Halloween Waikiki Style

It figures that I write about my Halloween on the first day of December, but that's just me.

It got off to a rocky start because neither Amy nor I are big "party goers" that is, we don't like to get falling down stupid drunk. That, for Amy, is an understatement, by the way. Been there, done that. So we didn't think about costumes. Of course as the day rolled around, I got more and more comments about how lame we'd be if we didn't show up dressed. Amy decided that Waikiki would be too toxic for her -- a could call and another serious understatement. I finally found something quick and easy to do: I'd dress as a spear fisherman and have a catch bag with pieces of paper with the word "Compliment" on it. Get it, fishing for compliments? Yeah, well, most people didn't get it either.



Of course there was lots of drinking. And scantily clad girls. Some naked ones, too! I think Jo was pretty ripped even before we left Kaio'o. He kept shoving his video camera in my face. Soon we were out of beer, so it was time to start cruising the streets of Waikiki. Police were out in force, of course, but so was the military security police. Of course they look just like people pretending to be military. That caused a few problems during the night.

As we left The Clubhouse, we were in search of Leda's housemates who were dressed as Mariachis. This led to a whirlwind wandering around Beachwalk looking for the gang. Eventually we had enough cell phone calls to zero in on the exact location. It was touch and go there for awhile, though. Next stop was the ABC Store for more alcohol. Be afraid. Be very afraid of the drunken Mariachis! Then things start to get a little hazy.

I remember having a shot of Patron from the bottle, and mixing up a bottle ginger ale and Captain Morgan. Then wandering through the crowd. There were lots of very cool costumes. You can see my favorites over at my Halloween 2005 Photo Album. I really liked the one with bolt stuck in the guys head. Some other favorites, well, there was something for everyone that evening.



Finally I ended up hanging out in front of Kelly O'Neil, first waiting in line, then waiting for Katie to come out of the bar, then deciding that waiting wasn't worth the wait, then having some girls dressed like a grecian chorus, carrying torches, asking us if we could light their fires. They said it could be done, we said that they needed to take their clothes off first. Not much really happened after that.

I went back to Kaio'o where Mark and Jo were passed out on the couches and I took the stuffed chair. I'm not sure why Jo didn't just go into his room since he lives there, but he wasn't really up to answering questions. My alarm went off at about 05:30, because I had the morning charter. Still dressed in my costume (a wetsuit, thank god), I drove back to the shop and started the day.