NewsZap.com – Kristin Hunter
You might ask yourself: What does a principal do over the summer? Well…LHS Principal Paul Puletti is spending his summer standing on the street corner as a drag queen thanks to his youngest daughter, Sandi, who volunteered him for a WINK 96.9 contest for Father’s Day called “Dad’s in Drag.” Sandi called him and told him she nominated him and he said, “It might be kinda fun,” so he decided he would do it.
Mr. Puletti said “I woke up at 3 a.m. because I wasn’t sure how long it would take to get ready. It normally only takes me about 20 minutes but I knew it would take me longer this time.” Mr. Puletti’s wife, Cheryl, and Sandi happily put on his makeup. So where did they find clothes to fit you might ask? Well, Mr. Puletti wasn’t exactly sure where Cheryl found the clothes but he said they found a dress at either Kiwanis or Goodwill, fishnet stockings from the store, borrowed a hat and a black wig from a friend and he wore sandals that the LHS sold during the school year.
Can you believe it? Mr. Puletti won the contest. Could it be the “belly wave” that put the votes over the edge? Dressed in drag with a #2 sign on, he had to stand on the corner of Winkler and 41 across from the Edison Mall and beat out two other contestants. He received approximately 75 percent of the votes out of 580 from callers. He said that people had to call the station and vote for drag queen dad #1, #2 or #3.
Mr. Puletti said he invested a total of $30. He won $200, so he made a profit of $170. Sandi also made $200. Not too shabby for an hour of standing on the corner dressed in drag. Needless to say, he’s glad that he decided to do it.