Fausto and Marc during Halloween, 2007
One of Chicago’s best kept secrets is the Annual Halloween Parade held in the heart of Boystown, Chicago’s primary gay neighborhood, where thousands of people in costumes parade down the street, drawing a flavorful mix, amateur drag queens, sexy Spartans, dressed up doggies and a contest with cash prizes- and busloads of Korean tourists.
Because of the chilly weather, the crowds are modest compared to most major cities Halloween celebrations, so its like a party with all your friends instead of a overwhelming mob of strangers.
What are you going as? We’re going as the monsters from Where the Wild Things Are, — let the wild rumpus start!
Curtis Jensen, gingerbread house aficionado, robot lover and director of marketing for Steamworks joins us to talk about our Halloween adventures of the past and the exciting things to come.
Will San Francisco overcome their Halloween woes?
Levi Johnston claims that Sarah Palin repeatedly joked about her Downs Syndrome baby saying– “Wheres my little retarded baby?” No she wasn’t talking about her husband Todd.
A Florida Man accused of killing his son-in-law is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he’s too fat and get this, his name is Edward Ates.
Christmas cards used for revenge.
California on the brink of legalizing pot.
And a phone call from a gay listener who says he’s been asked to leave a gay bar because he appears to be too straight.
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I think a good FoF drinking game is to take shots every time someone says something about Showgirls.
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Curtis is the only person i know who is remotely upset that the castro party is no more…very refreshing to hear there is diversity of opinion.
Let me remind you why i support the cancellation: 9 people were shot in 2006, and five other were stabbed in the two previous years. The party ceased to be a neighborhood celebration years ago and turned into a drunken thugfest for the bay area.
Coincidentally friends were visiting from DC and wanted to have dinner in the Castro. Walking around the Castro was a BLAST last night. ~75% of people, gay and straight, were in costume. Every bar had huge lines to get in, the weather was warm (for SF) and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. this is where i can agree with Curtis…its a tragedy we can’t have something like this every year. However I’ll take nothing over the drunken thugfest we had for so many years. Besides, unlike other cities, we have Folsom, Dore, Hairyson/Harrison, and Castro street fairs, plus Pride and Love Parade to frolic in the streets.
The problem with San Francisco’s Halloween is not about the “thugfest”. Yes that happened. Yes it is terrible. Yes we had t do something. Cancelling it all together was a cop out in my mind.
My interest lies in finding a workable solution to salvaging and preserving a Castro Halloween. Bevan Dufty was not interested in finding a solution that involved the Castro. He was unresponsive and dismissive of input, and was entirely focused on Halloween solutions that moved all celebration to the Embarcadero, or to the Baseball stadium. I firmly believe that there are workable safe happy solutions for a fun Queer Castro focused celebration, I just don’t believe there was a sincere effort made to find it. I consider that a lack of leadership.
I’m glad to hear that people where out in the Castro. I haven’t talked with anyone about it and I hope that there wasn’t the heavy police presence of last year. All I want is for our community to have a fun night of happy Quuer energy on Halloween like I experienced in Chicago, and that happens without incident yearly in NY, Toronto, LA,