A "Scary" Night at the BY

I just got back from Aruba where Susan's oldest daughter was married in a lovely ceremony on the beach.  More on that to come in another post.

For now I'm going back for a look at our evening celebrating Halloween at the Boneyard's costume party.

Here's Justine with a ghoulishly good make-up job behind the bar.

Krazy Karl as Spongebob in his Fruit of the Looms.

Jackson is not your average box of Kleenex....

Jackson and Wingman with Tina, aka the "Head Nurse"

Deb doing her Sister Act.

Linda had the night off from behind the bar and was able to join the party.  Shirley Temple never looked like this!

"Get thee to a Nunnery...."

Michele and Susan as Police Women...Susan opted to leave the hat behind.

I've never been arrested in my life, but I'll be her prisoner anytime.  Although our store-bought costumes didn't earn us Best Costumes, we did get a $20 gift card!

Somebody tell Dr. Andy Wingman you're supposed to use the stethoscope to check for a heartbeat...

"...just close your eyes and I'll tell you a story...it has a very happy ending..."

I guess Jax just has a thing for lady cops...

I keep trying to tell him he looks much better with his tongue IN!

"...Walk-like-an-E-gyp-tian..."

Susan and Shelly - as the Red Devil.  It must be noted that Shelly is the real deal.  On many a damp, cold afternoon or evening at the BY, the only bike out front is hers.  Nothing bothers her; she just puts her leathers on and goes.

Karl's wife Amy and Officer Michele.

"Adam and Eve"...actually I have no idea who these two are, but I do believe they won one of the prizes for best costumes.

Dave and Wendy.  "Bless me Father, for I have sinned..."

I wish he still had the mask on, but a few of the evening's funnier moments involved Mark, the guy on the right.  He doesn't ride, but he hangs at the bar frequently, and is actually an excellent Karaoke singer.  When I first got there he still had the mask on, so you couldn't see his face at all, but it's not like there's anyone else around who's that big.  He says to me, "Hey...Joker!  It's me...Mark!"  I was like, "No shit?  I never would've recognized you!"  I guess he'd done the same with a bunch of the others, so it was sort of a running joke.

Mark also won a Best Costume prize, at which time Jackson, in his own inimitable style yelled out, "Hey...give me back my bike cover, will ya!"  Luckily, Mark has a good sense of humor, and is well-used to Jackson's particular brand of wit.

Jackson's daughter Kate, her boyfriend Josh, and Linda. Josh's father is New England Patriots Running Back Coach Ivan Fears. Note the tags on his costume..."Porn Star Hugh G. Rection" and "I do all my own stunts." I point that out only because for some strange reason, people don't seem to notice much else when Linda is in the picture...

Yes, of course we did some shots!

Maybe Tina did too many...Anybody in here feel a draft???

It was a really fun evening.  I haven't dressed up for Halloween in years, so it was pretty cool.  It was nearly a disaster though.  I had ordered my costume online and paid an extra 10 bucks for rush shipping to get it on time, but when Saturday the 31st came, it hadn't shown up.  When I called, they apologized and said it had never been shipped.  Thinking I was screwed, I told Susan my plan to 'surprise' her by dressing up as an inmate to compliment her cop outfit was ruined.  That's when she went down cellar and produced the very costume I had tried to buy!  I got a full refund on my credit card, and it was all good.

Next time, I think I'll check with her FIRST....