Still in San Jose at the same apartment and since everything seemed to go so well the year before, I thought I would be even more ambitious with my decorations. I found a deal on a 200-foot roll of 29" black gossamer, and I had discovered for MardiGras that foam mounting tape is your very good friend for removable decorations, much more than staples are! Of course, the gossamer only was just enough for my walls, so the ceilings were still solid black with tablecloths and staples, but I think the overall effect succeeded. You can decide for yourself with the pictures below...
We had a tie for the Halloween Name that Spooky TV Theme Quiz this year (both 12 out of 13! Congrats Robert/Maureen and Josh! You are each almost as much a musical pop culture geek as I am!), and Sheridan and Delenn won hands-down for the costume contest. It was a record year for total attendance - 28 guests! Now I just need a bigger place!
The Party
Costume Gallery
Decorations
The Party
"What? You're taking a picture of us eating?"
Halloween Spread 2000...Josh proves he really is as silly as Silent Bob by picking a haunted nose...
Ahh...a touching Addams moment between the pipe organ and the tapestry-covered walls...
Musical people in front of a musical decoration...another party "action" shot...
More partying people, with spooky atmosphere all around them...
Costume Gallery
Our winners, Delenn (Tracia) and Sheridan (Doug) from Babylon 5...Wednesday Addams (Cassandra), complete with her headless doll...
Alternate Universe Louie (note not only the uncharacteristic tie-dye, but the giveaway goatee)...Earl and Lynette in Garb...The Goth Chicks (Megan and Tanya) with Majdi...
Jenny the KittyCat and Scott the Sheik...Steph & Mel entertaining us with their jesterly antics...
Our spot-on Silent Bob (Josh)...that Scream Guy hovering over the Mobsters (Matt and Maria)...
Warrior Ray-Ray and Batgirl Rowena...your hostess, Britta, Amazon Goddess...
And last, but not least, Gomez (Robert) and Morticia (Maureen) Addams, who did not pose for an official costume photo...
(I apologize to Chris and Mindy, Earl's friends from Denver who were Bug and Feature, since my photo of them did not come out...but if you look closely, you can see them in their yellow and green wings in the last main room picture above...)
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More Decorations
The Wizard's Corner...my Skull Wreath I made back in about 1994, I think...
The Haunted Mansion Hallway...entering the hallway...
...she's watching you...my fabric stained glass window and five-foot tall wrought-iron candlestick...
The witch watching over her bubbling brew...the ghost is watching over the wizard's books for safekeeping...
Edward Scissorhands peeking over my china cabinet...
Gargoyle Corner (note the candlestick that is the same Notre Dame gargoyle as in the frame!)
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