Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Chicagoween

Halloween seems to be very big in town. They set up a Halloween house downtown, and Midnight Circus performs multiple times every day.

Lots of theatres do special Halloween shows. All of the bars were decorated with various flavors of Halloween festivities. Including a special guest appearance by the guy who played the principal on Saved By the Bell for the truly frightening.

Being lame and costumeless, I only ventured out in my jammies to get a donut from the White Hen. But I was impressed by the number of people I saw in costume. Lots of stupid girls dressing like sluts, like Halloween was a special occasion, as opposed to their standard-issue sluttery. Of the pair I had to follow behind the other night, I saw that one girl was entirely too comfortable in a leather micromini and thigh-high fishnets with garters. Her friend - not so much. Apparently opted for cheap thigh highs, no garters. And was constantly tugging at her costume or pulling up her saggy nylons. So annoying.

Saw a guy dressed as Pooh Bear, who I would be much more likely to talk to at a bar than the guy dressed as a breathalizer, complete with the blow tube conveniently located at his crotch. So classy.

But the best costume came at 9.30AM. A very smooth, suave guy in a black velvet suit, with black shirt and tie. Slick. Shaved head and a pair of horns discretely stuck to his forehead. He looked like a bad-ass demon. Or Aziraphale from Good Omens. I almost had to ask to take his pciture, if I wasn't running late for work.

on iTunes: Nicola Conte - "Arabesque"

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