May 19, 2011

Dassit!

If you're a member of the Latino Greek World, you know that around this time every year your organization's best strollers disappear to train harder than Paciquao for a championship fight. These beloved members re-emerge mid-June to give their all for the annual Silk (& Smooth) Stroll Show. There's been much controversy the past couple of years about the judging of the show, whether or not teams actually adhered to the rules, and frankly some people are just tired of seeing the same teams win... or lose. However, this year Silk, on June 12th in Queens, NY, has up'd the antee. This year Silk has Maurica.

The phenomenon that is Maurica Rodriguez began as a video posted on Facebook walls that quickly went viral, and captured the hearts of the Latino Greek community. The character is the creation of Yannis Pappas, a NY native and a [literally] Greek stand-up comedian. The way he's captured the idiosyncrasies of a Latina transgendered woman from the Lower East Side is hilariously accurate. Now Maurica will bring her "classiness" to the Silk stage by co-hosting the show with Mr. Greekstand himself, everyone's favorite Upsilon, Raul Martinez. How much better can the show get? Well, there's going to be a Stroll Zone for neos, and those who still claim to be, new teams from all over the country, and the bar will be serving drinks ALL NIGHT. Tickets are on sale now for $10.82, I suggest you grab one fast before the show is completely sold out. If you want to make a night of it VIP packages are available for very reasonable prices. The show will no doubt have the audience saying WEPA all night long!

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