Halloween 2009

Alright, I'm finally getting around to posting about Halloween. For those of you who can't see my profile on Facebook, above I've posted one of the numerous photos taken of me as Freddie Mercury this year. And here's a link to the Live Aid '85 outfit he wore upon which that I based mine. I think you'll agree with me that my outfit was pretty dead on. That said, it was kinda expensive, despite not looking that costume-y. Of the things I'm wearing in the photo, I had to buy wife-beaters, the arm band, the belt, hair gel, and the pants, and then I had to get the pants altered. All of this totaled around $85. And of course that's not including the ADIDAS shoes and the microphone, both of which I already owned but would have had to have purchased otherwise.

Anyway, for all this hoopla, I didn't actually get to do a whole lot with my outfit. Basically, I just went over to Jeremy's place for a few beers with him and his girlfriend Megan before heading out to a party held by a friend of hers way out in Kennesaw. The party was fun (Jeremy and I were the reigning beerpong champs, despite not having ever really played before), and we met some cool people, but Jeremy and Megan were pretty wiped out around midnight, so we had to call it a short evening. I tried to get in touch with people to see if they were still out, but everyone else had already wrapped things up...guess it's just a sign that I'm getting old?

Overall, it was a fun evening, even though many of the young'uns at the party didn't know who Freddie Mercury was. Fortunately, a lot of people have commented positively on the costume since then (mostly on Facebook), so I don't feel like all my effort was for nothing. Glad I finally got to do Freddie for Halloween!