In what appears to be an incredibly lame attempt to promote his band, Pete Wentz wandered around Los Angeles yesterday wearing a porn star anchorman toupee and a matching blond tendril he must’ve snipped off the back and taped to his upper lip. Pete seems to be pulling a very obvious John Mayer stunt: dress up in a costume so the paparazzi will follow you around incessantly! Though if nothing else, by obviously courting the press he at least show’s he’s someone business savvy and recognizes that he needs them.

We caught up with Vlad the Baker, aka Pete Wentz today playing the role of a pastry chef promoting his business. That “business” was Fresh Only Bakery, or F.O.B. for short. (Fall Out Boys, anyone?) Pete was handing out promotional t-shirts from the bakery truck driving up and down Melrose Ave. Later in the afternoon, wifey Ashlee came out to show her support.

[From Fame Pictures]

Um… creative marketing ploy? Blatant fame whoring? Or just incredibly, incredibly stupid? I could argue any of them if I wanted to. Though he sometimes annoys me, at the end of the day I think Pete Wentz is probably a pretty decent guy with a good heart. But he does stuff like this and it makes it really hard not to pick on him. So I’m going to put y bully instincts aside and just giggle at pictures.

Here’s Pete and some other uncredited dude yesterday. Images thanks to Fame.