tales of the fez
in the october of about 1998, i decided i was going to be mustafa / nassim (see above) for a halloween party. so i called a hat store in georgetown, washington dc called "hats in the belfry" and got some guy. i said, "do you carry fezzes?" and he replied, "what's a fez?" i tried to describe it, but it was hopeless so i drove there to find out in person. when i got there, that guy wasn't there but there was a woman behind the counter and perhaps the manager woman who came in a bit later. i found the proper red fez, and while paying for it, i mentioned that the previous person i had called hadn't known what a fez was. i meant it in the spirit of having an informed haberdasher... you know, customer service. well the manager looked like i had just royally insulted the fellow, and made some snippy remark. fez in bag, i happily walked out of the store onto wisconsin avenue. the manager lady came out a second later and as she started to cross the street, she shot a glaring little look at me and said "i hope you enjoy your FEZ!!! in a hissy spiteful tone. i just laughed at her. freaking georgetown retailers.
posted by johnny dollar | 12:08 PM
8 Comments:
Does yer monkey wear a fez?
Mustafa rules! How did the costume turn out?
hey poo! well it was great, all i needed was to put on my grey suit and sunglasses and wear the fez. i also dyed my hair black with some stuff i got from the drug store. i had lots of fun, many people recognized who i was trying to be and some insisted on trying on the fez. there was lots of fez love that night. sadly i have no photos :(
Is there a story behind the leoporard-skin print fez?
hey tfg, short story is, it's a lounge culture accessory you can buy at archie mcphee
http://www.mcphee.com/items/10667.html
long story is, the fez is worn by the bartender johnny johnny in the wildly popular video podcast called tiki bar tv. the most recent episode is downloadable here:
http://www.tikibartv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=684&p=1
longest story is, since i resemble johnny johnny when i wear the fez, but i have a goatee, in effect according to tv logic i am the evil twin brother of johnny johnny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_twin
Fezzes, not just for Mustafa and Johnny $!
I'm glad you fezzed up about the fez. Is fezzes the plural of fez or should it be fezi?
It would make a nicer cuss word than the other f word ie what the fez!
ahah, good one xtabay ~ glad you stopped by by b.t.w. i'm figuring plural of fez is fezzes, since it's non-western word - ???? (wtfez do i know)
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