Cool Names and Halloween
I was reading a blog on some guy's site about cool stuff from the 80's (he's nastalgic), and he's gearing up for the Halloween season already. He asked what some of the coolest costumes others had worn were. I posted this:
1. The Joker - following the release of Batman in '89, I just HAD to be the Joker. My mom made the costume ... the makeup crusted - as most cheap store-bought official character makeup does.
2. Two-Face - following the start of the '92 Batman: The Animated Series cartoon, I couldn't help but try to be the really cool looking, half-ugly villain. The makeup again crusted, but I didn't worry so much this time because, hey, it was Two-Face. Oh, and my mom sewed together two different suits to make the black and white combo suit that Two-Face wore in the cartoon. God bless my mom.
3. Superman/Clark Kent - when it came time to don the tights and go out as Superman in fifth grade ... I didn't. I wore the tights under a suit I wore for my first communion (I was a little late there). I wore glasses without lenses, and a reporter's fedora. I looked ... like a dork - and absolutely nothing like Superman. Oh, and this costume coincided with the start of the Lois and Clark TV series. My mom again sewed a S logo onto some tights ... notice the pattern here?
I think that was the last time my mom made a costume for me ... and I think the last time I wore one. Oh, no ... nope, I'm mistaken. In my junior year of high school, I dressed up as the Joker again ... and the makeup crusted again and someone spilled wax on me. I could have put an exploding cigar in their mouth ... if only I had had one.
Now, I also remember wearing an Undertaker costume in sixth grade, complete with an official Undertaker coat that cost like $80 and I never wore again after that.
This year, I wanna be something cool for Halloween. Maybe Link or one of the characters from one of my screenplays. I think the latter would be fun - perhaps I could make one of the flight suits for my as-yet-non-existent Silver Team. That would be cool.
Oh ... and Dave invited 120 people from work to a party at our place tomorrow. I'll repeat that, because it bears repeating. Dave, my roommate, invited 120 people to our apartment, a small three room section of space in a two-tower building in New Jersey. We have 6 coasters. We have about 20 glasses. We have 12 large plates, 12 small plates, and 12 bowls. 120 people! 120!
120!!!! What the hell was he thinking? ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PEOPLE!
I'm gonna go start drinking now.
1. The Joker - following the release of Batman in '89, I just HAD to be the Joker. My mom made the costume ... the makeup crusted - as most cheap store-bought official character makeup does.
2. Two-Face - following the start of the '92 Batman: The Animated Series cartoon, I couldn't help but try to be the really cool looking, half-ugly villain. The makeup again crusted, but I didn't worry so much this time because, hey, it was Two-Face. Oh, and my mom sewed together two different suits to make the black and white combo suit that Two-Face wore in the cartoon. God bless my mom.
3. Superman/Clark Kent - when it came time to don the tights and go out as Superman in fifth grade ... I didn't. I wore the tights under a suit I wore for my first communion (I was a little late there). I wore glasses without lenses, and a reporter's fedora. I looked ... like a dork - and absolutely nothing like Superman. Oh, and this costume coincided with the start of the Lois and Clark TV series. My mom again sewed a S logo onto some tights ... notice the pattern here?
I think that was the last time my mom made a costume for me ... and I think the last time I wore one. Oh, no ... nope, I'm mistaken. In my junior year of high school, I dressed up as the Joker again ... and the makeup crusted again and someone spilled wax on me. I could have put an exploding cigar in their mouth ... if only I had had one.
Now, I also remember wearing an Undertaker costume in sixth grade, complete with an official Undertaker coat that cost like $80 and I never wore again after that.
This year, I wanna be something cool for Halloween. Maybe Link or one of the characters from one of my screenplays. I think the latter would be fun - perhaps I could make one of the flight suits for my as-yet-non-existent Silver Team. That would be cool.
Oh ... and Dave invited 120 people from work to a party at our place tomorrow. I'll repeat that, because it bears repeating. Dave, my roommate, invited 120 people to our apartment, a small three room section of space in a two-tower building in New Jersey. We have 6 coasters. We have about 20 glasses. We have 12 large plates, 12 small plates, and 12 bowls. 120 people! 120!
120!!!! What the hell was he thinking? ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PEOPLE!
I'm gonna go start drinking now.
posted by Dave at 4:07:00 PM
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