November 1, 2009
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Halloween in Hollywood
It was a hot Halloween in West Hollywood this year. The temperature reached 93° (34° C). This morning I walked to Pavilions to buy my balloon for my costume. Claudio, Ryan & Chazz showed up later and I took Chazz up to the roof for sunset. There was almost a full moon and the sky was beautiful:
Chazz on the roof with downtown LA as a backdrop
Lisa sent this picture of Andy in his costume. Cute huh?
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.So, when it got dark, it was time to hit Santa Monica Blvd. where 500,000 costumed revelers flooded the streets for the Annual Halloween Carnaval. I took some “before” pictures this morning, to compare to what it looked like tonight:
The most popular costumes this year were Lady Gaga and “Where the Wild Things Are“. Of course there were a lot of Michael Jacksons, and several “Balloon Boys“, though the were all older than me. LOL
Me, as Balloon Boy’s Dad amidst a sea of balloons. And yes, I’m holding a Tupperware barf bucket for the Balloon Boy(s) to puke in, just like he did on national TV! I’m also wearing ABC Wife Swap credentials!
Chazz was Balloon Dog!
“Friend in my head”, Levi Johnston was even there with his manager Tank Jones!
That’s LaToya Jackson (Michael’s sister) in the orange wig
Pregnant Dorothy
This was my favorite costume of the night…from “Up“
Wild Things!So there you have it another Halloween has come and gone! Here’s the best of the rest…
Comments (39)
wish i was there!!! mabye next year.
Such fun! I wish I was there!
You came as…?? ABC wifeswap or Balloon Boy??
andy is cute as always! I thought the green witch was the best costume! peace, Al
@JonasApproved - Hope so Jonas!
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@Dezinerdreams - Me too Vivek!
@Cultur3sh0x - I was Balloon Boy’s Dad
@CareyGLY - Yeah, she was really good…probably from the cast of Wicked or something!
LOL!! Facebook. Wow! Great costumes. I’d love to visit America for halloween. Happy Halloween! :D
Fun.
Oh my gosh! Everyone looked great and seemed like they had fun. Gotta do that one year! =D
looks like so much fun. we don’t have that in omaha!
So many cute costumes (or should I say Asian boys?) I like the “Up” costume as well as the one Andy’s in!
Carey, I want your parking space for next year’s Halloween! LOL
love the before and after.
@Got_Takoyaki - Yeah, there were a lot of cute social networking costumes…including Twitter if you watch the slideshow :)
@kewlkid - Wow long time no see Kyle! Happy Halloween!
@Ed_Libra - You’re always welcome Ed! I didn’t see your Halloween costume on Facebook! :(
@peacefulheart - I’m surprised we still have it frankly. San Francisco canceled theirs a few years ago due to violence. Our has always been peaceful, knock on wood!
@CurryPuffy - Are you making a reservation a year in advance Gary? Please call our reservations hotline and confirm with your credit card. LOL :) We have attractive Halloween packages here at The HC!
@curtainsopen - I’m glad someone appreciated that!! I thought it was a fun idea. It’s hard to tell but the pictures are taken at the about same place. Thanks!
wow, there’s some mightly sexy bodies in those pictures u got! thanx for writing the celcius equivalent of the temperature as i have no idea how warm 94F is…lol.
i’d love to come down to los angeles, but it’s so far away! seattle’s only a 2 hour drive from vancouver.
@straw_hut - I aim to please! You’re welcome…and you’re always welcome! :)
how fun! i saw that up guy too. he was my fav costume!
to bad we didnt get to see each other this year. -_-* at elast we text tagged. lol
and boo. someone did my costume for next year… i wanted to be tron HAHA
@Sc12EeN17aM3 - LOL, your texts were so funny last night. I think we can find you a better costume than tron next year!
can you bring me to hollywood even for a day? hahaha
Halloween seems like srs bsns to these guys.
@genamus - Sure, you’re welcome anytime!
@Manstration - Yeah, the gays don’t mess around on Halloween! LOL
@Cultur3sh0x - If you didn’t get that reference, he used to be on Wife Swap…I added a link :)
So many good ones! I really like that Tron costume on that one guy.
So many wonderful costumes…but I loved the facebook. that was really clever.
@Roadlesstaken - That Tron guy was a little creepy in real life though Alex!
@ZSA_MD - Thanks! There were a bunch of clever costumes! Lots of creative people!
cool pixs
@garlicky - Thanks! Hope you had a nice Halloween!
i gotta admit–that last pic with the guy in the “Where the Wild Things Are” costume made me break out into the cheesiest grin. absolutely love that one!
@aliceeatcow - Thanks! That’s one of my favorites too!
Looks soooOo very exhausting walking around all that! But definitely worth it hehe
That police SM dude looks so hot. hehe.
Gotta go to the carnival next year!
And thumbs up for your creative costume! I went with classic female devil this time.
@fickleboy - You’re right about that…my legs were SO sore the next day…but it would have been worse having to fight traffic to get there!
@Shades_of_Athena - You can never go wrong with a she devil!!
@fickleboy - That’s never been a problem for me!!
This looked like so much fun! I didn’t know how big this celebration was too, it looks even bigger than the city sanctioned Halloweens they used to have in SF.
I love the woman as Dorothy. Oddly sexy! Did you know if she was really preggers?
I hope you had a good time. =)
@Olallie - Hey Johnny, no, Dorothy wasn’t really pregnant, but it sure looked real. It’s too bad the Castro doesn’t do Halloween anymore. You’ll have to come down here next year!
There’s something about guys in grass skirts that just make me feel… naughty.
@ElusiveWords - You and me both Matty.
I saw the facebook guy too! I’m sad I didn’t see UP =( PS. omg there was farmville HAHAHA love it. =]
@aliceandrandy - Yeah, the Up guy was the best!
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