A Halloween Sojourn Page of Ann Arbor
~ The 2006 Edition; Revised for 2007 ~
And Once More, Upon You All,
My Greetings...
Yes, like every year -- I post some of my images from my
journeys in Halloween in Ann Arbor, for some time now. However, for the first
time just before Halloween of 2007, I’ve decided to update the page with some
new images that did not make it for one reason or another (mainly timing, and
the need focus for my classes) of the
upcoming Halloween Holiday (with most of the updating noted in something of some shade of “Orange”).
Unfortunately, some revisions to the page are such that some of
last year’s images will not be available from the original 2006 edition (fair
warning, once again: just be wary of “foul language that is used in jest, not
intent,” as well as Scott’s topless Mermaid image – both of which bought me
some minor grief from last year) However, I will have these and other images
supported on my tribe.net blog site; as were many of other
editions images were supported the previous year.
As (I wrote here, last year also) for those of you new to this image
retrospective of the Halloween holiday -- for the past
few years, I’ve collected about images of the costumes donned about the city of
Ann Arbor for celebration of Halloween. Over time I thought it would be
inappropriate for even a techno-jinxed individual such as yours truly, to keep
these images to myself and not utilizing the internet to share them.
Firstly, with the individuals whose images I had taken. And then
secondly, with anyone else who might enjoy them globally. Thusly is this, my
online labor which I’ve received quite a bit of gratitude for.
Once more, let me thank Washtenaw
Community Collage computer / sever personnel (particularly the
Brothers Stewart) for putting up with this work in social alienation. So long
as I take a class or two a year here, I figure I might as well use it. Indeed, despite this
crude & intentionally primitive web page (do you have any advice for the
future incarnations, Ms. Nightwind?) -- I still keep receiving a legion of thanks
from people here & all over the global woods.
And now with that out of the way – the images, the titles, and of course
as with the other years, some mirthfully sarcastic (to me at least) commentary
for quite a few of them (and sorry net-nannies; I’m keeping the topless mermaid image for
this edition – get a life)…
“Uglier Underneath”
This is “Me,
Myself, & I,” as the first image -- my kid sister gave me this mask and I
figured it would be just about right for the more “casual costumed” (BTW: like the shirt
Dr. Dobson?) look.
And it was a look
I took strait too that evening towards…
~ Nu Sigma Nu ~
Nu
Sigma Nu’s , hospitality as always is above par with just about anyone else’s
I encountered for my Halloween excursion. I have nothing but praises for their
great bash they throw and letting a joker like me visit for another year…
“’Why… Hello Sailor’: The Roman Era”
No offence, but is not
the title & image are just too damn funny together!
“Dogged Determination”
And whoever this
woman is – I hope you are pleased to
know that you’ve got compliments about how hot you were; when this page made
its 2006 debut…
“Hello Boston: 2006 (which brings to mind
2003)”
This of course goes out
to all my friends in the Boston area – and the expatriates’ from it…
“Light of the Party”
Yes, even I hear a snare drum / rim shot going off with that
title…
“The Patriot… as
sponsored by Halliburton.”
The attitude carries the
day (i.e. image) …
“Don’t Drink While
Crusading”
Something this
Presidential Administration must be doing?
“Dude… where are the Elf
Chicks?”
Aragorn as played by Keanu
Reeves…
“I’m Dr. Zoidburg your outsourced
physician for your medical needs”
This one is for all my
Sci-fi / Medical Friends…
And least I forsake
the NU’s Band this time around…
~ The Thayer
Street House ~
Two years ago prior in 2004 as some of you might recall -- I
stumbled upon a Halloween party being held on Thayer Street. I took some images
posted them and later gave the images link to the residents to do with as they
please, and heard nothing else of them.
A year later I stopped by for the hell of it and by the virtue of
the web page (which to my surprise they even bothered to recognize me by it)
the year before I was invited to come over and stay and take some more
pictures. I did so some hours later and hung about the fire in long discussion
over various matters around a campfire set up out back.
I had asked them if they would be around next year and they said
yes. However in September of 2006, I noticed a party (assuming, one of
those starting of the school year) that going on over there; naturally, I
stopped by and asked how many of the “old crew” was still there?
Some joker there I did not know, told me that there was nobody living there
from the year before. Disappointed (but not surprised by the mercurial nature
of student housing at the University here), I made the Thayer Street region a
low priority for my Halloween sojourn about two months later.
I was starting to go home after going to OZ, when I passed by and
noticed Halloween festivities going on about there. So, with another “what the
hell attitude,” I stopped by and asked about for anyone who lived there to ask
for permission to take some images.
That is when things got weird…
“IT IS THE PICTURE GUY,” one of the residents (in the McClown outfit
below) started shouting… he has showed up!
Apparently, there was some “confusion” over who was living where and
when, from the individual that asked if any of the old crew was still there
from the year before. No matter, I showed up and was greeted as a “Living
Legend” of sorts (their words [for some but not for all of them], mind you -- not mine),
who the residents were eagerly (once again – not all of them apparently) waiting for to show up.
It was then I began to hurl a tirade of curses and other invective
rants for about 5 minutes. After, the tempest of vulgarity – we got about to
reintroducing ourselves to each other. One of them who dubbed me as the
“household legend (just apparently to some of them)” invited me over for a party in early
December – after a vocal performance they are scheduled to do.
And go to it I did – and out of a complete lack of social sense;
I showed up in no shape to do so, as I was recovering from both a cold and the NightQuil I had used because of it. Therefore, I feel I made a complete quite a
minor annoyance out of myself for I suspect most of the residence of The Thayer
Street House, just standing around there.
Hell, the guy who principally invited me did not even live there
I found out later.
However, I think these guys are kewl, and if
they have been irritated by me I meant no troubles to them. Simply put, I’m an
individual who does not drink alcohol and suffers from a rather socially
aggressive form of depression, and thusly I’m of no use to partiers for the
most part. I’m generally only good after the party initial festivities in the
intellectual conversations are engaged, or doing something like – taking
images.
And thus, the Thayer Street Halloween Images, I took for that short
stay…
“McDrones”
They not only pollute
the body, but the psyche of today’s youth as well (I also fully expect a
McBlack Op’s team to stop by & execute with extreme prejudice [i.e. get
McMedieval on their McAsses] for the violation of their trademark
infringement.)…
“Swim Team & Coach”
“Fire-chick,
Mouse-chick, with a Star Wars Dork”
~ (And what has
happened to) OZ (?) ~
The Nightclub OZ is no more -- it closed around mid 2007. Jahfer (if my
recollection is true) graduated from the University of Michigan as an
Anesthesiologist; and he is now in working in Ohio. One of the other co-owner of OZ decided to
move on himself. A new Nightclub that was said to be opened in August25th of
this year failed to materialize so far. Thusly, I decided to take the
opportunity to edit out this portion of the webpage’s images, to make room for
this revised edition. Those images and others previously hosted on this 2006
Halloween Retrospective and others will as I said before, will be on my tribe.net
blog along with several other previous Halloween images.
“Death, Rose Petals,
& the Maiden”
This performing couple had a magnificent selection of
images that I could use – but sadly the best were copy-written by professional
photographers and I did not want to bother them for something as minor as this
web-page…
“Stewied”
“Predatory Beauty”
I was looking for a Friday the 13th image,
from 2006 October; and my did I found one! And as she requested – accreditation
to the Model Vena: www.madaboutvena.com
“Brandon, The Soon To Be,
Beer-less Barbarian!”
FOOL! One Must Spill Blood… Not BEER!
“Stephen Colbert’s Ultimate Nightmare”
“I finally found me
a Halloween Duff Man from 2006!”
“Spawn (knowingly or not) of Lobo …”
“Gothic
Stewart”
“Cheer on F.U.!!!”
I thank Al Gore for inventing the internet – it has allowed me to come
across such Ascended Fiends, as this joker whom tagged himself as “Rob the
Wop…”
“Something Evil This way Come -- Botanically”
“What – Oh – What, Is Raising Savage Kane?”
“Quetzal Office Scion”
“Undead Space Pirate”
Hey, you know that
will be the next cinematic trend in “Pirate Flicks,” of late…
“Welcome to Hell – it is all in Pastel!”
“Scarlet Mime”
It is all in the
inspiration...
“Vampire Nurse”
And as she wrote: those teeth made it so i had a lisp when i spoke it was pretty funny :)
It is
a small price to pay to make this joker below (and just about everyone,
everywhere else) Happy…
“Date Tue, September 4, 2007 - 5:49 PM”
Frozenstars wrote: So, did they allow you out of the Green
Zone in that get-up???
Doumbekchi: Yea sure, I got 2
terrorists with my sword and 3 with my pistols.
I’m proud to post this
gem of an image from a U.S. National Guardsman in Iraq, who asked for the
following message it be disclosed:
>>>sure but make sure you include my email
doumbekchi@yahoo.com in case any cute single chicks wanna email me :)<<<
Do your duty ladies
– your politics be as they may be -- as far as I’m concerned the sacrifice’s he
is making, he’s more then earns that kind of attention.
~ (The Mostly
Original)
Outside Of Ann Arbor (2006 Images) ~
And as I do so every year, I send out requests to the far reaches of
the internet for other Halloween images to post. This year I’ve got a
hell of a lot more then I was expecting from the request inquires I made (as you’ve seen
above). And
so now below, are the images I’ve gathered about – some linked to their
original owners by request, are the following images…
The Lily’s...
These images I gathered from this lovely tattoo
crazed woman Lily; I discovered while looking up profiles in the Boston area. A
great chick to know online, but I ponder if we could stand each other in
person?
"Tiger Lily"
And for this time around for pre-Halloween 2007; “Celtic Battle
Lily”
“The Graceful Dead”
“Never Argue With A
Woman -- Part’s 1 & 2”
These two are for you
Paul’s Woman (AKA Ms. Jacobs), to make up for my sexist D&D game comments (as well as
future ones)...
“Tooth(lessing) Fairy”
This reminds me o the fact that I have a tooth that
going to be pulled on the 29th, of this month…
“Snakes On A
Motherfucking Plane”
With the appropriate
caveat regarding my usage of this image:
I am happy to allow you the
use of my photo for the exclusive purpose of posting on your retrospective web
site.
I do not consent to your use of the photo for any other purpose.
best,
Aly
Hey, can I archive this on my blog later on?
“Flexo & Bender”
As well as, this link to the contributor’s blog, as he requested…
“Eddie Is On Top”
“Lamplight
Fay”
“Max’ed Out”
Now this is a flashback
to the 1980’s…
“Acid Trip Fairy”
A Poor Kid & A Poorer
Nation…
And now there are these from is guy in San
Francisco, Scott (and his often
promoted link) , who when way beyond the call of duty for my web page (and the chick in
this first image of his; Lily above coincidently knows).
Along with these were two links he sent me associated with his
center image Lorax outfit (note: I don’t know how long these links will [yet, still] remain active):
www.ktvu.com/video/10205891/index.html
As well as…
www.ktvu.com/video/10206028/index.html
“X’ed Eyes”
"A little Ziggy
Stardust In Our Eyes"
"The Best Damn
Excuse For Warm Beer!"
And this time
around I’m including her original commentary on this image:
“this
spider was try'n to drink my Jägermeister-so i ate it”
At least the spider did
not feel a thing when she ate it...
"Breakfast of
Champions & Unhealthy Diet"
“Till Death Does
Cleaves’ You Apart”
Indeed, what Halloween
now-a-days would not be complete without,
Tarantino’s Amazonians!
“The Gone’s, From
Halloween 2006”
You know Mr. Gone, as every year -- I’m going to
cyber-stalk you once again this year for
your Halloween image(s). So you might was well be planning on making a new one
for Halloween 2007…
And this time
finally with some text and a related image linked…
“Homeless Firehouse
Ghost”
As always, I thank all who has participated on this little project
of mine that I have committed myself to the past few years (for some of you I
added some links to your images, this time around). I plan to update this
site if I receive enough images from interested individual’s costume images
that I’ve made request for but, have as of yet corresponded with in reply (some of which you
have now seen). This along with any possible updates for this web-page,
once again I’ll be utilizing my tribe.net blog /profile site in synergy with
this page. For any other questions and / or comments regarding this year’s
holiday effort; please feel free to contact me at the email service below:
Frozenstars at
graffiti.net
Best Wishes,
John
Late November, 2006
(Revised in
mid-October, 2007)
By and by -- in passing here is the costume(s) of Halloween
2006. Oddly enough it features yours truly in it, in those Wizards Robe I had
Mss. Platt, makes so long ago. I was planning to get initially on the first
posting of this web-page – but – I ran out of time and I wanted to modify the
image to fit the demented theme I saw in it.
I never really got around to getting the image redone right, but perhaps
the crude blotting out of myself is the more appropriate with this goofy theme?
“The Really Special
Education Class of Hogwarts”
The class they don’t tell you about; shown here with the High Teacher, the
Abyssalmancer –
he who is embraced in Eternal Darkness & is Unspeakably Named…
