I neglected to post these photos when the posting was good, but perhaps these images of better times will help the last leg of winter pass a little more quickly:
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In what may be a first, we are about a month away from that wondrous holiday known as Halloween and I do not know what my costume is. Oh, ideas have been bandied about, but usually at least 2 months before go time I’m set with an idea and have already begun sketches and practicality assessments.
It looks like I may have to go with my perpetual fall-back idea: the Chrysler Building. I’ve never actually been it because I usually come up with an idea that knocks it out of the running early on. It would also fit with my general enjoyment of costumes involving ridiculous headdresses and architecture. Here’s a picture of the architect himself, William VanAllen, wearing his own interpretation of the building he designed:
If he looks less than chuffed it may be because he was never paid for the design.
Tags: architecture, costume, halloween
YES!!! I believe my siblings and I will have the best, stupidest costumes at this year’s Halloween parade: One sister’s coming in from Jersey as Axl to my Slash; she’s got the kilt, baseball cap, and shirt with ‘WHAT’S SO CIVIL ABOUT WAR, ANYWAY?!’ on it. Batshit crazy-era Axl, not…batshit crazy-with-cornrows-era Axl.
The other one’s going as Party Shark, with modified grey hoodie, Baha surf shorts, and beer hat. EVERYBODY INTO THE WATER….WITH BEEEEEEER!!!!! THE PARTY SHARK IS HERE!!!! Jawsome.
Personally, had I the time and space, I would like to have built a miniature church to place on the ground periodically and shred in front of, preferably with a camera spinning around in large, swooping shots.
The parade itself runs right past my place of employ; I noticed the barriers and increased police presence on the street this morning. A few of my coworkers forgot it was Halloween and were freaked out by what they assumed were people headed to work to kill all their fellows with the giant samurai swords, army gear, and axes carried. The only axe I brought was a Guitar Hero guitar generously loaned by a friend. On Saturday’s ersatz Halloween, I saw a lady dressed as Buddy Holly carrying the same toy.
I spent Mischief Night watching gems from my disturbingly large collection of low-budget horror movies. If you haven’t yet seen ‘Horror Express’, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in their 300th movie together, I cannot recommend it enough. Supposedly taking place in the late 1800′s, the favored shades of beige, bright teal and Ronald-McDonald red(particularly as a hair-color) betray its 70′s filming date. There’s a mad monk, murder most foul, brain-boiling, Christopher Lee’s hardcore moustache, and third-act zombies, which are the best kind. The plot’s nicely stringing along and then BAM, zombies. There they are, y’know, just zombies all of a sudden, no big thing, just Cossack zombies come back to destroy you all. Oh, and aliens. The tossing in and quick acceptance of alien life forms also points to a shoot date in the 70′s. Though it bears many of the trademarks, this is not a Hammer horror film, and was in fact made in Spain. Interesting to note, the writers of this movie also penned ‘Psychomania’, the undead English bike gang film where everyone wears skull helmets. Also some sort of toad-magick’s afoot.
Tags: devil's night, halloween, pregaming
Alice Cooper and the Muppets
Spooky Cakes
“Paranoid” from Black Sabbath at a 1970′s show in Paris. All the songs from this show are amazing, and available on YouTube.
“Are you a violent person?” “Uh, yeah, if I have to be.”
Holy crap, I want the shirt he’s talking about. This thing is eminently quotable. He will fight you, he will fight your family, and he will fight the abstract concept of religion. The interview with John Christ at the end’s just as good: “How many girlfriends do you have?” “….”(shreds guitar).
I’ve actually never seen this movie. I read the book when I was 14 and it scared me pretty badly. It also didn’t help that I stayed over my cousin’s house with the rest of my extended family one night while reading it. I was in a sleeping bag on the floor next to my cousin’s raised bed. I woke earlier than everyone else, and since I was near the end figured I’d try to finish the book before breakfast. I was so engrossed one of my other cousins tiptoed in without me noticing, crawled under the bed and grabbed my arm. I shrieked for a solid minute and woke up everyone in the house, on all three floors.
‘St. James Infirmary’ from the Fleischer Bros. ‘Snow White’. An excellent use of rotoscoping on Cab Calloway’s slick moves.
Night of the Living Bread. Romero liked it so much, he put it on his official release of the movie.
2:43 PM rachel: so
i think im doing a costume with the boy that i went on a date with. but i’ts only for a party we’re going to. it goes against my “i hate couples costumes” but it IS pretty simple and cute i guess.
me: let’s hear it.
2:44 PM rachel: i’ll one up you
google image that sheeeeet
2:47 PM me: Waldo?
how is that a couple’s costume?
are you going to be the person going ‘there he is!’
2:48 PM rachel: haha
nooooo
Wenda is waldo’s girlfriend, and she has a TWIN named wilma
according to wikipedia reaserch conducted last night
2:49 PM me: buh?
oooohkay…
link me woman.
rachel: its not really a couples costume but still
ok hold on
me: why not just go as Kearny and Jimbo?
2:50 PM rachel: ps- look at how awesome and badass Odlaw is!
2:53 PM me: 
rachel: i’d rather hang out with him:
gross
hahaha
2:54 PM me: ok, and this came up too:
What the heck does that have to do with anything?
rachel: um
what?!
me: Yeah.
someone is writing some seriously weird fanfiction.
