Went to my first West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval last night, without planning to. So I didn't bring my camera and had to rely on the talents of a friend. Gotta say, it was kinda disappointing. There were countless devils, nurses and pirates but not one Obama. Hundreds of Japanese tourists but all the geishas were of Caucasian persuasion. I saw six balloon boys, four Fred Flintstones, two Thurston Howells III, nearly a dozen Pharaohs and Cleopatras, but so not enough drag or humor. Yes, there was an unusual number of 7-foot-tall men, some of them in tiny tiny skirts but sadly, this was not the queer fantasia I’d imagined from cutting Carnaval highlights for the news all these years.
I was extremely impressed with one gilded royal couple. It was the stony black lipsticked expressions as much as the elaborate raiment that moved me. Though that scepter was pretty shiny. Doesn't look as good in the photo.
Anyway, it's nice to see "the kids" having fun.
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Looks like it got better after I left http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-west-hollywood-halloween-2009-pano,0,7999158.htmlstory and http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-halloween1-2009nov01,0,509390.story?track=rss Lesson Learned: Don't go to the WeHo Halloween Carnaval when it's still early. When it's early, it's lame.
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