Carole King at the deli

 

Carole King at the deli

Carole King was one of the most talented singers and songwriters of all time. She was very successful writing songs for others in the sixties and followed that success with a very successful solo career in the seventies. She wrote and performed some of the greatest songs of all time. She was a beloved artist and one of the greatest female artists of all time. This story is no disrespect to her.

Carole also felt very strongly about many social justice issues. So was a bit of a crusader for good causes as well. She came up with an idea for a fun fundraiser for a cause that she felt passionate about. She decided that she would nominate herself to be covered in leftovers from one of the New York Deli’s provided that the fundraising goal for the charity was met. She herself advertised it everywhere. This was long before the days of the internet or even cable television, so she had to get the word out anyway that she could. She made sure that everyone around knew what was happening. She also told some of her singer/ songwriter friends who were also big stars at the time and encouraged them to donate money. They, of course, did so because they wanted to see her get covered in expired deli foods. They would only be too happy to witness that happen.

 Of course, the total goal for the fundraising was far surpassed. Carole found herself sat in a special chair in the centre of her favourite New York deli. She thanked everyone for donating and said that she hoped that they would enjoy seeing what was about to happen to her. She said that it was a small price to pay. She flipped her gorgeous, bouncy, brown curls around and giggled, awaiting her fate.

Her friends would get to do the honours. They started by tipping a container of egg salad on the top of her head. They had to squish it downward to dislodge it. A large mass of foul smelling, yellow egg salad was pushed down on top of her head. Globs of it plopped down her face and onto her clothing. She giggled and turned up her nose. It smelled appalling. They then followed this with tuna salad, then potato salad followed by coleslaw. These salads were both rancid and revolting. They each had their own disgusting aroma. They stuck to her hair and fell down her face. Blobs stuck to her nose and chin. It could be smelt from some distance away. She moved her lips and tongue around comically.

They then dumped bowls of regular salad as well as bowls of rotten hardboiled eggs over her head. These also smelled horrendous to say the least. They then began to squeeze deli brown mustard all over her. It curled on her hair and plopped down her face. Bits of it fell from the tip of her nose. They also sprayed some all over her clothes, staining it badly.

They then dumped a pot of old minestrone soup over her. She closed her eyes as the soup poured all over her. Bits of the pasta, meat and vegetables stuck all over her. The broth soaked her shirt and her skirt. Some dripped down over her boots. She wore a white and pink flowery blouse, a jean skirt and a pair of suede boots. Her clothes would never be the same again.

They finished her off by tossing expired lunch meat and cheese of every variety at her. Slices of each stuck to her body, on top of the mess that she was already covered in. They then smashed cannolies in her face and stuffed some down inside of her clothing.

When it was finished she posed for photos, smiling, waving and clapping. She sort of had a strange enjoyment for what happened. At any rate, it was worth it to raise all the money that it had for the charity.