Halloween Party
There were many reasons that made this year's Halloween not as good as in the past.
Mainly, the organizers did things differently because people have gotten stabbed in the past, so they tried to make the festivities "safer", which ended up being lamer:
1. The first change is that it started and ended earlier.
2. They didn't charge admission at the entrance, there was no reason for the crowds to go in slowly. In the past you could see next to the entrance a pile of plastic axes, knives and random sharp stuff that they had taken from people, well tonight people rushed in pushing and shoving, not stopping at all, so everybody got in carrying whatever they pleased.
3. Usually there's a stage in Castro and Market, and there's a costume contest and live acts like The Ethel Mermen Experience, Mandonna, Peaches Christ, etc. This year there was just a little stage on a random corner, and some DJs. It was a very bad idea cause there was a big crowd there trying to listen to the only source of music in the whole event, obviously there wasn't enough space and everybody was getting pushed.
4. There were more cops, but strangely they were in groups behind fences. I kept thinking they should mingle with the people instead, because:
-Supposedly it was forbidden to drink but there were lots of people drinking beer and even Hennessy.
-At some point I saw this mega serious, totally shady guy with his hand inside a paper bag and I thought it was a gun. Maybe it wasn't but what I mean is that there was suspicious activity going on.
5. Five people got shot, when the shooting began everybody started running like crazy, we just stood behind some newspaper stands and waited for a bit before leaving.
Point number five and the fact that the powers behind this party were already furious with the stabbings of years past, makes me 99% sure that this gonna be the last Halloween in the Castro... I guess that if they did it again next year as lamely as this one, I wouldn't be as interested in going. Who am I kidding, of course I'd still go! Halloween, don't leave us!
Mainly, the organizers did things differently because people have gotten stabbed in the past, so they tried to make the festivities "safer", which ended up being lamer:
1. The first change is that it started and ended earlier.
2. They didn't charge admission at the entrance, there was no reason for the crowds to go in slowly. In the past you could see next to the entrance a pile of plastic axes, knives and random sharp stuff that they had taken from people, well tonight people rushed in pushing and shoving, not stopping at all, so everybody got in carrying whatever they pleased.
3. Usually there's a stage in Castro and Market, and there's a costume contest and live acts like The Ethel Mermen Experience, Mandonna, Peaches Christ, etc. This year there was just a little stage on a random corner, and some DJs. It was a very bad idea cause there was a big crowd there trying to listen to the only source of music in the whole event, obviously there wasn't enough space and everybody was getting pushed.
4. There were more cops, but strangely they were in groups behind fences. I kept thinking they should mingle with the people instead, because:
-Supposedly it was forbidden to drink but there were lots of people drinking beer and even Hennessy.
-At some point I saw this mega serious, totally shady guy with his hand inside a paper bag and I thought it was a gun. Maybe it wasn't but what I mean is that there was suspicious activity going on.
5. Five people got shot, when the shooting began everybody started running like crazy, we just stood behind some newspaper stands and waited for a bit before leaving.
Point number five and the fact that the powers behind this party were already furious with the stabbings of years past, makes me 99% sure that this gonna be the last Halloween in the Castro... I guess that if they did it again next year as lamely as this one, I wouldn't be as interested in going. Who am I kidding, of course I'd still go! Halloween, don't leave us!
posted by Evil Chick at 2:27 AM
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