Tag Archives: Halloween

Palin Effigy Hangs In WeHo

In West Hollywood, an effigy of Sarah Palin is causing a controversy. A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the roof of a West Hollywood home is drawing giggles from some passers-by and gasps of outrage from others. The mannequin is dressed in brunet wig, glasses and a red …

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On Christopher Street

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Halloween Is Coming

Here are two popular costumes for 2008:1) a wild-eyed brain-dead creature from beyond the grave.2) a zombie.

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Splack-O-Lantern

There. Now you can all stop emailing me this photo.

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Castro Halloween: DOA

San Francisco’s campaign to end the Castro Halloween party was surprisingly effective. “People are behaving well. We’re happy,” Neville Gittens, a police spokesman, said late Wednesday evening. “All of the city’s planning and notification is paying off.” By midnight, city workers had taken away the metal police barricades that had lined parts of Castro and Market streets and the crowds …

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The Gay Monsters

Straight thugs may have ruined Halloween in the Castro, but you can still get your gay boo on with Andy Bauer’s webcomic The Gay Monsters. Tagline: The Closet Is No Place For A Monster. From the press release: The Gay Monsters are taking the world by thunderstorm! This flamboyant webcomic is pure camp about charming gay monsters and their contemporary …

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OMG Brains!

Just in time for Halloween comes a zombie parody of Kelly’s Shoes, still the best thing to ever come out of YouTube. “What’d you expect, intest-tynes?” Love it.

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The Castro Is CLOSED For Halloween

In an effort to avoid a repeat of last year’s lawlessness and gang-related violence, a concerted public relations effort is underway to let the public know that the Castro will be closed for Halloween. Will this work? The city has previously attempted to end Halloween in the Castro, most notably with a failed counter-event at Civic Center Plaza, but every …

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SF Cancels Halloween In Castro

In the wake of last year’s event during which nine people were shot, San Francisco has “cancelled” the Castro’s massive annual Halloween event which typically draws over 500,000 to the gayborhood. Audrey Joseph, former owner of the now-razed dance emporium, Universe, now the head of the City Entertainment Commission, says, “There will be no party.” SF Supervisor Bevan Dufty: “It’s …

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