I got hired to be BATMAN at an event! *NEW* Pics inside!

edited February 2013 in General Discussion Posts: 4,813
At the Jewish Museum in Baltimore, they had the whole place decked out comic-style to celebrate the Golden Age of comics and the Jewish history surrounding it
They wanted a Batman to be there and I got hired on the recommendation of my good friend from college! Not being Jewish, I had little idea about what the show was for, but I learned a lot while I was there.

If there was one negative thing it would be the logo on my chest-- you see I only had a day's notice and on the phone they said they had a 'store bought' costume and they didn't sound too excited about it. I mentioned that I had bits and pieces from Halloween's past that I could bring in. So the costume you're looking at is all my own; only I had to spring for some Under Armour shirt & pants, and in a rush we had to simply put a paper logo on with double sided tape; it even fell off near the end! :D

But good fun all the same! Pretty easy work for a paid gig- and the kids reactions were priceless-- especially the little Spider-Man! He was awesome and totally in character!

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I wish I could find the GIF from The Simpsons where Chief Wiggum unbuttons his shirt and his stomach just explodes all over the table, because that's exactly what I did as soon as I was done! :D

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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    COOL!!! WOW MD, you are in some excellent shape!

    I was once at a theatre showing Superman II in my Superman costume, but that was for free since it was during a SF convention... :))
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Hats off to you, @Master_Dahark. Not only because you got to dress as the best comic book hero ever, but because you made some little kids very happy, and let their imaginations go wild. You're a good man in my book, sir. :)>-
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    you made some little kids very happy, and let their imaginations go wild.

    It's an indescribable feeling seeing their faces, right @Master_Dahark?
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
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    Great stuff, @Master_Dahark. I tip my hat to you.
  • OligarchOligarch Banned
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    Wow, you look sexy Dahark , and that was very nice of you to help out and make the kids happy !
  • Great post and great pics. Good effort and I bet the kids loved it. My little boy is too young to appreciate Batman yet. So far he's only worn a Batman baby grow I bought him. When he's old enough I want to get him fun costumes to play in. Maybe I'll get two Batman costumes. One for him and one for me!
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    Credit to you @Master_Dahark, i am sure you would have made those kids day.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Great post and great pics. Good effort and I bet the kids loved it. My little boy is too young to appreciate Batman yet. So far he's only worn a Batman baby grow I bought him. When he's old enough I want to get him fun costumes to play in. Maybe I'll get two Batman costumes. One for him and one for me!
    Haha, raise him on Batman and Bond and you won't go wrong, my friend!
  • Great post and great pics. Good effort and I bet the kids loved it. My little boy is too young to appreciate Batman yet. So far he's only worn a Batman baby grow I bought him. When he's old enough I want to get him fun costumes to play in. Maybe I'll get two Batman costumes. One for him and one for me!
    Haha, raise him on Batman and Bond and you won't go wrong, my friend!

    It's my responsibility and duty as a caring and loving father to make sure he grows up as a fan of Bond, Batman and the like. I owe it to my son to educate him in the many important things in life!
  • Thanks for the kind words! It was an experience to be sure-- pretty much the same job as when I did Six Flags a couple summers ago- but not the kind of job that gets old, you know?
    chrisisall wrote:
    you made some little kids very happy, and let their imaginations go wild.

    It's an indescribable feeling seeing their faces, right @Master_Dahark?
    Hell yes- tons of fun! I would do it every day if I could!
    Oligarch wrote:
    Wow, you look sexy Dahark , and that was very nice of you to help out and make the kids happy !
    Well thanks! :\">
    Great post and great pics. Good effort and I bet the kids loved it. My little boy is too young to appreciate Batman yet. So far he's only worn a Batman baby grow I bought him. When he's old enough I want to get him fun costumes to play in. Maybe I'll get two Batman costumes. One for him and one for me!
    Good man!
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    Did you talk with Bale's Batman voice, @Master_Dahark?
  • 0013 wrote:
    Did you talk with Bale's Batman voice, @Master_Dahark?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2yv8aT0UFc
  • edited January 2013 Posts: 4,813
    Some cool artifacts there BTW; especially for a big comic nut like me! Bob Kane was a big part of the exhibit-- they even had his original drawing table on display!

    Another cool item they had was that comic of Captain America punching Hitler-- everyone's seen the picture, but it sure was cool seeing the actual comic!

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    0013 wrote:
    Did you talk with Bale's Batman voice, @Master_Dahark?
    Well to be honest I didn't need to talk much at all-- lots of 'Batman can we take a picture with you?' 'Sure.' But when I did talk, I was Eastwood all the way!!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    That's massively funny, dude.
  • New pics have surfaced.

    I love the one with the boy and his dad; they said 'Smile Batman!' and I said 'I AM.' :D

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