Wow! Incredibly tame.
Maybe because, as you can see from this video -- once you make it past the man in shorts -- the City of Madison put 200 cops on State Street:
The Wisconsin State Journal reports:
Freakfest started as an attempt by city officials to take a muscular approach to trying to stop the violence that marred earlier incarnations of Madison's once-informal Halloween gathering...Southern farmer?
Musical acts were added, with entrance to State Street barred to those without tickets....
Views differed on whether turning it into a ticketed event has been a good idea or a big bummer.
"Seven dollars kills the fun," said Alex Dallas, 21, of Madison, dressed as a Southern farmer. "It's too regulated now."
Earlier in the evening, Annie Badame, co-owner of Sacred Feather, a hat store on State Street, watched the crowds approvingly. She was selling merchandise on the sidewalk Saturday evening and stayed open until 10 p.m.Do you remember the old days, the Crisco days? Back to last night's scene:
"We've been here 34 years, so we've seen it all," she said, recalling times when she had to put Crisco oil on the building's rain gutters so people couldn't shimmy up them. "We're very pleased with the direction this has taken. It's very, very positive."
A group of Christians took to the street to proselytize, one with a giant wooden cross that some mistook for part of a costume.But it wasn't a costume. Because Christians ordinarily tote giant wooden crosses. No, it wasn't a costume because the Christians really did want to save all the souls.
Tana Schirmer, 25, a stay-at-home mom from Rio, said she had no particular costume in mind when she donned a mini-skirt, a spaghetti strap top and a tiara. "I just wanted to be wild."Well, that about sums up the difference between males and females, don't you think?
Pressed to describe her outfit, she spontaneously decided she was a "stripper princess for Obama."
... Jason Peters, 26, a graduate student in genetics, wore a geometric cardboard contraption on his head, a body suit and a long, stripped tail.
"I'm phage lambda, a virus that attacks bacteria, specifically the E. coli bacteria," he said. People who can't guess his costume at least appreciate the effort, he said.
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It was only tame because people are so confident about an Obama victory.
Pressed to describe her outfit, she spontaneously decided she was a "stripper princess for Obama."
Obsessed much?
Well, that about sums up the difference between males and females, don't you think?
Why? Women want to be whores, guys want to be...scientists?
My favorite was the guy in the second video at 00:58 dressed up as some freakish McCain voter.
He seemed a little out of place.
Getch yer spook on
"Well, that about sums up the difference between males and females, don't you think?"
Women aren't very creative?
Good God professor.
Compared to my local cable programming that looks like a holywood production.
no disrespect.
Madison girls are hot.
Wait a minute..
I was supposed to be freaked out?
Ha!
Speaking of freakout..
My mother talked about el Dia De Los Muertos - day of the dead
today
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
Many of my female friends and coworkers seem to be phage viruses for Obama.
Christians are always portrayed as kooks.
yawn.
Do you remember the old days, the Crisco days?
Historical question: Did the "Pail and Shovel" student political party initiate the event? They were the same guys who brought the statue of liberty to Madison. I recall their big toga party in a west campus parking lot.
You've got an extra hour on your hands. Issues of time-management and how best to allocate activities.
With everyone scattered, and nobody taking a stand...taking the lead, to reunite the Family....
....Somebody is unhappy, adrift, and lonely.
Who could it be? Close-knit family is the antidote.
Frequent contact. Gadgets are not a replacement for that.
Tana Schirmer, 25, a stay-at-home mom from Rio, said she had no particular costume in mind when she donned a mini-skirt, a spaghetti strap top and a tiara. "I just wanted to be wild."
Pressed to describe her outfit, she spontaneously decided she was a "stripper princess for Obama."
Gee, I hope she has daughters..
Uh-oh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DCY3VkRLV8
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that about sums up the difference between males and females, don't you think?
It might be the difference between regular Joes/Jills and geeks. Any genetics grad student will have a high geek quotient.
Speaking of geek quotients, I wonder if WoW player dust bunny queen ever dressed as a convertible debenture or some such.
Stuff White People Like - #113 Halloween
"The first thing you need to know is that White people are the only people on the planet who will dress up as a concept. So while your initial thoughts about a costume might be “cowboy,” “policeman,” or “Count Dracula,” white people are more likely to think “math,” “the economy,” or “Post-Modernism.”
Last, but certainly not least are White people who dress up as characters from books that have not been made into movies.
“I’m Esther Greenwood.”
“Who’s that?”
“Um, from The Bell Jar, hello?”
“I’m sad too.”
These people are unlikely to be recognized as their characters, but are highly recognized as being smart.
Mickey Kaus - "Went to a Halloween party dressed as The Bradley Effect. The elemental conceptual simplicity of my costume somehow failed to terrify, even in a Dem heavy Hollywood crowd. ..."
Dressed as a Southern Farmer?
Hey, imagine going to a party with a bandanna on your head and your pants dropped, saying you were dressed as an Urban Black Youth. You'd be boiled in oil. But hey, making fun of rednecks is A-OK.
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