On Saturday night, Allison and I wandered over to the boys camp, Indian Acres, for the "IA's Got Talent" show. In this annual soiree, the cabins all compete in for the Grand Prize of an Extra Pizza Night, which is high earnings indeed for a handful of young men and/or boys....
As two Blues-Brothers-wannabe-Emcees kicked off the show, the panel of judges took their place at stage left. There was, of course, the increasingly requisite presence of the Simon Cowell Knockoff, the unassuming Nice Guy Judge, and then... this shady character... known as "Doctor Love", which rumor has it was actually my sons' Grand-Dan, but one could not be sure due to the high levels of bling upon his person...
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The notoriously corrupt judge of "IA's Got Talent"- Dr. Love![/caption]
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The Judges: These men *cannot* be trusted.... (photo courtesy of Rich O. and IA/FA)[/caption]
The acts themselves ranged from the silly to almost-superb... and yet each and every one received disparaging comments from New Jersey's answer to Simon Cowell. There were literary recitations set to a male ballerina/swan dancer/somethang.... a trash can/desk/chair version of "Stomp!".... various Variations Upon a Mosquito Theme... and the default act seemed to be showing off the cabin's dancing skills to various popular tunes. One of the final acts, done by some of the oldest boys, was a "Guide to InterCamp Dances for Dummies". (The portrayal of the female halves of the equation required great quantities of Brain Bleach to eradicate from the mind's eye)
As for my boys, they were, in order from youngest to oldest: dancing The Robot; an erstwhile William Tell who can't keep his arrow on the rest before shooting; and a Mosquito Exterminator with a broom.
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The winning cabin.. Ryan is in the camo t-shirt and white sunglasses.[/caption]
And for the record, the overall winner? That would be Cabin J5... Ryan's cabin! Their dance routine garnered the most approbation from the Panel O' Judges... or the counselors paid the most graft beforehand.... we're not sure which. Each age "unit" had an individual winner before the overall was announced. Another Juniors cabin won the unit, and Ryan looked so very disappointed... but when his cabin won overall it was great to see his reaction. :)
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Ryan's cabin celebrating their big win. Ryan is in the white jacket with colored stripes. (Photo courtesy Rich O. and IA/FA)[/caption]
As two Blues-Brothers-wannabe-Emcees kicked off the show, the panel of judges took their place at stage left. There was, of course, the increasingly requisite presence of the Simon Cowell Knockoff, the unassuming Nice Guy Judge, and then... this shady character... known as "Doctor Love", which rumor has it was actually my sons' Grand-Dan, but one could not be sure due to the high levels of bling upon his person...
[caption id="attachment_123" align="alignleft" width="225"]
The notoriously corrupt judge of "IA's Got Talent"- Dr. Love![/caption][caption id="attachment_125" align="aligncenter" width="275"]
The Judges: These men *cannot* be trusted.... (photo courtesy of Rich O. and IA/FA)[/caption]The acts themselves ranged from the silly to almost-superb... and yet each and every one received disparaging comments from New Jersey's answer to Simon Cowell. There were literary recitations set to a male ballerina/swan dancer/somethang.... a trash can/desk/chair version of "Stomp!".... various Variations Upon a Mosquito Theme... and the default act seemed to be showing off the cabin's dancing skills to various popular tunes. One of the final acts, done by some of the oldest boys, was a "Guide to InterCamp Dances for Dummies". (The portrayal of the female halves of the equation required great quantities of Brain Bleach to eradicate from the mind's eye)
As for my boys, they were, in order from youngest to oldest: dancing The Robot; an erstwhile William Tell who can't keep his arrow on the rest before shooting; and a Mosquito Exterminator with a broom.
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The winning cabin.. Ryan is in the camo t-shirt and white sunglasses.[/caption]And for the record, the overall winner? That would be Cabin J5... Ryan's cabin! Their dance routine garnered the most approbation from the Panel O' Judges... or the counselors paid the most graft beforehand.... we're not sure which. Each age "unit" had an individual winner before the overall was announced. Another Juniors cabin won the unit, and Ryan looked so very disappointed... but when his cabin won overall it was great to see his reaction. :)
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Ryan's cabin celebrating their big win. Ryan is in the white jacket with colored stripes. (Photo courtesy Rich O. and IA/FA)[/caption]
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