SAN DIEGO’S KGB CHICKEN — BRILLANT!
There comes a time when you just want to abandon all responsibilities and become invisible! Here is a story about an amazing man that did just that!
Mr. Ted Giannoulas, aka, the talented iconic, energetic, beloved mascot in sports history…San Diego KGB Chicken!(In 1974, he was renamed the San Diego Chicken, however, he will always remain the KGB Chicken in my heart!)
Would it surprise you to know that behind the energizer chicken is a shy, introverted, cutie-pie man that figured out that, like a super hero, all he had to do was put on that costume and BAM! All his inhibitions disappeared! Shocking, absolutely! So read on to find out how his alter ego might actually make you lose your inhibitions! AND When you do, and you will, give me a little SMILE!
How brilliant is our own KGB CHICKEN! You have no idea! If we could give him a wave, bow down of respect, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WILL DO IT WITH SUCH EMOTION!!!
I did just that! HERE WE GO! (True story!)
At the time, I was working at a stuffy, professional office (oh, by the way, the KGB Chicken was our client!) where I wore a mask (I can say that now)! My office decided to throw an impromptu Halloween party — costumes optional — and no spouses! Hmm! Some love that, some realize how weird it all is — and some just freaking played that moment!
Now, go with me here! Feeling under appreciated, underpaid, underwear….just kidding! Lunch time rolls around, and my co-worker and I are sitting there-no conversation! We were both thinking! OMFG, do we really have to attend this office party? All the sudden, she reacted, which made me literally fall off the curb I was sitting on. She said, let’s go! She grabbed my hand, and picked me up off of the dirt. I did not even respond. She was on a mission, and I just followed. She knew exactly where she was going! It was a store that had everything! She went directly to the Halloween costumes, picked up two of the ugliest witches masks you have ever seen, warts and all, handed me one, and headed directly to checkout! I never even said one word! When we got out of the store, passed a couple blocks, down an alley, she looked at me with this shit-eating grin! I blinked a few times, and I was all in!
Again, we worked at a very professional office, so anything out of the ordinary is just not happening! We all have very professional personas. OMG, we both put on the masks, and we could not stop laughing! I mean, we could not stop! Our lunch was over! Way over! We just decided not to go back! (We could not go back now!) in between gasping for air, we made a pact!
We were going to the party:
WEARING THE MASKS, ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING, ABSOLUTELY NO TAKING THE MASKS OFF, AND ABSOLUTELY WE CAN NOT BE SEPARATED! Fine by me! I would eat a bug before I would give up my identity!
OMG, BaHahahaha! Guess what, we worked that crowd like we were hired to entertain! We played off each other like clockwork! The more we realized that they had no idea who we were, the more we lost all inhibitions! We even got up close and personal with the CEOs!!!!
After our performance, sweating like pigs (oh, yeah, pigs don’t sweat!) We made our exit! We made sure we got in the car, far away! We continued to laugh, but we just kept shaking our heads because of the reaction we got! FREAKING AMAZING!!! What a rush!
The next day at work, the buzz was all about us! We played right into it!
WE REMAIN TO THIS DAY … THE WITCHES OF TEN DOWNING STREET because that is where we went after the performance of a lifetime! So proud of ourselves!!! These are the actual pictures!
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San Diego Chicken, also known as The Famous Chicken, the KGB Chicken or just The Chicken, is a sports mascot played by Ted Giannoulas.San Diego Chicken
