Castro Halloween
Patrick and Gigi have Halloween parties every year in their little apartment in the Castro. So, unlike last year when I was broken, I went up this year to check it out.
Fortunately, the N-Judah MUNI parked at the Caltrain Station left as soon as I got on (unlike the fourth of July, when it waited for just long enough for me to miss all the fireworks). After hiking for a while through Duboce Triangle, I came upon the police barricade at Noe and 15th Street. The police searched my bag and waved me through. The party hadn’t yet really gotten underway.
The Canadians were hosting a small shindig. I arrived first, hung out for a while, shared stories, and waited. Soon, some other people showed up and, after a while, I decided to go wander around Market Street and check out the world famous Halloween party.
The crowd was huge, numbering what looked to be about a quarter of a million. Lots of people had great costumes, but lots of idiots were in the crowd, shoving people around. After wandering around for a while, checking out a dance troupe throwing down to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, I headed out about 10:30. Ten minutes later, just about exactly where I was, a fight broke out and nine people got shot.
Hey, guys, thanks for messing things up. Will there be a Halloween party here next year? Probably not.
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