Another Halloween to Plan For
Being an OINK (one income, no kids), and a somewhat immature OINK at that, I always have the same daydream when fall rolls around. The daydeam is that I will get invited to a really cool Halloween party. Since I know only a few cool people--and since even fewer of them will admit to knowing me--this dream never comes true. For the past two years, I've attended a pay-to-get-in party held on the grounds of the local Renaissance Fair. Last year I went as the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Hundreds attended; dozens asked about my costume; but only one person I met there had heard of the FSM. The year before that, I went as Ignignokt and Err, the Mooninites. Five people recognized that costume, one person argued that I was a Lego-Man and another, who thought I was a Space Invader, was amazed that I was still alive. He could have sworn he had killed me and all my brothers back in the '70's.Ever since last year, I'd been thinking about making a Brak costume. But that would require a lot of work and some sewing (which I'm not good at). And then again, how many people would recognize Brak (since I apparently live in an uncool and clueless town)? So I had another thought. Why not do something universal? Last year, when I was reading about haunted houses, I ran across one that featured a werewolf forest. It was in another state so I didn't go, but I thought it was a cool idea. A few days ago, I put that together with the lyrics from Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London." Wouldn't it be cool to get a few werewolves and characters from the song (Lon Chaney, Queen, Lungless Jim) and go to a party?
Here are the lyrics:
Werewolves of London
~Warren Zevon
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain
He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's
Going to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein
Ah-oo, Werewolves of London
If you hear him howling around your kitchen door
Better not let him in
Little old lady got mutilated late last night
Werewolves of London again
Ah-oo, Werewolves of London
He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent
Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair
Better stay away from him
He'll rip your lungs out, Jim
I'd like to meet his tailor
Ah-oo, Werewolves of London
Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen
Doing the Werewolves of London
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen
Doing the Werewolves of London
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect
Ah-oo, Werewolves of London
Draw blood
So I figure, it would take a minimum of eight people to do this up right.
1. Werewolf with Chinese restaurant menu
2. Little old lady (mutilated)
3. Jim (with removable lungs)
4. Tailor
5. Lon Chaney
6. Queen
7. Lon Chaney,Jr.
Werewolf with Pina Coloda (same actor as # 1?)
8. Nurse or Doctor with bloody syringe (Draw Blood!)
9. Extra werewolves are always good
posted by Nerdzar @ 4:25 PM
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