I was in Las Vegas with my girlfriend over the weekend and happened to grab some photos of one of the costumed street performers that are now parading in front of the Strip casinos. If you want a picture of them, they will gladly pose with you for a tip. Similar performers can be found in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
In Vegas, I saw two guys dressed up as Star Wars characters hanging out in a traffic median, a Stormtrooper with a bucket designed to look like R2-D2 (and to also hold tips!), and - this is my personal favorite - a man dressed as Jesus hanging out with a woman dressed as Elmo. Elmo and Jesus, together at last!
But I happened to be a few feet behind what I can only call Sad Spider-Man and grabbed a few pics. This guy was dressed in not the best Spider-Man suit and was traipsing around the Bellagio when I saw him. He had removed his mask while inside the Bellagio (No, Peter! Your secret identity will be ruined!) and was putting it on as he went down the escalator.
I went outside on the street bridge outside Bellagio and took one more pic of sad Spider-Man. (No, I did not tip him.)
Sad Spider-Man, as you can see below, was protecting the city streets of Vegas clad in the best Spider-Man costume that $20 bucks can buy. Plus he was wearing sneakers! I know Peter Parker has struggled with money issues in the past but.....
Anyway, I guess what I am saying is if you are going to ask for tips on the Vegas strip, maybe go ahead and shell out the extra hundred bucks or whatever it costs for the full Spider-Man costume. Don't just pull your Halloween costume out of the closet and ask for tips - that's cheap.
(Postscript to this story: I saw Sad Spider-Man hanging out in the shade a little bit later, struggling to get his costume off because it was hot. This is why he was Sad Spider-Man.)
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