is someone who goes to the Halloween Parade, gets a great spot along the route, and doesn’t bring his camera.
Highlights: Lots of Napolean Dynamites; lots of The Gates; plenty of Bush-as-Hitlers, Bush-as-Vampires, Bush doing/saying dumb things; lots of the baseball gang from The Warriors; plenty of Pac Men, Bat Men and Stormtroopers. Most impressive was the group of sperm running around and then fertilizing and egg, a woman dressed as a 99 cent store (she just made it work somehow) and a dude dressed as a worker from B & H photo. That won the prize as most inside-New York. (That and the guy dressed as a Zagat’s Guide.) There were a few Scooter Libbys and one woman actually dressed as Valerie Plame. Even more esoteric was a woman dressed as Judy Miller. The most high concept costumes were the three Asian 20somethings in bland street clothes with giant signs stating “Nudists on Strike.” Most impressive overall were the 50 or so zombies dancing in unison to “Thriller,” with the same choreography as the video. And: drag queens, drag queens, drag queens!! Plus, the Rebirth Brass Band. Oh, well, I suck for not taking photos. Next year. Hell — next year, I’m gonna be in it!!!! (I always say that.)
