Robert Carrithers

New York Halloween 2010

Halloween in New York is a magic time. It always was for me. Halloween was a time for children to transform themselves and I continued that tradition when I moved to New York. When I lived in other places and tried to experience Halloween it was never the same. It lacked that feeling that anything could happen at any moment. I had some of my most romantic magical moments on Halloween in New York. A couple that changed my life. That was when I lived there. In 2010, I felt some of the old magic again, but I wanted more. The next day I ate pumpkin pie and went to St. Marks Church to visit Day of the Dead. Halloween was a Celtic tradition of the dead walking amongst us again for a visit. 

 

New York Halloween 2010: Halloween in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Halloween party time in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We were out in the streets going from party to party. These are some random fun Brooklynites that we met on the way. The only three people I know in this photograph are international adventurer Countess Cali Moocho and the one in purple is renown poet, writer and  a charter member of the New York writing group The Unbearables: Michael Carter. Both of them are in the top and bottom photo. Michael is the purple man and Countess Cali is busy exposing herself. Also in the photo above is Canadian/Australian jet-setter Kate Leach dazed and confused.

 

New York Halloween 2010: Kehinde Koyejo and Cali Moocho

Halloween partying in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and a spontaneous meeting on the street between Nigerian American actress Kehinde Koyejo and world adventurer French Countess Cali Moocho. 

New York Halloween 2010: Box Man!

We were in Williamsburg, Brooklyn celebrating Halloween hopping from party to party. We turned a corner and we came face to face with Box Man! We quickly ran away as fast as we could, but once the Box Man has you in his sights he doesn't leave you alone. We saw him at every party that we went to. We knew that if we didn't make him happy in some way, he would be under our beds in the following nights and we would all eventually become Box men and women, forever doomed to be wandering souls stuck in a box. We offered him poems and alms, but it did not work. Finally we asked him to join us. We spoke to him, got drunk and danced through the night with him. When the sun came up he was no longer a Box Man, but he needed a good shave and bath. For further information about Box Man, see the Box Man video or read about Kobo Abe's story of the Box Man. Click on the highlights to go to the sites for further information.

New York Halloween 2010: The Scarlet Witch joins forces with the Evil Clown

After the Halloween Parade there was a party. The Scarlet Witch joined forces with the Evil Clown. They put a hex on people giving them coulrophobia, tormented everyone and went off laughing into the night. We are now all members of The Cacophony Society as a result. This scary clown was last seen in Portland as you can see on video if you click on the highlight of scary clown. And the final word on scary clowns click on this clown highlight if you dare!

New York Halloween 2010: The Scarlet Witch

After The Halloween Parade I ended up at a party for some members of The Hungry Marching Band. I met lots of people and I met the Scarlet Witch. She put a hex on everyone and promptly proceeded to pose for photos. I was hoping to write some information about her, but she will have to remain a mystery. I guess that is appropriate for a Scarlet Witch. All I know is that she is the daughter of Magneto, the sister of Quicksilver, and the half-sister of Polaris. She is married to the Vision.

New York Halloween 2010: Beautiful faces in the crowd

I was at the Annual New York Halloween Parade. I took many photos of faces out of the crowd and for me these two beautiful faces were nice for me. I would like to see them without the Halloween makeup on their faces. If anyone knows who they are please let me know!

New York Halloween 2010: Black eyes of New York

This woman's eyes were completely black! Spooky!

New York Halloween 2010: New York Street Dealer of Dreams

It is said that you can find whatever you want in New York. If you are approached by someone selling you dreams in New York, you should be careful!

New York Halloween 2010: Halloween Dogs

Halloween time in New York and out come the dogs! Every year at the end of October in New York there is the annual Halloween Dog Show in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. 2010 and it was the 20th Annual Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade! The various owners of dogs of all sizes have the pleasure of showing off their dogs in their finest costumes. The owners and dogs get prizes from a panel of esteemed dog costume judges.The dogs have a lot of pleasure with the attention, some occasional food and the occasional sniff of another dog's butt. What more can a dog ask for? The owner's of course like the attention as well of course. Why else do they do it? The dogs go about their sniffing, the owners go about their schmoozing, the voyeurs watch and all are happy. I will name the dogs below for you, at the very bottom is Spider Dog, then there is Pretty Bearded Blue Princess Dog, then there is the Big Bad Ass Biker Dog, then there is Cleopatra with her King Tut Dog, then dressed in her finest green gown ready for the ball is the Southern Belle Scarlett O'Hara Dog and finally on the top here is the Beauty Contestant Dog. Woof woof, bark bark, bow wow wow and all that jazz! In the Czech Republic dogs go Haf Haf! Can you tell me what they say in other languages?