Royals Snub Dude Seeking Pink Hat

By ERIC BARTON

The pink-and-rhinestone hat in question.

Earlier today, Dave “Chilidog” Crawford, the cross-dressing local punk rocker, sent out a MySpace bulletin titled “I don’t get a free pink hat? Well fuck you.”

Crawford’s message explained that he went to the Royals game last night and expected he would be one of 20,000 fans given a pink Royals hat adorned with rhinestones for the team’s “Girls’ Night Out” promotion. “I Love pink and often choose to wear this color as an expression of who I am,” Crawford wrote. Then he explained what happened when he asked for a hat:

“To be told (in a loud obnoxious voice by an employee named Bill) ‘What’s to talk about? It’s ladies night and you’re not a lady.’ When I questioned him about why I couldn’t receive a hat, he was hurtful and infuriating. While I eventually was able to calm down and enjoy the victory by our Royals, I still harbor a resentment and feeling of exclusion that will, in the future, prompt me to consider entertainment options other that baseball.”

Well, Chilidog, I’ve got some good news.