Clio (Muse)

For several years, Irvin had wanted to do a group costume for the Mermaid Parade of the Muses from Hercules. In 2015, while he did not get four other willing Muses, he found a partner in crime in Sophie, and they went to the Mermaid Parade as the Muses. Irvin was Clio, the Muse of History, purely because her hair was the most manageable. Sophie was Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, for much the same reason. While a scroll would have perhaps been more appropriate, Irvin brought a ukelele as a prop instead (having one left over from eighth grade prom). Throughout the day, he was happy to serenade people with selections from "Zero to Hero" and "I Won't Say I'm In Love." (Hercules was Irvin's favorite childhood film.) Should anyway ask who they were, that was a cue to launch into "The Gospel Truth."