An Elf's Life: Second Fiddle To The Big Guy
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"They are out there, barely noticed without even the dignity of being behind the scenes, mere day laborers in a winter wonderland. Yes, Christmas elves are little more than bulbs around Santa's vanity mirror. But it's Christmas time, you say; why shouldn't Santa get all the glory?
Would Santa hoof it through downtown malls with someone dressed as a credit card? Would he parade along Seattle's waterfront for three hours with a sad-looking reindeer"?
Large for an elf, Shawn Law hardly draws a glance near Westlake Center
as he waits for the light to change along with downtown holiday shoppers.
"Oh, noooo. You can't upstage the old man. "Santa is, like, a deity," says Tompkins, a 55-year-old actor with Seattle talent agency Live Wires.
"We're just the workhorses," says Amanda Geyer, another Live Wires elf, who dresses her part in green bloomers, matching vest and curly-toed shoes. "We're there to make sure everything runs smoothly, to make sure Santa's the star."
http://seattletimes.com/html/living/2002119159_elves15.html
"They are out there, barely noticed without even the dignity of being behind the scenes, mere day laborers in a winter wonderland. Yes, Christmas elves are little more than bulbs around Santa's vanity mirror. But it's Christmas time, you say; why shouldn't Santa get all the glory?
Would Santa hoof it through downtown malls with someone dressed as a credit card? Would he parade along Seattle's waterfront for three hours with a sad-looking reindeer"?
Large for an elf, Shawn Law hardly draws a glance near Westlake Center
as he waits for the light to change along with downtown holiday shoppers.
"Oh, noooo. You can't upstage the old man. "Santa is, like, a deity," says Tompkins, a 55-year-old actor with Seattle talent agency Live Wires.
"We're just the workhorses," says Amanda Geyer, another Live Wires elf, who dresses her part in green bloomers, matching vest and curly-toed shoes. "We're there to make sure everything runs smoothly, to make sure Santa's the star."
