November 1, 2007

• Weho’s All Hallows’ Eve, Twisted Costumes & Ankles, Leaving Britney Alone & Hungry Monkeys

  
  On Halloween night every year, West Hollywood stages perhaps the most
  extravagant Halloween party anywhere. The City of West Hollywood calls
  the Costume Carnaval the largest adult outdoor Halloween event in the
  world. Santa Monica Boulevard, one of the busies streets in Los
  Angeles, is converted into a pedestrian only zone between Doheny and La
  Cienega Boulevards. This one mile stretch of road gets packed by over
  three hundred thousand partiers each year. The event is not advertised
  as much in Southern California when compared to many smaller events.
  Regardless of that fact, when 31st of October rolls around and
  nighttime arrives, rivers of people with amazingly creative costumes
  converge here to enjoy this wonderful event.
  
  This year recording artists HANSON
  will perform a mini-concert off their new album “The Walk.” Other
  scheduled performers include legendary R & B singer and Grammy
  Award-winner Thelma Houston; the all-female 80’s band Klymaxx, that sang hits such as “Meeting in the Ladies Room”; and Mini KISS, a little people KISS tribute cover band.

  
  The City of West Hollywood held its annual Halloween Carnaval last night, and it was attended by more than 300,000 revelers.  Since it takes place literally at the bottom of my street, parking was not a problem for me.  I simply walked down the street in my Steve Irwin costume, and entered the mayhem. 

  After less than an hour, I was freezing in my shorts and t-shirt.  I have no idea how half of those guys walked around bare chested (and more/less) all night long.  So I ran back home and got a hooded sweatshirt, and ditched the shorts.

  Later in the evening, the crowd was so dense that you couldn’t even walk by yourself, you were just being pushed like cattle to move forward.  It made me realize how stampedes can kill people; something I never understood before!  At one point I was walking in the street, next to the curb, and I got pushed to the right.  As I moved my foot up to the curb, it only went halfway, and my ankle twisted to what felt like 90°.  I immediately fell over in retching pain.  My friends literally had to almost carry me home.  I iced it when I got home and when I woke up this morning, my ankle was the size of a cantaloupe!  Needless to say, I’m not walking anywhere today! 

  
  Maybe not a cantaloupe but it hurts!

  
  Anyway, here are some of the pre-sprain photos.  Enjoy!

  
  I thought this was the most creative (and scariest) costume of the evening!

  
  One of my favorites from last night!

  

  

  

  
  This kid was so wide-eyed and adorable.

  

  
  Run for your life, it’s a cute gay Teletubby!

  
  Holy Chiquita Banana!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  Satanic priest and Indian??

  
  Mini-Kiss, that’s why you can’t see them.  LOL

  

  

  

  
  Speaking of botox…Brokeback Botox!

   

   

  

  ---

  And finally, my friend Jennifer sent me this picture of Drew that makes me smile every time I look at it.  In case you’re wondering, Drew is the baby I’m holding in this picture that I sometimes use on my profile, which was taken a year ago.  He’s really growing up!

  

  And my cousin Jennifer sent me this photo of all the neighborhood kids on their front porch before they went trick or treating.  The shark, and the homeless bum holding “The End is Coming” sign, should really win some type of prize.  Priceless!

  

  • 7:28 pm
  • 16 Comments