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ON THE COSTUMES Collaborative costumes are always the best. One year a couple dressed as the Titanic, and the year of the O.J. Simpson trial, two guys dressed as O.J. and Judge Ito. — Stan Yau, owner of Epoch on Union Street (2002)
Every Halloween Loop I have people coming up to me asking, “Have you seen a doctor? Have you seen an M&M?” When people lose a member of their group, they’re always intent on finding them by their costume. My advice: Come up with [something original]. — Rob Mayer, general manager of Kelly’s Logan House (2001)
The best one I saw was a guy dressed as a giant condom. His face and arms stuck out of this big, white plastic tube. It even had a reservoir tip on his head.
[One of my all-time] favorite costumes were two medieval warriors. They were very authentic. So authentic that I had to check their weapons at the door.
— Jose, bartender, Hot Tamales (2000)
— Chris White, general manager of Kid Shelleens (2001)
A couple came in dressed as an electric socket and a plug. The woman wore a white box with black felt for the holes, while the man had prongs sticking out of his chest. — Chris, bartender, Scratch Magoo’s (2000)
A friend of ours came dressed as Anna Nicole Smith, complete with fake breasts and a purse made from a KFC bucket. — Rob, bartender, Gallucio’s (2000)
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