Halloween In The Castro

This was not an elaborate costume year for FreeThinker. With a few accessories like a cape, horns, and a wicked bolo tie, the transformation into a devil was lazy but complete enough to be a valid costume. Friend and neighbor Dave, on the other hand, always goes all out, and this year was no exception. Two words: French Maid.

Other friends dressed as Kurt Cobain, a she-devil, and a GOP money laundering machine. We all met up at Castro Street for the annual Halloween night street party, dance zones, and people-watching parade.

Devils/demons were popular this year, as were butterflies. A few creative types made their own iPod costumes. (Next year, I bet they will be mass-produced.)

Jesus was there, but by the time I got my camera out, he was gone! I could not get a photo. I have no evidence, but please take it on faith that I saw Jesus! You do believe, don't you?

The weather was agreeable and the crowd was massive. Here are some spooky shots of a tiny, tiny fraction of the costumed crowd. As FreeThought by a FreeThinker readers know, FreeThinker's camera does not do its best work at night. That said, here we go. (In deference to some of my prudish red-state readers, who were shocked at my Folsom Street Fair photos, no images beyond a "PG" rating are in this post.)