Mary Van Notes

I flew down to Los Angeles to see the Pee Wee Herman Show live.  I was able to do a set at my favorite show in LA, the Tomorrow Show, then flew out early the next morning.

I wore this outfit on the trip, and changed into a 60s dress when I performed.

Jean jacket: thrifted
Vintage Pee Wee shirt: ebay
cut-offs from old work pants
tights: F21
Boots: Paolo

The Pee Wee Show was really good.  If you didn’t already know, Pee Wee Herman is a big comedy influence of mine.  I loved Pee Wee’s Playhouse as a kid and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure will always be a favorite movie of mine.  When I saw the HBO Special of the Pee Wee show a couple years ago, it blew me away and completely inspired me.  So when I heard about the new live show I got a ticket pronto.  Unfortunately my day job cut my hours and I thought I wouldn’t be able to afford to go down to LA, but I did it anyway.   My only complaint was that the show wasn’t entirely new.  There were a lot of new characters and bits (which were awesome) but the main story of the show was the same as the original HBO special.   That was a bit disappointing for me.

Nevertheless, I will always be a Pee Wee fan.  I got a picture with Paul Reubens when he was here in SF for Sketchfest in 2007: