What goof started THAT rumor?!
My official Svengoolie tuxedo jacket is at the dry cleaner’s right now-this has to be done occasionally to get rid of wrinkles, make-up and the dirt from various rubber chicken attacks. I often wonder what the people at the cleaner’s place think-with this odd tuxedo coming in for cleaning every so often. I’m sure they get other tuxes in- from musicians, perhaps, or waiters. The make-up on the lapels might be a source of discussion for them, I’d guess…
I know I’ve probably told this story before- but my original “Son of Svengoolie” tuxedo was something I bought when I was just out of high school. One of the local tuxedo rental shops would occasionally sell of used and out of style tuxes, and, with this one going for about ten bucks, I thought it might come in handy some day- which it did, almost seven or eight years later! I had bought it strictly for costume purposes- some of my friends and I (including my musical director, Doug Graves, who has been my pal since high school) would sometimes shoot wacky little Super 8 movies, and having wardrobe for such enterprises was always welcome. (I later picked up some stunning additional ten buck tuxes-including a single –breasted number, plus a few in white, powder blue, and even yellow- although these never got as much use as the black coat would!)
I wore that same coat for my entire term as Son of Sven…and when I came to WCIU, as I’ve said before, I had (ahem) gained a slight amount of weight- which necessitated the addition of a third row of buttons, turning the double-breasted coat into a TRIPLE- breasted jacket! Eventually, with even the sleeves and shoulders straining (most certainly due to my building up my upper body, not due to weight gain- are you buying this?), and the lining wearing out, I was fortunate to get the current model from a friend at Black Tie Formalwear.
And- just to set the record straight- I actually have a couple regular, still in style tuxedos for actual, real-life formal occasions, like the local Emmy awards ceremonies, charity events, etc. I have NEVER worn my Sven jacket as a general-purpose tuxedo! Nor was it the tuxedo I was married in. What goof started THAT rumor?!
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