The Halloween that Star Wars The Phantom Menace came out my wife and I dressed up for a Halloween contest at the bar/restaurant we usually did karaoke at. They had a contest with a $200 prize. I spent 3 hours shaving my head and getting into costume. I went as Darth Maul... full blown homemade costume and face paint. the whole 9 yards. Contest started at 9 and we were the only ones there. We sat at the bar for 1 1/2 hours waiting for the contest... at 10:20 some younger couple came in to eat and were wearing...no lie...simple sheets as togas and sneakers...not even sandals. Had no clue there was a contest going on. The owner walked up to them as they were leaving and told them, out loud, that it would be worth their while to stay for the competition. Guess who won... the togas won for most originality. We left pissed off of course, and went to another club for a contest but were 15 minutes late for entering their contest.
Needless to say I stopped dressing up for Halloween until last year again...
I did win 3 contests in a row growing up. One for dressing up as an old grey haired woman when I was 5. Homemade styrofoam robot with lights when I was 6, and again as a woman at 7. This was 29 years ago...lol
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