A live event that is a simulcast of the Westminster Dog Show broadcast, where we removed the sound of the broadcast, and replaced it with our own commentary. During commercial breaks we created our own segments and programming, including a Dance Team dressed as dogs, parody songs, and crowd segments such as: “Judge the Judge” where we discuss the WKC judges and subjected them to the same scrutiny as they dogs they were tasked with evaluating. Also we had alot of real dogs there…
I am siting this one because it is… fun. Just fun. And as I think back on it, it still brings me joy. We ran the event for several years in downtown NYC. Pulling a quote from a Salon write-up:
Onstage, they are announcing the winner of the Sporting Group. People are whooping for Weimeraners. But no, it's the German shorthaired pointer who will move on to compete for best in show. No one jeers, but there is a noticeable silence. Apparently, there are not a lot of German shorthaired pointer fans in the house. But it's unsporting to boo any of the 2,581 dogs entered into this year's competition.Just in time to cover the awkward moment, a gaggle of young women in fuzzy Dalmatian ears, vests and mittens clamber to the stage.
They are the Dog Show Party Dancers and they begin shimmying onstage in what looks to be a loosely choreographed routine. There's a familiar dance song playing, but the chorus goes, "All the dogs gotta be posin' right now/ Only one dog can be chosen right now.
The moral is: I am reminding myself to bring more joyful things into the world.