vote for pedro

i'm sure this has been blogged out the wazoo (now an official euphemism for "already covered"), but efren ramirez, better known as pedro from napoleon dynamite, has formed the "vote for pedro" tour, where he travels around, does a little dj'ing, and basically just hosts a party whereby you can go and hang out with him.

truth be told, if this was coming to chicago, i'd probably check it out. that's why i'm not finding out if it is coming to chicago, because there are a lot of things i should probably do instead of this. still, it's an enterprising move by mr. ramirez, and i applaud his ingenuity. who knows? it might actually be cooler than the movie!

the other reason i'm not out-and-out making fun of this is that maybe he's a really good dj. actors are just regular people with regular skills, and sometimes we forget that. when an actor tries to do something besides acting, everyone's like, "fucking actors", and i don't think that's fair. have any of you had the orgasmic experience that is trying on a pair of daniel day lewis' handmade shoes? i rest my case.

with any luck, this trend will catch on with other film characters, and we can expect the following awesomeness in the coming months:

• Concertmaster and Commander, 1st Lt. Cmdr. Tom Pullings guest conducts your city's pops orchestra.
• Zoltan's Night of Enlightenment, rave currated by Zoltar, the cult leader character from Dude, Where's my Car?, as played by Hal Sparks.
• Romy and Michelle's High School After Party, play spin the bottle and smoke pot with Mira Sorvino (Lisa Kudrow was unavailable)
• Kathy Griffin wants to Hang Out, no real event, Kathy Griffin's in town and wants to know if you want to get coffee or something.