My cousin’s 25-year old birthday is coming up; he wanted strippers; we (me and his sister) decided to get him TWO. Other people might have trouble getting the strippers. Forget strippers. We GOT strippers. STRIPPERS out the WAZOO.
What we need is a 'ol big empty birthday cake, that can get through an average-size doorway, that can hold at least two petite but uninhibited and limber ladies. (I realize we don’t NEED a cake, but hey, I’ve never been to a bachelor’s party or strip club that ever had one and we got three more weeks to try and make this happen.)
Can you rent one? Where and for how much? I live in the middle of South Carolina; I got access to a flatbed pickup; I’d be willing to go as far as Atlanta to get one.
Can you MAKE one? Assume we already got all the chicken wire and burlap you need and some experience decorating homecoming floats. Got any instructions?
Make it out of plywood, hexagonal or octagonal from the top so you don’t have to do any fancy wood bending.
Make multipe tiers so you can disassemble it to get thru doorways…makes it easier to store too. It’s gonna have to be pretty big to get two dancers in.
Cover it with that thick spackle stuff you use to finish textured ceilings so it loooks like real icing and then paint it in pastel colors.
Maybe use paper for the top so the strippers can BURST thru?
Don’t forget a base with casters so you can wheel it around.
Yup. What the gorgeous Sue has said. Burlap, cardboard, bedsheets, etc… and a few cans of whipped cream will give a decent cake. Word of caution. If you use paper for the top, which is always a nice effect and easier for the girl, do NOT put frosting or whipped cream on it where the girl will come out. You’ll have a rather upset lady who has frosting in her hair, on her face, etc… when she’d rather not be covered in goo while trying to entertain you.
On a side note, if you make it good enough, sturdy enough and portable enough for transportation, you yourself may be able to hang on to it and rent it out for such occasions as may be required. Think about it! If YOU are looking to rent one, there are probably a lot of other guys wanting one too!
If you do decide to make one, I think it would make for a very cool web site to document the process of making the cake with lots of pictures, diagrams, etc.
Of course we’d all like to see pictures of the final party results, but those are really an entirely different subject
Since the cake is primarily an effect, not necessary to have permanent construction. I’d make a bottom framework from 1 x 2s and use doweling rods at 18" intervals to create the support for the sides, then another top frame to hold the doweling upright. No need for a screwdriver for assembly, and cheap to build. The dowels go through the holes in the 1 x 2s to hold it/themselves together. (Drill both 1 x 2s together so you have evenly matched holes.) Lightweight, easy to transport, cost minimal. Then I’d hop down to a thrift shop and get white sheets and have everybody important to the GOH write a birthday message. Use crepe streamers for “icing” around the top and bottom edges, staple it on.
I’d also leave a back panel open so the women can come in and out without having to replace the top panel (err, sheet) and aren’t stuck waiting long periods of time, seated. To measure how big it needs to be assume the girls are kneeling and they need a few inches between them. Don’t cramp them, but don’t waste a ton of space, either. Adequate head height would be good. Gotta have them come out smiling!
Don’t hesitate to drop me an email (dwala@dwala.com) if you’d like to see the type of construction I’m talking about. I use it for shelves, pan racks, tentframes. Doweling and 1 x 2s—beautiful stuff.
