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48 WINTER 2017 TCNJ X10 7. He once posed for a picture with three women holding up their drinks to Roscoe's mouth, which is not where his was: "I thought I was going to get drenched." 2. Unwritten rule for success as a mascot: "Be friendly." 4. "A lot of the job is taking pictures with kids, whether they want a photo with a fake lion or not." COURTESY JOSH KESTENBAUM things you need to know about… BEING ROSCOE 10 ASK JOSH KESTENBAUM '15 what it's like to be the life of the party. As a mild-mannered junior, he worked as Roscoe and found the experience so compelling that he wrote about it for NBC's Today.com, coinciding with the fall Netflix release of Mascots, the Christopher Guest mockumentary. —Ted Johnsen 8. Being the mascot helped to make him more expressive and outgoing. Just ask him to show off his two-handed wave. 1. No. 1 inviolable rule of being Roscoe: "Don't talk." 10. Most of his friends did not know he was Roscoe. "It made it easy to make a fool of myself." 9. He can go up to anyone now and talk to them, which is ironic in that Roscoe is completely nonverbal. 6. "I always tried to be the first to wear the suit each shift because it was the only time it would be sweat free." 3. He was surprised by how much people love mascots: "Everyone is always so happy to see you!" 5. Worst part of being the mascot? "The suit is hot and stinks like used football pads."

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