Halloween at Alex's Bar with Throw Rag and Menace - Oct. 31, 2003

Photo Essay by Jenifer Hanen
Text by Wanda (photos accompanying text by Wanda)

Like the true entrepeneurs we are, Ms. Jen and I tried to make money on Halloween night at Alex's Bar by dressing as cigarette girls and selling candy, cigarettes, and other things. Our plan didn't work because 1) people brought their own cigarettes, and didn't need us, with the exception of Ms. Jen, who apparently made back her investment selling cloves** and 2) people didn't think we were really selling anything, but they thought we had good costumes!

Another fatal flaw was my propensity for Lemon Drop martinis, which made me buy drinks for other people (including some random guy at the bar - but the bartender just charged me for his drink and I paid out of drunken generosity) rather than make any money. I also gave away the candy, which I could have charged for. Nothing like waking up hung over and broke after Halloween! Oh wait, how is that different from every other weekend?

Some very imaginative costumes were in attendance (I especially like the Zom-bee, zombie, get it?) and Las Cholas. The mermaid also had a good costume, and the several Sally's (from Nightmare Before Christmas) were good. The best costume was Mrs. King Taco, who was dressed as a penis, but imagine my shock when I realized that her husband (King Taco of Throw Rag) was not a hot dog,but the corresponding female body part! (see photo for my expression).
Really!

I also didn't recognize Jacko in that ridiculous wig - but I did think, "Man, that guy has really weird hair!"

And of course, I think the best costume has to go to Karl Irish, who wasn't even wearing a costume, but whose everyday clothes are merely "costume-like" (people thought he was the Marlboro Man). They say that your costume says a lot about your personality. If that's true... well, I don't want to think about it.

Viva Halloween!

Ms. Jen's Halloween Photo Essay (due to tons of pics, I have divided them up):
Throw Rag
Menace
All the Lovely Costumes*

*Ms. Jen would like to add that there were doubles of several costumes: 2 rabbits, 2 devos, 2 bees, and 2 Pippy Longstockings, as well as 3 cigarette girls and 4 Homies... and a partridge in a pear tree... Um... No, partridge, sorry.
** Ms Jen: Actually, 36D bosom with a dollar bill rolled up in it greatly increased my tips. At the end of the night, some guy just gave me $5 in my bodice as we were walking to the car.

Throw Rag

Menace

All the Lovely Costumes

Aaron the Paratrooper

Mike and Stacy

Don Alex

Mark

Ms. Heather

Kobe "Zach" Bryant

Ms. Devo

Pippy JennyStocking

Alex and the Rabbit

My Homie is a Hoto...

Cathy and Jisu

The Gun Moll and her Man

Costumed Folk

Dave, Sean the Rabbit, and Pippy2

Davey from Tiltwheel came as "Sober Guy"

Ms. Brandi

The Devil and Devo

Lovely Lady in a Polka Dot House Dress

The Homies

Air Guitar Guy

Roberta Hunn

Ms. Jen and Ms. Deborah

The Marlboro Man

Wanda and David

Little Bo Peep has lost her Dress..

October Fest!!!

Lovely Liz and her friend

Louisa!

The Angel, The Devil, and the Mr. Air Guitar Guy

The Fabulous Nijas

Pooh Bear!
(Check out Stripper Pooh)

Rabbit Boy and Girl

The Mermaid in deep discussion...

Shawn Stern as himself 15 years ago...

Super Punk to the Rescue!

Timmy and Friend

Tom and Twila

Zombee

Pete and Sandi

The Attack of the Jello Shot!
p.s. if you ever see Ms. Jen try to slurp
a Jello Shot ever again,
please for the sake of her sobriety or lack thereof,
please knock it out of her hand...