Topic: HALLOWEEN '09: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Read 22079 times)

David_Dovey · « **Reply #50 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 08:34 »

I'm under the impression that they have a pretty big stageshow so I imagine they'd have a lot of crew. Also I believe the touring band is four dudes.

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #51 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 08:46 »

Yes, it's true that it only takes two guys to make the music, but it does take four to play it live.

And it is a pretty decent sized stage show as well. It took two tractor trailers to get all the gear packed.

Jace · « **Reply #52 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 09:44 »

Oh, fair enough. Also, Dovey crossposting this from your facebook wall:
Tweet your photos of you as Andrew WK to Andrew WK to win a contest about dressing up as Andrew WK.
twitter.com/andrewwk

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #53 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 09:45 »

My favorite thing about the costume is I think due to the placement of the pupils, I look like the most suicidal yip yip. I'm all "I AM HORRIFIED BY EVERYTHING I SEE, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE JUST LET ME DIE, LET ME DIE PLEASE"

syrupykeyboard · « **Reply #54 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 10:07 »

Quote from: LeeC on 31 Oct 2009, 08:07

Me as the Tango Dancing surfer haha. The girl was Carmen San Diego but it got a little to hot for the coat and hat.
We had out halloween tango party yesterday.

Were you at Kip's last night?
I think she was.
I don't know.
I am honestly not trying to be creepy.
If you have no idea WTF I'm talking about, disregard.

Liz · « **Reply #55 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 10:14 »

Liz got a little drunk last night and went home with a cute lumberjack she met at the bar.

yeahhhh

LeeC · « **Reply #56 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 10:15 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 01 Nov 2009, 09:45

I look like the most suicidal yip yip. I'm all "I AM HORRIFIED BY EVERYTHING I SEE, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE JUST LET ME DIE, LET ME DIE PLEASE"

haha yes you do! and that last pic looks like om nom nom, or crying on someones lap.

Quote from: syrupykeyboard on 01 Nov 2009, 10:07

Were you at Kip's last night?
I think she was.
I don't know.
I am honestly not trying to be creepy.
If you have no idea WTF I'm talking about, disregard.

nah man your not coming off as creepy. I never see her outside of the tango scene so I have no idea haha. I dont know who/what Kip is but last night I really didnt do anything. Im in College Park MD so unless your in that area I doubt you've seen me.

my favorite out of those pics has got to be the screaming at being hugged / camera one

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #57 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 10:28 »

Halloween was fun times. People were taking tons of pictures at the first party I went to, so hopefully I'll get some of those and be able to share them with y'all. Because it seems like the thing to do, I'll post what happened:

Waited around for my friends from my department to let me know when their party was starting.
Never found out that information and subsequently was just preparing to go to another party when they called me all "where are you?"
So, I went to that party and everyone was crazy drunk. It was fun for a bit, but then I checked out to go to a party around the corner from my apartment (yay for no driving). There were awesome costumes, though.
Hung out with some really entertaining people from other departments. Talked about everything from New Orleans politics, to quantum mechanics, to cheese fondue (with a Swiss person).

syrupykeyboard · « **Reply #58 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 10:31 »

Quote from: LeeC on 01 Nov 2009, 10:15

Quote from: syrupykeyboard on 01 Nov 2009, 10:07
Were you at Kip's last night?
I think she was.
I don't know.
I am honestly not trying to be creepy.
If you have no idea WTF I'm talking about, disregard.
nah man your not coming off as creepy. I never see her outside of the tango scene so I have no idea haha. I dont know who/what Kip is but last night I really didnt do anything. Im in College Park MD so unless your in that area I doubt you've seen me.

Lol no, I'm a Hoosier. Kip is a friend of a friend of a friend. There was a Carmen at the party I was at last night, and she looked a lot like the girl in your photo.
Party was for the most part awesome.

Lines · « **Reply #59 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 14:42 »

Ok, that second picture is effing hilarious. It's all "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH OH GOD HELP MEEEEEEEEE".

lolz

Joseph · « **Reply #60 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 14:57 »

Halloween costume:

Made possible by taking clothes from four different friends.

Emaline · « **Reply #61 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:03 »

And you are....?

Hey guys, if you are posting a picture of your costume, say who you are dressed as! It's fun and helpful!

JD · « **Reply #62 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:04 »

A hipster

Eris · « **Reply #63 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:14 »

BC13 is a BrokenCDYE thing, innit? He looks like a stereotypical teen hipster/emo, with the straight edge Xes, the star "tattoos" on the arms, skinny jeans, and all that.

Emaline · « **Reply #64 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:15 »

Well, I got that he was a hipster, but I thought maybe he was someone from a band or something. I wondered what the bc13 thing was.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #65 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:34 »

Half the fun of going out at Halloween, and the easiest way to make a New Friend (at least for the night) is to try to figure out what they were. People kept yelling "ELMO!!!!!!!!!" at me all night. Liz's lumberjack, that guy she was all "hey that lumberjack over there is pretty cute. i think he's a lumberjack?", I asked her if she'd talked to him already and when she said no I was all "HEY! Are youuuuuu a lumberjack?" and he said "Iiiiiii'm a lumberjack, and I'm ok! I sleep all night and I work all day!" He probably would not have sung if I didn't ask him what he was. Some people are obvious, and some are a little tougher! And that's what makes it fun!

And I was a yip yip (technically though they are called the Sesame Street Martians) though I am pretty sure no one already knew that. (NOT ELMO.)

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #66 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:41 »

One girl at one of the parties I was at went as her research. Oddly enough, I was not able to guess, but at least it started an awesome conversation about our respective researches.

LeeC · « **Reply #67 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 15:56 »

at the tango bit, there was a girl dressed like a girl from the 50s, we all didnt know what she was until she told us haha. One dude (the club officer) was inspector gadget, he had the trench coat, and a hat with cardboard roater and handlebars.

Inlander · « **Reply #68 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 16:21 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 01 Nov 2009, 15:34

And I was a yip yip (technically though they are called the Sesame Street Martians) though I am pretty sure no one already knew that. (NOT ELMO.)

It must have made conversation very difficult when all you would have been able to say was "Yip yip yip yip yip, uh-huh, uh-huh."

MrBlu · « **Reply #69 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 16:24 »

Quote from: Professor Snuggles on 31 Oct 2009, 23:02

fuccin

Why are you still doing this?

Oh, my Halloween? No, I don't celebrate that stuff, I'm too black.

usmcnavgeek · « **Reply #70 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 17:03 »

David_Dovey · « **Reply #71 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 17:10 »

Winner

Darkbluerabbit · « **Reply #72 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 18:09 »

I am The Dread Pirate Roberts, and this picture is ridiculous.

I made my moustache out of spirit gum and embroidery floss. It worked surprisingly well and did not come off in my beer/wine/gin and tonics.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #73 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 18:21 »

I humbly submit to you my best interpretation of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi. The photo that inspired me is on the left, as a reference point (apologies for the white border)

Inlander · « **Reply #74 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 18:31 »

Bonus points to your Gaddafi costume if you took your own tent to whatever party you attended and set it up somewhere near the venue.

LeeC · « **Reply #75 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 18:33 »

Quote from: Darkbluerabbit on 01 Nov 2009, 18:09

I am The Dread Pirate Roberts, and this picture is ridiculous.

I made my moustache out of spirit gum and embroidery floss. It worked surprisingly well and did not come off in my beer/wine/gin and tonics.

awesome!

JD · « **Reply #76 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 18:45 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 01 Nov 2009, 16:18

A local club photographer posted some photos online from the party I went to.

Since it was Halloween, I went as what all students fear the most: An adult.

IMAGE

My friend Lee was an army girl and it was a pretty cool costume but you can't see it so I guess it doesn't matter.

You look like Zac Efron

LeeC · « **Reply #77 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 19:04 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 01 Nov 2009, 15:34

And I was a yip yip (technically though they are called the Sesame Street Martians) though I am pretty sure no one already knew that. (NOT ELMO.)

You need to make that second pic your new avatar. I dont know why but it just throws a smile on my face everytime I see it. AHHHH!!! hehe!

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #78 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 20:06 »

On reflection the beard could have been better but I like the rest

ackblom12 · « **Reply #79 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 20:26 »

I unfortunately cannot find the picture of Zombie Jesus eating his own 2nd birth...

Kat is a modern day interpretation of Mother Mary. Abstinence before marriage Mary.

The White Rabbit got Jesus to calm down with a special drink or 6.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #80 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 20:37 »

Quote from: Inlander on 01 Nov 2009, 16:21

"Yip yip yip yip yip, uh-huh, uh-huh."

Most people got it after they yelled Elmo at me, I yelled back "yyyyyyyYYYYYYYYYYYYYIP! YIPYIPYIPYIPYIP!! UH HUH! Brrrrrrrrrrrrring! UH HUH!" but in an angry tone. I probably could have repeated "elmo" back at them a couple times...

bk the best thing about your picture is the ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL WITH JUICE IN THE BACKGROUND! sooooo cute

Emaline · « **Reply #81 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 21:05 »

Matt, I think your costume looks great! Beard and all.

I've been waiting for the club we went to last night to post pictures, but so far nothing. Lame.

calenlass · « **Reply #82 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 23:06 »

lol cross-post

blanktom · « **Reply #83 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 03:07 »

Clark Kent!

David_Dovey · « **Reply #84 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 04:07 »

blanktom you remind me of John Hodgman

(I think Hodgman is The Man so this is a compliment)

Caleb · « **Reply #85 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 06:12 »

Me making fun of Fuller who was dressed up as Edward Cullen on the 30th. He did it as a joke because of a comment a library patron made. God that was funny.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #86 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 08:39 »

Quote from: A Wet Helmet on 01 Nov 2009, 07:04

I didn't dress up but I did spend the first half of my evening at the High on Fire/Converge/Mastadon/Dethklok show. I then spent the second half of the evening backstage hanging out in hospitality with the bands and even got a tour of the Dethklok tour bus. Just woke up with a pounding, hangover-esque headache, despite not drinking anything.

All told, a pretty good evening.

The show at the Patriot Center? I just found out my buddy was at that show, too (which, I suppose I should have expected). Apparently, in a crazy surprising twist of how things should be, Mastodon fucked up and Gene Hoglan wasn't a robot-precise drummer.

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #87 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 11:51 »

Yep at the Patriot Center.

I'm going to have to disagree with your buddy... I thought Mastodon was fantastic although Brent couldn't be heard very well. He griped later that he used to have a lady that ran his monitor for him but she quit last tour. From what I gathered the mix in the monitor was bad and he just wasn't standing close enough to the mic for the crowd to hear him. I also thought that Gene's feet were unbelievable. I have metronomes that don't keep time as well as he does.

Where was your friend at? The Patriot Center has the worst acoustics known to man. It's really easy to have a bad seat which lends itself to less than satisfying performances.

sean · « **Reply #88 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 12:09 »

so uh how was converge?

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #89 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 12:13 »

They were great. High on Fire was too.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #90 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 12:36 »

I was actually kind of disappointed with Mastodon. They pretty much did a "hey we just put out an album let us show you it in full"

Also, Converge and High on Fire were amazing

tania · « **Reply #91 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 13:18 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 01 Nov 2009, 09:45

apologies for quoting this so many times on the same page but holy shit, photo of the year

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #92 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 14:22 »

Quote from: A Wet Helmet on 02 Nov 2009, 11:51

I'm going to have to disagree with your buddy... I thought Mastodon was fantastic although Brent couldn't be heard very well. He griped later that he used to have a lady that ran his monitor for him but she quit last tour. From what I gathered the mix in the monitor was bad and he just wasn't standing close enough to the mic for the crowd to hear him. I also thought that Gene's feet were unbelievable. I have metronomes that don't keep time as well as he does

He said that they had to restart a song because somebody missed an entrance, and they had to extend a bridge because somebody lost count. Also, his specific comment was on the feet and how they just weren't quite precise. I didn't ask where he was, but considering we've grown up in the area (that was actually the same location where we had our high school graduation), I expect that he was in a good spot, and I also trust him to judge some drums because he and I used to play together for about six years.

Amusing story about Gene that was witnessed by a guitarist who was on tour by with his band and Gene was following them around for some reason (the probable cause was that he was hooking up with their singer):
One time he comes into their hotel room in Denver sits down in the room chair and asks: "hey, mind if I smoke?" Everyone's like, "nah, man - you're Gene Hoglan! Go ahead!" And he pulls out his lighter and holds it up to their lampshade, setting it on fire and guffawing loudly.

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #93 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 14:34 »

Hmmm... My high school graduation was at the Patriot Center too. Dare I ask which school and which year?

Lines · « **Reply #94 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 15:19 »

Here's me trying to blend into the wall:

I kind of failed. And yes, I got a lot of, "I found you!"s.

scarred · « **Reply #95 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 22:46 »

You were supposed to just wander off somewhere halfway through the party, duh!

ZJGent · « **Reply #96 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 07:51 »

Although there're a couple in the photo thread already (and yes I know I'm late off the mark here), here's all the photos of my costume that I could corral:

Uncropped version here

McTaggart · « **Reply #97 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 09:08 »

Quote from: usmcnavgeek on 01 Nov 2009, 17:03

youtube

This needs a comment section and a marker pen.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #98 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 09:18 »

Quote from: Linds on 02 Nov 2009, 15:19

waldo

This is crazy because I saw five of you

Lines · « **Reply #99 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 09:32 »

They were impostors.

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