Henri David Halloween Ball
The Henri David Halloween Ball was pretty awesome as usual. Tons of people, lots of drag, skin, and disco. It pretty much was the same as last year, or when I went five years ago. But it reminds me of this joke in "Anchorman": We've been coming to the same party every year, and in no way is that depressing.
The Kanye West-Taylor Swift costume was a huge hit. I wasn't too sure how it would go, since we threw it together quickly. But with the right identifiers, we made a costume that was easy to telegraph what w were across a busy room. People would see me in the shuttershades, and be like, "You're Kanye West!" and then they'd see Rosemary in the blonde wig and the Moonman, and they'd lose their minds. "Ohhhhhh no you didn't!" One guy saw us and laughed for a full two minutes.
We entered the content this year for the couple prize. We didn't win; it was a dude stressed in gold paint as a Phillies player and holding a World Series trophy, and the woman was dressed in Phillies gear and holding a Phillies gear baby. Most original couple, really? The LEGO people should have won. Look at these guys:
Other highlights: We also ran into Rosemary's former next-door neighbor. I got arrested for jackassery and met Lady GaGa. The Obama lookalike was back, this time with a Nobel Prize. Some dude showed up as a Delilah's strip club shot girl, complete with visible thong. The male go-go dancers were better this year, more ripped and wearing their thongy banana hammocks. Gov. Ed Rendell was there, and dude has lost weight. I hope he took what he lost and throws it around on the SEPTA union and end that strike.
The only bad part was that the Phillies lost. Oh well!
Enjoy some photos from the party. More on Flickr.
