WEEKEND SCENE: Curls and caftans abound at West Seattle Roper Romp

Someone asked us early this evening on Twitter/X, “There are a bunch of women in the Junction dressed in Lucille Ball wigs and dresses. A few men too, what is up????” Well, no, not Lucille Ball. Actually – Helen Roper.

This is, as featured in our event calendar and daily preview list, the West Seattle Roper Romp, a pub crawl for which participants were encouraged to dress up like Helen Roper, a TV sitcom character from the shows “Three’s Company” and “The Ropers,” which aired 1977-1980 but live on in Gen X hearts.

As Hollye Bondurant, who sent the above photos, pointed out, Roper Romps were featured earlier this week in a New York Times story. We suspect there’s been a run on caftans and auburn wigs ever since. If you have some standing by, you still have an hour to get in on the West Seattle Roper Romp – the 10-11 pm stops are in our calendar listing.

MW August 27, 2023 (8:52 am)

Haahaaa which establishments were these photos taken?

Helen August 27, 2023 (10:43 am)

The Eagles Club, Camp West, Phonecia.

bradley August 27, 2023 (11:26 am)

Oh, Stanley!!

envious August 27, 2023 (1:37 pm)

Driving up California, stopped at the ‘all way.’ Redheads in muumuus were everywhere. I pondered someone got a case discount on Little Orphan Annie wigs for a “middle age sorority event?” Whoops, some were apparent males as witnessed at the Admiral Funktion crowd.And boy did those Ropers go on to storm the dance floor at Benbow.Remarkable evening.