The Madness
I wasn’t expecting to do much for Halloween (I don’t usually), but I caught wind that some of my coworkers were going to “The City” for Halloween in the Castro, and I decided at the eleventh hour to go along. I managed to pull together what I for one consider to be a very clever last minute costume—Donnie Darko in his skeleton and hoodie ensemble—and prepared myself to witness what the locals call “The Madness!”
This year’s festivites were reportedly rather subdued compared to previous years’—undoubtedly due to the heavy police presence and alcohol ban—but that’s probably not too bad of a thing since last year’s festivities included the stabbing of four people. All in all, it was worth seeing, if for no other reason than to add it to the list of “things I have done.” I must confess, though: I’m a little disappointed that not one person all night recognized me as Donnie Darko. By contrast, people (especially the ladies) positively fawned over Jon Barbero’s ice cream cone getup (which, incidentally, reminds me vaguely of Mr. Tastee from the excellent Adventures of Pete & Pete). Who’d a thunk it?
Photos can be found below.
Jon Barbero, Jamie Montgomerie, and Brian James
Ammon Skidmore (as Mr. Rogers) and me (as Donnie Darko)
The Madness
Revelers in the Castro