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Edgy MD Oct 31 2021 08:00 AM

So far, I've seen a "tough fairy" — a seven-year-old girl whose fairy costume includes a dented wing, a black eye, and a tiara askew. I've also seen a seven-year-old boy "werewolf" who has saved the hair from all the haircuts he has had in life and glued it to the front of his shirt. Creative, committed, and possibly dangerously mentally ill.

Frayed Knot Oct 31 2021 09:57 AM Re: Best 'Stumes

Edgy MD wrote: I've also seen a seven-year-old boy "werewolf" who has saved the hair from all the haircuts he has had in life and glued it to the front of his shirt. Creative, committed, and possibly dangerously mentally ill. That's at least halfway to being a Warren Zevon song.

Edgy MD Oct 31 2021 10:49 AM Re: Best 'Stumes

Possibly two Warren Zevon songs. He's clearly an excitable boy.

Lefty Specialist Oct 31 2021 12:02 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

When kids come to my house dressed as Yankee players, I tell them Derek Jeter is dead, just for fun.

MFS62 Oct 31 2021 03:47 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

In the past, we would answer the door, look at the costumes and hand out candy. A few years ago, we changed our approach. We'd let the kids take their own, and it has worked well. Today we put out a bucket of candy (over 120 pieces of good stuff) with a sign saying "Please take one piece" at about 5;30. In the past, the candy lasted until after 8 PM. Five minutes later, four boys, about 12 years old, came by, scooped up the candy and ran away. Maybe two dozen pieces are left and lots of kids are starting to come down the block. Little fuckers. Later

Marshmallowmilkshake Oct 31 2021 04:00 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

I'm handing out candy dressed as Robin Ventura in a black cap and road jersey - bought long before they were retro!

whippoorwill Oct 31 2021 05:47 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

In the past, we would answer the door, look at the costumes and hand out candy. A few years ago, we changed our approach. We'd let the kids take their own, and it has worked well. Today we put out a bucket of candy (over 120 pieces of good stuff) with a sign saying "Please take one piece" at about 5;30. In the past, the candy lasted until after 8 PM. Five minutes later, four boys, about 12 years old, came by, scooped up the candy and ran away. Maybe two dozen pieces are left and lots of kids are starting to come down the block. Little fuckers. Later We did that once and they even stole the bowl My favorite this year was a little guy maybe 2 years old dressed up as a garden gnome

kcmets Oct 31 2021 06:30 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

Got 11-12 customers. We had a Halloween block party for much of the day today that was rescheduled from yesterday's rain and maybe kids are tuckered out. Tomorrow's a school day, and Election Day Eve isn't a holiday. Yet.

Edgy MD Oct 31 2021 08:50 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

I went and saw my nephew's NYHC band Dog Date, and was delighted to find them dressed in theme costumes of a rainbow-striped shirt and overalls. I thought they were meant to be The Punks gang from The Warriors, but it turned out they were all going for was Chucky from Child's Play. [FIMG=440]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61F3B-CDdEL._AC_SL1500_.jpg[/FIMG] Oddly enough, the band that went on after them was all dressed as The Baseball Furies, so I guess I was on to something even though I was wrong.

Edgy MD Oct 31 2021 09:38 PM Re: Best 'Stumes

Also, this evening, my friend Martin dropped his friend off to go trick-or-treating in Park Slope with friends, and they went to Steve Buscemi's house, who is known to hang out and he gives out candy. Not only was Steve B. outside giving candy and saying hi to the kids, but next to him saying "Hi, Hi, Hi" was his bud Paul McCartney. Martin was and is a total fiend for the Beatles. He raised his kid right and the kid had actually dressed as McCartney for Halloween in kindergarten and seen gone with his parents to see Paul perform at Yankee Stadium in first grade. So the kid does the decent thing and calls his parents, but they figured every kid in Brooklyn would've done the same and McCartney would be long gone by the time they arrived.