Wednesday, August 22, 2007

remy almost drops his drawers

Remy was just in a live back-to-school fashion show on the local morning show 10!

That's the name of the show, 10! I guess because it's on the air at 10! and it's on Channel 10! And 10! is exciting!

As it happens, Remy is 10! Wow, spooky!

Anyway, it was his first modeling gig. We arrived at the studio way too early, as I usually make the mistake of being late, or, more frequently, allotting way too much time for unforeseen disasters, like traffic jams, flat tires, car crashes, bridge collapses, etc. Anything can happen, but it usually doesn't, so I ended up arriving about, oh, 35 minutes too early.

They didn't have much in the way of refreshments, so they brought the kids some soda and candy. Just like breakfast at home.

Remy was outfitted in a rather ugly orange striped polo shirt, and jeans about 2 sizes too big. He's an odd size: very tall, but skinny, so for pants to fit him in the waist, they end as long as his knees. To get them long enough, they're 2 sizes too big in the waist. Which is usually ok, given that the baggy, sloppy, look-at-my-underwear look is apparently still in. Which would still be ok, provided the pants actually could find a home on his hips. Which are virtually nonexistent.

But they didn't. They fell right to the floor. Which would've made for great live TV.

Nobody seemed to think that was a great idea, so there was a mad rush around the studio for something to hold them up. The PA found a big black clip thing and we clipped about 3 inches in the back. That's a good look.

The gal announced his name, and he strode up on stage (LIVE! Before a STUDIO AUDIENCE!) And he stood there, kinda swaying as if listening to some silent rap music in his head, put his hands at his pockets, eyes on the camera but couldn't resist checking his look on the studio monitor..and smiled. He smiled and smiled, and kinda giggled at one point, but he looked pretty comfortable out there on stage. Then they brought the other 3 kids up, these adorable 1st and 2nd graders..and there he is, towering over them. They did ok.

We discovered the unglamorous reality of live TV: lots of people running around with walkie talkies attached to them. And the host of the show? Always shorter than you
think.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I saw it! I saw it! You're right, the shirt was ugly. I'm glad to hear the pants fit wasn't intentional - I kind of thought they were going for the "thug" look on a 5th grader.
Did he keep them?
H.

carey said...

No, he didn't keep any of the clothes. And if you know the company--Forman Mills--you'll know that's exactly the look they were going for.

Thanks for watching!

Mike said...

Man, I wish I could milk my kid for some income.

carey said...

Mike, you're in California, the land of child exploitation! Give it a shot! Somebody's gotta pay for college; might as well make the kids work for it.