Last week, one of my gamers got himself into something of a pickle when he showed up 8 hours early for a midnight showing of Army of Darkness showing at the local cineplex (inaugurating Movie Geek Night). The problem: He came out dressed as Ash, a Halloween costume he'd used before:
Between the boom-stick and the chainsaw, someone called 911. 4 police cars showed up and he was told to "Drop. The. WEAPON." To which he answered: "I can't. I would need a flathead screwdriver." The local newspaper covered it HERE.
Fred's crime wasn't that he was packing faux-weapons, or even that he dressed up to go to a movie. His crime was not gauging when to start a line-up for a 15-year-old cult film. A guy dressed up as Ash in a movie line-up, perhaps getting his picture taken next to the poster, that's fandom. Same guy alone on a sidewalk? That's a lone gunman.
The next Movie Geek Night is showing the original Terminator. Someone's gonna get their ass shot, I can feel it...
Between the boom-stick and the chainsaw, someone called 911. 4 police cars showed up and he was told to "Drop. The. WEAPON." To which he answered: "I can't. I would need a flathead screwdriver." The local newspaper covered it HERE.Fred's crime wasn't that he was packing faux-weapons, or even that he dressed up to go to a movie. His crime was not gauging when to start a line-up for a 15-year-old cult film. A guy dressed up as Ash in a movie line-up, perhaps getting his picture taken next to the poster, that's fandom. Same guy alone on a sidewalk? That's a lone gunman.
The next Movie Geek Night is showing the original Terminator. Someone's gonna get their ass shot, I can feel it...
Comments
Within a year, your tangle with the law will become the stuff of "remember when" stories and plenty of guffaws.
No, self respecting, cop would shoot at someone dressed as Remy the cooking rat.
I personally love the irony that your dad is a cop.