I was thinking it would be pretty cool to dress up as a newspaper boy from New Aracadia for all of or part of PAX 2007. I plan on making/buying period clothes and then making a fake newspaper that features pictures of Gabe, Tycho and the fruit fucker(s). I will of course want to wear a shirt with short sleeves and shorts because PAX is a hot environment. Luckily, I don't think this will conflict with the costume idea.
Here are some questions I have:
New Arcadia is in what country? America or Europe?
Does anyone know what decade (1930's, 1940's earlier??) the game most closely relates to?
What movies should I watch (besides Newsies) to pick up authentic speech?
Do you have tips on how to create the newspaper? Fonts? Paper to use? Links to images (I found
this,
this,
this and
these so far.)?
Thanks for any help and suggestions guys! I will of course post pictures of myself here once I finalize my costume and I hope I see you at PAX!
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I imagine the outfit will be pretty (stereo?)typical - white/beige button up shirt, short or rolled up sleeves, brown capri length or rolled up pants with matching suspenders, and a brown beret looking hat.
Additional note: I'm surprised how well the first page of Google Image Search results for "newsie" matches up with my description. I swear I didn't do that first, nor have I ever watched "Newsies" (looks horrid).
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No problem. I can grow some serious sideburns.
And by "serious" I mean sideburns that do not often engage in humorous or fanciful activities.
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I think it would look fancy with a beret. And IIRC both Gabe and Tycho had sideburns in the trailer.
Apparently the hat I am thinking of is not really a beret. A search for newsie hat yielded the following:
http://www.geocities.com/babsila/tobuy/hat.jpg
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You know, instead of making the fake newspaper, perhaps you should think about helping to distribute the PAX Steampunk zine that's being compiled by writers in the Writers Block.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=22377
It seems fitting...
Thank you Moe! I will change my idea to include their zine. I am going to ask them if they want to combine our ideas into an even more potent idea. How awesome would it be to have several New Arcadian Newspersons handing out the literature?
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I was going to call it a "bonnet", but my dad is from Scotland so that's why. My uncle still wears one all the time. Wikipedia calls it a "flat cap", and mentions the newsboy connection. Shouldn't be too hard to find, shop where old Scots go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_cap
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I don't think Dick Tracy has the feel that RSPD has. It's more of a late 30s-40s gangsters in zoot suits atmosphere and you want a 1900s-1920s sci-fi Lovecraftian feel, right? I just stumbled on this video today and its look and feel reminded me of this thread.
I hope this helps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYsFqwSJ7k
A Flip-flopper, eh? Don't be upset with me just because I gave a better recommendation than The fucking Onion.
MSG'd!
Also, I like The Onion.
Soon I will go out searching for the rest of my wardrobe.
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I see how old this post is, but is Dick Tracy still on demand? I haven't seen that movie in fooooooooooorever. If, so what section is it under?
It is not on Comcast On demand. I went through the entire movie listing last night and it was not on there.
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Awesome so far.
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Um, dude, yeah. Sweet.
This forum has 4 pages. 4. This is not like I'm digging something up from page 37.
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