Well, she was
in Chicago last night, and so were a
bunch of lookalikes. Frankly I'm surprised it took this long.
This was, if nothing else, free-market capitalism at work.
On the same night that Sarah Palin spoke before thousands in Rosemont, a Chicago gentlemen's club held a Sarah Palin look-alike contest.
Price of a Palin ticket: $54 to $297. Price of a faux-Palin ticket: $10 to $25.
We don't know how much the real Sarah Palin made from her event. But the look-alike contest winner, a Brazilian stripper who gave her name as Eloah Rocha, earned what the club said was a $2,500 first prize.
For recognizing the allure of mixing Palin and sex, the strip joint, Lawrence Avenue's Admiral Theatre, got to pack the place on a Wednesday night and, probably most important, won media attention as far away as Seattle, club officials said.
As for the contest, it was essentially seven professional dancers with ties to the Admiral taking turns doffing their obligatory glasses and most of the rest of their vaguely Palinesque get-ups.
One was "oil-drilling Palin" (she struck baby oil), another was "Bible Palin" (though not a stickler about it), still another "hunting Palin." By the end of their dances, though, all had on eerily similar costumes. It was quite a coincidence.
The one potential contestant in Palin attire who seemed to be from outside the Admiral said thanks, but no thanks, to competing. Before things started, she said she didn't want her name used or photo taken and soon scurried out of the theater as she realized press would be sticking around.
The winner was presented with an oversized novelty check.
Well, she was in Chicago last night, and so were a bunch of lookalikes. Frankly I'm surprised it took this long.
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