We all like to think of Eddie as a strong and authoritative guy. This one...
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Looks strong and authoritative to me. But later on you find images like this around...
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Hey, hey, not so fast! Anyone can have a bad hair day, give the uh, guy a break! But I digress. Some of you may recall that Eric Clapton gave a guitar to charity, raising just short of an astounding $24,000! Way to go Eric!! So it was no surprise that Edwina donated a flask-equipped bra, and a dandy one it was, too...
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Nice. A bright embroidered design and mmm, mmm, muah! - luscious and colorful jeweled trim, and with gorgeous contrasting gold lettering. An expensive and textured delight! Ed's bra was so attractive that the charity, Bling Your Bra, even dedicated a video (Ed's Bra Video) to what was sure to be a collector's item Way to go, Eddie!!
But which Eddie donated this year's Ed Hamilton Bra?
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Gone is the lovely and provocative embroidery. Gone is the excitement, the allure! Gone is the quality, and even correct spelling! Instead we get this dull and drab, brown-on-brown, decrepit and cheesy contribution. Now I like a good bra as much as any other weekend warriorette, but I'd never wear this one! Dull, dreary and worse yet...
The "Ministy" of Rum
Yup, it's misspelled (The "Ministy" of Rum!)! And the seemingly cheap lettering appears to be coming loose. The first bra - a real triumph, gorgeous and with left breasted flask extraction obviously designed for right handers. This one? Cheesy, plain, dull, misspelled, falling apart, and with inconvenient right breast flask storage? And the flask doesn't appear to carry the "Ministy of Rum" logo either...
You decide. BTW, I don't know about you, but I much prefer a bra where I can reach across to my left breast with my right hand for quick tuck, and easy flask removal. I'm serious! You try it, and I'm sure you'll agree.
No wonder it only garnered $24.
But let's be fair. In breast, er, hindsight this second bra is truly a real man's bra. Brown on brown and a fair representation of Eddie's Chicago, where Mayor Richard J. Daley was reputed to have said "Whaddya want, good english or good guv'ment?". Funcshun not fashin, right?
But congrats to Eddie for trying. Let's all raise a glass of Pyrat XO labeled "rum", just full of unlabeled sugars and flavorings perfect for your next weekend outing...
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Plug: For those who wish to donate to this very worthy charity: (Link to Bling My Bra). A great cause: fighting breast cancer, a disease that affected so many of our families and friends.
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