a very warm newspaper delivery girl and lakers fan
i went to castro for halloween last year - i was glad i went, but it wasn't really something that i was dying to do again b/c i don't usually enjoy being stuck in a mob that carries you wherever it wants to. but i decided to go again last year, considering esp since this might be the last year it'll happen. it's the biggest halloween bash on the west coast! i can't believe it might not happen next year, esp considering the night's ending. we were fairly safe - aside from one panicky mob moment in which we found retreat in a bar, it was lots of fun. my friend m dressed up in her work clothes - it was odd to see her in exactly the same clothes i see her in the hospital! (sans the name tag) another fellow costumed doctor recognized her outfit to be the "real thing".
castro halloween is supposed to have the most outrageous costumes for halloween, but i'm getting a feeling that it's all gone a bit downhill in the past few years, esp compared with what ny seemed to be doing for halloween this year (check out mmonk's site for pics). it's become more filled with drunk frat boys and skimpily clad college girls, more than drag queens and outrageous costumes. oh and did i add that at 10:30 pm, there were loudspeakers that blared repeatedly, "It is over. Please go home". Or something close to that. Security was everywhere.
despite all that, i had a great time hanging out with my friends in the city. the best part was organizing a night out in san francisco with some friends and getting out of this small town. maybe next year we should plan to have dinner in SF - castro, even. i wonder what other costumes my closet has to offer...
two animal riders and two new york times reporters sitting in the background
a showering man and a french maid in drag - always a popular choice! sorry pic qualities are so bad, my camera's batteries were dying and the flash wouldn't work well
impromptu dance performance by a group of drag queen flight attendants
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