hallowe’en 2013: directed by john hughes
Costumes for kids are still coming together, but the spouse and I got our kit on early for a party last weekend…with a theme: “dress your favorite decade.”
We were kind of stumped for a while, though it was kind of a foregone conclusion that we went with different aspects of the 80s; her the early 80s neon mall culture, me full-on sleazy late 80s Sunset Strip. Between the two of us, we might have had the foundation for a proper Beauty and the Beast 80s teen comedy; she the suburban princess, me the dangerous-looking fellow from the wrong side of the tracks. Together, they fight crime, or at least dance to middle-of-the-road British new wave at the climactic dance/party/event, and everyone learns a little bit about class consciousness. Anthony Michael Hall co-stars.
Also present, our friends from the 20s, 60s, and 70s, because reasons.
A good time was had by all, and that’s what’s important. Though I apparently looked scary in the dark, with those fake tattoos, at least to a woman who was wearing an honest-to-goodness dead animal around her neck. I’ll leave that without context; it’s more interesting that way.
