The Chicago Pen Show is always one of my favorite weekends of the year. It's always a ton of fun, and since it's the only pen show I get to go to, it's an obvious highlight on my calendar. Of course, it's always more fun when Brad goes. This year he opted not to attend. This is unacceptable. So we did what we could to fix it.
Welcome to the Chicago Pen Show, Brad Edition, aka, this is what you get when you leave me and Kimberly unsupervised.
The plan hatched as plans often do, in the Insta DMs.
Sarah-Brad, left, and Kimberly-Brad. Co-conspirators extraordinaire.
But the plan wouldn't have been possible without the participation of so many wonderful people at the show. Everywhere you looked? Brad. Everyone? Brad. Folks got to pick their favorite Bradface to wear, and it was fun to see which ones were most popular. The shouty big-hair Brad was by far the star.
Of course, a few people wanted nothing to do with being Brad. Pierre was appalled at the very notion. On the other hand, one notable young guest was Brad several times, and insisted on holding three of the Brads at once. And by the later hours of Pen Show After Dark, the Brads had taken on a life of their own, guzzling whiskey and scarfing cake. It was like he was right there with us. We almost forgot to miss him.
Big thanks to everyone who humored us in making sure Brad was well represented at the show! Of course, it would have been better to have him there in person.
Next year, Brad will probably come to the Chicago Pen Show. Right? I mean... if not, what will we do next?
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