Just a conversation starter about Halloween 2013; did anyone go out as a GB or enter a costume contest?
I went to a local casino to do the whole thing and went in my original GB jumpsuit with pack. My wife went in the Stay Puft costume pajamas that Spencer had out a while back. (It was a quick fix spur of the moment thing that I am surprised she went in to be frankly honest.)
Entered the costume contest and didn’t place which I was a bit sore about. The first place winner took home $2000 and it was a couple that I knew dressed as Avatar creatures. Full body paint and pretty epic. The 2nd place winner was a “couch potato” which I just didn’t think should win. Third place went to a guy in full styrofoam Buzz Lightyear and that was good. He should’ve won the 2nd place prize in my opinion.
A bit sore from that after the crowd reaction and all the compliments. The uniform is really epic and something that people just connect with. After some thought, I believe that is much cooler than winning money. It brings people back to wanting to watch the movie which is just awesome.
I did get to play the Ghostbusters slot machine and karma was on my side; won about $200 while dressed in full gear. (I couldnt sit at the machine but the people around me realizing that a Ghostbuster playing the Ghostbusters machine was really in front of them was a spectacle to see.)
I also ran into a guy in a full Boba Fett costume and we got to talking about Matty Collector and their screw ups. Kinda funny because he does the MOTU line and isnt really happy. We didnt place in the costume contest so we decided to make up our own fun moment.
What other fun stories and moments did you guys have this year so far?
That last one reminds me why I’m so careful about locking up and keeping an eye on my cutlass. I have that same 79 and I’d hate for it to get stolen and turned into a donk, like in the picture.
I don’t think I’ve shared this before but one Halloween my parents didn’t have the money to buy a costume I went as a doctor. I said to everybody we trick or treated at, “I’m Dr. Venkmann.” Also my Halloween’s ruined since my church moved their trunk or treat to Friday. Friday I have to work 12:45pm to 8:15pm. I can’t wear a mask. I can wear make up though. I think I might paint my face to look like Venom. It’ll be hard to go without my glasses for that long though.
Edit: sorry for double posting. I forgot I’d already posted in this topic.
Tonight I went to a haunted house run by Hank and Will Deutschendorf, aka the twins who played “Oscar Barrett.”
Hank and Will normally run a karate dojo but tonight they turned it into a haunted house. Donations went to Westwood Elementary school, which happened to be where I went ( back during the dark ages of the Ford administration. )
I parked the Ecto out front to get some attention and then stood out on the street with the sign.
I couldn’t really get any good action shots of the event while it was underway, not to mention it would be in bad taste to hop in and take a pic with a flash. Here’s one during setup. Walls and fog everywhere.
There was an activity room for the younger kids or the ones who didn’t want to go through. The fog creeped into this room too.
I got to meet Hank and Will’s parents and hear some stories about what it was like being on the set, how Bill Murray treated them, how Ivan Reitman called them “the one shot baby” because they were always perfect on the first try. Some kind of interesting moments. At the end of the night we took a group shot.
My TV station sponsors an annual “Trick or Treat Street” in one of our indoor malls, and so they let me park my Ecto, and this year my hearse inside. It’s a pretty sweet deal for me because I get to suit up and do a few live hits in the news in full gear while getting paid
Also as I was driving Ecto into place, I HAD to make the Blues Brothers reference…
Well I can’t say my night was as interesting as all you old hands, seeing as how I just started getting into the hobby, but I did go to college in my new partly completed uniform. I was also pretty happy at work tonight (I work at Chuck E. Cheese’s, pays the college bills) because my manager let me suit up after this kid came in with a Ghostbusters costume. Quite possibly the best night at work ever.
My church’s trunk or treat was postponed til the day after Halloween so I was unable to go to it. Had to work 12:45pm to 8:15pm. I was allowed to wear a costume but not a mask. Hopefully next year will be better.
