Some dream of playing in the NFL. Others play Fantasy Football. However, the really cool hipsters wear a Zebra Snuggie and pronounce first downs and personal fouls outside of bars...a mixture of alcohol and fleece fueling their sports dreams.
There's a Red Snuggie Party happening in Spokane, Washington this coming Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at the Baby Bar, starting at 9 PM. Participants will wear Red Snuggies and enjoy one of the worst TV Specials in World History on the 31st Anniversary of its airing. This Special features Chewbacca wearing a precursor to the Red Snuggie.
I am not making this up - you can hit the website for this event or follow on Twitter.
BACKSTORY -- On November 17, 1978, CBS aired the 'Star Wars Holiday Special'. It was so horrible that it was never shown again. George Lucas opined, 'If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it.'
Thanks to the Internet, now you can enjoy one of the worst TV specials of all time. The commercials are especially amazing.
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Toward the end of the show, around 10 minutes from the end, Chewbacca and his family (his father Itchy, son Lumpy, and wife Malla), don Red robes which look like Red Snuggies.
If you are going to wear a Snuggie in public, you simply can't be timid about it. Here's Carly and Jenny showing how it is done.
Two thumbs up for any movie, when you are watching it in a Snuggie.
Consider the time-saving nature of the Snuggie, now rendering the need to make your bed a bad memory. Here's Nikki, who shares what she does with her extra 2 minutes each day, now that she can leave her bed an absolute wreck.
Here we have Blair, wearing the Jedi Cult Robe...err...Snuggie...to Star Wars in Concert, in Arlington, Texas. Notice that Darth Maul is tamed by the powers of the Jedi Mind/Snuggie trick, to the point that Blair can cuddle with a young Padawan.
Raditude on Amazon MP3 for $3.99 - Get the Weezer Snuggie!
The Weezer Snuggie is only available through Weezer's website. Go there now to get their new album, Raditude. You can also get the standard Blue Snuggie, or the Snuggie Safari, a limited edition Zebra Print Snuggie.
And here's Weezer performing on Letterman, wearing their Wuggies!
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No promises, but I hope to be able to host a Weezer Snuggie giveaway contest this month. Details will be forthcoming, if Weezer and Snuggie's people give the nod.
The quickest way to spread your message, whatever it may be, is to simply wear a Snuggie in public. You instantly become a camera magnet, with people wanting to know your story. Here's a guy wearing a Snuggie in 90 degree weather at a convention in Vegas.
The video of the guy in the Snuggie hit YouTube, and the next thing you know, tada...free advertising for Empty Space Ads - an intriguing concept that leaves me wondering why I didn't think of that...oh yeah...because I'm not that smart.
Good job, Snuggie man. Way to use the Snuggie to promote your business.
Here are a couple of pics from this weekend's Snuggie Pub Crawl in Belmar, New Jersey (courtesty gleny.com)
Although dead for just over 5 years, even Rodney Dangerfield could not dare miss this epic party.
The crawl was such a success, I hear they'll be doing another one in January. I wonder if Rodney will appear again?
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The Yes on Issue 4 group from Hamilton County, Ohio tweeted to alert me to their use of the Snuggie to get the word out on their cause.
And here's another tie over Snuggie pic, which seems to be making the rounds recently in Ohio politics.
Brent, actively recruiting for the Fleece Crips.