Happy Hallowe'en

Don't go to bed, without your head,
or you will quickly find,
When your'e fast asleep, upstairs it will creep, and shout
You've left me behind!;)
 
The things that go bump in the night,
Should not really give one a fright,
It's the hole in each ear, that lets in the fear,
That, and the absence of light!;)
 

Well, the Halloween Party we went to was pretty much a BUST!! It was at a place that mainly 21 to 40 yr. olds hang out, but we'd been there before when a band we know plays there. Anyway, got there and only about 20 people were in costumes.

We were dressed as Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper. Two interesting costumes were: Hans Solo (one of the Security guys) and a couple dressed in Battlestar Galactica (tv show) Pilot costumes. A few people did want to take our picture, but not nearly like the year before. Then, a guy came in dressed in a complete Satin costume w/BIG wings, big horns on his head and big hands. He was pretty ugly. The wings came out fully when he pushed a button. Couldn't believe how many people liked this costume! Camera's were really going off like mad! Some of the young girls even started to get into somewhat of a "sexy looking" pose with him and he had to stop them. And, here I thought Darth Vader was a popular/evil person, but not compared to old Satin! Only stayed for an hour and half. Music was extremely loud and Satin took over popularity. Next year we will go somewhere where our age bracket is.

We were kind of disappointed since I had done quite a bit of "touchup" work on the costumes to make them look better. Spray paint and lacquer paint to make certain parts shiny and Velcro. Our costumes weren't that expensive, compared to the $800 to $1000 ones that basically don't need any work at all done to them.
 
ClassicRockr said:
Well, the Halloween Party we went to was pretty much a BUST!! It was at a place that mainly 21 to 40 yr. olds hang out, but we'd been there before when a band we know plays there. Anyway, got there and only about 20 people were in costumes.

We were dressed as Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper. Two interesting costumes were: Hans Solo (one of the Security guys) and a couple dressed in Battlestar Galactica (tv show) Pilot costumes. A few people did want to take our picture, but not nearly like the year before. Then, a guy came in dressed in a complete Satin costume w/BIG wings, big horns on his head and big hands. He was pretty ugly. The wings came out fully when he pushed a button. Couldn't believe how many people liked this costume! Camera's were really going off like mad! Some of the young girls even started to get into somewhat of a "sexy looking" pose with him and he had to stop them. And, here I thought Darth Vader was a popular/evil person, but not compared to old Satin! Only stayed for an hour and half. Music was extremely loud and Satin took over popularity. Next year we will go somewhere where our age bracket is.

We were kind of disappointed since I had done quite a bit of "touchup" work on the costumes to make them look better. Spray paint and lacquer paint to make certain parts shiny and Velcro. Our costumes weren't that expensive, compared to the $800 to $1000 ones that basically don't need any work at all done to them.
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There's always a show off CR!!...:D
 
ClassicRockr said:
Well, the Halloween Party we went to was pretty much a BUST!! It was at a place that mainly 21 to 40 yr. olds hang out, but we'd been there before when a band we know plays there. Anyway, got there and only about 20 people were in costumes.

We were dressed as Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper. Two interesting costumes were: Hans Solo (one of the Security guys) and a couple dressed in Battlestar Galactica (tv show) Pilot costumes. A few people did want to take our picture, but not nearly like the year before. Then, a guy came in dressed in a complete Satin costume w/BIG wings, big horns on his head and big hands. He was pretty ugly. The wings came out fully when he pushed a button. Couldn't believe how many people liked this costume! Camera's were really going off like mad! Some of the young girls even started to get into somewhat of a "sexy looking" pose with him and he had to stop them. And, here I thought Darth Vader was a popular/evil person, but not compared to old Satin! Only stayed for an hour and half. Music was extremely loud and Satin took over popularity. Next year we will go somewhere where our age bracket is.
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I've been waiting for your report CR, sorry it was not as you expected. The main thing is you both had fun and were good sports. Next year, maybe you can WOW them with simplicity, in a clever new direction! Good Luck!:)
 
Next year will be the same costumes as this year.......Darth Vader and Stormtrooper. We feel that we paid enough money, and my own time/labor for costumes and improvements, that we will wear them again and again.

And, btw, Meanderer, we had MUCH MORE fun last year (2013). That was a REAL costume party w/many people in costumes. There was an Iron Man, Bat Woman, Flo, and other great costumes at that one. That year my wife was in a Princess Leia costume. This year, we figured, that a Stormtrooper costume would be more appropriate to go with Darth Vader. She looked great in it, but apparently most of the people at this costume thing last Friday night either never heard of the Star Wars movies or were not fans at all.

My wife told me, "Don't worry, the next Star Wars movie comes out in Dec 2015 and the next Halloween is right before that. Our costumes will do better around an older crowd that remembers the Star Wars movies." Hope she is right!
 
CR, sorry your experience wasn't what you and the Mrs hoped for, you two deserved better especially with all the effort you put forth, so sorry to hear of your disappointment.

Here in my area, the yearly event is always a big hit as it was this year, people come from all over the world, we are a tourist area, so it can't help but be a big wonderful fun event and I had a blast as usual.

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I'd love to see photos of you costumes CR!! Creepy how people like satanic stuff, yuck!

Twixie, you are hilarious, but right on, always a show-off, LOL!!
 
nwlady said:
I'd love to see photos of you costumes CR!! Creepy how people like satanic stuff, yuck!

Twixie, you are hilarious, but right on, always a show-off, LOL!!
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Well Halloween is basically more about ghouls goblin and creepy fair, comic book fair is usually more for comic con, but all are welcome to come out in any time of costume without being negatively judged this time of year. :)
 
I hope you don't take offense April, you are one of my faves here on SF, but I just have to say this. That word judgmental, or judging people, is so overused imo. Because something is creepy to me, or not something I would participate in, does not mean I am judging. I looked up the word to help explain my point:

judg·men·tal
ˌjəjˈmen(t)l/
adjective
adjective: judgemental
of or concerning the use of judgment.
"judgmental errors"

having or displaying an excessively critical point of view.
"I don't like to sound judgmental, but it was a big mistake"
synonyms:critical, censorious, condemnatory, disapproving, disparaging, deprecating, negative, overcritical, hypercritical "he's compulsively judgmental"




I don't see anyone here being "overly" or excessively anything. I too believe people have a right to make their own choices, including costumes. Maybe I am wrong, but I just hear that word so much, and it's usually if someone doesn't like something. I know I went off track here from the topic so I won't do a discussion here, but it might be a good thread for us;)
 
nwlady said:
I hope you don't take offense April, you are one of my faves here on SF, but I just have to say this. That word judgmental, or judging people, is so overused imo. Because something is creepy to me, or not something I would participate in, does not mean I am judging. I looked up the word to help explain my point:

judg·men·tal
ˌjəjˈmen(t)l/
adjective
adjective: judgemental
of or concerning the use of judgment.
"judgmental errors"

having or displaying an excessively critical point of view.
"I don't like to sound judgmental, but it was a big mistake"
synonyms:critical, censorious, condemnatory, disapproving, disparaging, deprecating, negative, overcritical, hypercritical "he's compulsively judgmental"



I don't see anyone here being "overly" or excessively anything. I too believe people have a right to make their own choices, including costumes. Maybe I am wrong, but I just hear that word so much, and it's usually if someone doesn't like something. I know I went off track here from the topic so I won't do a discussion here, but it might be a good thread for us;)
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No she didn't just school me. :devilish:

But true, sometimes I have foot mouth disease and don't mind being called out and I never hold a grudge when it happens. But still, I'm calling you a meanie on this on .:tongue::bighug:
 
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