An editorial column wherein the "WP" in WaRP shares her distinctive perspective on topics from "Art" to "Zen."
Wendy and Wendy on elfin vanity...
February 20, 2000
Well, we all made it, fairly blipless, to the year 2000! And here in
"Jollywood" things are chugging along pretty much as they do every spring.
Warp Graphics, Wolfmill Entertainment, Sceneries Entertainment and our
European partners on "Elfquest - The Movie" are revving up for the American
Film Market, first of several annual industry events held here and abroad,
where distributors and press congregate to size up the upcoming feature films.
In many ways the AFM resembles a comic book convention, except the booths
are individual hotel suites and everybody goes around in dark suits.
Last year Cutter and Leetah made a brief but tantalizing appearance at the
Sceneries Pavilion. But this year, with our movie forging ahead, our
point-eared leading man and lady are going all out to tell the world the
elves are a-comin'!
That being the case, Leetah decided she needed an image polish for the
cameras. So it was off to the spa for a makeover. (Not that we think
she needed one. We should all look good so when we're six hundred years
old!) But you know how wilful she can be, so...
Herewith a (hopefully) amusing pictorial of Leetah's day at the beauty
parlor:
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Meet my assistant Wendy Rockenbaugh. Wendy (nice name,
huh? We call her Wendy Junior) was responsible for Leetah's tricky "roll-up"
-- That's a lot of hair for such a tiny person! Wendy Jr.,
consummate pro that she is, made sure the elfin beauty was comfy in a
big terry robe and had something interesting to read while waiting for her
curls to dry. |
| Elfmom Wendy Pini (that's me!) checks out
the roll-up and pronounces it "Maaahvelous, dahling!" |
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Hours later the real fun begins. The UN-rolling takes
longer than the roll-up and dry combined. Oh well, Leetah still seems
fairly engrossed in her book. Guess she's deep into the Trial of Head,
Hand and Heart by now. Ah, memories... memories...! |
| Meanwhile, Cutter and I hang loose over
some tree-bark tea, waiting for the complicated unrolling process to be
done. "You can't rush perfection!" Leetah quips. "Yeah, like you can't
push a river," Cutter growls. |
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Finally! "Hmmm... maybe I should leave it like this.
Isn't Madonna doing ringlets this year?" |
| Now Elfmom seizes the chance to butt in and
work out the frustrated hairdresser side of her personality. Leetah looks
serenely tolerant in her fuzzy, black slippers... "Sigh! Oh, these
humans!" |
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TA DAAH! The comb-out is complete! Cutter seems pleased
with the results. "He better be," says Wendy Jr., "'cuz I expect a big,
fat tip after this aggravation! |
| Ecstatic Elfmom waltzes her gorgeous,
camera-ready brainchild around the room. "Careful! Don't muss the 'do,'
Ma!" |
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Watch out, Susan Sarandon! There's a new ring-a-ding
redhead in town! |
There you are! Hope this brought a giggle or two. As we did with last
year's AFM, we'll post photos of our Elfquest display at
the Sceneries Pavilion sometime in March. And we'll try to keep Cutter on
his best behavior with all those important industry folks, though you can
never tell with him!
See you soon!,
Wendy (Elfmom) Pini
